Occupational health and safety is about more than preventing accidents. It is about protecting workers from injury, illness, hazardous exposure, exhaustion and unsafe working conditions.

Occupational Health and Safety in India provides a clear and practical introduction to workplace safety, with India as its central context. It explains how to identify hazards, assess risks and apply effective controls before harm occurs.

The book covers:
• Physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards
• Indian occupational health and safety laws and regulations
• Risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls
• Accident investigation, fire safety and emergency response
• Safety management systems, training, inspections and worker participation
• Safety challenges across manufacturing, construction, mining, agriculture, healthcare, transport, IT and other sectors
• The protection of vulnerable and informal workers
• Emerging issues including automation, AI, climate change, remote work and the gig economy

Written for workers, supervisors, managers, safety professionals, students and general readers, this book connects safety principles with practical workplace realities. Its central message is simple: safe work is not merely compliance, it is a fundamental part of healthy, productive and dignified work.