NAME: SAMIUL ISLAM RIKTH
ID NUMBER: 0002MSOTO609
MODULE TITLE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOUCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 2
SEMESTER: 6 (SIX)
Executive Summary
This report is aimed at understanding whether managers should be imprisoned for violating occupational safety and health.
To evaluate this topic, a thorough discussion on the core concepts of occupational safety and health has been explained along with its various components. Apart from that, the occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) of different companies has been looked into followed by the different kinds of violations that can occur within a workplace for which the employer can be sued and punished.
A critical assessment provides a detail explanation on whether managers can be jailed for such offences which is followed by the role of the management and trade union towards occupational safety and health and a detailed recommendation on how such offences can be reduced and prevented in a working environment.
This assignment will enable one to understand about the growth of occupational safety and health in a workplace and how important it is for companies to maintain and follow the rules and regulations that are laid down by the authorities.
Table of Contents | | | Pages | | | Table of Contents | 2 | | | List of Figures/Tables | 3 | | | Executive Summary | 4 | 1 | | Introduction | 5 | 2 | | Occupational Safety and Health | 5 | | 2.1 | Occupational Safety and Health | 5 | | 2.2 | Occupational Safety and Health Act | 6 | | 2.3 | Types of Occupational Hazard | 7 | 3 | | Reasons Behind Work-Related Accidents | 8 | 4 | | OSHA and the World | 10 | | 4.1 | OSHA in United Kingdom | 10 | | 4.2 | OSHA in USA | 11 | | 4.3 | OSHA in Canada | 12 | | 4.4 | OSHA in India | 12 | | 4.5 | Differences between the OSHA systems | 13 | 5 | | Types of Occupational Safety and Health Violations |
References: * Adams, A 2004, Law for Business Students, 4th Edition, Pearson * Dessler, G, 2007, Human Resource Management, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall: India * Adams, A 2004, Law for Business Students, 4th Edition, Pearson * Dessler, G, 2007, Human Resource Management, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall: India