Essays on Health Hazards

Discussion on health and safety act in geomatics

Introduction Geomatics is a field of collecting, archiving, processing and distributing physical or specially referenced information. Geomatics involve the use of laws, ordinances, and regulations among other policies to ensure that all individuals are protected against all forms of risks. Such systems may include land use, security, hazardous waste, health issues, and environmental use among others. The paper focuses on the definition of the health laws associated with geomatics and the impacts of introducing such laws.

The Health and Safety at Work Act was established in 1974 to cater for the protection and health legislations in all workplaces (Lundgren ...

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Occupational health and safety are associated with the safety, health, and welfare of employees who are engaged in work. It plays an important role in managing the company’s operations. The report addresses workplace hazards and provides information about the accidents and injuries occurred in the engineering industry. One of the main aims of the report is to indicate ways of mitigating the risk of loss. The purpose of this technical report is to demonstrate that the author has engineering knowledge, professional competence, and technical ability to carry out the essential research in detail about the health and safety ...

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In India, cigarette packets will now be 85% covered with a message that comprises of 65% photograph and a 20% message highlighting the harmful affects of smoking and the fact that it can lead to cancer.( Porecha & Kutty, 2014) The cancer connect due to smoking has been proven beyond any doubt. Although, discussed only as an issue in an ethical marketing class, the fact remains that, ‘smoking kills’. The fact that tobacco companies pay so much in taxes cannot rule out the harmful affects of smoking. Smoking kills and governments cannot absolve themselves of any moral obligation wherein they ...

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Documenting and investigating a crime scene are important procedures to investigating a crime, and assigning culpability as an investigator documents, recognizes, and collects physical evidence as the scene of a crime. In order for a crime to be solved, and culpability assigned it is critical for the investigator to reconstruct the scene by putting each piece of evidence together in order to paint a picture of what happened at the scene of the crime. The principle that guides the crime investigation process is called Locard's Exchange Principle. This principle suggests that something physical is always ...

Peru is known to be rich in gold and thus, houses a lot of gold mines. Based on the fact that a good number of the population comprises of the poor, the old methods are used to extract gold. Admittedly, mercury binds gold in the mud at the mines. Precisely, 0.33 gold ring is surrounded by over 20 tons of toxic wastes (Brilliant Earth, n.d). It thus follows that there are a lot of health hazards accruing from gold mining. Focusing on Peruvinian Mine Yanacocha, which forms the poorest part in Peru (Peru: Mercury poisoning, n.d), it is significant ...

Our health is paramount throughout our lives. One key factor that affects our health is the food that we consume every day. Thus, for one to live a healthy lifestyle, he or she has to keep an eye on the diet. For an effective diet, one should be aware of the recommended values and intakes to remain fit. Many pieces of research on dietary concludes that diet has a bigger influence on one’s health than anything else. Poor dietary is likely to cause disease like stroke, cancer, diabetes and many others (Green and Emily 6). In this respect, ...

Use of Fossil Fuels for Power Generation and the Need for Renewable Energy

According to Nelson (2011), more than 85% of the world’s energy consumption, which is estimated at 520 exajoules, is generated through the burning of fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas and coal (p.19). Electric power generation from non-renewable sources will, unequivocally, result in their exhaustion and creation of a major energy crisis. For this reason, it appears primordial to shift in a greater scale to alternate power generation, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, etc. Amongst these, Sorensen (2011) explains that though hydroelectric power does represent one of the major forms of power generation, its growth is stagnant ...

People working in manufacturing and chemical industries are more prone to health hazards as they are exposed to dangerous substances that have adverse health effects on them. Frequent exposure to synthetic substances causes nausea, vomiting, and headaches, which, if not treated at earlier stages turn into life threatening diseases. These substances directly or indirectly exert toxic elements through biological, chemical, physical, genetic or psychological agents on living organisms and other biological systems, and this study is known as toxicology. In an organism these toxic elements are absorbed systematically through the skin, lungs, or gastro-intestinal tracts. The effect of these ...

Executive Travel Report

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (Israel) Fast Facts Status Financial center of Israel and 2nd most populous city Time zone UCT/GMT +3 hours

Political system Democracy

Main religion Judaism Language(s) Hebrew, Arabic, English Currency exchange rate 1 ILS = 0.26 USD; Inverse 3.76 USD

Arriving to Ben-Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv)

The airport is located 20 km (12.5 miles) outside the city. Equipped with 3 terminals, the airport is designed to service approximately 16 million travelers a year. You will arrive to Terminal 3 that accepts international flights. Inside the terminal you will find an emergency clinic, post office, currency exchange centers, 24 hour banks and a number and of ...

Polyisocyanurate or Polyiso or ISO owes its popularity to its excellent thermal insulation performance (determined by its R-value). This thermosetting polymer gets its hardened, irreversible, and thermally insulating molecular structure with the application of heat. This property of Polyisocyanurates is particularly useful for roofing insulation applications. But the advantages of these materials and their significance do not end with just one property. There is a significant amount of reasons why many constructors prefer to use these polymers over others as a viable insulation material for their roofing materials. This essay is an attempt to study the significance of Polyisocyanurate ...

How Human Development Impact Natural Systems

Natural systems are very important since they provide resources for food, energy, industrial products medicines and recreation to humans. Therefore, there exists a beneficial relationship between humans and the environment (Ewert et al. 68). However, due to human activities for development by humans, there have been threats to the natural environment. For example, infrastructure and transport system. Nowadays, more roads are built in third world countries to make transportation of both goods and people easier. However, this contributes majorly to local air pollution in these countries and cause greenhouse effects to the global environment. Again, motor vehicles that use ...

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Occupational exposure to silica crystals has long been identified and recognized in most of the industries. There are various industries that involved the silica dusts, where some are highly exposed beyond the threshold limits for the substances. The problem with the occupational exposure of workers to silica crystals are often not taken seriously be employer and employee alike. Exposure to silica in the occupational environment results to health effects such as silicosis and other related diseases. People who are working with these crystals are prone to respiratory effects as well. There is a problem in the safety and health ...