Essays on Niosh

Healthcare organizations face a big problem now when it comes to nurse staffing and scheduling. There appears a big scarcity problem in the number of nurses when assigned per patient. Researches done during the past decades have established the importance of having enough nursing staff or registered nurse staffing as they play a huge role in achieving positive patient outcomes, safety, and satisfaction. This means an adequate nurse to patient ratio promotes reduction in patient mortality, enhances outcomes, and improves nurse satisfaction when it comes to their work. For instance, one study pointed out that for every patient assigned ...

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Carbon Monoxide (CO) Properties and Uses 4

Sources of CO Emission and Toxicokinetics 4

Exposure Limits for CO, Sampling and Analysis 6 Protocols for Industrial CO Sampling and Analysis 6 Carbon Monoxide in Substance Priority List (SPL) 7 CO Contaminated Superfund Site 8 Carbon Monoxide Explosion Case Study with Recommendations 8 References 10 Abstract Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas, which results from incomplete combustion of carbon containing fuels, and has several applications such as effective reducing agent and manufacture of various hydrocarbons. CO is a major indoor air pollutant, and is released when combustion is carried out in confined spaces such as mines ...

Approximately 8 million healthcare workers in the U.S. are working in environments that place them at risk of exposure to hazardous drugs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The risk to healthcare workers increases yearly as new non-antineoplastic pharmaceuticals are added to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s alert list of hazardous drugs (Connor, MacKenzie, DeBord, Trout & O’Callaghan, 2014). The addition of new hazardous drugs requires continually updating of procedures to prevent an increasing diverse range of potential exposures (Connor, et al., 2014). The purpose of this paper is to examine the study of ...

In response to the fire tragedy that resulted in the death of firefighter Oscar Armstrong, according to the NIOSH Fire Fatality Investigation Report (2005), the Cincinnati Fire Department has made a number of changes to avert similar incidents from recurring in future. First, the Department has reviewed and revised its current standard operating procedures (SOPs) with respect to fire fighting. This is to ensure that its firefighting officers don not at any time enter burning structures without charge hose lines since it this was one of the factors that led to Armstrong’s death according to the report. Further ...

The insurance agent was correct that the seafood was contaminated with the fumes that resulted from the fire. Toxic fumes quickly diffuse through the air. The toxic fumes were absorbed by the polyethylene curtain which covered the food despite it being thick (Brook et al. 2660). Therefore, the seafood needed to be thrown away since it had the toxic fumes.

What chemical(s) may be present causing the symptoms in the workers?

The two employees are affected by the phosphine gas which leaked into the room and made them experience the symptoms such as nausea and headache. The scenario shows that they were the only people who were affected by the ...

Ergonomics entail the study and practice of adapting the workplace and work environment to fit and cater the physical, emotional, mental and psychological needs of the employees. Ergonomics is concerned with the health of the worker forming the main reason for fitting the job to the worker and not fitting the worker to the job (Stanton 1288-1311).

1-Manual Material Handling/Safe Lifting

5-The Finest Tools 1980 NIOSH a. The key points from the resource number 1 which is “Manual Material Handling/Safe Lifting” include • A recap of some of the most common injuries in industries throughout the world which include back injuries and related strains ...

Occupational and Environmental Health in Carbon Nano-Tube Thread Manufacturing

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have novel physicochemical properties accompanied by new risks and uncertainties (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work [EU-OSHA], 2009). CNT release into environment and worker exposure can occur during any stage of production, usage, transport, waste treatment or storage. Data on occupational exposure to CNT is limited, and measurement techniques are also not fully developed. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment used for aerosol pollution are recommended for CNT also. Though CNTs have a primary graphene structure, their properties are entirely different from carbon particles, for which there are established exposure limits. CNT emissions are ...

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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 ...