Occupational Safety and Health Manual

Book : Occupational Safety and Health Manual

Author : * --

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Amerika

Publish Date : April 2002

Publisher : Columbia University Press

Original Language : Turkish

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 4973

INDEX

Table of Contents
I. The Local Union Safety and Health Committee
A. Organizing A Local Union Safety and Health Committee ...
B. CWA Local Union Safety and Health Committee Form.......
C. Informing the Membership.........................................
D. Duty of Fair Representation.........................................
II. Recognition of Safety and Health Hazards
A. Safety Hazards.........................................................
B. Health Hazards........................................................
C Basic Equipment for Accident Investigations ...................
HI. Workers and Employers Rights and Responsibilities Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
A. Workers Rights and Responsibilities..............................
B. Employers' Responsibilities .........................................
C. Penalties ................................................................
D. Employers' Recordkeeping Requirements........................
IV. State Plans
V. Using the OSHA General Industry and Construction Standards
A. How to Acquire and Use Them.....................................
VI. Tactics and Strategies
A. Whom Do You Call First?............................................
B. Access to Medical Records...........................................
C. File a Grievance.......................................................
D. File on OSHA Complaint............................................
E. Elect Party Status with the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (OSHRC).......................
F. Utilize the National Labor Relations Board .....................
G. File a NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation.........................
H. File a Discrimination Charge under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ................
I. File Notice with the Employer Requesting a Leave of Absence under the Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA) .......................................................
J. Contact the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
K. Right to Refuse Unsafe Work..................................
VII. "Right to Know"
A. Introduction......................................................
B. "Right to Know" Resolution Passed at CWA's
45th Annual Convention, June, 1983 ......................
C. Tactics and Strategies...........................................
D. Preparation of "Right to Know" Legislation...............
VIII. Computer Workplace Ergonomics
A. Introduction......................................................
B. Computer Workplace Health Complaints.................
C. Computer Design ...............................................
D. Workstation Design.............................................
E. Workplace Design...............................................
K Work Organization.............................................
G. Other Health Concerns........................................
H. Use of Computer Workplace Checklists and Surveys .... I. Sample Computer Workplace Collective Bargaining
Language .........................................................
J. Tables..............................................................
K. Bibliography.....................................................
IX. Resources
A. CWA Occupational Safety and Health Fact Sheets.......
B. Occupational Safety and Health Materials Order Form
C. Recommended List of Publications..........................
D. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Offices.............................................................
E. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Offices and Educational Resource Centers.................
F. Related Federal Agencies......................................
G. State Plan Offices................................................
H. Colleges and Universities......................................
I. Committees on Occupational Safety and Health
J. Other Support Organizations.................................
X. Glossary