This involves preventing work related disease and injury and designing a workplace that promotes well-being. Knowledge is an important component in providing a safe workplace. That is because knowing the correct procedures can keep accidents and injuries to a minimum.
According to “. Gale Group, Legal. "Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire." Legal Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2017” The general public became concerned and more aware with industrial accidents when large numbers of workers were killed in multiple horrific work related accidents, such as the coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, kills 239 workers or the tragic Triangle shirtwaist company fire. In one year alone a total of 434 workers have lost their lives due to unsafe working condition at coal mines, steel and iron mills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In order to save money many employers hired women and children to work in factories because they would work for lower wages than men. Some women were under paid, a wage much lower than a male would have received. Most female workers performed unskilled or semi-skilled machine work but some worked in industries that demanded heavy labor. Some women, for instance, worked on railroads, while others were employed as …show more content…
As an employee seeing how the working conditions can affect people that they have become close to can have a negative impact on the way you see a company and how much they really care about workers. It is very important to know that your company cares about your well-being and companies who show their associates recognition are the most successful because you will now have employees happy to work and confident knowing that their company will find ways to accommodate them and show their appreciation. Working for a company that don’t show you any appreciation only push people away and set a bad example for those who are currently trying to move up within the