OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY OSHA AT ABC

Occupational Health & Safety OSHA at ABC

Occupational Health & Safety OSHA at ABC

BACKGROUND

Safety and health issues are an important concern throughout the world. Employees who work in the United States and out of the states need to feel safe and obtain a sense of security. Before 1970, there were no regulations for safety hazards in the workplace, and no accountability for accidents which occurred on the job. Companies controlled the workforce and the environment. The passing of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) changed the future for employees. The law gave protection to workforce and forced employers to provide a safe and healthy workplace, plus created accountability.

Most employers are mandated by OSHA regulations. Today, safety is a serious concern, and most companies have developed a safety and health program with guidelines for the employees and employers to follow. The following is a variety of four companies with a brief description of their safety and health programs for comparison to determine their effectiveness and uniqueness:I.Verizon Communications is a multi-billion dollar corporation and is one of the leading providers of telecommunication service. Verizon considers safety very seriously because they are heavily regulated by OSHA. An intra-company web-site is available to all employees for matters concerning safety. The safety program consists of the following:A.Verizon safety creed. The demands of the service are never so great that we cannot take the time to perform our work safely.

B.Accountability. Supervisors are accountable for preparing employees to fulfill their safety and occupational health responsibilities. Each Verizon employee is accountable for understanding and implementing the safety and occupational health requirements for their job.

C.Verizon Safety Management Organization. The management safety team provides subject matter on al issues such as: Occupational safety and health matters, safety and health regulatory compliance with OSHA, illness/injury/vehicle collision prevention and hazard identification and control.

This inspection for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was initiated as a result of a three-item, worker health and safety complaint.

Other areas in the facility include a shell core room where core molds are made using treated sand, a storage area, and several maintenance shops. The complaint items covered exposures on the sprue line and melt deck. Two years previously in an OSHA inspection, the Agency had monitored the sprue line and found overexposures to crystalline silica, which NHS had successfully corrected.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to analyze Occupational Health & Safety issues at NHS in Australia. For this purpose,we will suggest two pro-active strategies in the main body of the report and will include some recommendations at the end of the report. (Maxwell 2003)

OSHA INSPECTION

Initially, an opening conference was held with NHS where the complaint items were reviewed, and a copy of the complaint was provided to the employer. OSHA-required programs were requested and reviewed. Among the programs reviewed were NHS's hazard communication program, respiratory protection program, assessment of personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout program, noise and hearing conservation program, any and all of the employer's air ...