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health Safety ExaminationSummary of the Problems and Solutions of the New Product LineIt is undoubtedly that the naked as a jaybird product line is truly important to my company. However, I found out that the new production line was not as safe as the way Engineer Oh described in his documentation. In this situation, Engineer Oh did not make provision for the safeguarding of life and health, and enforce safety regulations1. Actually, our new production line may cause serious injuries to our new production line workers. If I ignore these problems, I am also against the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Professional Engineers Act. In this summary, the common chord main problems of the new product line (with references to the acts) and the solutions are discussed.Problem 1 V High-Voltage EquipmentNot all the workers are familiar with our new high-tension equipment. It may cause electric shock to the workers. Some of these workers even do not realize they are working in a high-voltage environment. My honorable responsibility is for the safety of the workers and also for the fairness to the workers2. The reason is that the workers can refuse to work with any equipment, which they think might endanger themselves3. It is their right to know what is their working condition. SolutionFirst of all, I will suggest my company to put adequate warnings near the high-voltage equipment so that the workers know they are working in a high-voltage environment. If we have enough budgets, I will suggest my company to have equipment inspection and preventive maintenance on a fixing basis and periodically test the equipment for electric shock hazards. Problem 2 V Toxic ChemicalsIn producing our new product, we need to use a large(p) variety of toxic chemicals (new to our company), that may cause skin irritation or corrosion to the workers. These chemicals are harmless when proper precautions, usually printed on the container, are followed. However, I found out that se ldom of our workers read the instructions before using the chemicals and almost none of our workers wear protective clothing when using the chemicals. The Occupational Health and Safety Act states that any worker should use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the workers employer requires to be used or worn4. In addition, we do not have a particular place to store the toxic chemicals, which is against the Occupational Health and Safety Act5.