Is Your Workplace Safe?
What are safe working environments and why should one demand one? On an average, California employees spend about 10.5 hours per day at their workplace. People consider work to be the most influential setting which determines mental well being and protecting workers from any sort of diseases or disability, thus enlightening the real meaning of safe work environments. Further, better work environments are not only good for the employees but they are even beneficial for the company, allowing them to increase their productivity and reducing unwanted expenditures like disability and medical claims, workers compensation and many more.
Employers’ Responsibility for a Safe Work Environment
Under the California Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1973- “The employer plays an integral role in maintaining both healthy and safe work environments at the workplace.” This is better represented by California Code of Regulations in Title 8 which governs 20 different duties that should be followed by an employer.
Some of them include:
-Inspect or examine the workplace to find hazardous or unsafe working conditions.-Implement, establish and maintain a regular Illness and Injury Program. This should even be renewed periodically for ensuring safety of the employees.
-Inspecting the tools and equipment used by employees and making sure that they are safe to use.
-Use of color, posters, signs or warning labels to make employees aware of the potential hazards that may be there at the workplace.-Offering important training and medical examination whenever needed by Cal-OSHA
-Keeping an updated record of employees’ medical conditions, and these records should even be identified by authorized representatives of the company
-Tackling Problems Associated With Work Environment
From the above mentioned responsibilities one can realize the importance of the employer in maintaining a safe work environment. If your employer is unable to provide you with a healthy working environment you have recourse. United Employees Law Group knows all the ins and outs of safe work environment and protection of the employee. We can help you.
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