Safety engineering

Explain how equipment innovation has improved performance and/or prevented injury. Improvements, advancements, and the latest intentions have resulted in innovative progressive and enhanced equipment to give the performer or athlete an elite presentation. Not only are innovations limited to equipment, but clothing/apparel is similarly more improved and dynamic depending on the athletic performance. Computer analysis measures done by researchers give imperative insight to detailed performance,…

I can recall my recent summer when I challenged myself to do tremendous work. Looking back to my previous summers, the mundane experience encouraged me to take drivers education for my license next year, test out of Algebra 2 and P.E., work on my AP History and Advanced English homework, practiced my viola for Symphonic Orchestra, read books during the night, and study for the S.A.T. (which was indeed, way too early for me). I was prompted to act because I recently found my ambitions for my…

I have always been interested in technology and robotics. In high school, I started mentoring a child with autism and discovered my interest in helping people with disabilities. During my sophomore year, while looking summer research opportunities, I came across a Robotics Lab at Washington State University that was developing a semi-autonomous wheelchair to improve navigation for quadriplegic ALS patients–a project which combined both my interests. Captivated, I wrote to Professor Taylor who…

Picture this; a six year old girl sits in her kindergarten classroom on career day. At the front of the room, a teacher asks what she wants to be when she grows up. She excitedly answers that she’d like to be an engineer, and one of her classmates firmly tells her, ‘That’s a boy’s job.’ Ten years later, she’s sixteen, and she’s overwhelmed by the tiny female to male ratio in her AP biology class. Then, she’s eighteen and she’s putting in college applications. She’s torn. She wants to put in her…

The assigned material for this week's article summary assignment is titled "Metal polishing: Do this, not that". The article is authored by CTD Mike, and was published on 06 Oct 11. The article appears on the cheaperthandirt.com website, and may be sourced at: http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/metal-polishing-this/. The article begins with the assumption you have a task to perform that involves removing metal. Should I use the Dremel rotary tool? Stones? If you want to make sure you don't jack up…

Archimedes is humble because he doesn't brag about his amazing ideas, intellect, and inventions. One example is, “ According to Plutarch (c. 46–119 C.E.), Archimedes had so low an opinion of the kind of practical invention at which he excelled and to which he owed his contemporary fame that he left no written work on such subjects.” From this, you could conclude Archimedes was humble because he wasn't bragging or boasting about his intellect by writing about his works, like many mathematicians…

In my career, I have used my milling science degree to start as a miller. Although I started at an entry-level position, I quickly rose up to management and research positions. With extensive research, I changed the way that we mill by producing flour in a more efficient manner. Also applying what I learned In my CAD Flow Sheets for Grain Processes class, I was able to offer more suggestions on how to lay out a plant more effectively. By doing these, the cost of production was reduced for the…

need for people all around the globe. Technology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science (“Technology”) Technology was created to make things simpler and help people with their day to day life. Recently, however, people have taken advantage of technology and used it in a way that has hurt society…

Yourselves Engineers”, the author Ian Bogost (2015), who is a critic and researcher, suggests that ‘software engineers’ should be called ‘software programmers’ rather than ‘engineers’, because software engineers are not responsible for long-term social safety and public construction, but focusing on rapid software development in commercial application, while traditional civic engineers have professional engineer licenses and build our infrastructures. There are mainly three reasons why the…

Healthy organizational safety culture is built on foundational elements of standardized processes and procedures, which can provide cohesive safety implementation at all levels of the organization. If the organization is focused on providing a safe work culture, it will be observable. A lead observable indicator is good housekeeping, which is built on a foundation of strong EHS organizational leadership, standard processes, engagement of all employees, and implementing principal HOP elements.…