HSE-225 Legal Aspects of Occupational Safety & Health

1 Describe the difference between voluntary and mandatory standards.List three entities that write voluntary standards and three that write mandatory standards. How can a voluntary standard become a mandatory standard?

2 According to your Schneid and Schumann text, how can a safety and loss prevention professional acquire a working knowledge of OSHA regulations?

3 Given the list in your Schneid and Schumann text of provisions for modifying the OSH Act, how would you modify it to achieve greater efficiency?

4 Given the list in your text of provisions for modifying the OSH Act, what aspects concern you most as a safety and health professional?

5 Describe the essential elements of an ergonomics program.

6 What is the importance of management commitment in ergonomics?

7 What are the titles under the ADA?

8 What are the exceptions under the ADA?

9 What is "reasonable accommodation"?

10 How can an individual become a "qualified individual"?

11 How does the ADA directly and indirectly affect the safety and loss prevention function?

12 What injuries or illnesses are covered under worker's compensation laws?

13 How can you effectively manage the worker's compensation function?

14 According to your Schneid and Schumann text, what is the procedure to deny a worker's compensation claim?

15 According to your Schneid and Schumann text, what is the administrative hearing process for worker's compensation hearings?

16 According to your Schneid and Schumann text, what are some of the potential legal liabilities for violations of the Worker's Compensation legislation?