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occupational hygiene

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cu-pa-tion-al hy-giene
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Occupational hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to hazards in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community. These hazards or stressors are typically divided into the categories biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial.

Uncountable

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Questions

What does occupational hygiene mean?
Occupational hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to hazards in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community. These hazards or stressors are typically divided into the categories biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial.

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