An OSHA inspection is very serious and if the appropriate precautions were not made, it can result in hefty fines for the employer. OSHA was created “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for all employees by setting and enforcing standards and by provide training, outreach, education, and assistance” (Coniglio, 2010, p. 39). The organization was not created to cause trouble for employers nor make them pay thousands of dollars for fines, but instead it was created to ensure the working environment is safe and in compliance with all the standards to protect every employee from injury while working on the job. Unfortunately for Dynamic Duo, Inc., compliance officers from OSHA can enter the facility at any time without supervision to …show more content…
OSHA has gathered information about the main safety concerns for several different job duties, and employees need to be made aware of how to proper perform each and every job duty in the safety manner. Some of the requirements may be simple such as always wear safety glasses while cutting wood, but others can be more complicated such as an employee must be tied off when working 4 or 6 ft off the ground depending on your industry. These issues seem to be very simple, but we all know that if an employer does not teach and educate the employees of these standards and the specific dangers that they could face if they do not abide by the rules, that many employees will try to take the shortest route and avoid or bypass the safety standards. It is the managements job to accurate train and have rosters signed by the employees who attended the training to provide documentation that all employees were made aware of the OSHA standard and that ever employee would abide by the standard while working in the facility. Therefore, I would need to know exactly what employees of Dynamic Duo, Inc. were trained, the rosters that were signed, as well as the course outline that the trainer used as a template. It is very important that the employees were trained properly in every aspect of his/ her job duties in regards to the …show more content…
All the OSHA standards are listed in the CFR 1910 (general industry) and 1926 (construction) books. This can be a useful tool that can answer any questions an employee may have regarding safety. The book needs to be in an assessable location and the employees need to be given that location during the new hire orientation process. These books are very inexpensive, but they are good tools and a good quick reference to any OSHA safety regulation you need the answer for. If an employee wants to know anything about PPE or equipment safety, the CFR has the answer. I would suggest if the company does not have a copy of this book readily available for employees to look at, on a daily basis is necessary, that they buy one and educated the supervisors and managers on how to read and understand the information and standards outlined in the
As Plant director I would have no problem sharing the report information with OSHA, especially when the sample levels are within limits and have been in the past. Although some samples were at 50%, the need for the exposure needs to be kept below that level at all times. When sharing this type of information with employees, especially if sample levels are above the PEL, it is most important to share this information with the employee but also in a manner where they will not become scared or alarmed at what they are being exposed to. I believe that the sharing of this information is part of the required OSHA regulation for
This was a very interesting case study. “Based on Through the Alliance, OSHA and Abbott will
Professional Safety, 46(10), 20-25. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=5367632&site=ehost-live&scope=site McGuire, C. (2011, April). Workplace Safety 100 Years Ago! Safety Compliance Letter(2524), 1-6.
I have done an extensive search on the internet finding much of your needed information for the upcoming OSHA audit. You should find it helpful in answering all of the questions you had. I have attached the first page of every website in case you would like to check them out in more detail.
OSHA may inspect a workplace at anytime. It can be a programmed inspection that was scheduled in advance, or an unprogrammed inspection that was unplanned which resulted from a workplace may be in violation of standards. Unprogrammed inspections usually have priority over scheduled ones. Programmed inspections are usually conducted at high-hazard workplaces, those that have a history of OSHA citations for serious health violations.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration also known as OSHA is a U.S. regulatory agency that is used to implement the safety of employees, patients and the enviro...
In this assignment I am going to describe three different Health and Safety legislations that promote the safety of individuals within a health and social care setting.
