answer Question 1 2 3 :

1. Pose a question

What is your one best question about the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or any of this week’s content?

2. Critique

Silverstein, Weil, and Weidenbaum have criticisms of OSHA and propose solutions. Critique their positions. In other words, what ideas do you think have merit and why?

Tip: It may help in writing your critique to understand who the players are (Week 4 – Power). For instance, what is the Heartland Institute and who funds it? Who are Silverstein, Weil and Weidenbaum? Although this takes a little sleuthing, thinking like a journalist can give you important insights into why positions are taken and can help make your opinion an informed one.

3. Imagine

Imagine that OSHA has been abolished. Health and safety standards and safety practices are strictly voluntary; your employer is free to determine which safety measures to adopt or discard. In the new OSHA-free work world, the free market will determine what amount of work safety and health is appropriate and how to attain those levels. You may think the new workplace is a positive development or a negative one. In this section you are imagining how your work (or future work) might be affected.

materials need to read

• Weidenbaum, M. 1999. The Case Against OSHA. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from the Heartland Institute website on 10/4/2016 from: https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/p…