Ashford University: MGMT 496- Week 1 Discussion 2
Question:
Download the O.S.H.A Pocket Guide – Worker Safety Series: Warehousing (Links to an external site.). Identify two potential safety issues that your current (or former) organization could be facing and explain why in 200-250 words.
Answer:
OSHA has been able to contribute significantly towards workplace safety and since it was implemented in 1971, it has been able to reduce casualties while working at workplace. OSHA has been able to bring out collaborative education and outreach efforts and kept relentless checks on any possible violations by regular site inspections.
Two hazards that I see can be occurring in my organization are manual lifting/ handling and poor ergonomics. We do have automated mechanisms at most places in the plant but some areas are there where we may need to use labor for manually lifting materials. This obviously can cause strain and muscular disorders. The management needs to contemplate having fully automated work designs so that no one is required to do heavy lifting of materials. Apart from that, some very good suggestions in the meantime are recommended in the OSHA guide like explaining the positions one can use while doing the lifting, determining the proper lifting method, no twisting while carrying load, looking at reducing lifts shoulder height by repositioning the shelf. Using coworkers to help in lifting goods so that load is not on a single individual is also helpful. Proper training in the area to avoid having medical issues will also help.
Question:
Download the O.S.H.A Pocket Guide – Worker Safety Series: Warehousing (Links to an external site.). Identify two potential safety issues that your current (or former) organization could be facing and explain why in 200-250 words.
Answer:
OSHA has been able to contribute significantly towards workplace safety and since it was implemented in 1971, it has been able to reduce casualties while working at workplace. OSHA has been able to bring out collaborative education and outreach efforts and kept relentless checks on any possible violations by regular site inspections.
Two hazards that I see can be occurring in my organization are manual lifting/ handling and poor ergonomics. We do have automated mechanisms at most places in the plant but some areas are there where we may need to use labor for manually lifting materials. This obviously can cause strain and muscular disorders. The management needs to contemplate having fully automated work designs so that no one is required to do heavy lifting of materials. Apart from that, some very good suggestions in the meantime are recommended in the OSHA guide like explaining the positions one can use while doing the lifting, determining the proper lifting method, no twisting while carrying load, looking at reducing lifts shoulder height by repositioning the shelf. Using coworkers to help in lifting goods so that load is not on a single individual is also helpful. Proper training in the area to avoid having medical issues will also help.
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