Becoming familiar with OSHA regulations and their related consensus standards is one of the first steps in becoming a Safety and Health Professional. Safety and Health Professionals must be familiar with OSHA regulations and their related consensus standards to do their jobs effectively.
This assignment draws from all of the Week 1 learning materials.
This assignment is a portion of the 1st draft of item #3 in your Course Project. See also the "Looking Ahead to Week 5" section of the Week 2 Assignment 1: Hazard Identification, Evaluation, Control and Prevention Procedure
for details.
Develop a document titled “Regulations and Consensus Standards Guidance” for an employer of your choice.
This is a 2-page document that summarizes 3 OSHA regulations and their related consensus standards for the three types of hazards that are covered this week.
The 3 OSHA Regulations that you will summarize are Electrical Safety, Machine Guarding and Confined Space.
The 3 consensus standards that you will summarize are the NFPA consensus standard on Electrical Safety and two ANSI consensus standards on Machine Safeguarding and Confined Space.
Submit document in Canvas.