Purchase Solution

Discuss the basic facts about OSHA

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Discuss the basic facts about OSHA, describe its purpose, standards inspections, rights and responsibilities?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The expert discusses the basic facts about OSHA.

Solution Preview

The main aim of OSHA is to provide safe and healthy working conditions for workers in America by setting and enforcing laws to ensure that employers comply with those policies and ensure safety and health of US's working population.

They have a large workforce of about 2100 inspectors and other officials who oversee all the activities of the organization via its office located throughout the country. They not only enforce and set up the acts, but also provide training, technical assistance with respect to compliances and acts, education, etc. to ensure that the program is ...

Solution provided by:
Sandeep Bardia, MBA
Education
  • BCom, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi
  • MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology
Recent Feedback
  • "Thank you. "
  • "Thank you"
  • "Thank you. I got 20/20 last week for my discussion you help me out with."
  • "Thank you. Great Job. "
  • "Thank you. Great Job. "
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Basics of corporate finance

These questions will test you on your knowledge of finance.

Team Development Strategies

This quiz will assess your knowledge of team-building processes, learning styles, and leadership methods. Team development is essential to creating and maintaining high performing teams.

Marketing Management Philosophies Quiz

A test on how well a student understands the basic assumptions of marketers on buyers that will form a basis of their marketing strategies.

Business Ethics Awareness Strategy

This quiz is designed to assess your current ability for determining the characteristics of ethical behavior. It is essential that leaders, managers, and employees are able to distinguish between positive and negative ethical behavior. The quicker you assess a person's ethical tendency, the awareness empowers you to develop a strategy on how to interact with them.

Social Media: Pinterest

This quiz introduces basic concepts of Pinterest social media

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Environmental studies

    OSHA did nothing about this situation until the press exposed the problem of an employee working there, with brain damage. Even then, the company was only fined $1,400 and ordered to get the place in compliance.

  • OSHA Guidelines

    Discuss in a paragraph or two the OSHA standard in CFR 29 1910.38 3. Discuss in a paragraph or two the OSHA standard in CFR 1910.146 4. Discuss in a paragraph or two the OSHA standard in CFR 29 1910.155 5.

  • OSHA performance

    Two resource articles about OSHA rights can be found at the following web sites: http://ehstoday.com/standards/osha/osha_inspections_expect/ AND http://www.site-kconstructionzone.com/?

  • Basic requirements and noncompliance of OSHA

    470721 Basic requirements and noncompliance of OSHA What exactly are the basic requirements of OSHA for employers? What are the penalties for noncompliance?

  • describe the major concepts behind worker compensation laws

    Explain the reasons for the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970. Define the organizational structure and authority of OSHA, and discuss how they relate to fire service safety programs.

  • Employment laws which affect HR decisions and actions

    OSHA - Safety is concern one for businesses, as an unsafe work environment in regard to hazards, fire and safety can be an OSHA violation. When an OSHA violation occurs, the ramifications are fierce.

  • The Occupational Health and Safety Act

    Does OSHA cover the safety of someone you contract labor from located in another country? Discuss the legal and ethical implications of utilizing contract labor from the perspective of safety.

  • OSHA to protect workers and their families from lead exposure in battery manufacturing

    In the third website, pay attention to the Control section when it is talking about the personal protective equipment. But all three sites should give you the information you need to discuss the recommendations.

  • OSHA inspections and state regulations

    In a narrative format, discuss the key facts and critical issues presented in the case. The home for those with developmental disabilities of mild to moderate levels was visited by OSHA.

View More Related Solutions