| Many times dangers exist in the workplace, which | | | | have accidents but those with a history of placing |
| are ignored by the company due to the time or | | | | workers in an unsafe work environment can look |
| expense involved in correcting them. | | | | forward to repeat visits. Many state occupational |
| While the vast majority of companies will do | | | | health and safety agencies are self-funded, |
| whatever it takes to insure the safety of their | | | | meaning they receive their operating income from |
| workers, many workers become so confident in | | | | fines levied against companies. While their |
| their ability that they will take shortcuts, putting | | | | inspections are for the benefit of the workers' |
| themselves and others in danger. | | | | safety the fines levied will benefit the agency. |
| The company generally will follow all occupational | | | | A company can be held liable if they are aware |
| health and safety guidelines to protect their | | | | that a worker is ignoring occupational health and |
| workers but sometimes overlooks workers | | | | safety rules and does nothing about it. Proper |
| violating safety practices for the sake of saving | | | | education about safety procedures is a |
| time and money. | | | | requirement of all companies, and even more so |
| Additionally, many times employees become so | | | | those in an industrial setting and failing to provide |
| used to performing their job in a specific manner | | | | the workers with the education and training |
| that they ignore safety related issues until it is | | | | needed is typically considered a violation of |
| too late and someone gets hurt on the job. | | | | occupational health and safety practices. |
| Agencies seldom will inspect facilities that do not | | | | Occupational Health And Safety Protects Workers. |