OSHA Inspection: Minimal Safe And Healthy Conditions

The Supreme Court was requested to rule on the cotton dust standard using the OSHA’s mandate under section 3(8) whose objective was to protect workers from the exposure of hazardous materials. In the Department of Industrial Union, the Benzene decision decided by a divided court invalidated the OSHA 's benzene standard. According to the judges, OSHA had to base its findings on substantial evidence rather than mere assumptions. These records should show that occupational exposure to the regulated substance presents significant health risk (Schulte, et al., 2014).

The mission of Congress created OSHA to assure safe and healthful conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education and compliance assistance. Under the OSHA law, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their workers. As per OSHA Act, employer have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace.

Unit 4 Discussion 7/25/2015 6:43:17 PM I believe that OSHA is a very beneficial and important part of the medical facilities. The law and regulations were thought up and enforced in the beginning for a reason, so we should keep abiding by them. The laws are strict and probably difficult to follow at all times, but it is for the

R. Williams Construction Company v. OSHRC is a case regarding the rules and regulations of OSHA verse the practices of a construction company. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) is a government regulated organization that was created to ensure the safety of employees while on the job. The regulations of OSHA have been put in place to eliminate and/or reduce the number of on the job injuries and deaths. Therefore, legal issue of this case is whether or not the courts should hold the construction company responsible for specific violations of OSHA standard regulations. Yet, in the case of Williams Construction the company was put under investigation by OSHA after a trench

In the case of East Hampshire Homes Jay is faced with balancing state and federal and since the state doesn’t have a issue with their current policy they must strive to be compliant with the federal regulations. To resolve the issues at East Hampshire Homes Jay needs to work with OSHA and not against them. OSHA has a program called VPP the Voluntary Protection Program that started in 1982 (Rakes, 1998). The VPP program requires organizations and the employees to voluntarily work with OSHA to comply with OSHA standards. Once the organization complies with the standards then they have a VPP certification by OSHA. This certifications keeps them from being routinely visited for three years unless there is a major issue. There are a few major benefits associated with VPP certification such as employee morale, decrease risk of employee accidents, and improves relations with OSHA. There is also another great benefit of VPP and that is having a cooperative relationship gives the organization a voice in health and safety matters within their particular industry (Rakes, 1998). So even though they need to comply now they may have a chance to change the policies in the

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), often referred to as the "OSH Act," was enacted in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon. Its purpose is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women (EPA, 2006). The Act is administered and enforced at the national level by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the US Department of Labor. The application of the OSH Act in the current employment climate will be discussed as it applies to a variety of industries; considerations that are most applicable to the specific type of industry will be discussed initially, and those that are equally important regardless of the type of business will complete the section. Finally, this paper will discuss how the

“Everyone has the right to a safe workplace. The law requires employers to provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. Employers MUST provide their employees with a workplace that does not have serious hazards and follow all relevant OSHA safety and health standards. You cannot be transferred, denied a raise, have your hours reduced, be fired, or punished in any other way because you used any right given to you under the OSHA Act.”

OSHA regulates the “general industry”, therefore the industry has to comply with OSHA standards. However, OSHA does exclude agriculture, construction, and maritime businesses. OSHA also does not cover self-employed businesses, or businesses with less than 10 employees (family members don’t count).The purpose of OSHA is to: “Assure the safety and health of workers at the workplace, wherever that may be.” They enforce standards by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. OSHA also provides employees with training as well as gives them the right to requesting a inspection of their workplace environmentPresident Nixon and Congress helped create the OSHA Act of 1970 and it was later established in 1971. One who brought OSHA into

I agree that OSHA is strictly to protect us from any harm in a medical facility. Also that if these guidelines weren't here that people would be seriously harmed. I also believe that a lot of lawsuits would be filed and licenses would be revoked.

Current events that surround safety and involvement in these unsafe related subjects seen as oversight in the area personal protective equipment. In the OSHA news release dated 02/24/2016 OSHA reported that the company “OSHA cited Heritage Thermal Services for failing to: Monitor work areas and evaluate the effectiveness of respirators. Implement a decontamination procedure. Provide adequate personal protective equipment and ensure it was used by employees” (OSHA, 2016). In the article it is clear that this company has violated the “General Duty Clause” that OSHA has prescribed as a mandate to follow. Based on this report OSHA goes on to say that “CLEVELAND - Federal inspectors found toxic exposure to aniline that sent a 56-year-old service

1910.334(a)(1) Handling of the equipment. Bonnie ran an extension cord across to an outlet which could be hazardous in the workplace. Someone could trip over the cord and depending if it was the appropriate length to reach the outlet it could damage the socket if being stretched causing damage to the outlet. Also 1910.334(a)(2) Visual Inspection. The equipment was not inspected before use.

" The dilemma for organizations that are having particularly serious regulatory issues for one is that they are trying to go around the  OSHA regulations because they cannot pass an inspection through OSHA." ( Bordon & Cooper, 2002, p.232). If you have these types of issues you will end up owing so much money due to all the fines you will be cited for. Jay should resolve this by allowing OSHA to come in his homes and prove to them that he is in compliance with their codes and regulations, instead of allowing OSHA to make him feel threatened and have him second guess himself that he is going against regulation codes. Jay should also have his attorney see if there can be a lawsuit brought up against OSHA for finding homes like they did with

OSHA has been assigned to be at the forefront of occupational risk assessment. I believe OSHA has the resources and information to address issues that hard working Americans can ultimately avoid. Chronic and acute illnesses should be both considered equally. However, occupational risk assessments can be done more thoroughly, in contrast of current regulations. I would rather be creating a safe risk-free environment by implementing more risk-assessment procedures, than to hear the loss of a life of an incident that could have been prevented.

Health inspections are very important, when it comes to ensuring proper food safety for the consumers. In this assignment the following two restaurants will be discussed: Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant and Zach’s Bar & Grill. Both of these food establishments have generally low ranks for the area and the scores in the 70’s. Although these restaurants did not fail their health inspections, they are on the verge, and definitely need to make the improvements listed. Health inspections fall randomly throughout the year, if the establishment fails the inspection they must have a follow-up inspection. This follow-up inspection can be anywhere from 5 to 45 days after the date of the original inspection. Failure of the follow up inspection can lead to the license

The legal implications of each decision must be recognized. “Obeying the law is the minimum level of ethical conduct enforced in society; ethical behavior includes more than simply legal behavior” (Legal, n.d.). Not obeying the law can be harmful to the business. Another health inspector can come and redo the inspection. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act, employers are responsible for keeping their workplace free of serious recognized hazards. If OSHA finds out, the shop might be sued. The business might have a bad reputation.