Manufacturing Engineering Safety in the Workplace Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2013. All rights reserved. 1

Manufacturing Engineering Safety in the Workplace

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Bell Work Activity

Please take out a sheet of paper and answer thefollowing questions.

A. What are two examples of how shocks and falls can be prevented at home?

B. What could you have done to prevent an accident that you have experienced?

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A. There are several important terms and definitions students need to know.

B. Complete the Safety in the Workplace Matching Terms and Definitions handout.

Students may work in groups.

Warm-up Activity Safety in the Workplace- Terms and Definitions


Safety in the Workplace

• Workplace safety is an important part of maintaining a healthy, productive work environment.

• In the last 100 years, great stride has been made for improving overall safety in the workplace. With the evolution of technology and new processes, workplace safety has become an evolving process as well.


Occupational Safety and Heath Act of 1970

• OSH Act was enacted to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for people in the workplace. The act authorizes federal enforcement of its standards.

• The act provides research, information, education, and training to support occupational (workplace) safety and health.


Employee Rights under the OSH Act

• OSH Act provides the American workforce with the right to a safe and healthy working environment.

• The act requires employers to provide a workplace that is free of known hazards that could injure or harm their employees. Under the act, workers have a right to: o File complaints to have their workplace inspected by OSHAo Receive training and information about workplace hazardso Review records of workplace injurieso Receive copies of their medical recordso Receive copies of test results measuring workplace hazards


Responsibility of Employers • OSHA requires employers to provide a safe and healthy

work environment. Employers must regularly inspect, identify, and correct problems involving employee safety and health. Examples: o Provide ventilation of harmful fumeso Use safer chemicalso Sample air quality and noise pollution in the

workplaceo Maintain records of workplace injurieso Train employees on workplace hazards and injury

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Safety Poster Project• Information Resources

ohttp://www.osha.gov/workers.htmlohttp://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/employer-

responsibility.htmlohttp://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3021.pdfo http://www.osha.gov/Publications/all_about_OSHA.pdfo http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.html

• Poster worksheet review


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