General Duty Clause In this paper I will be talking about the General Duty Clause according to OSHA. As I have stated before this is my first OSHA class so writing this paper has taught me a plethora of things I had no clue existed. I will be informing you about what OSHA and the General Duty Clause is, the effect on construction companies, and lastly I will be informing you of a case regarding the General Duty Clause. What Is It
OSHA stand for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA is the general umbrella for protecting worker health and safety The law requires for employers to condition a safe environment for their employees and OSHA sets and enforces this law. According to Small Business What is the OSHA General Duty Clause, “The General Duty Clause, section 5(a)(1) of the 1970 law, requires employers to maintain a workplace “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm” to employees. The law itself doesn’t actually define any hazards or set any specific safety standards.” Four conditions must be met in order for a company to be cited for a General Duty violation, those are as follows;
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There needs to be a clear hazard that an employee has been exposed to, not something that has the possibility of happening.
2. The hazard must be seen by you the employer and is obvious, or brought to your attention by an employee.
3. The hazard must have already caused or has a high chance of causing a serious injury and or death.
4. Lastly in order to be cited for this hazard OSHA should be able to show you clearly what could have been done to prevent this hazard.
Once all of these four conditions are met your business can be cited, being cited can have different effects on your company. Effect On Construction
OSHA stand for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA is the general umbrella for protecting worker health and safety The law requires for employers to condition a safe environment for their employees and OSHA sets and enforces this law. According to Small Business What is the OSHA General Duty Clause, “The General Duty Clause, section 5(a)(1) of the 1970 law, requires employers to maintain a workplace “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm” to employees. The law itself doesn’t actually define any hazards or set any specific safety standards.” Four conditions must be met in order for a company to be cited for a General Duty violation, those are as follows;
1. …show more content…
There needs to be a clear hazard that an employee has been exposed to, not something that has the possibility of happening.
2. The hazard must be seen by you the employer and is obvious, or brought to your attention by an employee.
3. The hazard must have already caused or has a high chance of causing a serious injury and or death.
4. Lastly in order to be cited for this hazard OSHA should be able to show you clearly what could have been done to prevent this hazard.
Once all of these four conditions are met your business can be cited, being cited can have different effects on your company. Effect On Construction