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FIGURE 14–3

Selected Child Labor Hazardous Occupations
(minimum age: 18 years)

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Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
 Passed to assure safe and healthful working

conditions.
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA) administers provisions of the Act.
 OSHA Enforcement Standards regulate equipment

and working environments:
 The

“general duty” of employers to provide safe
and healthy working conditions.

 Notification

and posters are required of employers

to inform employees of OSHA’s safety and health
standards.

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FIGURE 14–4

Distribution of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries versus
Illnesses by Private Industry Sector, 2008

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Occupational Safety and Health Act (cont’d)
Hazard Communication

Bloodborne Pathogens

Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)

OSHA
Enforcement
Standards

Cumulative Stress Disorders

Work Assignments

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OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements
Types of
Injuries

Injury- or
illness-related
death

Lost-time
or disability
injuries

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Medical care
injuries

Minor
injuries

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OSHA Inspections
• On-the-Spot Inspections
 Compliance officers


Marshall v. Barlow’s, Inc.

• Dealing with an Inspection

• Citations and Violations
 Imminent danger
 Serious
 Other than serious

 Check credentials

 De minimis

 Opening conference

 Willful and repeated

 Safety record check
 On-the-spot inspection

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FIGURE 14–8

Phases of Accident Investigation

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Inspection, Investigation, and Evaluation

Measuring
Safety
Efforts

Accident

and Injury
Statistics

Worker
Compensation
Costs

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Illness/Injuries
by Areas,
Shifts, and
Jobs

Incident Rate
and
Benchmark
Comparisons

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Substance Abuse
• Substance Abuse
 Use of illicit substances or misuse of controlled

substances, alcohol, or other drugs.

• Types of Drug Tests
 Urinalysis
 Radioimmunoassay of hair
 Surface swiping
 Fitness-for-duty tests (impairment)

• Handling Substance Abuse Cases
 ADA does not protect current users of illegal drugs.
 Addiction to legal drugs is considered a disability.
 Use of the firm-choice option
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FIGURE 14–9

Common Signs of Substance Abuse

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Other Employee Health Concerns
Employee Health

Emotional/Mental
Health

Health and
Older Employees

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Smoking
at Work

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Health Promotion
• Health Promotion
 A supportive approach of facilitating and encouraging

healthy actions and lifestyles among employees.

• Wellness Programs
 Programs designed to maintain or improve employee

health before problems arise.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
 A program that provides counseling and other help to

employees having emotional, physical, or other
personal problems.
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Security Concerns at Work
Security
Concerns

Workplace
Violence

Security
Management

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Employee
Screening and
Selection

Security
Personnel

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Workplace Violence

Workplace Violence Issues

Workplace
Violence
Warning Signs

Training in
Detection and
Prevention

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Post-Violence
Management
Responses

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FIGURE 14–11

Profile of a Potentially Violent Employee

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