HR Challenge 04: Employment Law in the Successful Workplace- OSHA Analysis

Topic: HR
Challenge 04: Employment Law in the Successful Workplace- OSHA Analysis
Overview: 3 pages (875words)
Source: Minimum 2 sources. Any listed sources can be used.
APA6. (Any of the listed sources can be used.)
A. In
a 3-page executive MEMORANDUM for the organizational leadership team,
you will explain the mission and function of OSHA and analyze the overarching
safety standards that impact the cost of regulations and enforcement in modern
organizations.
B. Creating
a culture of workplace safety and legal compliance is a very real task for the
human resource professional. Each type of work setting has some overarching
safety standards. Compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) is part of everyday record keeping and expenses within a
business.
C. You
will have the opportunity to learn more about OSHA and how its work impacts
modern organizations. By creating a memorandum for your leadership team, you
will get practical experience communicating the legal issues, expenses, and
benefits of compliance with OSHA regulations.

D. Introduction
1. Scenario

i.
Your organization is reviewing their
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) practices and expenses to
determine if they are currently effective or if they need to be revisited. Your
executive memorandum will serve as background information for the ongoing
discussions between organizational leadership and the human resource department.
2. Your
Challenge

i.
You are a human resources specialist with
experience in establishing OSHA protocols and the related costs. You will write
the memorandum of explanation to the organizational leadership team so that
they can carry on an informed discussion about practices in your organization.

E. 1. Write
a 3-page executive memorandum to organizational leadership regarding the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its effectiveness in
the workplace. Include the following:

i.
Describe the mission and function of OSHA.
1. What
is OSHA intended to do? Is it working?

ii.
List some of the compliance objectives, or
the overarching safety standards.

iii.
Analyze the impact of OSHA in modern
organizations.
1. What
does the HRM professional need to know about OSHA?

iv.
Analyze the cost of regulations and
enforcement versus the benefit in reduced worker injury. Is the cost of
regulations and enforcement worth the results?

v.
Develop health- and safety-related best
practices for human resources and organizational leadership.
1. Are
there different perspectives toward interpretation, monitoring, and compliance
with OSHA, and do the differing perspectives enhance or hinder workplace
safety?

vi.
Evaluate the ways in which a company can
mitigate risk.
2. Your
executive memorandum is to be written coherently to support a central idea with
correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.
Support
your assessment with citations from relevant readings, and use real-world
organization examples to demonstrate the importance of the concepts and
analysis you have provided.

Last Completed Projects