FOREWORD

People do not go to work in order to get injured or fall sick. ‘Take care’ and ‘be safe’ are often the last words exchanged with one’s family before leaving home for work each day. It is, therefore, surprising that it took decades of indifference for organisations across the globe to realise that safe and healthy work environments are just about the first need of every individual who leaves home for work.

This book is about establishing an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system based on the OHSAS 18001 standard. Occupational health deals with the promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health of workers, and their protection from disease and health-related risks. Safety, on the other hand, is often defined as ...

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