Is OSHA Effective or Not?
Format Chicago/Turabian
Volume of 10 pages (2750 words)
Assignment type : Research Paper
Description
Throughout the course, you have been learned about OSHA policies, procedures and practices. You have had the time to review OSHA from numerous perspectives, an employer, employee and the Agency itself by reading various articles,assigned text readings and videos that explored various aspects of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
While preparing for this assignment, I would like you to review the following article, Is OSHA a Failed Agency — Or an Unheralded Success? (Environmental Law Institute, 2016) as it offers a few different perspectives regarding OSHA. You can review the article using the embedded link that follows:
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After reviewing this document pick one of the essays and prepare a persuasive paper that responds to the question that follows:
What effect has OSHA had on making workplaces safe from health and safety hazards and has this improved workplace safety?
Expectations
•A clear, concise, and defined thesis statement that occurs in the first paragraph of the paper/persuasive (expository) essay.
•Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and conclusions.
•Body paragraphs that include evidential support.
•Evidence that provides support to your position (whether factual, logical, statistical, or anecdotal).
•A bit of originality.
•A conclusion that does a bit more than just restate the thesis statement.
Identify those program areas that you believe OSHA has been effective and use references or experiences to support the thesis.
Address those areas where you feel OSHA needs improvement and provide suggestions how this can be addressed.
NOTE: As part of this assignment, I am requiring the submission of an outline of your proposed paper due during at the end of Week #8. The Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab contains details on how to prepare an effective outline.
Requirements
•Follow University College Format and Style Guidelines and use Turabian.
•Include a cover sheet that includes the Assignment number and title following the example provided in the University College Format and Style Guidelines.
•The paper should be between 10 – 12 pages, not including the title (cover) required and references pages, if needed.
•Support your response with research from at least 6 – 8 sources, as needed. You may use the course required reading materials.
•Consult with the grading rubric to understand how you will be graded on this assignment.
• Any questions please contact your instructor.
Reference
The Environmental Forum. September/October, 2016. The Debate: Is OSHA a Failed Agency — Or an Unheralded Success?Environmental Law Institute. Retrieved from http://www.eli.org/sites/default/files/forum/eli_forum_article-2016-08-the_debate_2016_sept.pdf
