In this assignment, the objective is to apply the lessons around safety management planning that we covered in Module 3 to the issues we discussed in office spaces. The core elements of a safety and health management program on which we will focus are: (a) employee involvement; (b) hazard identification and assessment; and (c) education and training.

This module covered three issues: (1) slips and falls, (2) ergonomics, and (3) indoor air quality. This assignment asks you to do three things:

1. Using (1) slips and falls,(a) employee involvement see steps below:
2. Imagine that an office space is trying to address the issue you selected. You're on a team of managers who have each been assigned safety plan elements. You're responsible for drafting this part of your company's plan. Describe how the core element that you chose would address that issue. For example, if you chose employee involvement and the issue of slips and falls, what steps would your plan include to facilitate employee involvement to reduce the hazard and risk of injury from slips and falls?

The readings for this module will assist with understanding an employers' obligations related to the three issues covered in the module.

For understanding what your element of the safety plan should address, here are some of our previous readings that you should review for your element. These are all just for skimming to help you develop specific components of your safety plan.

Employee involvement (from Module 3):

• Neil Gunningham & Darren Sinclair, Organizational Trust and the Limits of Management-Based Regulation, 43 Law & Soc'y Rev. 865 (2009)Download Neil Gunningham & Darren Sinclair, Organizational Trust and the Limits of Management-Based Regulation, 43 Law & Soc'y Rev. 865 (2009)
• Joseph D. Richardson, In Name Only: Employee Participation Programs and Delegated Managerial Authority After Crown Cork & Seal, 62 Admin. L. Rev. 871, 871-93 (2010) Download Joseph D. Richardson, In Name Only: Employee Participation Programs and Delegated Managerial Authority After Crown Cork & Seal, 62 Admin. L. Rev. 871, 871-93 (2010)(providing background on the regulation of employee participation committees and summarizing the lessons from two key National Labor Relations Board decisions)

Hazard identification and assessment (from Module 3):

• ILO (International Labor Organization) Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health ManagementSystems, pp. 5-18 (Jan 1, 2001)Download ILO (International Labor Organization) Guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health ManagementSystems, pp. 5-18 (Jan 1, 2001)
• Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs, Hazard Identification and Assessment, OSHALinks to an external site.,

Education and training (from Module 7):

• OSHA Training Standards Policy Statement (Apr. 28, 2010)Links to an external site.
• Resource for Development and Delivery of Training to Workers (2015)Download Resource for Development and Delivery of Training to Workers (2015)
• Training Requirements in OSHA Standards, Occupational Safety & Health Admin. (2015) Download Training Requirements in OSHA Standards, Occupational Safety & Health Admin. (2015), (cursory review only)