5101 Assessment 1 Occupational Safety and Health

1.      Compare and contrast how the present day rate of accidental work deaths compares with the rate in the early 1900s. What are some important considerations when assessing the effect of accidents on the safety and health industry?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2.      There are a variety of causes for accidental deaths in the United States each year. Identify leading causes of death in the United States and discuss to what extent you think it is preventable.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations

3.       Compare the Systems Theory of Accident Causation with the Combination Theory of Accident Causation. What are the differences between the two models? What is your own opinion of these theories of accident causation? Explain.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4.      Analyze the role that organized labor has played in the development of the safety movement in the United States. Define the fellow servant rule, the doctrine of contributory negligence and the assumption of risk concept. How have these three contributed to organized labor in the safety movement?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

5.      Explain the development and passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). What were some of the primary reasons behind the passage?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Goetsch, D. L. (2011). Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers (7th ed.).

Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.