Question

Choose one of the organizations that you have read about in your lessons (OSHA or the CDC) and explain the organization’s overall role and purpose. Is the organization beneficial to the medical practice? Patient care? Explain your position.

Answer 1

Occupational safety and health Act (OSHA) established workers right to safe and healthful working condition..It make workplace that free from danger for the employee..OSHA law and standards promote workers activity right and protection from job hazards..it provide critical information about how to tackle the danger risk and hazards to make safety..Their standards enforcement actions, cooperative program and compliance assistance made benefits for workers from their injuries and illness..OSHA mission is to provide safe and healthful conditions for working people by their standards and providing training, outreach and compliance assistance..

Health care workers facing lot of health hazards including blood borne pathogens, biological hazards, drug exposure, needle prick, waste anesthesia gas exposure, respiratory and ergonomic hazards..OSHA provides services for mechanical maintenance, medical equipment maintenance, house keeping, food service, building maintenance, laundry etc..

Organization get Benefit for their medical practice and patient care..OSHA promote management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification and prevention and each elements make overall system more successful..effective engagement and management leadership and active workers participation and education can avoid hazards and make safety culture in the organization..Adoption of safety and health management system can improve patient safety and working hazards and illness .