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
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)
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)