RMIT UNIVERSITY Work, Health, Safety and Wellbeing (4306) Assignment 1 - Critical Analysis of a core issue Word Count: 1092
Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Literature Review 3 2.1 Definition 3 2.2 Analysis of the Literature 4 3.0 Implications for Singapore workplaces 6 4.0 Conclusion 7 4.1 Integrated Framework diagram 8 5.0 Reference List 9 Appendix 10 1
1.0 Introduction Many people take occupational safety and health (OSH) for granted and are only reminded of it when an accident happens. The necessity of OSH as human right negligence will be briefly explained in this report. As both businesses and workers benefit from having a conductive, safe and healthy working environment. We will discuss OSH as human rights and the significance of bolstering present standards, which are becoming increasingly volatile as a result of shifting social climates. Following a discussion of the concept and literature research of OSH as human rights, an observation on implication of OSH as human right in Singapore's workplace, and an integrated framework diagram demonstrating the key findings of this report, Occupational Safety and Health Source: Created by group 5 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Definition Human Rights As defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO) OSH is the science concerned with recognising, predicting, assessing, regulating, and managing dangers emanating from the workplace. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that favourable working conditions are deemed part of basic human rights; approved by the UN General Assembly in 1948 (Alsamawi, Murray, Lenzen and Reyes, 2017). Despite the fact that these rights had been in place for decades, they were not regarded as fundamental principles until 2008. The scope of OSH as human rights has gradually and continuously evolved throughout time in response to social, political, technical, and economic changes. In 2008, ILO formulated the core OSH principles, stating that "all workers have rights," (Alli, 2008). To ensure that nothing violates 2