Civil Dispute Resolution and the Implementation of Safety Procedures

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Assignment 3: Civil Dispute Resolution
The Federal Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) investigated a welding company, D&J Ironworks. The organization probed the conduct of workers who sparked a fire, leading to the death of two Boston firefighters in Back Bay. The company failed to adhere to safety precautions, thus causing the fatal blaze. OSHA recognized the incident as a needless, tragic fire and issued a fine of $58,000 against the welding organization. According to Cronin, the agency realized that the company lacked effective fire prevention strategies. Besides, D&J failed to train its employees on fire precautions.
OSHA and D&J Ironworks would be in a potential lawsuit for violating workplace safety standards. A serious violation occurs if physical harm or death occurs, resulting from a hazard that an organization could prevent. For that reason, OSHA fined the welding company $58,000 for negligence. According to the OSHA agency, D&J failed to implement adequate safety precautions, thus risking the lives of employees (Cronin). Equally, the company was unable to evaluate the medical fitness of the workers on maintaining respirators. D&J Ironworks would face serious lawsuits and case laws that would affect its reputation and financial investment.
The case involved the negligence of an organization and resulted in the death of two Boston firefighters. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to resolve the matter through traditional litigation. The prosecutors conducted comprehensive investigation to make appropriate decisions on the ideal charges in the case. The owner of the Back Bay apartment filed a lawsuit against the welding company. Arguably, the use of litigation in resolving the issue would be an appropriate way of preventing inciden...