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A General Overview on Occupational Health and Safety and Occupational Disease Subjects

Received: 27 July 2015     Accepted: 4 August 2015     Published: 5 August 2015
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Abstract

Unhealthy factors and working conditions in working environment cause many health problems. While employees have rights and related tasks to work in a healthy and secure environment, employers have the liability to provide this environment and services. Every year a substantial amount of people die or become handicapped due to easily preventable occupational accidents and diseases which should legally be prevented. This compilation was prepared by studying occupational health and safety subjects, frequency of occupational diseases and laws made in the world in recent years.

Published in Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.15
Page(s) 16-20
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Keywords

Occupational Health and Safety, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Accidents

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