Rehrig Pacific Company has been in business since 1913. Over 100 years in business, family owned and operated since then. Now on its 5 generation of owners. Rehrig Pacific has been in business since before the creation of OSHA and the OSH act of 1970. For years Rehrig worked and produced products and did their best to provide a safe workplace for their employees as they saw as extended family. There were many things done in the past that would not be okay to do in today’s safety world. Safety guards on machines were not used, at many times taken off to increase productivity and efficiency. Employees would climb on top of equipment was part of
Reese, C.D. and Eidson, J.V. (1999). Handbook of OSHA construction safety and health. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press
Management has to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regulations, or risk getting fined. There are many cases where companies try to cut costs, violate rules made by OSHA, and hide any unsafe conditions or ask their employees to lie about it. Putting employees in danger to make a greater profit goes against their corporate responsibility and makes their company lack integrity. Upper level management should make policies against using unsafe practices and lower level management lying about work conditions. They should also promote that employees report unsafe conditions to management and not penalize employees for “whistle-blowing”. Johnson & Johnson’s credo states, “…working conditions [must be] clean, orderly, and safe” (Code of Business Conduct, 2015). Johnson & Johnson implemented a variety of programs to make sure their employees are safe within the workplace including: machine, electrical, contractor, warehouse, and office safety, hazardous processes, and fall prevention (Workplace Safety, 2013). Johnson & Johnson works to reduce their workplace injuries each year and even gets employees and their families to help come up with new programs to further reduce unsafe situations in the workplace. All this contributes to why Johnson &
Introduction Canadian health and safety legislation requires companies and organizations to make a commitment towards occupational health and safety. Maintaining a safe workplace environment has numerous benefits. A safe work environment can boost employee morale, increase productivity, and improve job satisfaction. For companies and organizations, these benefits can lead to less turnover and increased employee retention. They can also reduce absenteeism while improving the culture and image of a company or organization.
In the early 1900s industrial accidents were commonplace in this country; for example, in 1907 over 3,200 people were killed in mining accidents. At this time legislation and public opinion all favored management. There were few protections for the worker's safety. Today's industrial employees are better off than their colleagues in the past. Their chances of being killed in an industrial accident are less than half of that of their predecessors of 60 years ago. According to National safety Council (NSC), the current death rate from work-related injuries is approximately 4 per 100,000, or less than a third of the rate of 50 years ago. Improvements in safety up to now have been the result of pressure for legislation to promote health and safety, the steadily increasing cost associated with accidents and injuries, and the professionalization of safety as an occupation. When the industrial sector began to grow in the United States, hazardous working conditions were commonplace. Following the Civil War, the seeds of the safety movement were sown in this country. Factory inspection was introduced in Massachusetts in 1867. In 1868 the first barrier safeguard was patented. In 1869 the Pennsylvania legislature passed a mine safety law requiring two exits from all mines. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was established in 1869 to study industrial accidents and report pertinent information about hose accidents. The following decade saw little progress in the safety movement until 1877, when the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring safeguards for hazardous machinery. In 1877 the Employers' Liability Law was passed. In 1892, the first safety program was established in a steel plant in Illinois, in response to the explosion of a flywheel in that company.
Regulation compliance, employee safety, fire safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, hazardous waste removal, training procedures, and management relations are samples of features taken into consideration during a Safety Major’s day. Though there are numerous specializations safety professions can choose, a base knowledge in all fields is essential for a successful career. Therefore, I intend to pursue a continuation of safety certifications that will demonstrate a persistent ability to learn about my career. For the initial duration of my profession, I hope to obtain an Environmental Health and Safety specialist entry level position for an established organization. If the opportunity arises, I will promote within the same organization until
Employers have a legal obligation to inform employees about safety and health standards that apply to their workplace. Employers must establish a written, comprehensive hazard communication program to ensure that employees who work with or near hazardous materials...
It starts from OSH policy and objective of an company/organization. The OSHMS aim can be achieve if employees implementing and practicing what they have learned from the programmes conducted by their management. The OSH programmes like personal protective equipment, first aid, fire preventive plan, incident/accident investigation, hazard identification and many more are playing an important role to achieve the OSHMS’s aim. The management’s commitment towards safety and health like organizing training and education is resulting in raises the employees awareness on work place safety and health and employees’ involvement to success the safety and health programmes. To enhance the OSHMS, preventive and corrective action and continual improvement are playing an important role. So that the company/organization is keep moving forward successfully in achieving occupational safety and health management system’s