XYZ Widget Case

Osha is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration  an agency of the United States Department of Labor. Osha requires employers to provide their employees with safety from all known dangers. Osha was created December 29, 1970, and it was signed by president Richard M. Nixon.

This case is followed by the laws and regulations of OSHA. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) is an organization that has been put into place to ensure the safety of employees while on their jobs. These regulations are put into place to help reduce the number of on the job injuries and deaths.

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

In contradiction to the downgrading tone presented in the previous discussion towards OSHA and its involvement in the meatpacking industry, the implementation of OSHA had some uplifting attributes even though it had minute significance to the cause as presented by the scholarly individual, Dr. Sears, and the two notable muckraker, Eric Schlosser and Upton Sinclair. In cohesion to the upbringing of change due to OSHA, Claire Epstein’s article, “Keeping OSHA Records” enhances the awareness of the regulatory incorporation’s care for the workers safety and documentation by stating “Employers with more than 11 employees who are not in partially exempt industries are required to keep OSHA recordkeeping logs to track information on OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses” (Epstein). But not only did OSHA begin collecting records of the employees, but in “OSHA Updates Guide on Training Requirements” by Professional Safety, OSHA supplies workers with news occurring to fellow members of the country-wide workforce, and in this case is an injury pertaining to “Harco” and his personal negligence and misunderstanding of faulty hardware in order to prevent similar injuries and to analyze the faults and fabricate new directions to have a safer time when in the workplace (Professional Safety). In addition to the article, Professional Safety provides a handbook for workers that may/may not suppress the confusion, but is a sole act of generosity. In comparison, The United States Department of

Fourth Amendment Right protects American citizens, person, homes, documents, and belongings, against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right should not be violated, and no warrants should be issued without probable cause. Probable cause must be supported by evidences, and must describe the place to be searched and information on the persons or things to be seize (Legal Information Institute , 2015).

In 1970 OSHA was designed to set in place guidelines to organize and regulate practices to reduce the injuries and accidents in the work place. These guidelines are there to both protect the worker and the employer. If the health care worker follows these important guidelines and is injured, the employer is responsible. However, if the injury or accident is a result to the worker’s negligence or disrespect to the procedure and guidelines, then the worker is at fault.

OSHA standards mandate that the Practice implement controls, work and safety procedures and that it provide personal protective equipment which, when combined with employee training, will reduce on-the-job risks for all employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals, blood borne pathogens, or other infectious diseases.

With the area director allowing for an informal meeting to take place, it is up to me to make sure that I come prepared to this meeting. Making sure that I have all of the facts on why I believe that OSHA should lower penalties and decrease the severity level of some of the citations. I will be bringing with me to the meeting my newly hired Industrial Hygienist and the new Manager of Plant Safety (MPS) to speak in depth about the new safety measures that have been put in place. Before bringing up individual citations I am going to bring up OSHA's own rules on lowering fines based on certain facts about the company in which the citation was levied.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) was developed and approved because of the escalating costs of accidents and illnesses in the workplace. According to Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, and Cardy (2010), OSHA is a national law that requires organizations to offer a safe and healthy workplace, to conform with particular occupational and health standards, and to document job-related injuries and diseases.

Over the six-day period OSHA officials conducted numerous employee interviews, walkthrough inspections, and a detailed audit of each site's written safety, health and emergency plans. The inspection results concluded that numerous sites lacked factors that

Dynamic Duo, Inc., opened its manufacturing plant several months ago. The company is owned and operated by two enterprising business students, Jack Richter and Drew Saline, from Poedunk University in Poedunk, U.S.A. The company has 75 employees, most of whom work on the floor of the plant and handle the heavy equipment needed to manufacture widgets. One supervisor is in charge. Dynamic Duo, Inc., is concerned about safety, but the owners know almost nothing about OSHA. As a consultant to implement compliance with OSHA, at the owners request they are in need of what they should do next. The citations concern scaffolding and ergonomics problems (Bernardin, 2007).

Any information, instruction, training and supervision needed to make sure that all workers are safe from injury and risks to their health

Having been given a Citation and Penalty document for an informal conference by the OSHA Area Director, I would ensure that my Safety Officer along with proper documentation is also present the day to the conference. 2 Firstly, I would issue the conference notice to employees and allow the employees representatives as well as one or two willing employees to accompany me to the informal conference (Act, 1970). These employees will be significant in confirming the petitions that as an employer I would make for penalty reductions. They are also the closest witnesses on the abatement progress at the company. More so, during the meeting, I would present documents showing the actions I am taken and those that I have taken to abate the violations cited.

Occupational health and safety (OHS) in the workplace requires an effective systematic approach with strategies to control and monitor OHS risks and which is consistent with relevant OHS legislative requirements.

1. To investigate the level of awareness of construction parties on the safety regulations outlined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).