Accident:
An unexpected or unplanned event often leading to injuries and destruction of
properties.
An unexpected or unplanned event often leading to injuries and destruction of
properties.
Health:
a state of complete, mental and social well-being to an individual and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmities.
a state of complete, mental and social well-being to an individual and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmities.
Hazard:
any harmful substance or conditions, which is likely to endanger human health
or cause ecological impact.
any harmful substance or conditions, which is likely to endanger human health
or cause ecological impact.
Environment:
The total surrounding of man including land, sea, air, water those factor
within, which are capable of producing a positive or negative impact on human
health.
The total surrounding of man including land, sea, air, water those factor
within, which are capable of producing a positive or negative impact on human
health.
Industry:
A business organization, which is involved in the production, sale and
distribution of goods and services.
A business organization, which is involved in the production, sale and
distribution of goods and services.
Safety:
Means in general sense, is a state of being free from injuries, risk and harm
causing conditions. Safety means all the deliberate precautionary measures or
actions taken by workers in the place of work to avoid accident and avert being
harmed.
Means in general sense, is a state of being free from injuries, risk and harm
causing conditions. Safety means all the deliberate precautionary measures or
actions taken by workers in the place of work to avoid accident and avert being
harmed.
Raw
material: These are substance used in the
production of other good that could be consumed.
material: These are substance used in the
production of other good that could be consumed.
Safety
education: The process of impacting and
acquiring skills in accident prevention in human environment. The application
of health knowledge, attitude and skills for safe and effective living.
education: The process of impacting and
acquiring skills in accident prevention in human environment. The application
of health knowledge, attitude and skills for safe and effective living.
Control:
According to the Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary means power authority to
direct, order or restrain.
According to the Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary means power authority to
direct, order or restrain.
Occupation:
This means sincere engagement to earn a living.
This means sincere engagement to earn a living.
Prevention:
The act of forestalling the occurrences of hazard of disease.
The act of forestalling the occurrences of hazard of disease.
Personal
protective equipment [PPE]: This refers to the
external protective wares of the body with the use of materials e.g. clothing,
rubbers, etc. especially made and designed to cover the intended part of the
body. It also encompasses substance e.g. oil specifically formulated to act as
a protective layer when applied.
protective equipment [PPE]: This refers to the
external protective wares of the body with the use of materials e.g. clothing,
rubbers, etc. especially made and designed to cover the intended part of the
body. It also encompasses substance e.g. oil specifically formulated to act as
a protective layer when applied.
Safety
policy: These are laws derived from human
past experiences to save the future for instance, an accident had occurred
before and its cause turned out to be no use of PPE, a policy could be made to
avoid working without PPE hence preventing death through accident.
policy: These are laws derived from human
past experiences to save the future for instance, an accident had occurred
before and its cause turned out to be no use of PPE, a policy could be made to
avoid working without PPE hence preventing death through accident.
