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occupational safety and health  

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  • Occupational safety and health deals with reducing and eliminating all work safety hazards, including illnesses, diseases, stress, injuries, and repeated trauma. The field of occupational health comprises multiple specialty areas such as statistics, social sciences, health sciences, ergonomics, safety engineering, and biohaz-ard waste and control. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Occupational Safety and Health]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/occupational_safety_and_health

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