The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering, Second Edition
This discipline is concerned with the relationships between work environment and practices and health. A joint ILO/WHO committee has defined occupational health as the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations. Occupational (industrial) hygiene is the application of scientific principles to improving a working environment.
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