Essays on Occupational Safety And Health

It is clear all of the contracted workers associated with the case study all completed their orientation training. At the same time, these new employees were tasked with the job of isolating the acid feed steam for the Claus unit, which they failed to do. This paper will discuss the hazards present, the steps the incident command must conduct, explain changes to plan if polymerization occurs, and explains changes to plan based on the result of the post incident critique. First of all, it is clear continuous training is essential to the refreshment of knowledge in order to avoid ...

An acid is a solution that loses hydrogen ions. Common household acids include vinegar and citrus fruit juice. In contrast, a base is a solution that gains hydrogen ions. Acidic substances often taste sour whereas bases taste bitter and feel slippery. Since the tasting or touching of acids and bases can be harmful to human health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, 2013) recommends the use of indicators to test for the acidity or alkalinity of substances. Typically, indicators such as litmus paper change color when exposed to acids or bases (Stanley et al., 2015). As such, the present ...

CONTENTS 1. Part I - Occupational Health and Safety Law 3 1.1. The UK Approach to Regulating Occupational Health and Safety 4 1.1.1. The Role of Legislation (Civil, Criminal and Administrative), other sources of law and recommendations 4 1.1.2. The Role of Law Enforcement and Specialized Agency 6 1.1.3. The Role of Courts 7 1.2. Comparison between the UK and the Brazilian approaches to OSH regulation 8 2. Part II – Management and its Impact on OSH 8 2.1. Administrative approach to management 9 2.2. Scientific management 9 2.3. Behavioral approach to management 10 2.4. Co-operative social systems approach 11 ...

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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 ...

Introduction

Access to quality, safe, and affordable healthcare is a priority of every person worldwide. Most countries in the world, especially, the United States of America (USA), have continued to put more efforts towards improving the delivery of care to ensure every citizen enjoys quality and safe health outcome. Health disparities act as one of the major issues affecting the delivery of health in the U.S. Health disparities affect different groups of people in the country, but it's more common among racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities. The increasing documentation of disparities in healthcare calls for an urgent need ...

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 ...

Employment law has a multitude of purpose in defining the relationship, agreement, and legal obligation of employers and employees. According to Edwards and Robinson (2012) employment law is the negotiated relationships between employees and employers”(p 4). These negotiations highlight acceptably terms related to occupation, expectation and contracts that showcase the roles, responsibilities, and task completion of employees, as well as the wages, salaries, safe workplace, and other expectancies from the employer. Aside from expectation, there are legal ramifications that employers must follow on a federal and local level. For the sake of this paper, the federal level will ...

In this document, readers will be presented with a description of the expertise and knowledge of fire fighting. Fire fighting is an exceptionally imperative job. It protects many lives and possessions. Fire fighters put their life in danger each single day to help and protect the general public. All of the various concepts and knowledge, along with standards and professional qualification discussed in the course are proposed to present effective fire investigators with a base intensity of understanding in certain topics that involves fire investigation. The topics are summarized in NFPA 1033 – Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator ...

Employees training in an organization is very essential for the success of the organization. Different countries have employed employee training to ensure the increase in the production level of the organization. Training is important as it enables the new employees in the organization to learn the different activities conducted in the organization. Working with Coca-Cola Company in the training and development of employees helps to understand the importance of the employees training in a global company. Coca cola is a global company supplying soft drinks across the world. The company has employed the use of employee's training to ensure ...

Question 1

The Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunities, Equal Pay Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act are all important employment laws. The employment laws as much as they are good for the community in that they help in covering the minority groups they act as a limitation to hiring managers. The Americans with Disabilities Act law can limits employers from choosing physically fit employees for their job opportunities available. In the work environment, with the law in practice, employers are mandated to provide equal employment opportunities for disabled people who limit the chances ...

Impacts of ADA and OSHA

Impacts of ADA and OSHA Q: The ADA and OSHA are two pivotal pieces of legislation that impact modern day work practices. Based on your readings and your personal/professional experiences, have these laws enhanced or detracted from the ability of American companies to compete in the global marketplace? The American with Disability Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 by Congress to assure people with disability of equal opportunity to employment, full participation and economic self-empowerment. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 on the other hand, is legislation that is intended to ensure that men and women working in ...

