OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and was created to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing the employers training, outreach, education, and assistance (UNITED). OSHA is an agency of the United States Department of Labor and it was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and President Richard M. Nixon signed it on December 29, 1970. The priority for making sure occupational safety and health concerns were not like they used to be when these laws first started. These standards and safety protocols are taken much more serious now and OSHA makes sure it is a big priority in companies today. On, January 17, 1972,
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In the book, Day was exposed to asbestos and it caused him to have major medical problems. This was often the case in factories where black men worked were not kept to any health standards. OSHA also placed restrictions, even though they are debatable, on cotton dust. Due to the nature of the time, blacks were more likely to work in places where large amounts of cotton were kept. This can cause different types of illnesses and might also explain why Henrietta conducted cancer and why the Lacks' family had such poor health. They slept, worked and lived around mass amounts of cotton, they loaded cotton, and breathed in, probably, large amounts of cotton dust. OSHA established health and work standards for all people, regardless of color, which was in dire need to be …show more content…
OSHA cannot possibly prevent all work related illnesses and injuries and they certainly cannot put into place access to medical care for the poor and minority groups. This atrocious issue lies in the government's hands and demands the need for access to healthcare. In addition to greater access, it is apparent in Rebecca Skloots findings, that there is a considerable amount of distrust between African Americans and doctors still to this day. The missing link to workplace hazards not only lies in prevention from agencies such as OSHA, but within the medical community and the government to be sure everyone has access and feels comfortable receiving medical care once a health problem has
In the book, Day was exposed to asbestos and it caused him to have major medical problems. This was often the case in factories where black men worked were not kept to any health standards. OSHA also placed restrictions, even though they are debatable, on cotton dust. Due to the nature of the time, blacks were more likely to work in places where large amounts of cotton were kept. This can cause different types of illnesses and might also explain why Henrietta conducted cancer and why the Lacks' family had such poor health. They slept, worked and lived around mass amounts of cotton, they loaded cotton, and breathed in, probably, large amounts of cotton dust. OSHA established health and work standards for all people, regardless of color, which was in dire need to be …show more content…
OSHA cannot possibly prevent all work related illnesses and injuries and they certainly cannot put into place access to medical care for the poor and minority groups. This atrocious issue lies in the government's hands and demands the need for access to healthcare. In addition to greater access, it is apparent in Rebecca Skloots findings, that there is a considerable amount of distrust between African Americans and doctors still to this day. The missing link to workplace hazards not only lies in prevention from agencies such as OSHA, but within the medical community and the government to be sure everyone has access and feels comfortable receiving medical care once a health problem has