Occupational health and safety a multi-regional perspective

Occupational health and safety (OHS) is an important focus of governments and organizations throughout the world because there are over 2.78 million fatal and 374 million nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses experienced by employees every year. Addressing these requires paying attention to t...

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Other Authors: Pillay, Manikam (Editor), Tuck, Michael (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: London Intechopen 2018
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