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the extent to which the silica levels are above the safety levels outlined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in areas proximal to the natural gas development sites. Background: While studies have shown that the silica levels in the hydraulic fracturing sites are very high, there is paucity of information as to how far away from the sites the silica levels in the air are dangerously high. Methods: The study will employ a longitudinal design with the data being collected over a ten-year period. The samples will be collected in a linear direction. The samples ...

Occupational safety and health is an issue of great concern for most institutions as it describes one of the sensitive areas for working conditions and compliance with policies. Critics state that the Bush administration had ignored the promotion of safer workplace practices, and the Obama regime seeks to provide the necessary changes (Spanos par. 4). The leaders are looking to implement newer policies that enhance the compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and also provide some improvements on it. The interest lies in establishing the new ways that the administration wishes to approach ...

Introduction

H2S or hydrogen sulfide is a gas that naturally occurs in hot springs, crude petroleum, and even natural gas. Hydrogen sulfide is also known as sewer gas, swamp gas, manure gas, or stink damp. This gas is usually produced by the breakdown of organic materials commonly found in wastes of human and animals by bacteria. Some of the activities that commonly result to the production of hydrogen sulfide gas include treatment of wastewater, drilling and even refining of petroleum or natural gas, and kraft paper mills (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Aside from being a gas in form, hydrogen ...

The EEO is an acronym for Equal Employment Opportunity. In a nutshell, EEO is a branch of labor law that governs workplace discrimination. It seeks to protect employees from being discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, sex, national origin, color and disability (Gutman, Koppes, & Vodanov, 2011, p. 1). To this end, there are several laws that fall under the aforementioned category. Some of them are enforced by the established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on one hand (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2016) whereas others though furthering the same course are not specifically enforced by the said ...

Management systems are basically defined as the frameworks that are designed to manage the policies and procedures of an organization in order to promote a continual improvement in the business functions. The safety of the employees at the workplace is one of the most important tasks of every organization. In order to keep the safety of the workforce, a safety management system can be implemented. It is a system that defines a planned process and procedure to do a certain activity at the workplace ("Why Are Safety Management Systems So Important?"). The implementation of such system is important in ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates all employers to provide a safe, healthy and accident free workplace. The objective of OSHA is to ensure healthy workplaces by setting up standards for employers, which they accomplish by training the employers, education and assistance. The mission of the OSHA is to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America’s workers, and as a part of the Department of Labor, OSHA promotes worker safety and health in every workplace in the United States . OSHA requires employers to act in accordance with the General Duty Clause of the ...

Article Critique

Melissa. “Occupational Safety and Health Protections against Ebola Virus Disease.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1 April 2015. Web. 31 March 2016. The problem that this article addresses is the potential for transmission of the Ebola virus in the workplace. The authors point out that, when the virus briefly came to the United States, the public health system responded on the basis of assumptions formed during prior outbreaks, specifically the conclusion that transmission could only happen if one came into direct contact with patients who were already infected. However, the most recent Ebola outbreak did not require the same ...

Discussion Questions

Question 1 In the control of contamination, focus should be put on the source control. As an indication by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, there is need for observing proper hierarchy of controls as enforcement and policy matter. Several source contaminant methods involve personal protective equipment, administrative, training, special, education, engineering and surveillance in health. Engineering controls are done at design stage. It involves a layout that is systematic to physical building, whereby systems comply with OSH such as contemplating moisture to reduce microbial growth likelihood. The system should have desirable as well as purposeful features. There are ...

Introduction

Employment laws are set to protect human rights and ensure fair treatment of employees by their employers. Companies are required to adhere to federal and state employment laws (Guerin & DelPo, 2013). To improve working conditions and morale of the employees, organizations are encouraged to follow employment laws, governing codes, and set expectations of conduct within the workplace (Twomey, 2010). Since DPG is a manufacturing organization, it is required to adhere to all provisions of the constitutions (federal and state) Source: (Goldman, Corrada & Goldman 2011). Critical laws to be followed are detailed below. Overall, it is in DPG interest to ...

