Occupational safety and health

Health and Safety is a big priority when working within a school, the school has to be a safe environment for both the children attending the school and the members of staff. Many factors should be taken into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor activities. Firstly, the children need to be taken into account, are the activities being set out safe for them and that they have the ability to do them, are there any children with illness’s that would need anything for certain…

Title: Radiation Safety and Protection in DR/RT 1729 words Introduction Health Physics is concerned with providing occupational radiation protection and minimizing radiation dose to the public. Every technologist has the obligation to always ensure that the radiation dose to both the patient and other health care professionals are kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) without compromising the diagnostic value of the image. Cardinal Principles of Radiation Protection All health physics…

1.0 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, test equipment, material, parts, transportation, personal protective equipment, clothing, hearing and eye protection (when required) including prescription safety glasses, and any incidentals necessary to provide a maintenance agreement on two (2) OCE Plotwave plotters. The plotters are used to print, copy, and scan drawings required per Air Force instructions to support the mission of the 402d Commodities…

After reviewing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 's (EEOC) Youth at Work website, I found it to be an outstanding website that would be an excellent training tool for teaching teenagers, older new hires, and managers about employee rights. Interpreting the federal laws that apply to employee rights and management responsibilitys is complicated. For teens, new to the workforce, understanding their rights and duties could be mind-boggling. However, this website explains all of the…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration created by Congress in 1970 is part of the United States Department of Labor. It was created to ensure a safe, and healthy work environment in the private sector for employees. This is achieved by training, education and assistance. Unfortunately, violations occur that result in fines. Below are three cases in the last three years. 1. On 8/1/17 Piedmont Service Group, Inc in Richmond VA received one violation for ‘head protection’ and had until…

Their results showed that all the personnel have high level of awareness upon the falls. A safety working method statement (SWMS) is a document that sets out the high risk construction work activities to be carried out at a workplace, the hazards arising from these activities and the measures to be put in place to control the risks. A study done…

Terms of Reference I was asked to investigate the principles of regulation of two care professions. One of the professions is to include nursing and one other from the following list social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy. My findings are to compare and contrast the principles of regulation for the two care professions. Introduction This report will look at the principles of regulation of the nursing profession and social work, specifically the social…

Companies are responsible for the safety of workers while on duty. When violence occurs against employees or amongst coworkers companies can be held liable for failing to prevent the incident. Workers’ compensation addresses on-the-job injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 establishes federal regulations for employee safety protections (Mathis, 2014). I visited the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s webpage on Violent Crimes. After reviewing their Workplace Violence…

regulation and most jobs require a bachelor’s degree that relates to the environment”. (O Net Online) Since many people may not be familiar with a Hazmat Analyst position, it is very similar to an EHS manager, Environment, Health and Safety manager also known as an Occupation Health and Safety Specialist. This career has many different names and some may have different or added responsibilities. My career would focus more on my current company position and similar ones out there. The Bureau of…

I would ask Dynamic Duo’s owners if they have the OSHA guidelines and safety requirements posted throughout the facility in a centralized place in which employees congregate so that employees can easily and quickly refer to these guidelines on a daily basis. Furthermore, I would want to ask if they are in compliance with OSHA guidelines and if their standard operating manuals and training manuals entail the proper guidelines to be used by staff members. It is imperative that Dynamic Duo’s…