 introduction to occupational safety and health, case study. As a 22 years old construction worker with 11 months experience on the job, Bob had finally made it. Since graduating high school, Bob had tried a lot of things, but they just never seemed right for them. This case study is of a 22 year old construction worker who joins organizations after taking an 11 month experience job. Then he was seen with his new job, everything was turning out great. How? This research proves that when you join an organization, the employee satisfaction is U-shape. U-shape means that in the start the employee is motivated, committed, and the loyalty level is high. But with the passage of time, this will be decreased. But in the later stages, when he will become the part of senior management, then automatically it will also be increased. When you reach seniority, when you are 45, 50, 50, 60 years old, then you will be part of decision making of the organization. So automatically in the organization, your responsibility is enhanced, you get promotion, decision making, salary benefits are better, other privileges are increased, because of which your motivation level is enhanced. He was going to the next day to sign the paper for the brand new pickup truck, Bob never made it to the dealership to sign those papers. Here in this case study, it is stated that Bob is a chef, he got the authorization of the dealership that he can give, he can deal with people, he can discuss, he can negotiate, and decision making is a piece. Maybe he was distracted thinking about the killer, pick up that he was about to purchase. Perhaps he never realized how dangerous it actually was to work on that scaffolding. Now it is very important to look at this thing here, dear students, these case studies, I recommend that you take a look at the bookcase as well. In this case study, it is stated in detail, along with its pictorial effect on the left side, killer. In this, it is seen that these things have been developed on a site, there are chances of some kind of accident here. But whenever there is any imply, health and safety mechanism will develop and automatically the chances of an accident will be reduced. After all, it was only 20 feet off the ground and it looked safe. Bob had worked on wet scaffold before and although it was wet from the rain, the previous nights, nothing had ever happened to make him concerned about working at those heights. Now the heights that have been made are above the ground level and all the things have been stored properly and are attached to each other. And the civil engineers, our mechanical departments or those people who are ensuring health and safety, they have seen that there was no such incident. Bob's word changed when he fell those few feet to the ground. His fall put him in a wheelchair paralyzed from the waist down. How this happened? It was happened due to safety. It was happened due to occupational safety and health. If you will not follow occupational safety and health, these sorts of accidents may be there. Occupational safety and health practitioners in the field try to prevent needless deaths and injuries to workers like Bob. It has been seen that many workers like Bob, who are not ensuring health and safety standards, are not following SOPs, can move on permanent disability. It involves more than first aid activities and is far reaching in both scope and practice. From first aid, it is not possible that Bob's health could have been recovered. Bob is now permanent paralyzed. He is on a permanent wheelchair because of accidents. Although there is not much height, but if they do not follow up with SOPs, chances of accidents are there. Occupational safety and health involves helping people by preventing them from being injured or becoming ill due to hazards in their workplace. This statement is very important. Let's see it again. Occupational safety and health involves helping people by preventing them from being injured. How can they be prevented from being injured? Either becoming ill or becoming ill due to hazards in their workplace. Who is responsible? Occupational safety and health professionals are responsible. The importance of occupational safety and health is economically, morally and legally. Occupational safety and health has become an important issue nowadays. I have shared three points with you. Economically, morally and legally. These three things are very important. If you want to enhance occupational safety and health, then it is important. Now, occupational safety and health has become an important issue. Companies are attempting to remain profitable in an ever more competitive global economy. We were discussing competitiveness. Currently, I am discussing health and safety. You can never achieve competitiveness in a global market without these concepts. The occupational safety and health administration is the organization which is working in the United States of America in an excellent way. The federal agency responsible for workplace safety and health attempts to address the safety and health concerns faced by Americans. Americans, whether they are working in any organization, small, medium, large, they need to operate and implement according to SOP standards. And this organization, our occupational safety and health administration, ensures that the standards of health and safety are implemented or not. Ultimately, the points of occupational safety and health administration implies all these benefits. So, why should not we practice these principles in our organization? Why should we not follow these principles in our organization? We want to follow these principles in our organization because with the help of the organization, you can save yourself from serious injuries, accidents and other hazardous environments. Early historical examination of occupational safety and health, Ancient Greek and Roman physicians, the European Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution These two points I have noted down for you, Ancient Greek, if we look at it from a historical perspective, 100-200 years ago, there were no health and occupational safety standards which we have developed in the last two centuries. Not only in the United States of America, but all over the world, these standards have been developed across the globe. That is why ISO standardization exists in the world. And the advantage of ISO standardization is that in the international market, the products across the border, Pakistan, India, China, Bangladesh, if all the ISO standards are being followed, then the product is of similar standards, identical. There are chances of that. Why is that? If there are 20 principles in ISO, then everyone will be ensured that is there any implementation in the production process or not. The European Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution has existed in the world. After the Industrial Revolution, the services sector has also arrived, but the Industrial Revolution has progressed in the world the most. And in both concepts, if you eliminate the concept of occupational safety and health, then you can never achieve any organization's competitiveness.