Research Paper on:
Construction Industry Importance of OSHA

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While workers attempt to be as safety-minded as possible when it comes to work practices, there still exists the need for an overseeing force to mandate that certain safety codes  are followed. Some believe these codes are far too strict in their application and do not belong within the building industry; however, others contend that without such administrator of  said codes, the industry would experience myriad more accidents and other safety-related problems. "...An increasing number of contractors and subcontractors involved in new construction are finding themselves impacted by  the policy and concerned about its repercussions for their businesses" (Pitts, 2001, p. 32). Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), like all other  similar acts worldwide, is meant to overt on-the-job health and safety problems; however, "since the creation of OSHA, builders have had to decipher almost a thousand pages of government regulations  to determine which ones applied to the work they were doing" (Pincus, 1997, p. 42). When potentially dangerous situations arise that are not addressed in a timely manner, accidents  are likely to occur; as such, OSHA representatives conduct routine investigations as a means by which to inspect and rectify any code violations. Various elements of the industrys Code  of Practice provide investigators with the ability to report a given company for infractions; if management does not fix the reported problem(s) in the given time period, fines and criminal  sanctions can be applied. When a work improvement notice is given, it is done so when a breach of code has been discovered.  The very nature of an improvement notice is to serve as a warning to rectify a certain situation that does not meet up to standards, such as a misplaced