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Smoking is an addiction, such as an addiction to drugs or to alcohol. It is dependence, which causes great harm to health. To overcome it one any method can be used. Banning smoking in public places is one of the most decisive and impactful way to reduce the number of smokers and lessen of harm caused by second-hand smoking. The main objectives of the ban on smoking in public places are protection of the health of non-smokers and fire safety. Other reasons include preserving the purity of the premises, as well as higher labour capacity of non-smoking employees.

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Introduction

Occupational hazards can affect all workers not withstanding gender, age or type of occupation. It is one of the major problems faced by workers and their employers especially those who are engaged in occupation that require the operation of machineries or exposure to hazardous environments. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), 270 million workers every year suffer from occupational injuries while 160 million have contacted work-related diseases. It is only logical to think that work related accidents happen due to factors such as poor working conditions, insufficient training, lack of protective gears and of course, machine and human ...

Before employing new employees in the company, it is advisable to follow all the set rules and regulations for compliance purposes. The employees selected are ensured to be up to the tasks to be assigned to them where the skills they possess should match the tasks given. The health facility must be in compliance with several rules and regulations for it to be certified and recognized by the relevant authorities. I will discuss local and state regulations, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and financial risk.

The health facility and the health service providers must comply with the ...

Leadership is a very challenging task in any profession. In nursing, leadership plays a very important role in ensuring that the health care practitioners execute their duties in a professional way. Leaders must possess specific traits that equip them with the right set of skills for the smooth running of the processes. Patient fall accounts for many accidents in the health care setting. The committee to sit in the development of strategies to reduce patient falls and bring down costs related with patient falls must possess knowledge on occupational safety and health. The knowledge on occupational safety and health will allow the ...

The industrial fire at the shirtwaist factory was one of the worst events in the history of the United States of America. This was a garment factory. This fire led to the death of 146 workers. This event led to progressive changes in workers safety and health. There was a commission formed to investigate the working conditions of affecting the health of workers in different American industries. A legislative action occurred that established the workmen’s compensation. It also revised the states codes regarding the occupational safety and health of the workers.

The major regulatory agency that deals with safety and ...

Describe the business? What do they do?

Riverside Electric, Inc. is reportedly a full service electric contractor that allegedly provides professional lighting solutions to diverse types of business organizations . According to its official website, the list of services include: lighting management programs; on-call services; Green Technology; Photometric Study; generator sales, installation and services; and electrical services . Being a full service electrical contractor, the organization boast of offering diverse electrical services from installation, maintenance, to repair. Likewise, their pricing strategy was disclosed to be competitive and could fit the budget of those who aimed to avail any of the needed services. Specifically, the organization itemized the following service options: ...

Public Health and Health Care

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA is a federal agency of the government that is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of safety and health regulations and under the Department of Labor. The head of the agency is the Assistant Secretary of Labor of OSHA who shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor, under the U.S. Executive Department (OSHA, 2013). The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or otherwise known as the “OSH Act” was created for the purpose of prevent work place fatality or to prevent the ...

Abstract

The human asset employed by an organization plays a crucial role in influencing the efficiency and performance level of an organization. There are some factors which influence the working nature of employees. These factors have to be fully taken into consideration for the achievement of the set objectives. One the main factor is safety in the working environment. The safety of an employee is particularly significant in an organization. Every employer should ensure that the working environment is free from any safety problem. This helps to improve their performance. Safety and health of an employee help to improve the motivation ...

1. Setting standards for record keeping requirements, will help in collecting better information on the incidences and nature of occupational diseases. These information are collected on a national basis. Setting standards for recording keeping will help in effective analysis of this information. It can also improve employee’s awareness and involvement in reporting and recording occupational injuries. Majority of the company records are computerized and are easy to access. Employees can log into his account and report his injury, in the employer’s website. It also creates awareness in the employers, on the type of illness or hazard their employees ...

Introduction

These days, people are spending an ample amount of time in the workplace. That is why it is very crucial to every business entity to ensure that their workplaces are protected and safe for the employees or workers in order for them to do their job well enough and partake in uplifting country's growing economy and be a globally competitive business district. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 states that employers or companies in general, must provide a workplace that is free from renowned hazards that can likely be a source or reasons of harm for their employees (“Dealing with ...

