23 Jun HR Challenge: OSHA Analysis

Order Instructions

In a 2-3-page executive memorandum for the organizational leadership team, you will explain the mission and function of OSHA and analyze the overarching safety standards that impact the cost of regulations and enforcement in modern organizations.

 

Creating a culture of workplace safety and legal compliance is a very real task for the human resource professional. Each type of work setting has some overarching safety standards. Compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is part of everyday record keeping and expenses within a business.

 

You will have the opportunity to learn more about OSHA and how its work impacts modern organizations. By creating a memorandum for your leadership team, you will get practical experience communicating the legal issues, expenses, and benefits of compliance with OSHA regulations.

 

Introduction

Scenario

Your organization is reviewing their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) practices and expenses to determine if they are currently effective or if they need to be revisited. Your executive memorandum will serve as background information for the ongoing discussions between organizational leadership and the human resource department.

 

Your Challenge

You are a human resources specialist with experience in establishing OSHA protocols and the related costs. You will write the memorandum of explanation to the organizational leadership team so that they can carry on an informed discussion about practices in your organization.

 

Instructions

1. Write a 2-3 page executive memorandum to organizational leadership regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its effectiveness in the workplace. Include the following:

Describe the mission and function of OSHA.

What is OSHA intended to do? Is it working?

List some of the compliance objectives, or the overarching safety standards.

Analyze the impact of OSHA in modern organizations.

What does the HRM professional need to know about OSHA?

Analyze the cost of regulations and enforcement versus the benefit in reduced worker injury. Is the cost of regulations and enforcement worth the results?

Develop health- and safety-related best practices for human resources and organizational leadership.

Are there different perspectives toward interpretation, monitoring, and compliance with OSHA, and do the differing perspectives enhance or hinder workplace safety?

Evaluate the ways in which a company can mitigate risk.

2. Your executive memorandum is to be written coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.

3. Support your assessment with citations from relevant readings, and use real-world organization examples to demonstrate the importance of the concepts and analysis you have provided.

 

Academic Requirements

The deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in Human Resources Management (HRM) to workplace situations which you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in HRM. As part of your learning, we focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace.

 

Length of paper: Your memorandum should be 2-3 double-spaced pages, including resources page.

Organization: Make sure that your assessment writing is well-organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader

Font and font size: 11 point font, Times New Roman.

Resources: Use scholarly or academic sources.

Evidence: Support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations. Use current APA format for in-text citations and create a reference list at the end of your documents.

APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

Written communication:

Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.

Write for a specific audience, using the vernacular of the profession.

Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar.

Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. The Writing Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated.

 

Competencies Measured

Competency 3: Examine relationships between law, human resource management practices, and business activities.

 

Analyze the cost of regulations and enforcement versus the benefit in reduced worker injury.

Competency 4: Assess ways in which human resource professionals resolve conflicts between ethical and legal aspects of practice.

 

Describe the mission and function of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its impact on modern organizations.

Competency 5: Evaluate ways in which companies mitigate risk management and follow OSHA workplace safety.

 

Develop health- and safety-related best practices for human resources and organizational leadership.

Evaluate the ways in which a company can mitigate risk.

Competency 6: Communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally in the HR field.

 

Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

ePortfolio

You should consider adding this assessment to your personal ePortfolio. This assessment demonstrates your ability to examine a law and its effectiveness in the workplace. This skill is necessary in a professional setting when you are trying to convey strategic health-and safety-related best practices to leadership. You will want to organize your assessments to easily support future reflection and completion of your HRM capstone project as well as for showcasing your knowledge with employers after graduation. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus ePortfolio page.

 

SCORING GUIDE

Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.