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Julianne Kowalski Mr. Newman English 101: Rhetoric 16 September 2013 Statement of Scope for the Annotated Bibliography After the tragedy in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911, America learned to put in safety procedures and hazards in addition to rules and regulations of the workplace. The question we must ask is to what extent the corporations demanding labor are responsible for the unsafe working conditions of the employees. Bad reporting on workplace conditions help people see these events as accidents and not as the fault of specific choices corporate leaders make and for which they should be held responsible. If there were to be a fatality or is badly injured in a factory, the company should be responsible. Factory workers need global values for safety, guaranteed through vigorous inspections and financial punishments. Rather than dealing with many work-related injuries, health issues, and numerous incidents and other accidents occurring, unsuccessful companies should follow the lead of high-quality companies who prevent accidents by putting forth money into educating their workers on good health and safety practices. This essay will explore the hardships of working in plants and factories with poor working conditions as well as how management can prevent injury. When it comes to the topic of workplace safety, most of us agree rules ought to and can be easily followed. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of why are there so many health issues? Rules and safety regulations must be put into effect universally. The consequence of poor
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management regulation results in many injuries and accidents. It has become common today to dismiss the number of events happening inside of an agency. One implication of neglecting the safety and treatment of workers is that many are getting injured, therefore leading them to resign. To this day, workplaces worldwide have opened up doors for employees to be educated on safety to avoid harm. These selected bibliographies include sources that contain statistics and many opinions on safety in the workplace. While I have sources that are statistically accurate inside a workplace, I do not have sources that come from outside in a working field. Afsana Bhuiyan discusses that health and safety are below satisfactory level causing workers to suffer work related injuries. Dale Huskin writes that since 1970 when congress passed the OSHA and Health Act, injuries and illnesses have decreased by 67%. But also goes on to state that the workplace fatalities have decreased by 65 percent, while U.S. employment has almost doubled. From the Obesity, Fitness & Well Week, many workplaces are enforcing workplace safety and that has now opened opportunities for educational institutions to open across the country. Lamar Reinsch feels that workplace safety is a national issue and it should be enforced everywhere. Good companies prevent accidents and protect employees from injuries. Andrew Watterson expresses that number of high incidents and other accidents should have gotten peoples attention outside of the workplace, but safety in plants have still gone unregulated.
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Annotated Bibliography Bhuiyan, Jahan Afsana. "Improving Occupational Safety and Health in Bangladesh." eLibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013. Health and safety in the worksites are significantly below a satisfactory level. Many workers report suffering work-related injuries and health problems. Conditions at these workplaces suggest the need for improvements.
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Haskin, Dale. "Implementing Safety and Health Training." Franchising World 1 Jan. 2013: n. pag. eLibrary. Web. 6 Sept. 2013. The author suggests the purpose of training in the workplace is to reduce occupational injuries and illnesses and save lives. In the article it states that from 1970 when congress passed the OSHA and Health Act injuries and illnesses have decreased by 67%. Also the author tells us that the workplace fatalities have decreased by 65 percent, while U.S. employment has almost doubled. "Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA Seeks Applications for New OSHA Training Institute Education Centers." eLibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013. Many workplaces are enforcing workplace safety and that has now opened up new doors for educational institutions to open up across the country. Since OSHA was placed in 1970, the employers and responsible for providing the workplace safety for their employees. OSHA's main reason is to insure the safety among American workers. Reinsch, Lamar. "Working Together to Improve Safety in the Workplace." eLibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013. Workplace safety is a national issue and it should be enforced everywhere. Good companies prevent accidents. They protect employees from motion injuries and they encourage good health and safety practices not only at work but off the job as well. Watterson, Andrew. "Regulation of Occupational Health and Safety in the Semiconductor Industry: Enforcement Problems and Solutions." eLibrary. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013. The number of high incidents and other accidents should have gotten peoples attention outside of the workplace, but safeties in plants have still gone unregulated. The best working conditions would include the support for labor inspectors and government
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commitment to enforce laws. Many other countries are not complaining of work place safety.