Workplace Health And Safety Essay

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The topic I chose is Safety and Health in the Workplace. I chose this topic because the working people need to be safe where they work and when they are safe they are healthy. They are able to make money to support their family or loved ones with ease. If their workplace is not safe they could end up using the money they make to pay their medical bills or they could be fired. The people who work around the world are already large in number and continuously increasing. While there are a number of those workers who die from injuries at work or contract a disease from a fellow worker and spread it farther than it should have spread. Although there has been a decline in work related injuries and deaths there are still people who are dying from …show more content…

Women get more health benefits when they are working like health insurance and prenatal education but will not receive such benefits when they are not working. Workers who live in under privileged countries have higher amounts of work related deaths than workers who live in affluent countries. Those who work in heavy industries like construction or logging have higher fatality rates. Those working in agricultural jobs such as farming are at risk of injuries and more including skin diseases and respiratory diseases. Farming machinery such as tractors rolling over is also a contributor to farm fatalities. Unintentional injuries are not the only source of work injuries or fatalities. Violence is another source leading to injury or death in a workplace. Working at night, with or around money or alone can increase the risk of workplace violence. Diseases and illnesses are also a problem to workers specifically workers in certain occupations like mining, glass manufacturing and asbestos workers. With all of these dangers of working the need for safety and health professionals and prevention programs vastly

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