Question

Answer question #1 of the Johnstown Foundry, Inc. Ethical Dilemma (found at the end of Chapter 10) in light of Romans 13:1-4.

Ethical Dilemma

Johnstown Foundry, Inc., with several major plants, is one of the largest makers of cast-iron water and sewer pipes in the U.S. In one of the nation’s most dangerous industries, Johnstown is perhaps one of the most unsafe, with four times the injury rate of its six competitors combined. Its worker death rate is six times the industry average. In a recent 7-year period, Johnstown’s plants were also found to be in violation of pollution and emission limits 450 times.

Workers who protest dangerous work conditions claim they are “bull’s-eyed”—marked for termination. Supervisors have bullied injured workers and intimidated union leaders. Line workers who fail to make daily quotas get disciplinary actions. Managers have put up safety signs after a worker was injured to make it appear that the worker ignored posted policies. They doctor safety records and alter machines to cover up hazards. When the government investigated one worker’s death recently, inspectors found the Johnstown policy “was not to correct anything until OSHA found it.”

Johnstown plants have also been repeatedly fined for failing to stop production to repair broken pollution controls. Three plants have been designated “high-priority” violators by the EPA. Inside the plants, workers have repeatedly complained of blurred vision, severe headaches, and respiratory problems after being exposed, without training or protection, to chemicals used in the production process. Near one Pennsylvania plant, school crossing guards have had to wear gas masks; that location alone has averaged over a violation every month for 7 years. Johnstown’s “standard procedure,” according to a former plant manager, is to illegally dump industrial contaminants into local rivers and creeks. Workers wait for night or heavy rainstorms before flushing thousands of gallons from their sump pumps.

Given the following scenarios, what is your position, and what action should you take?

1. On your spouse’s recent move to the area, you accepted a job, perhaps somewhat naively, as a company nurse in one of the Johnstown plants. After 2 weeks on the job, you became aware of the work environment noted above.
2. You are a contractor who has traditionally used Johnstown’s products, which meet specifications. Johnstown is consistently the low bidder. Your customers are happy with the product.
3. You are Johnstown’s banker.

d) You are a supplier to Johnstown.

Answer 1

Answer:-

a)

In the event that the workplace is discovered risky as a laborer the moves can be made as follows:

Get preparing on anticipation from hurt caused because of contamination

Objection about the circumstance to government organizations so as to have an assessment of working environment

b)

As a client utilizing MW'S items where you have discovered the quality, cost and unwavering quality of MW'S items unquestionably sound, it is an extreme issue when vou become mindful of amateurish and deceptive oractices in your provider's activities It is the same than the situation looked by driving retail outlets when they redistribute items, for example, footwear and instant pieces of clothing from underdeveloped nations where the workplace is indirectly named as 'sweat shops'. Improved work conditions at the providers end, would raise the expenses ofthe providers and thus sway your own financial aspects and practicality.

In spite of the negative effect you need to urge your providers to consent to OSHA and EPA rules and guidelines.

C)

As a banker, the stresses would be whether the fines, punishments and lawful liabilities ofnot conforming to OSHA and EPA would make an in any case productive client, for example, MW transform into a non performing resource or a reprobate record. maybe as a banker you may demand MW agreeing to the rules that everyone must follow.

d)

As a supplierto MW, the stresses will be to what extent can MW getawaywith amateurish and untrustworthy strategic policies. Regardless of MW being a gainful client now, I nave to take a gander at enhancing my market so that if MW needs to shut down because of rebelliousness of the guidelines and guidelines, I don't leave business.

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