Construction Workers Have The Twelfth Uppermost Dangerous...

According to a poll taken by Time Magazine (2016), construction workers have the twelfth uppermost dangerous jobs in America. (Johnson, 2016). Construction workers come to their job, with the assumption that they are safe and can perform their job with ease. They do not anticipate getting hurt on the job, but often are subject to injuries or even fatalities. The Occupational Safety and Health act states that employees have the right to a safe work environment, and must ensure that safety measures are provided for these employees. (OSHA.gov, 2016). This case in consideration concerns an injury in a construction workplace. An employee named John Schmidt was on the job using a machine powered table saw. He ended up injuring his hand as he†¦show more content†¦The machine was not properly maintained and both the employer and the employees needed regular training to use and maintain of the apparatus. The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives specific guidelines regarding proper woodworking tool maintenance in the workplace. A few of these guidelines are questionable in the case of John Schmidt. The first guideline to consider is to â€Å"train workers on machine use and allow only trained and authorized workers to operate and maintain the equipment† (Woodworking eTool, n.d.). The workers, including the shop manager and the foreman, needed regular training on the particular hand saw model. Regular training includes the proper safety procedures needed to use and maintain the machine. The manager’s responsibility is to establish that his employees know how to use a hand saw without getting injured, which did not take place. If the employee had training on a regular basis, he would also know more about how to prevent an injury using the table saw. He would not have used the machine if he knew that it was not safe and he would injure his hand. Another guideline tha t was ignored was to â€Å"frequently inspect equipment and guards† (Woodworking eTool, n.d.). The case stated that indeed there were maintenance records for the machine that was used. The maintenance records need to be