What is OSHA and its purpose? Please give an example of possible risks associated with working for an arena like the Frank Erwin Center.
OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Act which is the most common and arguably most important law providing for the safety of employees. This federal law, has a two fold purpose: to require employers to meet certain specific, federally mandated, safety standards and to impose a general duty on employers to keep their workplace safe.
Health hazards that employees might face in the work environment include sudden cardiac arrest, heat-related illness, carpal tunnel syndrome, heavy equipment related injuries, blunt trauma, chemicals, and blood-borne pathogens.
Possible risks associated with working for an arena like the Frank Erwin Center may include injuries from moving equipment and setting up, terrorist acts on facilities packed with a lot of people, injuries related to large crowds moving quickly at once, or injuries related to fatigue in the workplace.
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