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Occupational Health and Safety - A Multi-Regional Perspective
Title:
Occupational Health and Safety - A Multi-Regional Perspective
Author:
Manikam Pillay
ISBN:
intechopen.70949

9781789234107

9781789234114
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Publication Information:
IntechOpen 2018
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (118 p.)
Abstract:
Occupational health and safety (OHS) is an important focus of governments and organizations throughout the world because there are over 2.78 million fatal and 374 million nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses experienced by employees every year. Addressing these requires paying attention to the physical organizational, cultural, and social contexts amidst which work is undertaken. A multidisciplinary approach is also necessary in finding effective solutions. Interestingly, countries and regions address different aspects of OHS depending on what OHS hazards and risks are important to them. This book, based on research from Australia, Belgium, Ghana, Malaysia, Turkey, and Slovakia, examines how a range of OHS hazards are addressed in these contexts. We believe that this is an important first step in addressing an age-old OHS problem through a multiregional collaboration.
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