OSHA Ch. 2

Occupational health policy

"A plan of action primarily concerned with protecting the health, safety, and welfare of persons at work."

Act of 1908 for Federal Employees Compensation

Affected federal employees who worked in hazardous occupations

USDOL

US department of labor - admins and enforces federal laws such as the fair labor standards act, Black lung benefits act

WHO

World health organization - unit of united nations, international arena for protection of workers health, gives every citizen of the world has a right to healthy and safe work environment. Maintains a network of collaborating centers on occupational health

OSH act and EEOC

current federal regulations protecting workers - specifies employers right and responsibilities. Enforces regulations that prohibit illegal discrimination against employees.

Whistleblowing

the disclosure by a person usually and employee in a government agency or private enterprise, to the public or to those in authority, of mismanagement corruption, illegality or some other wrongdoing

EPA

Environmental Protection agency - Maintains oversights of pesticides and chemicals - epa does not intervene directly in the workplace

Occupational safety and health act of 1970

Established by congress "to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women" created the occupational health and safety and health administration (OSHA), defined the role of osha in setting standards, covered most private-sector employees with some exceptions

ATSDR

Established in 1980 under the superfund law, examines hazardous waste sites and other environmental releases. Conducts applied reserch regarding public health assessments, provides education and training concerining hazardous subtances

GHS

Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling off chemicals - provides standardization of the manner in which chemicals are classified and labeled, shows risks

ILO

International labour organization- founded in 1919, specialized united nations agency, promotes rights at work, enhance social protection, strengthen dialogue on work-related issues

NIEHS

National Institute of environmental health sciences - supports research into environmental health - national toxicology program, maintenance of research labs.

NIOSH (CDC)

National institute for occupational safety and health - Federal agency for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work- related illnesses and injuries - established under the occupational safety and health act of 1970, part of the CDC

OSHA

Occupational health and safety administration - to assure safe and healthful conditions for working, part of the US department of labor, enforcement and inspections

Federal mine safety and health act of 1977

Strengthened and expanded the rights of miners, applied to all workers employed on mine property, administered by mine safety and health administration

the federal coal mine safety and health act of 1969

black lung benefit program, title amended in 1972 with the black lung benefits act of 1972. compensation for total disability from miners pneumoconiosis

Crucial functions of occupational health policies

defines standards for a safe workplace, establishing procedures for enforcement of regulations for worker safety