Occupational Health and Safety Programs
Abstract
Successful occupational health and safety practice requires the collaboration and participation of both employers and workers in health and safety programs such as the Four-Point Workplace Program and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), as well as involving the consideration of issues relating to the direct and indirect costs of injuries to an organization. The OSH Act of 1970 was established to provide guidelines and regulate laws to protect employers and employees in the workplace. The purpose of a safety and health program is beneficial to not only the employee, their families, but also the organization. OSHA has long recognized that compliance with occupational safety and health standards alone cannot accomplish all the goals of the Act. The standards, no matter how carefully conceived and developed, will never cover all unsafe and unhealthful activities and conditions. No amount of standard setting and enforcement can replace the understanding of work processes, materials, and hazards that comes with employers' and employees' day-to-day, on-the-job experience. This knowledge combined with the ability to evaluate and address hazards rapidly and to reward positive action, places employers in a unique position to improve workplace safety and health.
Occupational Health and Safety Programs
STOP! John yelled out to a coworker as he witnessed George perform a task in a very unsafe manner. George ignored him and grumbled that he has been doing this job for longer than he has been alive and nothing’s happened to him all these years, and then…CRACK! George fell and is hurt. The purpose of this report is to address why safety is important, the indirect/direct costs associated with injuries, as well as reduction and prevention programs, and how the OSH Act of 1970 protects workers and employers.
Ensuring that employees are safe and healthy at work is one of the fundamental requirements of the employer and it is important that health and safety are
Successful occupational health and safety practice requires the collaboration and participation of both employers and workers in health and safety programs such as the Four-Point Workplace Program and Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), as well as involving the consideration of issues relating to the direct and indirect costs of injuries to an organization. The OSH Act of 1970 was established to provide guidelines and regulate laws to protect employers and employees in the workplace. The purpose of a safety and health program is beneficial to not only the employee, their families, but also the organization. OSHA has long recognized that compliance with occupational safety and health standards alone cannot accomplish all the goals of the Act. The standards, no matter how carefully conceived and developed, will never cover all unsafe and unhealthful activities and conditions. No amount of standard setting and enforcement can replace the understanding of work processes, materials, and hazards that comes with employers' and employees' day-to-day, on-the-job experience. This knowledge combined with the ability to evaluate and address hazards rapidly and to reward positive action, places employers in a unique position to improve workplace safety and health.
Occupational Health and Safety Programs
STOP! John yelled out to a coworker as he witnessed George perform a task in a very unsafe manner. George ignored him and grumbled that he has been doing this job for longer than he has been alive and nothing’s happened to him all these years, and then…CRACK! George fell and is hurt. The purpose of this report is to address why safety is important, the indirect/direct costs associated with injuries, as well as reduction and prevention programs, and how the OSH Act of 1970 protects workers and employers.
Ensuring that employees are safe and healthy at work is one of the fundamental requirements of the employer and it is important that health and safety are
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