The Story of OSHA
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The Story of OSHA (1980)
This film tells workers how OSHA was set up to stem the tide of disease, injury, and death, and what their rights are under the law. Explains how NIOSH conducts tests, how standards are set, and how OSHA investigates complaints. Produced and distributed by OSHA in 1980. Then in 1981, the incoming head of OSHA Thorne Auchter recalled and destroyed most copies. A few copies were kept alive by renegade union officials who refused to return their copies. The penalty for being discovered in possession of one of these films was loosing all OSHA funding for their safety and health programs.
This film was preserved through the years through the efforts of Mark Catlin, who made this and other censored OSHA films available for digitizing.
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One of the benefits of being an old fart is that I remember when OSHA came into existence. In the beginning, they did a lot of good by addressing negligence, abuse, and unsafe working conditions.
When Reagan and his anti-Labor flying monkeys took over, OSHA changed from protecting workers, to becoming a regulatory predator by harassing employers for petty bullshit violations. Reaganomics changed how regulatory agencies were funded. Instead of having a socially beneficial mission, and being funded to carry it out, they were forced to shake down companies to make up for funding shortfalls. EPA is the most tyrannical and gives the IRS a run for its money in who can terrorize We Teh Sheep.
Great video…However it was very upsetting to see that OSHA and whatever other agencies involved allowed testing at the expense of sentient and innocent creatures. Humanity or should I say non-humanity is very cruel and egotistic. To think that animal testing like this and worse is STILL happening to so many innocent creatures breaks my heart.
-This is a good opportunity to visit this link for info on groups fighting against animal experiments and suffering:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/5-awesome-organizations-fighting-to-end-animal-testing/
***“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."**** -Mahatma Gandhi
Wow, this was eye opening. I would love to see more.
#GODBLESSAMERICA
Old but good even for "today." Relevant material. Thank you.
"yet none of the workers bothered to wear respirators. Nobody thought it was important (above post)"
Who's fault was it really?
I agree with the above post
OSHA has some stupid violtations they come out with.Can't use a home use utility knife at any workplace.The box cutters they recomend are a pain in the ass to open and use.
In April 2009, my father died of Mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos. He worked in a shipyard for 20+ years and they could see the visible asbestos fibers in the air.. yet none of the workers bothered to wear respirators. Nobody thought it was important, the employer certainly didn't care. This came back to haunt him as terminal cancer 40 years later.
Too bad OSHA wasn't around at Newport News Shipbuilding back then. I might still have my father alive.
Well-told story, thank you for sharing it. I've been looking something like this for a while.
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OSHA — this is my assignment. It takes so long to watch this boring video urggh!!
where i work calling osha is grounds for firing, for something else.
@mirk1500 so a scab bullsh@# contractor,jack-off of all trade masterbater of none get a life felch belch,you cant bullsh#% a bullsh$%er.stalker freak
@mirk1500 ,jealousy is an ugly emotion,and i still make more than u
@mirk1500 brown nose ill never be but u are a sword swallowing carnival freak,and im tired of u and ur b-s.the government has to back-off.america the free my ass
@mirk1500 ur a cheap ass scab that is on projects so small u fall between the cracks,ur exsistance is almost useless,except for me to wipe my ass with u and ur lame comments
@mirk1500 do you have an outside agency breathing down ur neck all the time?i do and it blows just like u do,so stfu and until u work in my boots dont judge me.osha is a goverment manifestaion of a department that started with great intentions that turned sour,now they are self supporting,how do they support themselves?by giving b-s fines for b-s violations,my jobs hard already they make it so much worse,BIG BROTHER GO AWAY,along with any prettyboy who cant take my opinion!!!biatchs!!!
instead of protecting the employee,they make it very difficult to be productive,as though the economic worries werent enough osha has stressed out the worker beyond and above,what started out as a great idea its been capitalized to help keep this privatized office(no longer governmet controlled)open and running,more at the expense of the worker rather than the employer
I thought the same thing lol