Asbestos and the law

a) Psychiatric injury is ‘caused by sudden shock, as distinct from normal grief, sorrow, or anxiety’ – Oxford Dictionary of Law. For this question I have to determine whether Homer and Selma can claim against Springfield’s Desserts after an explosion has left Homer with serious injury’s and Selma with psychiatric illness. First of all, lets look at homer, as the question states it says that ‘due to carelessness on the part of Springfield Desserts, a large fryer used to cook the doughnuts…

We are two eighth grade students at Incline Middle School and we are writing to you about the trash epidemic in the ocean. There are many different types of debris in the ocean including cigarettes, bags, caps/lids, food containers, cups, plates, utensils and many other types of debris. This can be caused by poorly managed landfill sites, sewer overflows, manufacturing sites, illegal dumping on domestic and industrial trash, and street litter. The great pacific garbage patch is not the only…

sold and traded goods. They use their roads and waterways to sell them. They traded with places like Brittan, the south east part of their empire, far east witch is now china, Egypt, and Africa. Each of them gave them different things. They traded asbestos, copper, glass, lead, silk, tin, and…

Australia, all companies are subjected to the regulation under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), which is by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and give the court for enforcement. This case falls into the area of corporation law and it is whether Shafron breached the duties of directors. b) The major legal issues The directors and officers liability attributed to the company as a whole. The duties of directors is not only shareholders, but also other stakeholders. All…

Glenda Hoffman BIO-1000-02-15-FA The Environmental Impact of September 11 Ecotoxicology is the study of impacts of pollutants on the structure and function of ecosystems, including their effect on the environment. The aftereffects of 9/11 is one of the most perfect examples of ecotoxicology. This had become, within moments, one of the most dangerous atmospheric conditions ever to occur on American soil. The first written evaluation of the environmental consequences of the attacks were…

Common Workplace Allergens Depending on your job and workplace, you may be exposed to numerous allergens as you work. Consider this partial list. Latex gloves or equipment Ink toner Cleaning chemicals Floor wax Perfume Cigarette smoke Dust Food Mold Asbestos Paint fumes Pollen Pet dander Possible Allergic Reactions The allergic reaction you experience can be mildly annoying or severe and life threatening. Be aware of these possible reactions.…

Imagine that, in the near future, you need lung surgery. Currently, this type of surgery would be very invasive and very risky to do surgery. But, due to advances in nanotechnology, the surgery could be quick and painless with almost no inherent risk and would not be nearly as invasive. Nanotechnology isn’t exactly new; it has been discussed and studied for many years. However, advances in this field have led to new and exciting discoveries. Surgeries, for example, are one of the things to which…

with a smoking room, something of an oddity on a ship destined to be inflated with an incredibly flammable gas. The smoking room was built with an airlock, which would keep any flames from spreading to the rest of the ship. The room was lined with asbestos. On May 6, 1937, the great Zeppelin airship had made its first successful crossing of the Atlantic and planned to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey. With friends and family watching the arrival of the great lighter-than-air craft, it…

information that the modern mischance circumstance is decaying, instead of enhancing, underscores the requirement for activity now." (OSHA at 30 -2017) He pointed out the need to secure specialists against such risks as clamor, cotton clean, and asbestos, all now secured by OSHA measures. In the House, Representative William A. Steiger worked for entry of a bill. "In the most recent 25 years, more than 400,000 Americans were murdered by business related mischances and infection, and near 50…

There are, and have been many illnesses that humanity has had to face throughout the centuries. Lung cancer, and other types of cancers are one of the worst afflictions that humanity has had in decades. According to the American Lung Association lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States for both men, and women (Lung Cancer Fact Sheet). Although lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with a survival rate of only 17.8% in the “five years survival rate”, there are still…