`Death of a Salesman`

DSM Health and safety legislation in the contemporary world has reached new heights with governments and rule makers heaping on responsibility for their employees on their employers (Busse , 2005 . It can be safe to say that such safety standards have never been as high at any time as they are today . Though the intentions of these lawmakers-which is to guarantee humane and peaceful working conditions for employees cannot be questioned-unfortunately the implementation can . Safety requirements today require an employer to offer protective gear to employees if they are managing dangerous machines , limits

the number of hours and days that a worker can work requires workplaces to maintain a healthy temperature etc . Even then , accidents at workplace are all too common even in a developed country like the US . It is not the fault of the law makers but of the way rules in our society are implemented . Though external regulators regularly keep check on companies , it is not possible to monitor every manufacturer or company in the US Furthermore , if employees regularly work overtime (such as lawyers in law firms , what can the external regulator do

Though not to such an extent as to be charged with `murder , I completely agree that employers should be liable for their employees deaths , either by paying up substantial sums of damages to their families or promising to fulfill the health and education requirements of the dependents the deceased employee leaves behind

As to the question of whether safety standards should be raised , I...