Many workers are surprised to discover that Occupational Health and Safety Administration guidelines don't protect them from some things that can hurt them on the job, says Judith L. King, M.A., director of UAB's Center for Labor Education And Research (CLEAR).
"Government regulations just aren't as applicable to service jobs as they are to manufacturing. There are no OSHA regulations regarding vicious dogs, sewage under a house, snakes on a job site, poison ivy around a gas line or violence perpetrated by angry customers."
Seasoned workers learn to look for the pitfalls, and CLEAR teaches classes designed to help workers protect themselves against job-related risks.
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