M10.5 Blog about an occupational safety and health organization

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For my organization, I chose to do the CAL/OSHA. CAL/OSHA focuses on protecting Californian workers by setting and enforcing standards, approving and issuing permits and licenses, and providing outreach and education services. CAL/OSHA also focuses on passenger and user safety in terms of transportation, elevator use, amusement rides, and pressure vessels. CAL/OSHA strongly emphasizes the importance of developing an injury and illness prevention plan for every organization. While looking through their website, I found the following featured safety programs:

 As a person who regularly uses transportation services, elevators, and as someone who runs the risk of workplace violence at her job, I feel that CAL/OSHA is definitely a great resource on helping people prevent illness and injury. CAL/OSHA provides the tools to protect and educate employees as well as their employers to maximize productivity through the creation safe and healthy environments. My type of work could definitely learn a thing or two in terms of developing better plans of action when working with clients/patients as well as protect ourselves from exposure to disease.

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  1. Sintia ShahbazNovember 4, 2018 at 10:08 AM

    This is awesome! I feel that this covers so many areas of work and helps to protects thousands and thousands of people. I agree that I too feel some places do not follow these regulations in full and really need to.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 5, 2018 at 4:41 PM

    As a non-native Californian, regulatory pearls like CAL/OSHA really clarify how industrial environments can vary from state to state. Most of the US relies on the relatively thin infrastructure provided by OSHA to protect workers and regulate work conditions. Having a statewide regulatory agency to reinforce These requirements creates a higher standard of safety for employers to adhere to.

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