Analysis of OSHA State Plans, Strategic Management, and Workplace Safety Regulations
Evaluation of OSHA regulations and workplace safety strategies.
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Analysis of OSHA State Plans, Strategic Management, and Workplace SafetyRegulationsDescribe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including theprocess, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provideapproximately 200-300 words anda reference citation for your source material in your response. 2.OSHA has a StrategicManagement Plan for 2003-2008. Briefly summarize that plan and comment on its new goals andthe criteria used for target industries. Have any of the new goals from this plan had, or will have,an effect on your workplace? Explain and give an example. (www.osha.gov)1.Describe State Plans and discuss what must be demonstrated by the states, including theprocess, to be an approved OSHA State Plan. Please provide approximately 200-300 wordsand a reference citation for your source material in your response.Answer–Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970(the Act)it encourages theStates to make new plans to operate their own safety and health programs for employers injob. OSHA recommends and monitors up to 50 percent of the total operating costs of anapproved plan.At present, there are22 states and jurisdictions which are employing complete state plansand five Connecticut covering only public employees.It must be the duty of the state to setjob safety and health standards which are most effective as compared to other federalstandards.That’s why most of the state plans are identical to federal ones.However, stateshave the option to promulgate the standards which have not been covered by federalstandards.(Labor U. D., n.d.)Inspection to enforce the standards which covered both state and local governmentemployees should be conducted. It should indulge itself into operation of occupationalsafety and health training and education programs.Now aday a free consultation program
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