1. Are all employees covered by the OSH Act?
1.1. The OSH law covers all workers unlike public workers in state and local governments and those who are self-employed, but these are protected by a state plan approved by OSH for their safety.
2. What are your responsibilities as an employer?
2.1. The employer must comply with certain parameters of responsibility with the workers and some of these are:
2.1.1. Maintain records of work accidents, injuries, illnesses and their causes.
2.1.2. Provide tools and equipment in good condition, including appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
2.1.3. Provide medical assistance and counseling to employees who suffer injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
2.1.4. Provide OSHA required training.
3. What are your rights as an employer?
3.1. All employees are required to help prevent exposure to safety and health hazards in the workplace by familiarizing themselves with and complying with all applicable OSHA requirements.
4. What are employees’ rights?
4.1. The rights of employers granted by the OSH law, some of these are:
4.1.1. Request a closing discussion after an inspection.
4.1.2. Object to an established reduction period for citations.
4.1.3. Review OSHA standards, regulations, and requirements provided by the employer.
4.1.4. Request information from the employer on emergency procedures. Seek safe and healthy working conditions without retaliation from your employer.
5. How can you get more information on safety and health?
5.1. OSHA provides free information on safety and health in which we find: standards, technical assistance and compliance tools to help understand the nuances of the regulations that OSHA has, and also to expand knowledge and more information go to www. osha.gov.
6. Why is job safety and health important?
6.1. Safety and health at work is important because it is one of the fundamental bases that the worker has to be able to have security against his life in the workplace, which also benefits employers since it allows them to save money with injured or sick workers and thus provide them with better safety and health.
7. How does OSHA contribute to job safety and health?
7.1. OSHA contributes to safety and health at work under the (OSH law) which, this law was approved by the government in 1970, this law guarantees the minimum safety and health to a worker in order to be protected within the work development.
8. What are employees’ responsibilities?
8.1. The employer has the following rights:
8.1.1. Request identification from OSHA compliance officers.
8.1.2. Request an inspection order.
8.1.3. Receive a reason for inspection from compliance officers.
8.1.4. Accompany compliance officers in inspections.
8.1.5. Request an informal conference after an inspection.