The Office Environment Instructions
1. Read the following situation and answer the questions below using a minimum of 175 words for each answer.
2. Afterwards, comment on two classmates with at least one paragraph (no less than 6 sentences).
AT THE WORKPLACE
Bonnie feels that the office is always too cold, so she keeps a heater under her desk. To use the heater, she must run an extension cord across to another electrical outlet. Several times, the safety officer in the practice asks her to discontinue using the heater. Bonnie will put the heater away for a couple of days, then bring it back out when she feels it will not be noticed. The safety officer comes by one day and confiscates the heater and extension cord. Bonnie feels that this is unfair because she is cold during the day. She thinks she should be allowed to use the heater, which allows her to perform her duties in comfort and more efficiently.
Questions:
1. What OSHA violations are of concern in this situation?
2. Did the safety officer handle the situation correctly the first few times?
3. Did the safety officer have the right to confiscate the heater and extension cord?
4. How might the situation be rectified to make Bonnie comfortable?