BUS372
Workplace Safety
The University of Arizona Global Campus
BUS372 Employer & Labor Relation
This paper will discuss workplace safety using the scenario between colleagues involved
in a physical altercation. We will also discuss the purpose of OSHA along with the importance of
recordkeeping and reportable incidents. The paper will conclude with employer rights under
OSHA. Mike and Sean have been employees of SC Corporation for ten years. Sean believes that
he was passed over for the promotion of Sales Manager because he has a family. Sean should
discuss the matter with his manager to find out why he was overlooked and discuss an individual
plan that could increase his chances of being promoted in the future. Instead, Sean arrives Early
to work and confronts Mike about the reason he received the promotion over him. The two get
into a physical altercation, leading to Sean going to the hospital with a fractured arm and torn
rotator cuff. Mike continues into work to complete his workday. Sean later reports the incident to
the SC Corporation HR department, which explains that the incident doesn’t need to be reported.
The occupation safety and health Act ( OSHA) was founded in 1970( Seaquist 2021). The
act ensured employers maintain a safe work environment for employees free from hazardous
material exposure and poorly maintain equipment, and unsanitary work conditions. OSHA
offices also provided training and information about hazards at the workplace and steps to
prevent workplace hazards. OSHA also conducts inspections of worksites and facilities,
including oil refineries, mines, construction sites, and nuclear plants(Sierra 2016). OSHA has
jurisdiction over eight million workplaces and performs over 90,000 inspections per year. The
top reason OSHA will conduct an inspection if they received reports of imminent danger,
Workplace Safety
The University of Arizona Global Campus
BUS372 Employer & Labor Relation
This paper will discuss workplace safety using the scenario between colleagues involved
in a physical altercation. We will also discuss the purpose of OSHA along with the importance of
recordkeeping and reportable incidents. The paper will conclude with employer rights under
OSHA. Mike and Sean have been employees of SC Corporation for ten years. Sean believes that
he was passed over for the promotion of Sales Manager because he has a family. Sean should
discuss the matter with his manager to find out why he was overlooked and discuss an individual
plan that could increase his chances of being promoted in the future. Instead, Sean arrives Early
to work and confronts Mike about the reason he received the promotion over him. The two get
into a physical altercation, leading to Sean going to the hospital with a fractured arm and torn
rotator cuff. Mike continues into work to complete his workday. Sean later reports the incident to
the SC Corporation HR department, which explains that the incident doesn’t need to be reported.
The occupation safety and health Act ( OSHA) was founded in 1970( Seaquist 2021). The
act ensured employers maintain a safe work environment for employees free from hazardous
material exposure and poorly maintain equipment, and unsanitary work conditions. OSHA
offices also provided training and information about hazards at the workplace and steps to
prevent workplace hazards. OSHA also conducts inspections of worksites and facilities,
including oil refineries, mines, construction sites, and nuclear plants(Sierra 2016). OSHA has
jurisdiction over eight million workplaces and performs over 90,000 inspections per year. The
top reason OSHA will conduct an inspection if they received reports of imminent danger,
