Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Federal OSHA is an agency responsible for the safety and health of 130 million workers and 8 million worksites throughout the nation. According to information obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, more than 4,500 workers were killed in 2013. When compared to 2012, fatal work injuries related to the private construction sector increased by 3 percent. This increase represents the largest number of fatal work injuries in this sector since 2009. In 2013, the fatal work injuries…

to discipline by offering an incentive to set reachable goals, which will keep productivity up, and keep absenteeism, employee deviance, and inefficiency to a minimum. Furthermore, implementing a non-punitive strategy, such as Just Culture, to the safety oriented work centers will encourage the safest work environment while saving discipline for reckless individuals. Finally, since many of these programs may go hand in hand, finding…

prevention and safety is one of the greatest ways to maintain dedicated staff and increase efficiency, while decreasing costs and liabilities. Although there are short term financial costs associated with implementing a safety plan and installing safety equipment, the effect of not taking action can be catastrophic. Furthermore, leaders need to ensure that the business they reside over does not create health and safety problems for their workforces, patrons, or the community. At present, health…

A part of any proficient safety program is the reporting process. Without reporting there can be no trend analysis or measure of success for implemented practices. The Occupational Safety and Health Act is no different. Recognizing the need for standardized reporting, 29 CFR 1904.7 outlines the general reporting criteria. The final rule clarifies the reporting criteria for all incidents of injury and illness requiring treatment beyond first aid. To simplify the definition of first aid paragraph…

Metro-North Duty to Protect its Employees The end of 1970 the identification of asbestos on a person’s health was confirmed by the OSH Act (Markowitz, & Rosner, 2016). Companies, as well as building owners, are required to understand any building structure erected before the 1980’s (Hetzner, Heid, & Gruber, 2015). The owner of a commercial building should notify any business renting their building that there is an asbestos risk or if the building tested positive for asbestos. On the…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is increasing their enforcement efforts in the healthcare field concerning workplace violence and safety (Wey). As a business, Human Resource Professionals are responsible for the safety and health of their employees. Particularly in the healthcare field, injuries from work place violence is four times more likely to occur than in any other field. In 2013, there were 100 reported fatalities in healthcare facilities, 80% were due to…

Introduction I work in the long term care facility, where mostly seniors lives. Hazard assessment is the part of my job routine. Safety of the residents and staff members always comes first. The goal of the hazard assessment is to prevent injuries, accidents, and any other adverse events. I did my hazard assessment audit in this facility. In this report, I will discuss the hazards identified as priorities by my employer, risks and hazards observed during the audit, how my employer address these…

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…

they have little experience and knowledge regarding safety regulations. The plant and every employee working for the company is in danger of unforeseen safety hazards since no one is concerned with safety. If the management does not understand the need for a safe work environment, how is the employee supposed to understand how to properly complete a job task in regards to OSHA guidelines? Dynamic Duo, Inc. needs to enforce the need for a safety program and it should start with the management…

routine accident investigation, multiple company employees were interviewed regarding the incident. According to the injured employee, a machine he was working with was not safe for use. When questioned about the safety of the offending machine, another employee agreed, claiming that a safety guard on the machine was poorly made. He further explained that the shop foreman was informed of the unsafe…