Safety: The absence of risk of serious personal injury

Safety - The absence of risk of serious personal injury.
· OSHAS 18001: 1999: freedom from unacceptable risk of harm.
· “Absence of risk of serious personal injury or danger of physical harm to persons extending in the workplace to things such as equipment, materials and structures”.
· For example, walking under a load suspended from a crane during a lifting operation is not safe because if the load falls, serious personal injury, or death could result. Staying out of the danger area results in safety.
Welfare
· The general well-being of employees at the workplace and the promotion of conditions which help to provide for their needs in respect of health, comfort, social and personal well-being.
· It “Relates to the provision of workplace facilities that maintain the basic wellbeing and comfort of the workers
Access to basic facilities such as toilet facilities, hand-wash stations, changing rooms, rest rooms, places where food can be prepared and eaten in relatively hygienic conditions, drinking water and basic first-aid provision.
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