A glossary of terms used in the discipline of occupational health and safety. The discipline of occupational health and safety is one of a very few which does not have a recognised and accredited vocabulary. It does however have a professional status, which possesses a vast body of technical knowledge taught by universities and training organisations throughout the UK. To many students embarking upon a career in occupational health and safety it means learning not one but several new languages. The language of the lawyer, the engineer, the medical practitioner, the psychologist and the...