Summary

Occupational Safety and Health is a major part of Human Resource Management, given that it involves controlling the extent to which the employees of an organisation are exposed to harm from workplace hazards. Legislation now places greater emphasis on management’s responsibility to ensure that employees are not only protected from harm but are also informed of the hazards that they are likely to be exposed to in the normal course of their work. Non-compliance with legislation can result in substantial monetary penalties, or imprisonment for more serious breaches.