OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses
Abstract
As a small business owner, you are characteristically a risk taker. You wager your business acumen against larger, perhaps more heavily financed corporate groups and other free-spirited, self-employed individuals like yourself. There is excitement and challenge in such a venture. But to succeed, you need good management information, an ability to be a good manager of people, and the intelligence and inner strength both to make decisions and to make the right decisions. Thousands of workers die each year, and many, many more suffer injury or illness from conditions at work. But how often does an owner or manager like you actually see or even hear about work-related deaths, serious injuries, or illnesses in the businesses with which you are familiar? How often has your business actually sustained this type of loss? In most small businesses, the answer is rarely. For this reason, many owners or managers do not understand why there is controversy about OSHA, job safety and health standards, inspections, citations, etc.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA400356
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Labor