MANA 3320 16th Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I 6 Employee Benefits required by Law continued II 5 Discretionary Employee Benefits III Types of Pension Plans IV 401K Savings Plan V Other Benefits Outline of Current Lecture I Health Facts II OSHA III 3 Citation Levels from OSHA IV Amendments to OSHA V 5 Major Health Issues OSHA Focuses On Current Lecture CH 12 Promoting Safety and Health Facts about health o In 2009 3 6 million on the job injuries or illnesses reported in private sector o Back injuries are number 1 injury reported o In 2009 4 340 deaths occurred o Every year the numbers of injuries deaths have declined since OSHA passed except 2006 Increased due to mishandling of dangerous materials OSHA o Occupational Safety and Hazard Act passed in 1970 o Division of the Department of Labor o Set out to reduce the number of on the job injuries and deaths o Each W 2 employee has the right to ask or initiate a workplace inspection 3 Citations and Penalties Levels from OSHA These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o o o 1 Other than serious A violation that has a direct relationship to job safety and health but one unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm OSHA may propose a penalty of up to 7 000 for each violation 2 Serious A violation where there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard OSHA may propose a mandatory penalty of up to 7000 for each violation 3 Willful A violation that the employer intentionally and knowingly commits or a violation that the employer commits with plain indifference to the law OSHA may propose penalties of up to 70 000 for each violation Amendments to OSHA in the 1980s o If a company gets a willful violation and it results in a death of an employee then the company could get fined severely o Corporate manager could get fined 250 000 and put in prison o Companies can deny OSHA inspectors coming in to inspect the property unless the inspector has a warrant 5 major health issues OSHA focuses on o o o 1 Chemical hazards Has to skull crossbones on each container that has hazardous or fatal materials 10 of all deaths in the workplace are due to this 2 Computer workstation issues Caused ergonomics to redesign equipment Visual difficulties Muscular aches and pains Job stress 3 Cumulative trauma disorders o Carpal tunnel syndrome 4 Blood borne pathogens o Extremely important in the medical community AIDS 5 Smoking and tobacco smoke Nothing in OSHA regulations about smoking tobacco smoke
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