Throughout history, there have been several workplace tragedies that helped to shape the field of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) as we know it today. For this assignment, you will choose one significant workplace tragedy. To complete the assignment, you will need to address the following items:
Summarize the tragedy selected and how this event helped to improve workplace safety and health today.
Compare and contrast the safety and health regulatory environment existing at the time of the tragedy with that of the current day.
Identify existing OSH regulatory and/or consensus standards that have likely helped to prevent a recurrence of the tragic event.
Your paper should be at least two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. A minimum of two sources must be used, one which may include the textbook. Your paper must be in APA style format.
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The safety and health regulations that existed at that time were not as detailed as those that are currently in place. There is additional content to the rules governing the practice. Communication is among the areas where guidelines are now more detailed, for example, a wider variety of signals and code words to be used in such an event. The industry is also stricter on the implementation of the safety rules and regulations. For example, one must have prior experience in landscaping before they can be allowed to work too close to the landing zone to prevent a “struck-by.” However, the victim had experience in construction but none
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