health and safety
noun [ U ]
HR, LAW, WORKPLACE ukusa set of rules intended to protect people from illness or injury caused by their work:
Big supermarkets need to have strict guidelines on health and safety.
health and safety of sb The health and safety of staff is an important consideration in bans on mobile-phone use in hospital wards.
The HSE advises the government on issues relating to health and safety at work.
After a series of health and safety violations, the hotel was shut down.
health and safety regulations/laws/legislation
health and safety issues/concerns/considerations
health and safety requirements/standards
a health and safety inspector/officer/official