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Historical Aspects of Occupational Safety and Health Throughout history, there have been several workplace tragedies that helped to shape the field of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as we know it today.
For this assignment, you will choose one significant workplace tragedy. To complete the assignment, you will need to address the following items:
1. Summarize the tragedy selected and how this event helped to improve workplace safety and health today.
2. Compare and contrast the safety and health regulatory environment existing at the time of the tragedy with that of the current day. Identify existing OSH regulatory and/or consensus standards that have likely helped to prevent a recurrence of the tragic event.
Your paper should be at least two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. A minimum of two sources must be used, one which may include the textbook. Your paper must be in APA style format. NO PLAGIARISM.
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Running Head: OSH
OSH – Workplace Tragedy
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There have been numerous workplace tragedies in history, most of which have been the
direct result of poor regulation of the working environments. Workplace disasters rank fourth as
a source of mortality in America, which reveals just how grave a threat occupational hazards
pose to the people in the respective environments. As a result, there have been numerous
legislations enacted in a bid to combat this menace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 was enacted for the sole reason of availing safety precautions to be implemented in the
working environments. Since then, there has been a significant drop in the number of ...