Editing argumentative essay with adding opposing view for three body paragraphs.

Tareq Fallatah

Prof: Barbara

Class: 122NNS-05

April 20, 2014

Meaning of safety

Historically, recurrent incidences of workplace accidents, subsequent injuries, and resulting conditions have significantly affected the wellbeing of employees in various working environments. Some of the notable cases of such accidents include “falls, being struck by objects, electrocution and getting caught-in/between operational machines “(OSHA). According to Personick and Ethel experts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is because of increasingly worrying numbers of injuries and illnesses in work environments that the positions of safety inspectors and supervisors were created. In modern workplace management practices, emphasis is laid on creating the best and safest work environment for employees in varied professions. To achieve this, all workplaces must be reviewed and evaluated for compliance to safety policies by safety inspectors. Other important considerations include employee training and opinion based focus in work environments. Admittedly, workplace scrutiny by safety inspectors ensures that work environments are safe, healthy, and secure for all workers. Additionally, the continued presence of safety supervisors guarantees continued adherence to safety policies, rules and regulations.

Bringing someone new into the safety program to supervise the working environment provides a fresh non-biased opinion to the safety of the workplace. Opponents of safety practices involving inspectors and supervisors argue that the whole process may be too costly and time consuming. Nonetheless, the overall impact of omitting a safety inspector from the safety process in the workplace may lead to life loss or traumatic injuries if precautions are not taken. Notably, being from outside the company, safety inspectors normally present non-biased opinions. Additionally, most of them are highly trained and experienced in their areas of specialization. As a result, they possess outstanding abilities in identifying safety hitches that would be costly in the long-term. Furthermore, being professional in practice makes them release all observed information; whether negative or positive. To this extent, they substantially enrich the safety programs of various work environments. According to the career guide to the safety profession that has been published by the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation, safety inspectors not only help to identify and reduce workplace hazards but also support in reducing costs and assist all workers within the company (Brown).

Experience is a vital attribute that companies concern when promoting an employee from lower position to supervisor. Experienced safety employees are equipped with better career elements through long-term interaction with other employees, thus initiating a well-structured cognitive behavior. They have suitable and ideal experience by helping in maintaining rationality towards employees they supervise. In a supervisory role, experienced personnel have well-structured conceptual frameworks they apply in in work approach in order to achieve excellence. They are tasked to create a proper internal communication mechanism that enhances intrinsic development in employees. One of the most common ways of achieving experience is through education. Besides, other companies devise training programs to encourage direct interaction between employees and supervisors (Huang). Whenever the safety management system understands the strengths and weaknesses of its staff, education in most cases assist in influencing knowledge based on every individual. It is also relevant to note that education is very important but with without experience this knowledge would not be used in the right place. Apart from education, safety supervision and inspections in the workplace calls for proper focus. Supervisors require a comprehensive focus system that addresses the entire organization. A well-initiated safety inspection initiative appreciates the efforts of each stakeholder while implementing an adequate health measure. Unlike out dated consulting tactics, focus in the workplace promotes supervisors to align duties through different result yielding approaches. This includes devising an internal drive that motivates actions and commitments considerably enough to impact better performance value. Presence of safety inspectors in a workplace is a cost effective measure to an organization. Apart from the main duty of safeguarding people’s health, safety inspectors equally help in saving the company from miscellaneous expenditures put in place as remedies for environmental degradation. This is because several incidents of injuries are highly common in an unprotected environment. They conduct risk assessment through identification of hazardous input and outputs. While doing the same, they donate the advice to other employees on their responsibilities towards safety workplace rights. Personick support that safety officials improve ‘Work Safe’ compliance through practical guidance on risk management. Practically, they also offer consultation services mainly to recruits on safety standards. Thus, incidence of inspectors and officers around a workplace is a cost effective measure that no company should omit. In sum, creation of safety inspectors in a workplace area is a critical step towards safeguarding people from unexpected injuries. Assumption of such positions can easily suggest that a company is ready to spend multiple sums of money in treatment and replacements of material losses as opposed to a little amount that could be used hire the inspectors. Before recruiting inspectors, key issues such as education and experience should be prioritized since it requires conceptual frameworks that none else would do. Similarly, an inclusive work commitment is vital in conducting daily activities. Safety inspectors are important in a working environment since their presence cares for both workers’ health and work premises.

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