Monday, December 9, 2013

Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational health and safety (OHS) is the term which is used to describe those processes and laws that assist the organizations in protecting employees from death, diseases and any kind of injury while at work.

Safety Aspects of OHS
According to Wyman (2000), OHS ensures whether employees views are taken into consideration while making decisions regarding health and safety or not. OHS provides such standards which are of crucial importance for the assurance of health and safety of the employees. Such standards include assessment of risks to health and safety of the employees, decisions regarding elimination of risks and staff welfare facilities, and risk monitoring procedures. Reese (2003) asserts that safety techniques produce reduction of accident rates and severity rates (p. 6).

Important issues for employees and employers in an aerospace environment
The employers are required to provide safer and risk-free health systems to the employees working in any aerospace environment and should also take appropriate measures to prevent injury, illness and disease. Employers are required to consult with employees over OHS matters and also they should make the workplace inspectors visit workplaces, scrutinize the accidents and implement provisions of the legislation. Whereas the issues regarding employees include taking reasonable care of their own safety and health in order to work safely in any aerospace environment, reporting OHS hazards to their employer, assisting OHS inspectors in investigations and training. Other important issue is related to hindrance of aid to any injured worker. The employees must not hinder the aid and must also not upset the environment by creating health or safety fears.

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