Hello, today I am wrtinig my next blog for my emergency
response class. This blog is going to compare and contrast the pros and cons of
worker safety, and environmental safety. Before even really digging into the
topics more in depth. I really think that there are more than just a couple
differences and more than a couple similarities between the two topics. Like just
room the name you can tell that they are going to have to involve two different
things. One is about the environment and the world we live in. the other is
about the worker whose job it is to make a living in the environment or world
we live in. for this blog I am going to
go into two detailed parahraphs. One will be explain environmental safety. The other
will be involving worker safety. These paragraphs will include all of the
insightful information about each topic that you will need when you re
formulating your own thinkngs. The first paragraph and the first topic I am
going to talk about is the worker’s safety.
Three Department of Labor
(DOL) agencies have responsibility for the administration and enforcement of
the laws enacted to protect the safety and health of workers in America.
The first one is the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration…
OSHA
OSHA administers the
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Explains Safety and health conditions in most
private industries are regulated by OSHA or OSHA-approved state plans. Nearly
every employee in the nation comes under OSHA's jurisdiction with some
exceptions such as miners, some transportation workers, many public employees,
and the self-employed. Employers subject to the OSH Act also have a general
duty to provide work and a workplace free from recognized, serious hazards.
The second are other safety and health administrations.
One example is the DOL's MSHA has
responsibility for administration and enforcement of the Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977, which protects the safety and health of workers employed in the
nation's mines.The Act applies to all mining and mineral processing operations
in the United States, regardless of size, number of employees, or method of
extraction.
Other
major resources when it comes to worker safety are listed below.
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs - Administers
four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement
benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation and other benefits to
certain workers or their dependents who experience work-related injury or
occupational disease. (EEOMBD) and the SHARE initiative also play a role in the administration
of DOL workplace safety and health programs.
On the
other side of the spectrum we now must talk about the environmental safety. Most
people commonly know this as HSE which is Health, Safety, and the Environment. This
is a term that sums up the laws, guidance, and rules to help protect the environment
from harm. HSE has two main goals. The frist one is the prevention of incidents
and accidents that result from bad operating conditions and also plans to
reduce the affects that result from operating conditions. One of the main
components that keep HSE moving is the rule and regulations that are put in
place by the HSE that workplaces have to following order to stay up and
running.
From an environmental standpoint,
it involves creating a systematic approach to complying with environmental
regulations, such as managing waste or air emissions all the way to helping
site's reduce the company's carbon footprint.
To lern
more about each topice please click on the links below. Have a wonderful day.
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