Essays on Osha

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has created an industrial guideline that provides specific and helpful managing instruction to help employees and employers to mitigate workplace injuries. Under General Duty, Section 5(a)(1), even if there are no industry-specific standards within OSHA guidelines, the employer still has responsibility keeping the workplace environment safe from known danger...

Abstract A study on the impacts of COVID-19 on the construction industry, including projects and the supply chains for materials and equipment. The study looks at new regulations for continuing work set in place by government authorities on multiple levels, and how they affect productivity. A look will also be taken at the reasons worker...

OSHA has cited your company, Smith & Baker Construction Co. (SBCC), in the past year for violations. SBCC operates in three Western states: California, Arizona and Nevada. The violations were for the following accidents: Andrew fell into an open excavation in California, and the company failed to identify the hazard. Thomas fell from scaffolding during...