Director of Occupational Health and Safety

For the Assignment, you have been appointed the new Director of Occupational Health and Safety at a small corporation specializing in the manufacture of computer microchip processors. Your first task is to formulate a new company plan with policies to address several health and safety issues.

Please discuss your plan for the following:

a) How you would prevent traumatic injuries from slips and falls at the company.

b) How you would address violence in the workplace.

Assignment Expectations:

Length: SLP assignments should be at least 1 pages in length, excluding references.

References: At least two references must be included from academic sources (e.g. peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be enclosed in quotes. The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (APA format recommended).

Recommended Readings:

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/construction/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/electrical/

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

http://www.osh.net/