The historical evolution of workplace safety practices has strongly influenced modern industrial safety regulations. In the early stages of industrialisation, workplace safety received little attention. Factories were primarily concerned with production, efficiency and profit, while workers were exposed to dangerous machinery, fires, explosions, toxic substances and poor working conditions. Accidents were often considered unavoidable consequences of industrial work. There were limited safety laws, inadequate protective equipment and almost no systematic approach to accident prevention. The Industrial Revolution exposed the serious consequences of this neglect. Frequent factory accidents, unsafe machinery and long working hours created pressure for governments and employers to introduce safety measures. Early factory legislation gradually established requirements relating to machine guarding, working hours, sanitation and the protection of vulnerable workers. These developments established the principle that employers have a responsibility to provide reasonably safe working conditions. Major industrial disasters further accelerated the development of safety practices. Incidents such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 demonstrated the importance of emergency exits, fire prevention, building safety and evacuation procedures. The Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 highlighted the