Regina Sizemore
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR500-18836:Foundational Concepts & Applications
January and 2015
OSHA and Our Work Place OSHA is a common household term. OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. We know it for the regulations and restrictions, but do we recognize it for how it protects us? Without regulations workers would be in environments of unhealthy, unsafe situations and businesses could retaliated against those workers for filing complaints.
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The OSHA organization and website is designed to provide the user with beneficial information regarding workplace safety, regulations for businesses to follow, data and statistics, worker’s rights, how to deal with chemical management, and how to report fatalities or injuries and file a complaint against an employer. The website can be found by using a search engine such as Bing. The URL or website is http://www.osha.gov/ and can be found using a search engine such as Bing by typing in OSHA. The health and safety of workers, family, bystanders, visitors or customers to a business all rely on rules and regulations regarding a healthy and safe work environment. When a problem arises a worker should not feel threatened to report the problem. It is also important to have a location to be able to view information in regards to the latest information related to the handling of chemicals, and use of personal protective equipment. This information can be viewed on the OSHA website. Without rules and regulations, a workplace could treat workers in any manner chosen without regards to safety of workers or customers.
OSHA: Credible Site Not only the website but OSHA as well is governed by the United States Department of Labor. When a person needs information on OSHA on site job training, regulations in the various industries, how to properly keep records of events in the work place, worker’s rights, how to file a complaint, or how to
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