by Author Name Withheld 96

Created on: October 06, 2009   Last Updated: October 11, 2009

OSHA continues to be at the forefront of workplace inspections. OSHA's budget is likely to be expanded through the economic stimulus package. There are also degree programs in industrial safety at universities like the University of Northern Iowa. It is a nice two year program that you go through in Cedar Falls, Iowa which can teach about the different regulatory bodies that oversee safety standards in the workplace across the United States.

Working men and women must understand that so many agencies are involved in the process of making sure the workplace is safe and clean. The USDA is the one who requires workers to wear items such as hair nets and hard hats to make sure the food supply is edible so consumers are willing to buy it.

The Food & Drug Administration is another regulatory body who wants to make sure that you are being safe at the workplace in order to create new and innovative medications. The need to reinstate some of the ergonomics rules that were implemented during the Clinton Administration, but then reversed during the Bush Administration. Several unions and public safety advocates feel the need to see these ergonomics rules reinstated.

They also want to see fines levied upon employers who violate these ergonomics standards due to the fact that in many situations such violations lead to carpal tunnel. Having your employees contract carpal tunnel can lead to extensive lawsuits filed on their behalf.

This is why it is important to follow these ergonomics rules and make sure you treat your employees with respect to make sure they have the resources they need. Important things such as this could be ergonomically correct chairs and pads for people who have to spend a lot of their time typing documents.

OSHA was created by FDR back in the 1930's. Some workers criticize those who are involved with OSHA because they feel that often times they are tipped off before-hand regarding possible OSHA inspections that are coming up. This tipping off effectively leads the inspections to be considered worthless if you ask a lot of the blue collar workers out.

The number of fines that have been levied onto companies through OSHA has pretty much consistently dropped since the 1970's. We did see a slight up tick in OSHA fines and regulations during the Clinton Administration, but this was nothing close to what organized labor wanted to see accomplished.

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