Course Textbook APA Citation:
Goetsch, D. L. (2011). Occupational safety and health for technologists, engineers, and managers (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Discussion Board
How would you react to the following situation? You are the safety and health manager for a company in which you are having an argument with a manufacturing director regarding the removal of machine guards from a milling machine. The director states that his machines are safe and they have never logged an accident with regards to its use. He wants to raise the level of productivity based on this statement and remove the machine guards. The union representative disagrees stating it’s a hazard to the employees and could potentially cause an injury.
How would you react? What is the right thing to do here? Explain your answer.
