The Importance Of OSHA
OSHA is a word that you hear every day in a work enviroment. OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that provides a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA was created because of the outraged people of America were upset about rising injury and death rates on the job. The mission of Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of American workers.
In December of 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The law required that employers provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. Before 1970, employers were not held responsible for the unbarable working conditions of the employees. They were put in harm on a daily basis, and by the lack of laws there was nothing the employee could do about it. …show more content…
OSHA covers most employees in the United States.
Employees who work for the state or local government are not covered by Federal OSHA, but have OSHA protections. Other people not covered by OSHA include self employed, immidiate faily memebers of farm emplouers that do not employ outside employees, and workers who are protected by another Federal agency. Those who are covered, the employer must comply with all OSHA
standards. While some employeers argue that OSHA's regulations are burdensome and too over barring, they have brought accidents in the workplace to a minimum. OSHA preforms rigorous observation testing to find hazards in the workplace. On top of this, employers must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses, perform tests in the workplace, post OSHA citiations, and notify OSHA within 8 hours of a workplace incident in which there is a death or three or more workers go to a hospital. All of this is put in place in order to set high standards for a safe work enviroment.
OSHA has been in place for almost 50 years, and it continues to make a better and more safer work enviroment for all involved. New standards and testing come out every year to provide necassary requirements for work enviroments. Although some may say OSHA is over rated and pointless, but it is the most important thing for any employee to have put in place for their safety.
In December of 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The law required that employers provide their employees with working conditions that are free of known dangers. Before 1970, employers were not held responsible for the unbarable working conditions of the employees. They were put in harm on a daily basis, and by the lack of laws there was nothing the employee could do about it. …show more content…
OSHA covers most employees in the United States.
Employees who work for the state or local government are not covered by Federal OSHA, but have OSHA protections. Other people not covered by OSHA include self employed, immidiate faily memebers of farm emplouers that do not employ outside employees, and workers who are protected by another Federal agency. Those who are covered, the employer must comply with all OSHA
standards. While some employeers argue that OSHA's regulations are burdensome and too over barring, they have brought accidents in the workplace to a minimum. OSHA preforms rigorous observation testing to find hazards in the workplace. On top of this, employers must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses, perform tests in the workplace, post OSHA citiations, and notify OSHA within 8 hours of a workplace incident in which there is a death or three or more workers go to a hospital. All of this is put in place in order to set high standards for a safe work enviroment.
OSHA has been in place for almost 50 years, and it continues to make a better and more safer work enviroment for all involved. New standards and testing come out every year to provide necassary requirements for work enviroments. Although some may say OSHA is over rated and pointless, but it is the most important thing for any employee to have put in place for their safety.