1. Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Unit I assignment
Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
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2. Get ready for audio! NEXT
A part of this assignment contains audio, so have your speakers or headphones ready.
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3. The voic
This assignment begins with a voic . Click below to listen to the voic . (The transcription is in the notes pane). Then, proceed to the next slide.
Hi Jerry! This is your OSHA’s Area Director.
We received a non-formal complaint recently from one of your current employees. The complaint alleges that employees there are performing welding operations on stainless steel in an area with inadequate ventilation.
This employee also states that they frequently “cough up” black sputum, and that they are worried about the health consequences caused by this lack of ventilation.
The complaint further states that no air sampling has been performed to evaluate the employees’ exposures to welding fumes. And, that when asked for respirators, they were given “dust masks” with one strap, which were purchased at the local hardware store. The effectiveness of these dust masks for the exposure that is present is also in question.
I will also be sending you an summarizing this non-formal complaint, so that you can respond accordingly.
Thanks Jerry! Goodbye.
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4. The
As stated, the Area Director follows up the voic with an summarizing the non-formal complaint. The complaint does not contain any information about which employee filed the complaint with OSHA.
You are given five days to respond to the non-formal complaint or OSHA will conduct an onsite inspection.
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5. Assignment
Part 1 Draft a letter in response to the complaint. Your letter should summarize why you believe the complaint is invalid and no on-site inspection is required. Keep in mind, simply stating that the complaint is invalid is not adequate. You must support your opinions in the letter. Part 2 Answer the questions below in a few sentences. 1. Where does this type of complaint fit on OSHA’s Priority criteria? 2. What factors could have made this complaint non-formal rather than formal? 3. What steps could you take as the employer to identify the employee who filed the complaint? 4. What factors could result in this complaint being reclassified as a formal complaint? Save both parts of this assignment in one word document to submit for grading.