Question

Health in the Workplace

Part 1

Don Hayward is employed as a chemical engineer at ABC Manufacturing. Although he does not work with hot metals himself, he supervises workers who are exposed to hot metals eight hours a day, five days a week. Don becomes concerned when several workers develop respiratory problems and complain about "those bad smelling fumes from the hot metals". When Don asks his superior, Cal Brundage, about air quality in the workplace, the reply is that the workplace is in full compliance with OSHA guidelines. However, Don also learns that OSHA guidelines do not apply to chemicals that have not been tested. A relatively small percentage of chemicals in the workplace have actually been tested. This is also the case with the vast majority of chemicals workers are exposed to at ABC.

Should Don do anything further, or should he simply drop the matter?

Part 2

Don goes to ABC's science library, talks to the reference librarian about his concerns, and does a literature search to see if he can find anything that might be helpful in determining why the workers have developed respiratory problems. He finds the title of an article that looks promising and asks the reference librarian to send for a copy. The librarian tells Don that the formal request must have the signed approval of Cal Brundage.

Don fills out the request form and sends it to Cal's office for approval. One month later the article has still not arrived. Don asks Cal about the request. Cal replies that he doesn't recall ever seeing it. He tells Don that it must have gotten "lost in the shuffle." Don fills out another form and this time personally hands it to Cal. Cal says he will send it to the reference librarian right away.

Another month passes by and the article has not arrived. Don mentions his frustration to the reference librarian. He replies that he never received a request from Cal.

What should Don do now?

Answer 1

Part 1

yes, it is surely no doubt that Don has to do something to solve the problem. Yeah i know if may cause problem for don if he take any kind of call but it is really imporant otherwise it can cause other problem also. There is no chance of simply dropiing the matter.

If any kind of bad quality fumes are coming, then it may cause some kind of problem for the other people working at the same environment as yours. and it may aslo cause any kind of medical damage to the body. So Don must have to take some action to find out all that chemicals and have some kind of solutions for that.

Part 2.

The way the company officals and Cal are behaving makes some kind of remark that somethig must be wrong there thats why they are so much affraid to give don that document. Don need to be calm and think patietly for those who are getting affected by the respiratery diorder. Don needs to something for them otherwise no one will.

Right now at this point of time don somehow need to take xerox copy of the documents or take the screeshot or find the document in anyother place. and once he got that document he directly should confront Cal about this directly and with the ready made proof that he is having. And after seeing all this if Cal does not anything to solve this issue. Then Don must need to take help of the higher authorities.

He should directly talk to the higher authorities at the plant about this. and presnent them with the requires documents. He should at the same time should consult to the plant doctor about this issue so he can also examine the workers and also can help to talk to higher authorities about the concern problem.

And if higher authorities also does not reply than he should take the Help of workers Union which are working for the well being of the workers.

I think union is must going to help him.

And if it also does not then he should surely take legal action to solve the issue.