CS204 Unit 5 Assignment OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration‚ which is a US agency for the Department of Labor. OSHA’s priority is the safety of workers and health protection. OSHA was created and passed by Congress in 1970. Until 1970‚ there were no US laws protecting employee’s safety and health in the work force and this is why OSHA came to be. There are workers who do not qualify for protection by OSHA; public employees‚ mine workers‚ truck and transportation
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OSHA’s Strategic Management Plan for 2003-2008 The OSHA Strategic Management Plan for 2003-2008 was a management tool that outlined OSHA’s ongoing process to evaluate‚ control‚ and reduce workplace fatalities‚ injuries‚ and illnesses for specific industries during the projected period. According to a May 12‚ 2003 OSHA Trade Release‚ OSHA’s plan was to “support the Department of Labor’s Strategic Plan” (OSHA’s 2003-2008 Strategic Management Plan Goals‚ 2003). The plan established three main goals
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1. Who is responsible for establishing OSHA standards? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets health and safety standards and insures these standards are implemented by employers through plant and office inspections. The addition or deletion of occupational health and safety standards is declared by the Secretary of Labor. Interested parties may submit written comments regarding a proposal. In establishing standards‚ the Secretary of Labor must set forth standards to prevent employees
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1. Discuss the basic facts about OSHA – its purpose‚ standards‚ inspection‚ and rights and responsibilities. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors‚ plus complaint discrimination investigators‚ engineers‚ physicians‚ educators‚ standards writers‚ and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards‚ enforces those standards‚ and reaches out to employers and employees through technical
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& electronic). Contractors Association to play active role in encouraging members to attend OSH training. Government enforcers to attend construction OSH training. Introduction of SSS (To develop module) Training program for Site Safety Supervisor Introduction of Specific Training – high priority hazards To develop Designated Person training program To identify & develop training for specific plant‚ machinery & tools To develop module for senior management program To develop training
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OSHA Past‚ Present and Future PAST The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA is a part of the US Department of Labor‚ and was started in 1970 as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries‚ illnesses‚ and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health. Since it’s inception it has helped to cut the incidents of workplace fatalities by sixty percent‚ and occupational injury
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Supervisor – Subordinate Communication Mastering a Fundamental Concept BUS600: Management Communications with Technology Tools According to the United States Department of Labor‚ we spend 8.6 hours on the average weekday working‚ an hour more a day than sleeping. As important as it is to have a good mattress to achieve a good night’s sleep‚ it is even more important to have good communication in the workplace. The communication between supervisor and subordinate may be one of the
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The Supervisor and Servant Leadership There are many styles any supervisor may take on to lead their team through the everyday tasks of a job. One style is actually considered to be a theory. That theory is the Servant Leadership Theory. Servant Leadership can collectively be defined as serving people first and then leading them. To serve someone and put their needs before the servant’s own will thus bring natural leadership to the table. Robert Keifner Greenleaf wrote an essay about this theory
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are many responsibilities of a security supervisor. He or Her must completely understand his or her role as a leader‚ know the staff working directly under him or her‚ know the environment thoroughly that he or her is working in. Abide by the regulations and laws‚ the supervisor must also be proactive within the role. Below are a few considerations a supervisor must also consider: a. Door supervision - Some of the responsibilities of a security supervisor related to door supervision would be the
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Supervisors: The Four Principles and Decision Making Abstract This paper talks about the four principles supervisors use on a daily basis and the overall process of decision making. These two topics are very important in the workplace and help a supervisor clarify any problems they might encounter. The four princples are relatively simple‚ they help outline what a supervisor should keep in mind when delagating tasks to their employees and making important decision. Proper decision making skills
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