WBL Workshop #2 Reflection

In WBL Workshop #2 OSHA Labor Laws were discussed and analyzed thoroughly because of their extreme importance and duty to keep workers safe. OSHA Labor Laws are a set of laws in the US that are meant to manage and keep the workplace safe. OSHA laws define the rules for youth work, making the minimum age one could work as youth 14 years old, under 18 years old, the worker must have proper working papers, blue for 14-15 year olds and green for 16-17 year olds. There are certain restrictions for when and how much a worker under 18 may work. If school is not in session, a work day may be a maximum of 8 hours, a work week a maximum of 6 days, and hours per week maximum of 48 hours, these numbers being lower if school is in session. Depending on the state an occupation, work can be done anywhere between 6 AM to midnight. If a worker under 18 is injured because of something at their job, they are entitled to the same rights as if the same happened to an adult worker, meaning they can receive worker's compensation for any damages. Finally, workers are entitled to a memorandum of agreement, an agreement establishing operating procedure based on specific work experience that the student, parent, coordinator, and employer must agree to. OSHA limits what occupation youth workers may hold, prohibiting dangerous occupations such as mining, factory work, work with sharp/dangerous machines, etc. Youth workers may not go near any prohibited machines if they exist in the workplace. Additionally, these workers can't be asked to operate the machines by their employer. Youth workers reserve the right to be trained, the training being sufficient enough to the point duties of the job can be conducted with little confusion or misunderstanding. If any uncertainties about the task still exists, the worker reserves to the right to ask questions. Workers reserve the right to not have to do work outside of the job description or memorandum of agreement. Finally, if the worker feels some part of their rights have been violated or they have been sexually assaulted by someone in their workplace, unwanted eye, tactile, or verbal communication/contact qualifying as such, they have the right to report it to their coordinator who will sort things out. OSHA Labor Laws are special and beneficial to workers, thats why they are placed and will only do you use if you identify them and use them.