Occupational health and prevention of accidents and occupational diseases in the work environment

Abstract

Occupational health in the workplace is considered one of the important topics that has drawn the attention of many organizations and researchers in recent years for economic, psychological, technical and health related reasons, Ist main objective is to preserve the safety and comfort of employees while carrying out their tasks, and to reduce risks, accidents and occupational diseases that may cost a person his life while exposed to them in the work environment, and accidents and Occupational diseases that may cost a person their life when exposed to them in the workplace . these issues also cause institutions huge human and material losses, which require intervention to limit and greatly reduce them. For this reason, this article will address the definition of Occupational health in the workplace , the impact of work on health, the impact of health on work and preventive measures , leading to the most important steps organizations take to achieve occupational safety.