National Transportation Safety Board

by this plague. The United States Department of Justice has recently undertaken expanded efforts aimed at reducing risks associated with drug misuse (Holder, 2014). Prescription and illicit drug use are not the only burgeoning threats to public safety. Alcohol abuse and misuse in the population continues to grow. It places a drain on worker productivity and staff morale, while also increasing absenteeism, worker turnover, and incidence of worker’s compensation claims. Provisions in the…

Accidents are unfortunate events that provide a potential for improvement. The crash of Empire Flight 8284 was a minor aircraft accident that resulted in injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft and airport runway. The accident provided a learning experience for the NTSB. The NTSB had nine recommendations and notated four contributing factors to the investigation report. Poor decision making and a failure to monitor standard operating procedures is what ultimately lead to the crash of…

generally carried out in high population areas. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), assumes jurisdiction over any disaster involving terrorism or gross criminal acts (Sledzik et.al, 2012). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), takes charge if the disaster involves any mode of transportation, however there are dozens of other local, state and federal agencies that can be involved in disaster situations. These organizations will work collectively if the circumstances are not…

but, he didn’t let that stop him. He was always everywhere seeing and waiting to receive anything the world threw at him. He always put in the hard work and was there when someone needed help. Thomas Edison influenced the world of technology and transportation. Thomas Alva Edison was American inventor. He is also known to be one of America’s best businessmen. Edison grew up with many hearing challenges but didn’t let that get in his way. He later invented many things but the things he is most…

The development, implementation and practice of ethics and social responsibility is vital for organizations operating in the modern age, and needs to be driven by senior leadership on down to every employee of the organization. Problem is, not everyone places equal value to the myriad of social, ecological, and economic issues facing businesses. Chuck Williams defines ethics as "Ethics is the set of moral principles or values that defines right and wrong for a person or group. Unfortunately,…

The United States of America is an economic, technological, and military powerhouse in the world. Many countries have accepted the fact that we are one of the most powerful nations on this planet, and generally should be feared when acts of war are committed against us. This has allowed citizens for so long to be able to live in peace and harmony. However, on a fateful day in September of 2001, this beautiful nation was relentlessly attacked and sent the entire country into a doleful state. At…

Why has the police department learn anything from the Rodney King beating and the aftermath that took place after the verdict? Twenty-five years ago some of us seen the verdict that stunned the city of Los Angeles, where angry crowds gather on the street across the city to protest while others riot. Today we face similar problems with police officers from the situation that happen in Ferguson with the Michael Brown or in New York where Eric Gardner was in a choke hold by a police…

CHAPTER I 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND PT Astra International is the biggest independent manufacturing company in south Asia. This company was established in 1957, the company is located in Jakarta, Indonesia before 1990’s, and this company name was PT Astra International Incorporated. There are several types of businesses that were developed by PT Astra International. They developed their businesses all over the world and they are engaged in many types of product and services,…

The Transportation Security Administration is a government agency that is over the security for highways, mass transit, and buses but they are mostly known for the security in America's airports. The TSA was created as a response to the September 11, 2001, attacks. The goal of the TSA is to make sure all flights are safe. The TSA has a funding that is roughly in the billions and the budgets come out of passenger tax. The TSA requires that passengers show ID at the security checkpoint before…

department. iii. Decision Maker Role. Finally being a decision maker, a police organization CEO acts as an entrepreneur, a negotiator, a disturbance handler and a resource allocator. The CEO is supposed to sell ideas to the department or the governing board. The ideas may involve new technologies or communication systems, a policing approach/strategy or different working approaches, which have a general intention of improving the organization. • As a disturbance handler, the executive does…