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In six pages this paper examines the problems associated with this act and its agency, OSHA, how they are being addressed, what regulation/legislation is supposed to do, what forms regulation/legislation take, its successes and failures, and identifies how the effectiveness of the Act’s regulation and legislation can be improved. Nine sources are listed in the bibliography. TGosha.rtf
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The employers and employees of each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories are covered by the Act (The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
2007). It is supposed to "assure, so far as possible, every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions" (OSHA, 2007). Employers are responsible
for keeping the workplace safe and the Act also provides workers with the rights to work in a hazard-free workplace, which include: * Strictly enforced government safety and health standards,
* Requesting a workplace inspection by OSHA, and * Workplace inspection participation (OSHA, 2007). The Acts regulatory authority involves conducting inspections of businesses where hazards are reported to exist
and to establish standards to eliminate the hazards to offer greater worker protection (The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 2007). Federal standards are grouped into four primary
categories, which include "general industry (29 CFR 1910); construction (29 CFR 1926); maritime (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring--29 CFR 1915-19); and agriculture (29 CFR 1928)" (The Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970, 2007). 1. Problem with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and How is it Being Addressed? The Occupational Safety and Health Act also established the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA), which under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces workers rights through the establishment of minimum workplace regulatory standards (OSHA, 2007). Any hazards
not covered specifically by these standards are purportedly addressed in the Acts general duty clause (OSHA, 2007). However, many hazards fall under this general category, which are poorly defined.
Under the Act, the government gave OSHA a wide legislative window of discretion to establish standards and to conduct inspections as the agency sees fit; however, the courts frequently
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