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Definition of industrial medicine in English English dictionary
- or occupational medicine Branch of medicine dealing with workers' health and the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries in the workplace. Workplace hazards include exposure to dangerous materials including asbestos and coal dust, radiation exposure, and machinery capable of causing injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. Industrial medical programs mandate protective devices around machines' moving parts, proper ventilation of work areas, use of less toxic materials, containment of production processes, and protective equipment and clothing. Good industrial medical programs improve labour-management relations, increase workers' overall health and productivity, and reduce insurance costs
industrial medicine
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in·dus·tri·al me·di·cineTurkish pronunciation
îndʌstriıl medısınPronunciation
/ənˈdəstrēəl ˈmedəsən/ /ɪnˈdʌstriːəl ˈmɛdəsən/
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