HR Glossary

What is Occupational Health?

The branch of medicine and public health focused on preventing and managing work-related illness, injury, and disability through health surveillance, risk control, and wellness promotion.

Why it matters in hiring

Occupational Health comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

Related terms starting with O

• Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (Canada)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Off-Cycle Adjustment
• Offboarding
• Offer Letter
• OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)
• Omanization (Oman)

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