OSHA Electrical Safety Occupational Safety
Occupational Safety & Health Administration--OSHA electrical safety standards have been formulated to safeguard workers from risks of electrocution, electrical fires and other explosions related to electrical equipments. Implementations of these safeguards have been done as any fault due to electrical causes can pose a serious hazard to a workplace. Electrical safety hazards are delineated in appropriate OSHA electrical safety standards for the general industry as a whole and also specific industry like shipyard and marine terminals. The OSHA regulatory guidelines are contained in the OSHA standards. The Regulatory Agenda containing the details of actions that are taken as regards OSHA standards, Federal Registers with its rules, proposed rules and notices, directives for Compliance Officers, standard interpretations and the national consensus standards linked to hazards related to electricity and electrical equipments.
Occupational Safety and Health
The incidence rate of workplace accidents in the catering industry in Hong Kong is higher than that of other sectors, even those associated with inherently high risk to workers. Despite corrective action within the catering industry, the accident rate remains stubbornly high. This research identifies causal factors in occupational accidents in catering companies and delineates effective strategies that can be emulated by catering businesses in Hong Kong in efforts to reduce their accident rates and worker injuries.
Key words: catering businesses, occupational accidents, Hong Kong, causes of injuries, model safety programs