Ethical Dilemma in Workplace Health and Safety.

Following is a list of sites relating to workplace safety. Refer to them as you deem necessary. You will find these helpful in your case research.

Business Case for Safety and Health. (n.d.). Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/workplacesafety/Pages/WorkplaceSafety.aspx

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2014). Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html<

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (2014). US Department of Labor. Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.osha.gov/.

Safety Online. (n.d.). Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.safetyonline.com

Workplace Safety (n.d.).National Safety Council. Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/workplacesafety/Pages/WorkplaceSafety.aspx

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Leading energy company tackles slips and trips (n.d.). Health and Safety Executive. Retrieved May 26, 2014, from http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/experience/energy.htm

Modular Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

Case
Identify the utilitarian issues surrounding workplace safety.
Identify the deontological implications of workplace safety.
SLP
Prepare an integrated analysis of an ethical dilemma.
Discussion
Discuss the question of liability for workplace injuries.
Module Overview

Stakeholders and Workplace Health and Safety

Working people die, or are seriously injured, on the job nearly every day. From industrial accidents to delivery vehicle accidents, from secondhand smoke and industrial chemicals to repetitive-motion disorders and excessive noise, working people get hurt.

However, the term “safety” is a bit misleading. Just about every workplace has its hazards. A workplace is generally judged to be safe if the attendant risks are judged to be acceptable.

A radiologist working with X-rays knows that there is a risk.
An ironworker involved in bridge construction knows there is a risk.
What constitutes an acceptable risk for that particular occupation?

One criterion must be the notion of “reasonableness.” Government agencies routinely talk about “unreasonable risk of injury” on the job as the criteria for determining acceptable safety standards. While experts are routinely brought in to determine risk by a “rule of reason,” this is a rather murky and ill-defined way of thinking.