safe working environment

safety and security policies

policies that employer implements in workplace in an attempt to make it more safe and secure.

Safety and health regulations

regulated by OSHA

welfare regulations

require employers to provide various services, benefits, and facilities to employees for their betterment

safe working environment

requires every employer and every worker to make safety, health and welfare a top priority.

security precautions

the steps you take to protect yourself against different types of risks

workplace violence

verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

was passed to ensure the safety of working men and women. (helps protect 6.5 million Americans now)

Drug Testing

helps keep a safe working environment

criminal record investigation

investigation that involves determining if a potential employee has been arrested or convicted in the past.

Workplace accidents

A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury.

background investigation

An in-depth probe of an applicant's background usually conducted by an investigative agency.

Safety Awareness Programs

Employer programs that attempt to instill symbolic and substantive changes in the organization's emphasis on safety.

Workplace stress

Sources of stress that people experience at work.

right-to-know laws

State laws that allow employees access to information about toxic or hazardous substances, employer duties, employee rights, and other workplace health and safety issues.

safety and health regulations

are rules which all employers must comply with