Read the Message from the Global Power Tools CEO. As displayed, there have been

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Read the Message from the Global Power Tools CEO. As displayed, there have been several safety incidents, near misses, accidents, and injuries.

In addition, Global Power Tools has made the news again. According to OSHA officials, the company ignored both the safety officials who had studied its operation and employees who complained of work-related wrist and back injuries. OSHA has proposed $1.4 million in fines and also said the Global Power Tools has failed to accurately report and record employee injuries and illnesses.

The proposed fines came after an OSHA investigation found a high rate of back and wrist injuries among the company's 570 power tools-division employees. In particular, employees were found to be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, a wrist ailment caused by repetitive motion that injures nerve endings in the wrist and hand. OSHA said that in 26 of 50 cases of carpal syndrome, employees underwent surgery.

Although Global Power Tools has developed a tracking system of all injuries, issues, and accidents, it appears as though many complaints are being ignored or not reported. What do you suggest to fix these issues?

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Human resource is one of the major resources utilised within every organisation, the minute essential that adequate safety and welfare measures be provided and effectively implemented to ensure safety of all personnel. Ensuring that the health of employees is not negatively impact it due to any activity our environment within the organisation is in the interest of the organisation as well as its social responsibility. The organisation can greatly reduced loss of work days through sick leave as well as rates of attrition bye providing adequate welfare and health care to all employees.

I would advise analysis of job safety through extensive analysis of all the procedures and practices being utilised for performance of the job to understand the core reason for the occurrence of the problem. I would also identify various measures which can be adopted to minimise and control occurrence of the injuries. For example, the poster adopted during performance of the job cause injury or worsen the condition. In such cases, I would adopt correctional measures through implementing changes in furniture as well as, providing correctional facility, managed by an expert. In house physiotherapist would be appointed to ensure prevention of the injury and control measures being adopted before extensive damage results. I would also ensure education and training of all the relevant stuff to enable them to habituate all possible action such as correctional posture to avoid injury. I would appoint and Independent welfare officer to record and report all injuries as well as treatments offered within the organisation.

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