Students will complete the discussion in 12-point, Times New Roman font using APA format, as needed. There must be a minimum of two sources to support primary responses. Students are required to post their primary response (250 word minimum) by tonight at midnight. You must have a minimum of two references to support your answer and in-text citations of those references.

Discussion questions are worth 50 points

Module 14 Discussion: Safety, Health, and Risk Management

Even though the rate of worker deaths and reported injuries has decreased by more than 60% since the inception of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, there are still 3.6 million serious job-related injuries, and more than 5,000 workers killed on the job each year.

As an HR manager at an ophthalmic medicine research lab at a major university, you provide safety guidance for about 400 faculty and staff. These 400 people are actively engaged in research that involves chemicals, sharp tools like scalpels and needles, easily broken glassware, and machinery that cryogenically and deep-freezes biological and chemical materials.

Safety concerns for the lab would include fire and being able to safely extinguish it; proper use of chemicals that follow biohazard rules, use of them in properly vented areas, and careful procedures for use of radioactive materials; safely operating all machinery; and proper use and disposal of sharps, which include needles and syringes, scalpels and the like. Safety and risk management are a large part of your job as the HR manager.

Discussion Prompt