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Walt years since the establishment of the University Founder and varied efforts and existing programs at the local and international levels in the areas of work that serve the homeland and working on community development. As part of the efforts of King Abdul Aziz University management to support the strategic plan to upgrade and improve the quality of education outcomes under Joe academic replete of safety and security, and Vice President for projects seeking to develop a plan to ensure that all employees of the university and its staff to enjoy the working environment is safe, risk-free, to ensure the health and safety of workers, students and visitors, contractors and the contractors. As the Occupational Safety and Health is no longer a luxury but intellectually must be a priority for all government and non-governmental institutions. Starting from the protection of the human psyche to university employees and visitors, as well as the protection of buildings and facilities and property of the university which has cost billions of Saudi Riyals in addition to the time and effort it took to build university cities, it emerged the idea of ​​creating "Occupational Safety and Health Administration" at King Abdul Aziz University approach.
The Occupational Safety and Health in the educational system installations dealing with the prevention of injuries and work-related diseases, as well as to protect and promote health. And involve a health professional to maintain the highest degree of safety and physical and mental health of workers in all occupations along with it effectively contribute to raising their productivity in quantity and quality as well as reduce the losses caused by the accident, God forbid, the economic and social impact as well as the days of sickness absence, compensation and other effects of accidents and occupational diseases. The safety management system and occupational health general framework through which all responsibilities relating to occupational safety and health of all employees and customers with any institution management. Since this system helps organizations increase the effectiveness of their performance by working in an integrated manner to achieve in the end the high level of quality.
 
Second, the definition of terms
The following is the definition of certain terms that are directly related to the issue of occupational safety and health.
 
Third: Safety:
It is the preservation of life, property and the environment by taking precautions to prevent accidents and pollution and destruction through accident prevention programs.
 
Fourth: Occupational Health:
It is to provide protection and health education for university staff and by controlling the causes of occupational accidents and diseases and prevent it by removing the factors and conditions that affect professional and hazardous to the health and safety of workers at the work site.

 
Fifth: The Occupational Safety and Health:
That is the science that deals with the preservation of human health and safety in the workplace and the protection of property and by providing a healthy work environment and safe and risk-free and pathogens and accidents and injuries. In other words, it is a set of measures and procedures that are to do in the workplace in the legislative framework for the purpose of maintaining the health of employees from pathogens accidents and fatalities and work-related injuries, as well as maintain the property of the occurrence of any damage or loss.
 
Sixth: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration:
 Is the department concerned to preserve the health and safety of workers in the enterprise and the creation of a safe and healthy environment in the workplace through effective regulation and follow-up of successful planning for all things pertaining to occupational safety and health in the enterprise, and is this administration put the rules and strategies of technical training and educational systems that aims to spread health awareness and protection personnel, property and the environment, and achieve quality standards in occupational safety and health systems