Safety Risk Critique

Running Head : Safety Risk Critique

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Introduction

Occupational Safety and health risks refer to those elements in the workplace which pose as danger to the employees , the environment and the surrounding community when exposed to them (Confer , 1999 . These are things which threaten the safety and health of people if not controlled In work places , these risks can be environmental which includes pollution in terms of noise and release of toxic gases , physical hazards such as collisions and falls of workers , falling objects

and electricity , biological hazards such as fungi and bacteria invasion and chemical hazards whose agents are acids , bases , solvents and any other reactive chemicals (Boyd , 2003 . There are guidelines and standards that have been set by the labour agency through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA ) which must be followed and the standards met by all employers . Failure to comply with the rules and meet the standards results to the employer facing the serious risk of litigation damage to their image when exposed amongst others (Charney , 1999

Statement of the Research Problem

Prime contractors have the responsibility of providing a safe and healthy workplace to all their employees by identifying hazards and controlling them . These contractors hence face the serious risk of safety management when they subcontract . This is because in the event that prime contractors subcontract , they still are responsible for the safety of their employees as OSHA regulations do not relieve the prime contractor of the overall compliance to the...