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MGMT 3340

• Chapter 15 Occupational Safety Health

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Clippings

• BP Products
• OSHA Regulatory Agenda
• Buttered popcorn

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The Occupational Safety Health Act

• Created 3 agencies
• OSHA has overall responsibility for
  administration enforcement establishes safety
  standards, conducts inspections, provides
  information to employers employees.
  http//www.osha.gov/
• NIOSH provides scientific techinical support
  to OSHA
• OSHRC hears appeals of OSHA enforcement actions.

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• Coverage protects most private-sector employees.
  Act allows for state enforcement programs must
  be certified by OSHA.
• http//www.uosh.utah.gov/
• Employers must become aware of comply with
  standards that apply to their operations.
• General Duty Clause places basic responsibility
  for workplace safety with employers
• Each employershall furnish to each of his
  employees employment a place of employment
  which are free from recognized hazards that are
  causing or are likely to cause death or serious
  physical harm to his employees.

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Enforcement

• Inspections citations
• Most OSHA inspections are unannounced
• Programmed inspections in dangerous industries
  
• http//www.osha.gov/dep/industry_profiles/index.ht
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• http//www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_docum
  ent?p_tableNEWS_RELEASESp_id13942

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• Inspections
• OSH Act empowers inspectors to enter workplaces
  without delay at reasonable times to examine
  records, inspect conditions, question
  individuals. Employers may insists on search
  warrants with limited exceptions.

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Other Issues

• Employee protection from retaliation
  discrimination http//www.osha.gov/dep/oia/whistl
  eblower/index.html
• Recordkeeping reporting requirements
• http//www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/index.html
• http//www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/OSHArecordkeepin
  gforms.pdf

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Preventing Occupational Injuries Illnesses

• Workplace safety programs must have top
  management support to have any chance of being
  effective.
• Figure 15-3 (p. 460) outlines the basic elements
  of a safety program.

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Workers Compensation

• Workers Comp is the exclusive remedy for
  injuries illnesses that arise out of and in the
  course of employment.
• In the course of employment refers to the time,
  place, setting in which injury occurs.
• Arising out of employment refers to the
  underlying causation of the injury or illness.
• Issues Misconduct, pranks, horseplay, drug
  alcohol influence.