HSE a British government organization that gives advice to companies about health and safety, and makes rules to prevent workers from being injured or becoming ill at work OSHA
a set of laws made in the UK in 1974 in order to protect people at work and make sure that they do not have to work in dangerous conditions, without the proper clothing or safety equipment etc
the activities carried out in your classroom must meet health and safety requirements You can ensure that this is the case by carrying out risk assessments and organising the activities so that all risks are controlled
The spectrum of endeavors, encompassing many technical disciplines, which is aimed at protecting workers from injury or illness associated with exposure to hazards encountered in the workplace These hazards include both hazardous materials (such as poisons or reactive chemicals) and hazardous conditions (such as oxygen deficient environments or unshored trenches)
general area of concern in employment which spans the physiological and psychological needs and well-being of persons engaged in occupations, work-related trauma and death, the prevention of work-related trauma and death, the protection from, or from risk of, work-related trauma and death, and the rehabilitation and retraining of persons who have suffered work-related trauma (CCH Occupational Health and Safety: Glossary, CCH International, 1992)
a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment