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| Americans with disability act |
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| 1990 - Prohibits employers from discrimination agains qualified individuals with disabilities. |
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| Systematic procedures to reduce the potential for hearing loss in the work place. Employers are required by OSHA to implemet hearing conservation procedures when the noise level preceds 85 db. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 |
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| Conduct research run test to establishstandards that identify the acceptable levels for materials, substances, conditions, and mechanisms to which people may be exposed in the modern workplace. |
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| System for incapacitating a machine until it can be made safe to operate |
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| Section 11(a) OSHA, Employees have the right to know what all chemicals and the hazards and identies in which are involved in the chemicals. |
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| Developed to allow injured employees to be compensated appropriately without having to take their employer to court. |
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| Science of conforming the workplace and all its elements to the worker |
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| Potentially dangerous situations related to electricity. |
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| Requires a determination of how much the employee could have earned had a injury accured. |
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| Defines the relationship between power, voltage, current, and resistance V=IR |
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| Collect facts (not to find who at)Accident Analysis is carried out in order to determine the cause or causes of an accident or series of accidents so as prevent further incidents of a similar kind. |
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| Safety Standard definition |
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| A set of standards set up to |
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| A company is liable for damages caused by a product that it produces, regardless of negligence or fault. |
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Bloodborne Pathogens means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard prescribes safeguards to protect workers against the health hazards from exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials, and to reduce their risk from this exposure
Implementation of this standard not only will prevent hepatitis B cases, but also will significantly reduce the risk of workers contracting AIDS, Hepatitis C, or other bloodborne diseases |
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