OSHA Compliance

Following guidelines that OSHA puts in place are put there for a reason; however, some organizations think that OSHA tie their hands on how they run their business. Some have issues with following this because they like taking short cuts to save money, when it could cost them more if they do not follow their guidelines. The dilemma is when they are not following OSHA standards, which is putting their employee’s at risk. An example of this would be organizations such as nuclear power houses that have to keep all their OSHA records. Organizations such as factories need to have a safety personnel on staff at all times to keep the facilities OSHA compliant. When they are not in compliant there will be fines to pay.

Some of the fines could be added

due to not having proper safety glasses, work shoes, proper ladders, and ingredients listed for hazardous materials. Some employers’ do not mind putting their employees’ at risk to save a dollar; this is one of the reasons OSHA was created. If Jay felt as if he followed the guidelines, he should have allowed OSHA to inspect the first time they were there. In my opinion, Jay not allowing them to inspect the first time would raise a red flag for OSHA. If OSHA felt as if their employees’ should have been vaccinated, Jay could have presented his proof as to why he felt as if they were in no danger. He could have explained what Leigh found on what the Federal Occupational Safety regulations stated and to why they felt as if they were compliant.
“OSHA's mission is to send every worker home whole and healthy every day. Since the agency was established in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut by 62 percent and occupational injury and illness rates have declined 40 percent” (“Occupational Safety & Health Administration,” n.d.).