Health and safety at work - 40 years of progress

The history of health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is full of controversy, turmoil, and (finally) a triumph. This is a government organization that has had a very uncertain start.

OSHA was originally built by the Congress under the law on labor safety and health, which was put into play by former President Richard Nixon. The act was instilled 29 December 1970 to try to stop the disease, death and injuries at work. In essence, OSHA established a number of laws, rules and regulations that all occupational health professionals had to comply. The history of health and safety at work was a messy before OSHA was created.

Before the formation of OSHA, many companies did not have any kind of safety regulations put in place to protect workers. In fact, many workers found themselves at the mercy of the machines that were in no way safe. Once OSHA has started to monitor the working environment, companies have been forced to change the level of safety in some plants. Of course, this instigated protests from many different companies that do not want to spend time and money to upgrade the machines. However, OSHA has prevailed, and many workplaces are safe today as a result.

It is interesting to note that the history of health and safety at work has taken a curious turn when George HW Bush assumed the presidency. During this time, a lot of control that OSHA had been weakened. However, it must be said, during his administration, OSHA has enforced certain rules of hazardous exposure in the workplace (workers' right to know hazardous materials). Once the current president was put in power, has done a lot of OSHA's voluntary standards (at management discretion).

The many things that have happened since the first origin OSHA (1970) the current state of the OSHA (2008) are worth looking into. Although this organization was created to protect workers within an area of ​​hazardous work, many of the rules initially put in place are no longer in existence. Yet, OSHA is an important part of work today.

As you can tell, the history of health and safety at work really took a turn for the better once the OSHA was created. However, recent developments involving the organization of the government are quite curious. Regardless, thanks to this organization, many are able to work in a safer environment today .......