Description
At Green Branch Coffee, employees should have a safe and healthy work environment. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to ensure this kind of environment. This week's reading assignment and the M.U.S.E. item OSHA Standards may be helpful in completing this assignment.
For this assignment, you will create a report of at least 750 words. In your report, address the following:
- Summarize the history and purpose of OSHA
- Provide examples of 3 OSHA standards and how they are observed in the workplace.
- Describe a real-world example of an organization that violated OSHA standards and the consequences of the violation.
Explanation & Answer
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Running Head: WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
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Workplace Safety and Health
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WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH
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In Organizations, employers should always ascertain safety and efficient environment for
everyone. A safety program can aid in improving protection and wellbeing in the work setting.
The program should aim at describing how people in the organization can prevent injuries and
illness. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a service of the United
States labor department. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act),
Congress established this agency due to increased poor work conditions and poor health for
workers. Before its establishment, different issues affected the employees, and none of them was
compensated for what they went through (Phillips, 2016).
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed to endorse wellbeing
and efficient working environments for employees by the enforcement of standards and
developing assistance, education, outreach, and training. Across the United States, employees are
indeed covered by OSHA jurisdiction, except self-employed people, employees in mining and
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