Meanings
- uncountableThe activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
Synonyms: occupational health, occupational health and safety, OHS, OSH, WHS, workplace health and safety
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
Translations
Catalan seguretat i salut laboral
- seguretat i salut laboralactivity to promote safety in workplace
Chinese Mandarin 職業健康安全 /职业健康安全
- 職業健康安全 /职业健康安全 (zhíyè jiànkāng ānquán)activity to promote safety in workplace
Estonian töökaitse, tööohutus
- töökaitseactivity to promote safety in workplace
- tööohutusactivity to promote safety in workplace
Finnish työsuojelu
- työsuojeluactivity to promote safety in workplace
French santé et sécurité au travail
- santé et sécurité au travailactivity to promote safety in workplace
German Arbeitsschutz, Arbeitssicherheit
- Arbeitsschutzactivity to promote safety in workplace
- Arbeitssicherheitactivity to promote safety in workplace
Greek επαγγελματική ασφάλεια και υγεία
- επαγγελματική ασφάλεια και υγεία (epangelmatikí asfáleia kai ygeía)activity to promote safety in workplace
Indonesian kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja
- kesehatan dan keselamatan kerjaactivity to promote safety in workplace
Irish sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirde
- sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirdeactivity to promote safety in workplace
Italian sicurezza sul lavoro
- sicurezza sul lavoroactivity to promote safety in workplace
Korean 직업안전보건
- 직업안전보건 (jigeobanjeonbogeon)activity to promote safety in workplace
Malay keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan
- keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaanactivity to promote safety in workplace
Polish bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracy
- bezpieczeństwo i higiena pracyactivity to promote safety in workplace
Portuguese higiene e segurança no trabalho
- higiene e segurança no trabalhoactivity to promote safety in workplace
Spanish seguridad y salud en el trabajo, seguridad y salud laboral
- seguridad y salud en el trabajoactivity to promote safety in workplace
- seguridad y salud laboralactivity to promote safety in workplace
Swedish arbetarskydd
- arbetarskyddactivity to promote safety in workplace
Turkish iş sağlığı ve güvenliği
- iş sağlığı ve güvenliğiactivity to promote safety in workplace
Welsh iechyd a diogelwch galwedigaethol
- iechyd a diogelwch galwedigaetholactivity to promote safety in workplace
Cite this entry
occupational safety and health. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20safety%20and%20health
“occupational safety and health.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20safety%20and%20health. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occupational safety and health,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20safety%20and%20health.
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