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Introduction to Employee Safety

Workplace safety is a concern for all companies, but especially in more dangerous industries with higher death rates ranked as construction; transportation and warehousing; agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting; professional and business services; and manufacturing. To help protect employees, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) of 1970 requires employers to pursue workplace safety. Workplace safety deals with the physical protection of people from injury or illness while on the job. Employers must meet all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards, maintain records of injuries and deaths due to workplace accidents, and submit to on-site inspections when notified. Those who do not comply are subject to citations and penalties, usually in the form of fines. Willful violations of the OSH Act that cause a death are punishable with a fine of up to $500,000 for the organization and $250,000 and up to 6 months in prison for an individual who is found culpable. Today, the HR department commonly has responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of employees. HRM works closely with other departments and maintains health and safety records along with managing safety training programs. As an HR manager, it will be absolutely critical that you know the safety rules, be sure your employees know them, and that you and other managers enforce them to prevent accidents. OSHA has broad authority to investigate complaints and impose citations and penalties on employers who violate the OSH Act. OSHA is responsible for setting federal safety and health standards and promulgating those standards to employers. OSHA is also the responsible agency of the federal government for occupational safety and health inspections.