ABSTRACT
This chapter will discuss the broad areas of statistics and probability, as these disciplines can be applied to the routine practice of occupational safety and health. Decision making on matters of employee safety frequently involves the evaluation of statistical data, and the subsequent development from these data of the probabilities of the occurrence of future events. These evaluations and the subsequent projections are important because the events being considered may involve workplace hazards. These two subjects: (1) the statistical aspects and (2) the probability considerations will be considered separately.
