Workplace Safety

Workplace safety is the set of policies, procedures, training and equipment designed to protect employees from hazards and prevent work-related injuries and fatalities.

Core Components

  • Hazard identification
  • Risk assessment
  • Controls implementation
  • Training
  • Incident reporting
  • Inspections

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Related Safety Terms

EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety)

EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) is an integrated discipline that manages environmental protection, occupational health and workplace safety risks under a unified management framework.

JHA (Job Hazard Analysis)

A Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) is a systematic technique that breaks a job into individual steps, identifies hazards at each step and determines preventive measures to reduce risk.

Toolbox Talk

A toolbox talk (also called a safety talk or tailgate meeting) is a short, focused safety discussion held with a crew before starting work, covering a specific hazard, procedure, or safety topic.

Overhead Crane

An overhead crane is a type of industrial crane that runs along elevated tracks to lift and move heavy loads horizontally across a work area.

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

An MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is the predecessor to the modern SDS, used under the original WHMIS 1988 system. It has been replaced by the 16-section SDS format under WHMIS 2015/GHS.

Ladder Safety

Ladder safety refers to the practices and standards designed to prevent falls when using portable, fixed and rolling ladders in the workplace.
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