Michelle Highsmith

English Comp II-66W

Jennifer Atkins-Gordeeva

1 November 2021

Argumentative Research Outline

Research Argument Outline

Injuries In Manufacturing Industry and Companies Should Be Held Responsible

Thesis: Manufacturing companies should be held reliable for accidents, injuries, and illness

that occur in their plants. Due to lack of safety equipment, not having the correct PPE, nor giving employees proper training, and other safety violations. Including not having the appropriate safety guards on their machine while employee’s operator. Which in some cases may cause amputation, illness, and other hazard accidents?

I.                    Employees Safety Training:

a.   Employee Training- Trainer should be knowledgeable of machine equipment, paperwork, and all other safety procedures PPE within the industry.

b.  PPE – correct safety glasses, gloves, shoes, garments, and helmets.

c.   Lockout/Tagout procedures- All Operators should be trained in this procedure.

d.  Chemical and Electricity training.

e.   Training in Safety procedures such as Tornado, Fire, or Hazard Road conditions.

II.                 Safety Committee:

a.   Employees, Supervisors and Leads, and Safety Coordinator- Each should have thorough knowledge in Safety Procedures.

b.  Record Safety injuries and illness throughout the year.

c.   SOP- Standard Operating Procedures- This explains activities and procedure to complete task in regulations with laws

III.              Introduction: Due to lack of Safety Issues and violation in the manufacturing industries employees have been severely hurt or became ill. For some instances employees did not getting adequate training, because their trainer was not properly trained, or just didn’t have the basic skills and knowledge on the equipment. Before they were asked to train another employee on the machine. In some cases, machines do not have proper guarding or none. Lockout/tagout are important safety issues that some companies just seem to enforce enough. All operators should be trained on lockout/tagout. No employees should be running a machine without this basic knowledge. Chemical and electric training should always be giving to all operators within the industry. Operators should be aware of the SOP and all PPE standards and where its located. There should be a safety committee on each shift who are trained and knowledgeable of Safety protocols. If employee feels that their safety is in jeopardy. The employee should refuse to operator the machine. If any Safety violation

has been committed OSHA needs to be contacted.

IV.              Conclusion:  Manufacturing Companies should be held responsible for injuries due to safety violations in their plants.