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NFPA - National Fire Protection Association http://www.nfpa.org/ The role of NFPA is to publish and distribute fire prevention codes and standards and provide information on education, training, and research to reduce the risk of fire. USFA - U.S. Fire Administration www.usfa.fema.gov/ USFA is a part of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. The role of USFA is to provide fire and emergency services resources to aid in the prevention, preparedness, and response. NIOH - National Institute of Occupational Health www.nioh.org/ The role of NIOH is to research environmental and occupational health risks. ...

1-NFPA-National Fire Protection Association

2- Its role in fire safety is to publish consensus codes and standards for building, processing, design, service and installation not only in the US but worldwide. 3-Internet web address: www.nfpa.org. 1- USFA- U.S. Fire Administration 2- The main purpose of the USFA is “to provide national leadership to foster a solid foundation for our fire and emergency services stakeholders in prevention, preparedness, and response”. 3-Internet web address: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/.

1- NIOSH- National Institute of Occupational Health

2- Aim is “to generate new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers”. ...

In the U.S. two types of standard structural bolts have been approved for use: ASTM A490 and ASTM A395 (Williams, 2001, p. 44).

ASTM A395

Usually, the ASTM A325 covers the heavy structural bolts with high strength that range in size from half diameter to one and half diameter. The given bolts are often used in various structural connections (Williams, 2001, p. 54). They characteristically have shorter thread lengths when compared to the standard hex bolts. There are two types of A325: Type 1 and type 3. Type 1 is made of carbon baron, medium carbon, or an alloy of medium ...

When organizations are employing new workers, they aim at getting individuals who have the necessary skill that are needed in their organizations. One of the competencies of the job applicants is the skills that they posses. However, in most cases the new employees may lack some of the skills that the employers may be seeking from them. The difference between the skills that the organizations need and the skills that the employees possess is the skills gap. This research paper will discuss skills gapping and how it is applied in organizations such as health care organizations (Nakayama, 2001). ...

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As the sun rises in Southern New Mexico, the Galactic takes off from Spaceport America carrying spaceship two, which has six passengers and two crew on board, sky rocketing away from the earth’s surface. At about 50,000 feet, the WhiteKnightTwo has its cargo and eight passengers ready for the next phase of the voyage, where the SpaceshipTwo releases itself from WhiteKnighhtTwo and blasts into spaces with thrice the speed of sound. It reaches the outside atmosphere where there is no blue sky, and gravity is almost zero. The sky is pitch black, and the passengers glance ...

Surgical Technology is a career path that involves every activity involved in surgery from preparing the patient and the operating room, to transferring patients to the recovery room and restocking the operating room. . Some of the pre-surgery duties involved in Surgical Technology are; preparing the operating room, preparing the patients and assisting the surgical team. Surgical technologists also help during surgery. Surgical duties technologists may perform are; assisting with equipment, keeping count of sponges and other supplies, operating sterilizers, lights or suction machines and diagnostic equipment. Post surgery duties include; transferring patients to the recovery room and cleaning and restocking ...

Brand Relationship Quiz

Q1. Fournier came up with a definition of promoting the growth of brands. The advice was ‘having a relationship’ with the brand. According to Fournier, brand relationship means that customers develop trust and intimacy with the brand. This was after Cooper, (2010), researched and came up with statistics that showed that 68% of consumers did not feel engaged with the brands they bought. This means that if a brand has to become successful, then a relationship has to be built by an organization. In achieving this requirement, then the most important factor would be for an organization to see things through the ...

Introduction

Hepatitis is a major health threat to our environment because of the associated effects on liver and the mode of transmission. Hepatitis C which is one of the types of hepatitis that has become a major challenge since the discovery. Different factors have contributed to these challenges. One of those major challenges is the inability of researchers to discover suitable vaccine for the infection. The prolonged inactive period of the causative organism in the body before clinical manifestation is another factor (Department of health). The infectious course usually leads to enlargement of the liver and this in turn affects the functions ...