Progression Of OSHA

The idea of safety management has been evolving continuously since the creation of the OSHact in 1970. Without proper writing and record keeping, individuals would not be able to properly measure progression. OSHA continually adopts standards written by other organizations that demonstrate the most up to date practices of safety. The language of written safety has been evolving alongside standards as programs, tests, organizations and quantities. Though different organizations have diverse settings, every company must comply with appropriate standards or suffer violations. A major factor contributing to progression and safety legislation is documenting evaluations required by OSHA. OSHA is the acronym for Occupational Health and Safety Administration, …show more content…
The statistics recorded from evaluations can be used as future resources for safety professionals when trying to persuade managers on a new purchase. (Maguire, 2006) Indications of increased employee safety can, in return, increase their morale and overall production rate. Also, if a safety program begins to stagnate or have recurring similar injuries, information can be investigated to decide probable causes. Depending on the quality of evaluation, safety professionals could not only determine the initial problem, but determine possible future situations. The process of finding futuristic problems usually occurs through two methods. First, someone that is not familiar with a machine or process performs a job safety analysis. Throughout the job safety analysis, people who are familiar with the situation tend to become comfortable with operations undermining any possible hazards. Unfamiliar people have to look closer to completely grasp a process, but may realize how dangerous an ordinary operation is. Secondly, ergonomic concerns introduce the concept of cumulative trauma disorders. As the National Safety Council notes, “A cumulative trauma disorder, also known as CTD, is defined as the excessive wear and tear on tendons, muscles and sensitive nerve tissue caused by continuous use over an extended period of time.” (NSC 2013) Therefore, if a job safety analysis sheet shows an employee is …show more content…
Written evaluations can be short exams at the end of training sessions, criteria expected to be found on a job-site analysis, or questions filled out while observing an employee. Regardless, the questions should have been strategically created, prior to the event, to assess either the knowledge of an employee, compliance of a location, or abilities of an employee. Viewing the answers of predetermined questions will determine where, or if, an organization needs to insinuate further executive decisions. There should be the option of qualitative and or short answer responses. Qualitative questions would require a ranking system that could allow the range of accomplishment for those criteria to be shown. Short answer questions, though not always taken seriously, allow the evaluator to expand their thoughts. In the case of training exams, multiple choice questions would be acceptable. However, having discussions can prove more effective when dealing with the training atmosphere of adults. (Slatinsky, 2015) In some cases, adults are only in a learning atmosphere due to required training or retraining. Possible tactics to involve them are asking for work experience, relating their home life, and performing hands on activities that require spoken feedback as the task is