Human Resource SECTION 5

Employee
Management Relations
and
Global HR
TENTH EDITON

Robert L. Mathis John H. Jackson

Chapter 15

Health, Safety, and Security

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 Learning Objectives

After you have read this chapter, you should be

able to:
Define health, safety, and security and explain their
importance in organizations.
Discuss several legal requirements affective health
and safety.
Identify the basic provisions of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Describe the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) inspection and record-
keeping requirements.

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 Learning Objectives (contd)

Discuss the activities that comprise effective safety

management.
Discuss three different workplace health issues and
how employers are responding to them.
Explain the three levels of health promotion in
organizations.
Discuss workplace violence as a security issue and
describe some components of an effective security
program.

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 Health, Safety, and Security

Health
A general state of physical, mental, and emotional
well-being.
Safety
A condition in which the physical well-being of
people is protected.
Security
The protection of employees and organizational
facilities.

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 Typical Division of Responsibilities:
Health, Safety, and Security

Figure 151
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 Legal Requirements for Safety and Health

Workers Compensation
A legally-mandated insurance fund that provides
compensation to employees for work-related
injuries.
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of
leave for their serious health conditions.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Employers attempting to return injured employees
to light duty work may undercut the essential
functions of the job.

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 Workers Compensation Injuries

Source: Based on data from Liberty Mutual Group, in Insurer Ranks

Leading Workers Comp Injuries, National Underwriter, March 19, 2001, 7. Figure 152
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 Selected Child Labor Hazardous Occupations

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 Occupational Safety and Health Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Passed to assure safe and healthful working
conditions.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) administers provisions of the Act.
OSHA Enforcement Standards regulate equipment
and working environments:
The general duty of employers to provide safe and
healthy working conditions.
Notification and posters are required of employers to
inform employees of OSHAs safety and health
standards.

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 Private Industry Injury Rate

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2001. Figure 154
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 OSHA Provisions and Standards

Hazard Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)

Communication Lock out/tag out regulations

Blood-borne Protection for workers exposed to blood

Pathogens and other substances from AIDS

Personal Protective Hazard analysis, training, and provision of

Equipment (PPE) PPE to employees

Cumulative Stress Protection from muscle and skeletal

Disorders (CTDs) injuries from repetitive tasks

Protection for reproductive health and

Work Assignments
refusal to perform unsafe work

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 Guide to
Recordability of
Cases Under the
Occupational
Safety and Health
Act

Source: U.S. Department of

Labor Statistics, What Every
Employer Needs to Know About
OSHA Record Keeping
(Washington, DC: U.S.
Government Printing Office). Figure 155
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 OSHA Inspections

On-the-Spot Inspections
Compliance officers
Marshall v. Barlows, Inc.
Dealing with an Inspection
Citations and Violations
Imminent danger
Serious
Other than serious
De minimis
Willful and repeated

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 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Violations
(General Industry, Non-Construction)

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, 2001. Available at www.osha.gov. Figure 156
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 Workplace Injuries by Employment Size

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2001. Figure 157
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 Approaches to Effective Safety Management

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 Other Safety Issues

Safety Policies Safety

and Discipline Committees

Employee and
Workplace
Safety

Employee Safety Training

Motivation and
and Incentives Communications

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 Phases of Accident Investigation

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 Health

Substance
Abuse

Workplace Emotional/
Smoking
Health Mental Health
at Work
Issues Concerns

Workplace
Air Quality

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 Common Signs of Substance Abuse

Figure 1510
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 Health Promotion Levels

Source: Developed by Kay F. Ryan (Nebraska Methodist College) and Robert L. Mathis
(University of Nebraska at Omaha). May not be reproduced without permission. Figure 1511
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 Security

Top Eight Security Concerns at Work:

Workplace violence
Internet/intranet security
Business interruption/disaster recovery
Fraud/white collar crime
Employee selection/screening concerns
General employee theft
Unethical business conduct
Computer hardware/software theft

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 Profile of a Potentially Violent Employee

Figure 1512
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 Workplace Violence

Domestic Management
Causes Responses

Workplace
Violence
Issues

Training in Detection
and Prevention

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 Security Management

Security
Audit

Controlled Workplace
Access Security

Computer
Security

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