Employee Safety, Health and Welfare Law

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer provides a history and overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). The writer points out that this Act covers all American employers and their employees in occupations spanning the range from agriculture to manufacturing. Further, the writer explains that depending on the nature of the industry, OSHA standards may require that employers adopt a variety of practices, means, methods or processes that are deemed reasonably necessary and appropriate to protect workers on the job. The writer concludes that concerns about the new chemicals used in manufacturing, as well as the burgeoning arms manufacturing industry made safety legislation for American workers a pressing national concern.

From the Paper:

"For example, compliance with safety standards may include ensuring that employees have been provided with, have been effectively trained on, and use personal protective equipment when required for safety or health. Whenever an employee must wear fire-retardant clothing or secure long hair when working over a kitchen grill, the employer is ensuring that he or she is compliant with OSHA. It is not only employees who are bound by OSHA - employees must also comply with all rules and regulations that apply to their own actions and conduct to ensure their own safety. An employee that refuses to secure his or her hair when working on a machine press is violating the law just as much as an employer that requires his or her employees to wear potentially dangerous clothing."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Complete OSH Act." U.S. Department of Labor. Full text of legislation retrieved 21 Jun 2006 at http://www.osha-slc.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=OSHACT&p_id=2743
• MacLaury, Judson (2006) "The Job Safety Law of 1970: Its Passage Was Perilous." U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 21 Jun 2006 at http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/osha.htm
• Occupational Safety and Health Act of the United States 1970. Book Rags. Retrieved 21 Jun 2006 at http://www.bookrags.com/history/worldhistory/occupational-safety-and-health-act-sjel-02/
• "Occupation Safety and Health." Employment Law Guide. Retrieved 21 Jun 2006 at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/osha.htm

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