- Why is the EEOC important? Summarize the major federal laws requiring EEO.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is important since it takes the responsibility of enforcing laws which assures that it is illegal to discriminate job applicants. This discrimination might happen due to race, color or religion differences. The commission is mainly required in implementing the federal workplace discrimination laws. It seeks as well as obtains inputs from the public when officials explain on how the laws and regulations apply to various workplaces. The law enforced by the commission prohibits employers from using neutral employment (Manuele, 2014).
What is OSHA? What role does OSHA play in assuring workplace safey?
OSHA is highly concerned with the health state each and every individual therefore, employees in the furniture plant have to learn of the proposed safety measures. Health safety is one of a major aspect which is highly ignored at various furniture manufacturing industries. Workers and business leaders are concerned with the production process and the materials hence, ignoring the health state. The high technology used in the industry has got various negative impacts in the employees’ health. It is therefore necessary for the industry adhering to safety measures and ensures the business is under healthy environment (W. David, 2010).
- How proactive of a role in safety and health do HR professionals need to take? List some of the tasks and actions HR professionals would engage in meeting this responsibility?
Human resource professionals are most dependable individuals in providing guides to safety related issues. Every individual depends on the precautions provided by the safety proffers thereby it is necessary for the safety professional to have knowledgeable skills concerning the safety sector. For one to qualify in the field of safety profession he must ensure that he has got enough skills in all type of safety measures considering the facts that in every occupation there exist safety measure. In engaging their responsibilities, HR professionals opt to ensure that maintenance of facilities is held careful to promote the health of workers, and that conducive and health working environment depends on the knowledge and precaution given by the safety professionals (Manuele, 2014).
References
Manuele, F. A. (2014). Advanced safety management: Focusing on Z10 and serious injury prevention (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN #978-1-118-64568-0
- David Yates, (2010). Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide. CRC Press
