User:SSniegula/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article - Angelina Lee, Malana Aloneissi, Sandra Sniegula

 * Name of article: Occupational safety and health
 * We have chosen this article because it relates to chapter three of our human resources textbook. Occupational health and safety is a key component of human resources and an important topic to be aware of.

Lead evaluation


The Lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely describes the article's topic because it provides a clear definition of occupational health and safety. Also, all of the information in the lead is relevant and included in the article. However, there is not a brief description of  all of the article’s major sections.The lead is concise because it gives an overview of the topic but it is not overly detailed with the contents in the article.

Content evaluation


The article’s content is relevant to the topic as it discusses the many components of health and safety such as the history, management systems, and acts in place regarding health and safety in different countries. The content is up to date because it discusses current events and there are recent edits from 2020. All of the content in this article is relevant and belongs as all sections include information relating to the topic. The article covers many aspects such as the different types of hazards and risks in a variety of work environments throughout the world. The article does not deal with one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps as well as no historically underrepresented populations or topics are addressed in this article.

Tone and balance evaluation


The tone of the article is neutral as it contains no bias terminology. It showcases the information about health and safety without the use of persuasion. The contents of the article is presented in a factual manner rather than viewpoints from groups, meaning there are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented. Overall, the article purpose of the article is to be informative rather than opinionated.

Sources and references evaluation


The majority of the facts in the article are cited, however, some parts throughout the article are not backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources cited in the article are related to the topic and provide external links for additional information for more clarity. The sources are predominantly current, only a few are from the early 2000’s. Also, the article has been updated and cited with newer sources. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors, as shown through the edit history. The authors do not include historically marginalized individuals. The links provided in the article worked.

Organization evaluation


The article is well organized because there is a table of contents and subheadings that lead to the major points of the topic, it is also a well-written article since it shows a clear understanding of the topic. However, it is not an easy read as there is an excessive amount of information. Although it is not an easy read there are no visible grammatical or spelling errors present in the article.

Images and media evaluation


Throughout the article there are images, graphs, and charts that are used to enhance the topics that are written about. The images are laid out under the appropriate sections but are not necessarily visually appealing, also underneath the images are captions provided to give a clear understanding of what is seen in the pictures. The descriptions found under the photos also include proper copyright regulations which are all cited properly or come from a public domain.

Checking the talk page

 * Talk page evaluation

Throughout the Talk section of the article there is little conversation between users, one user suggested adding a part about sanitation workers. But the response was that there weren't enough studies about it. The article is rated B-Class and is a part of many WikiProjects of varying importance (low, high, top, mid) such as Disability, Law, Medicine, Occupational Health and Safety, Health and Fitness and Scuba Diving. The article gives us a more in depth explanation of health and safety. As for when we discussed in class we’ve just gone over the basis of the topics.

Overall evaluation


The overall status of the article is sufficient and complete, since the article is classified as B-class which means that there is still room for improvement in the article since it does not reach the top article standards. Although it has plenty of information and is organized, the lead is missing key components such as introducing the main topic of the article and some citations are incomplete.