In the March of 1911, one hundred and forty five workers, the majority of which were women, perished in a textile fire due to the neglect of their employer to provide a safe working environment. (“Triangle Shirtwaist Fire”, 2009) This event became known to history as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and was the catalyst for many progressive reforms in New York City such as the establishment of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, changing the Municipal Building Code and eventually the overhaul of the state’s labor code. (“Legislative Reform at State and Local Level”, n.d) Our inheritance from these reforms is that we as a society have placed the expectation upon employers to provide and ensure the health and safety of their employees in the workplace and that failing to do so has consequences.…
5. Conduct safety regular audits and provide training and educational awareness to prevent and lessen the risk factors associated with the cited items. For example, author of “OSHA compels disclosure of safety and health audits: Smart enforcement or misguided policy?”, Stephen C. Yohay, states, “the federal government has appeared to encourage such efforts. In July 1391 then Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin sent a letter to the chief executive officers of the Fortune 500 companies, urging them to act as "progressive" leaders by ordering periodic safety and health compliance audits with as much management support, precision, and care as critical financial audits”(Yohay 1993). 6.…
Depending on the nature of the violation, disregard for safety and health policies will warrant termination. 5.4 During safety meetings, employees…
The engine company witnessed the behavior and elected to turn a blind eye to the situation making it seem fine to disregard policy and procedures. “Of all the factors affecting safety, attitude is the hardest to address” (Dodson,2016). The attitude of the employees clearly shows blatant disregard for the policies established by the department. Sometimes the attitude and departmental culture can lead members to overlook certain safe…
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an organization that was founded on the base of creating a set of standards and codes that should be able to deal with certain concepts on fire prevention along with protection in relations to the overall scope of safety in society realm. In society this organization came up with the solution that assure the safety of someone who is working or involved in the surrounding areas of a construction in a building along with using any type of equipment/.machinery there must be guidelines enforced that even though a worker/employee use or any kind of construction building they would be safe without creating a fire threats in their worksite. The boundaries of and the life- saving…
If the company goes to all the work to create a safety program and write JHA’s then everyone should be made aware of what potential hazards he/ she may face and how to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury and/ or illness. OSHA also have strict guidelines that must be followed for training, so the company needs to have a competent and knowledge trainer for each class. I would recommend look at getting a safety firm to come in and do an annual training that over the basic OSHA requirements and then they firm can also come back and teach on specific topics in regards to specific jobs such as: forklift training, confined space training, or OHSA 10 hour classes. It is important that everyone understand the need for a safe work environment and that everyone understand that training is the only way for everyone to be made aware of these problems. Another good idea in terms of training, is have the training be conducted on an annual basis unless otherwise stated in OSHA guidelines.…
J.R. McWane was the founder the Birmingham Company that bears his family name in 1921. It is today called McWane Inc. It is one of the biggest producer of water and sewer pipes. Over the years, it has made a name as one of the 500 privately owned companies in the United States. Its iron foundries spread across 10 states in the United States and Canada.…
OBJECTIVE To secure a position where I can continue to resolve various challenges in a prompt & professional manner while ensuring 100% safety on the job at all times. HIGHLIGHTS OF SKILLS Deadline-driven individual with 9+ years of solid work experience & skills in completing tasks within a busy & challenging work environment in order to increase business growth & quality of service Highly skilled & knowledgeable in servicing, maintaining & diagnosing on/off road equipment which results in all jobs to be completed ahead of schedule and with zero interruptions Effective team-player & problem-solver which is reflected through current role as a Millwright for the large construction services provider (for Oil Sand companies),…
The health and safety act the main piece of legislation covering health and safety in all workplaces in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive, alongside local authorities (and other enforcing authorities) is responsible for applying the Act and a number of additional Acts related to the working environment. The health and safety act applies to everyone in the work places. If the organisation do not meet the demands of the heathy and safety work act, they will not be allow to function.…
Put a safety team in place with responsibility and authority to handle inspections of critical areas and make needed changes. Conduct fire and tornado safety drills. Take advantage of inspection programs offered by your local authorities. They can point out areas that you may have missed. Publish an educational pamphlet on safety in the workplace, which addresses your particular building.…
Healthy organizational safety culture is built on foundational elements of standardized processes and procedures, which can provide cohesive safety implementation at all levels of the organization. If the organization is focused on providing a safe work culture, it will be observable. A lead observable indicator is good housekeeping, which is built on a foundation of strong EHS organizational leadership, standard processes, engagement of all employees, and implementing principal HOP elements. These foundational elements provide a strong, maturing safety culture. Five Universal Indicators of Healthy Organizational Safety Culture…
The leaders of this organization educate their employees on safety issues and awareness. This approach opens up the employees eyes to the importance of safety and increases their values towards the program. But most importantly, the leaders lead by example through their response to the program. Each day, the workers witness the leaders following the safety program which influences them to conduct themselves the same way. This transformational approach ensures everyone is proud to be committed to the success of the…
Assessment event 1 Question 1: 1a) List two responsibilities of the employee and employer. Employer: ⦁ Ensure that health and safety in the workplace is up to code to ensure the safety of workers and prevent incidents. This includes but not limited to, minimising risk or eliminate risk, correct training of all equipment/potential hazardous materials and regular assessments of the workplace. ⦁ Ensure the management or control of the workplace is in order, by maintaining the workplace is in a safe conditions. This includes maintenance checks on equipment and materials are place in correct storage.…
Explain each of the following Occupational Health and Safety Procedures Clinic Procedure if there is a fire "1. Assist any person in immediate danger - if safe to do so 2. Close the door 3. Call the Fire Brigade on: 000 4. Attack the fire if safe to do so 5.…
Risk Awareness Safety is a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week job. Safety requires continuous education to bring awareness to the causes of accidents. Safety is an attitude, which is why anyone with the right attitude can reduce accidents. By controlling the way we think, habits can be changed,…