Psychology 1000 Lecture 1: Ch 1- Introduction To Health & Safety.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Chapter 1: introduction to occupational health & safety. Lost time injury: workplace injury that results in employee missing time from work. Oh&s: recognition, assessment & control of hazards associated with work environment. Goal is to reduce occupational injuries & illness. Occupational injury: any cut, fracture, sprain amputation resulting from workplace accident. Occupational illness: abnormal condition or disorder caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. Cases of dermatoses (skin diseases), hepatic (liver) degeneration, vomiting began to occur. Laborers working with iron risked symptoms such as high fever, headache, lung cancer, etc. Oils & poor personal hygiene resulted in serious dermatoses. Resultant dust from hemp & flax caused byssinosis (brown lung) First evident in canada in 19th century: ontario passed legislation with safety standards. Brown lung: disease of the lungs caused by excessive inhalants of dust. Assumption of risk: belief that a worker accepted the risks of employment when they accepted job.