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Basic Summary Of OSHA

Osha or Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a act created in 1970 to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women free of recognized hazards and by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, etc. Osha is an amazing website that recognizes the safety of workers.

Pros Vs Cons

Pros Cons
  • You get a card to show you are certified
  • Removes hazards from your workspace
  • Protects workers from injuries and illnesses
  • 10 Hours to complete.
  • State and Local Government workers are not covered by Federal OSHA

Inspection Process

The inspection includes an opening conference, a "walkaround" of all or part of the workplace, and a closing conference.


Why is OSHA imporant to the computer industry?

Osha is important because it allows the computer industry to remain safe for all workers and keep a nice working envornment.


Important Links

Main Website
10 Hour Card Website


Different Section Of Osha 10

Walking working surfaces Emergency action plans and fire protection Avoiding electrocution Hazords Personal protective equipment industrial hygiene machine guarding hazard communication Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal. Safety And Health Programs Preventing Workplace Violence Safe Driving Practices Ergonomics Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Any horizontal or vertical surface on or through which an employee walks, works, or gains access to a work area or workplace location.
  • This relates to computer science because people are up and waling and they need to be safe when walking around
  • Establish procedures and train employees on when and how to sound an alarm and notify emergency personnel
  • This helps comuter science becuase just in case there is an emergency they now how to shut donw the servers and get to saftey and out of the building
  • An electrical hazard is defined as a serious workplace hazard that exposes workers to any of the following: Burns, Electrocution, Shock, Arc flash, Fire
  • This relates to the workplace becasue there are many cords in the computer science world and if one breaks tan it can become an electrical hazord and you need to know what to do about it to prevent further damage
  • Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries
  • It relates to coputer science because if you need to fix something wil wires and one is loose then you will ned the right PPE to fix the wire saftley
  • industrial hygiene is important because it helps ensure the health and safty of workers in various industry,it foccuses on identifying and controlling workplace hazards to prevent injuries and illness
  • It relates to coputer science because it ensures a safe and healthy work enviroment
  • The purpose of machine guarding is to protect the machine operator and other employees in the work area from hazards created during the machine's normal operation
  • helps you not to fall in something and die
  • protect people from injuries and illnesses associated with using hazardous chemicals in the workplace
  • help you to not get sick and potincaly not die
  • Knowing how to properly handle materials manually or with the help of mechanical equipment keeps workers safe and productive at work.
  • so you know how every equipment work
  • learn to reduce fatalties and various different types of emergency training.
  • This relates to the workplace because if they're in an emergency situation they need to know what to do and how they can put a stop to it.
  • How to prevent workplace violence so everyone is kind inside of your workplace and you do not have internal issues.
  • This relates to the workplace because workplace violence could lead to many different things such as loss of employees poor work done and even sometimes death.
  • This is important because if you do not know good safe driving practices you could eb severely injured or even killed.
  • This relates to the workplace because if employees do not understand this they could be out of a job for a while due to a injury.
  • Ergonomics is comfortability in the workplace and how you can be at your peak performance when working.
  • This relates to the workplace because poor ergonomics could easily result in an unhappy worker.
  • If they are not kept secure and out of the workplace they could easily kill many people inside the workplace.
  • This relates to the workplace because if it somehow got into an office it could kill many people.

What benefits does a osha 10 card give me?

Proves to employers you have taken a osha 10 hour course and are OSHA standard trained.


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