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Occupational Health Nursing Education

   

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Running Head:OPERATION HEALTH AND SAFETY1Operation Health and SafetyNameInstitutional Affiliation
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OPERATION HEALTH AND SAFETY2Operation Health and SafetyIntroductionThe government has worked hard to come up with laws and regulations that govern andmonitor the activities of workers in every department in Caribbean. These are set of standardsthat every must be followed by all employers in all sector of the economy. Through the ministryof labour in close relation to national social security, have made it mandatory for all employersto follow a set of rules and laws which ensure the safety of employees at work places isenhanced. It is true that the general performance of the company or organisation is dependent onthe performance of the employees. This, therefore, means that employees must be kept in goodhealth and sound mind so that they can continue performing to the best of their abilities. Therules set there in, are all aimed at making sure that employees remain safe at their work posts andin case of an accident, then emergency services must be available to rescue the victims(s).however, research indicates that most employers and their companies find themselves in anegative side of the law most often. This happens mostly because the employers ignore or simply refuses to comply with theset regulations as stipulated under the acts of parliament. For instance, the law requires that veryemployer must purchase a fire fitting equipment such as fire extinguisher or even more advanceditems for preventing fire from spreading in case it occurs. However, most people try to avoidextra expenses of buying such items. Anytime fire erupts in the working facilities, then mostworkers die or get seriously injured due to lack of proper equipment that could have been used toput off the fire. Law enforcers who work with the ministry of labour are, therefore, required toput to jail the directors of such a company and force them to face the full measure of the law.The comfortability and convenience of workers at work workplace is key to ensuring proper
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OPERATION HEALTH AND SAFETY3service delivery to the clients of an organisation and to the general public. It is not an option forthat can be chosen or not. According to the employees act of Caribbean, this is a mandatoryrequirement and cannot be debated upon. Every organisation must comply and adhere to thesame, failure to which such a company is fined large sums of money. Sometimes, the companymay be seized if the offence committed claims several lives of the workers. It is therefore, anadvice to company owners, managers and stakeholders in an organisation to provide safegrounds upon which employees are able to work comfortably and happily. Workplace descriptionThe organisation in question is a construction company located in Caribbean states.Kennos’ main aim is to provide construction wok using brick. The work conditions at the sameplace is not favourable as per the requirements of the Caribbean state workforce laws andregulations. In addition, there are so many activities going on while the number of workersremain low over a period of time. The ration or work availability to the workforce is almost 10:1(Algeria, McGuire, Ojera & al, 2006). The company is engaged in construction of brick relatedstructures such as houses, roads, bridges and many more. According to the sources available, thedirectors of the company in question does not follow the laid down procedures, laws,requirements and regulations which are all aimed at making the lives of employees at workplacescomfortable and complete. Human health is a key subject in any activity being undertaken (Alli,2001). According to the workforce act that aims at ensuring the workers in every company aresafe from accidents occurring at the workplace, there must exist an individual whose duty is toforesee the safety of worker in the organisation. Research indicates that the Caribbeanconstruction company had a workforce officer who was not qualified to handle such duties
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OPERATION HEALTH AND SAFETY4(Altman, 2000). The safety officer is a son to the general manager at the same facility. Thismeans that the safety officer got the job through channels that are not recommended. He musthave been appointed due the fact that his father is a general manager and so there was no onewho could manage to question such actions due to the high rank of the general manager in theorganisation. Safety officer in every organisation needs to be academically qualified for the task athand. She or she much know the requirements of a better, safer and conducive workenvironment. Anybody can, therefore, conclude that the negligence occurred because of lack ofproper directives from the people concerned such as the safety officer. Appointing a non-qualified individual to head such a sensitive department was a crime and is punishable by lawCarmichael, Fenton-Pinilla, Roncancio, Sing & Sadhra, 2016). The project manager, however,went ahead to put blames on the victim who was electrocuted for his own death. At the industrialcourt during a hearing of the case, Kenoss Contractors said that they had put warning signs in thecompound at the workplace, which stated that only vehicles of a certain height should enterthrough the fence. According to the driver’s law, the contactors ordered the driver to drive theheavy engine vehicle to the compound through the gated entrance where there was an electricfence (Dement, Epling, Pompeii & Hunt, 2004). The hazardsGiven that this was a construction company that deals in all construction materials andequipment, the hazards involved are many as much as human safety and life are concerned.These range from small dangers that can cause harm to people who are near, to large hazards thatcan cause death if not taken care of very well. Every type of hazard needs a special type of care.There are different items that an organisation needs to put in place to prevent different types of
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