work safety
Occupational safety is the safety of employees at work, i.e. the control and minimisation of hazards to their safety and health.
It is thus part of occupational safety and health in the sense of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which requires measures to prevent accidents at work and work-related health hazards, including measures for the humane design of work. Managing the safety and health of employees is one of the indispensable support processes of a company, primarily for humane reasons, but also from an economic point of view: accidents and work-related diseases costs both the companies and society a lot of money.
Empirical findings indicate that deficiencies in occupational safety and health often occur simultaneously with deficiencies in the product- or service quality can be observed, i.e. they indicate problems in the company's organisation and management.
