What is the definition of accident in occupational safety and health?
There is no universally agreed upon definition of "accident" in the field of occupational safety and health, and many professionals prefer not to use the word at all because it implies something that was not preventable ("act of God," "accidents will happen").Whether you use the term "accident" or alternatives like "incident" or even "event," what you are talking about is something that was unplanned or unanticipated and that caused or could have caused injury, illness, environmental damage, or property loss.