Question

A vertical standard is one that applies to a specific industry such as construction. Why do you think the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated vertical standards in the first place? To what extent do you think politics played a part in this process? Do you think there is a need for OSHA to develop more vertical standards? Why, or why not? What are your thoughts about performance standards?

Answer 1

OSHA - occupational safety and health administration is an agency that ensure safety and healthy working conditions of employees by setting up some horizontal and vertical Standards.

Vertical Standards set up by OSHA. apply only to specific industry or particular industries like construction, Maritime, agriculture, sawmills and telecommunication industry. These are set up by OSHA so as to ensure the safety of employees in these industries as most of these industries involve the use of Aerial lifts in everyday operations which may be hazardous for employees, OSHA ensure that proper training are given to employees to make them aware of associated hazards and provide information they need to work safely, OSHA also ensure that employers seek that all operators are properly trained. Thus OSHA  promulgate vertical Standards in first place.

2. Role of politics - federal, state and local government plays an important part in applying OSHA standard,as government seek  to comply with it's standard in their public and state sector workers, for promoting healthy working conditions , also private sector remain under federal OSHA jurisdiction. Government also makes federal heads responsible for providing safe and working conditions for their workers.

3. OSHA should set up more vertical Standards for industries like oil and gas exploration and drilling that does not come under there jurisdiction and make more laws and rules from time to time to ensure safety of employees.

4. OSHA Standards covers private sector employees in 50 States of USA . it ensure that all firms are complied with it's performance Standards, for this purpose OSHA conducts regular inspection and seek if there is any violation penalties are imposed . OSHA also gives instructions to employers to ensure safety of employees. Thus performance Standards of OSHA improves.