Introduction

The U.S health care system is one of the main industries that contribute largely to the economy of the country. The industry has developed massively due to a population that is aging swiftly and the increased impact of chronic diseases on the general population. It is one of the fastest growing industries in recent times posting $21.8 billion for the economy in the year 2013. This has attracted huge investments into the sector, and it is likely to continue this upward trend. A section of the health care system is public, and it forms up to 20 percent of government-owned ...

Xerox in Kenya

Xerox Corporation conducts business in more than 160 countries and employs about 140,000 employees. Furthermore, Xerox is a member of the Electronic industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) that helps promotes standards in areas such as social responsibility, health and safety and environmental activity. They are also supporters of human rights throughout the globe. They are also big on the promotion of women throughout their corporation. Their CEO, Ursula M. Burns, is a women. They participate in human right throughout the globe (www.xerox.com). Kenya is a country in East Africa. It covers approximately 58,000 square kilometers of land and has the ...

Introduction

One major problem many organizations face is the occurrence of accidents involving trips, falls, and slips of employees. A rise in the injury rates is due to the lack of relevant and essential safety measures to ensure safety in the workplace. The study seeks to determine the presence and effectiveness of safety measures in reducing accidents at the nursing home workplace. It focuses on the occurrence of accidents among employees at one nursing home. The study examines the causes of slips, trips and falls (STF) accidents, the effectiveness of existing safety measures, and improvements that can occur.

Literary Review

Many medical ...

The occupational safety and health act of 1970 is an act enacted in the United States. The law was enacted to ensure that workers in any company are safe and healthy when engaged in their daily duties. The law provides for compensation of any employee who is injured, dies or is wrongfully restricted from duty if the cause is in the line of duty. In the recommendations to the manager of Elora Jean & company, safety policy in the company will contain the following issues. Training of employees on the hazards that are likely to occur in the course ...

Abstract

The project deals with the problem of bullying in the workplace. It was established that Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Healthy Workplace Bill regulate interpersonal relationship and prohibit bullying in the workplace. The types of bullies and their activities are the focal points of the research paper. Since workplace assault poses a tremendous threat to physical and psychological well-being of victims, mental, emotional and physical consequences of bullying were given a particular focus in the concluding part of the project. Keywords: bullying, workplace, victim, physical, mental, abuse It so happens that people are split into two ...

Introduction of the OSH Act

OSH Act was proposed due to the accidents that were being experienced in the industries. The industry- specific safety statutes were still being enacted at the period. Most of these statutes protected employees under the federal agency contractors, and those that dealt with maintenance. The health and safety issues were also limited to a number of unions that represented workers that were in hazardous industries. The most common hazardous industries back then were electrical industries, mining, construction and auto. As the incidents of industrial accidents rose in the late 1960’s, there was a need to come up with a health and ...

Regulations are laws, principles or rules that govern people’s conduct. The government uses regulation to influence the interaction and behavior of people and at the same time shape incentives. Regulations fall under various categories including; codes of practice, accreditation programs, principal acts, agreements and policy guidelines. In the field of health care, regulations can be imposed on the practice itself, health insurance firms, health care providers, health insurance bodies and health care professionals (Novak, Berg and Wilson, 2010).

Role of governmental regulatory agencies and its effect on the health care industry.

The role of governmental regulatory agencies in healthcare is to oversee the monitoring of both institutions and practitioners within the ...

Richard Nixon became the 37th president of United States of America after the presidential elections of 1968. He successfully served his first term as president and was reelected overwhelmingly into office in 1972. He, however, did not complete his second term in office due to allegations of involvement in Watergate scandal. He resigned as the president of US on August 9, 1974 after the Judiciary Committee had recommended his impeachment to the Congress over Watergate Scandal (Vile 30). Before Nixon became president, he served as the vice president during Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency between 1953 and 1961. In 1960, ...

American Employment Related Laws and Regulations

The Human Resource Department deals with several legal and safety laws as well as requirements that an organization must abide by in order to prevent law suits. This is also because the legal, safety and regulatory frameworks have serious implications on the human resource department. The laws and regulations ensure that all local and international employees have equal and fair treatment in the course of their employment. The rights of employees and employers are adequately covered by several distinct entities or institutions such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and National Labor Relations, among others. ...

Describe the business? What do they do?

The United Church Camps Incorporated (UCCI) is a religious organization ministry that aims to provide spiritual ministry to devotees and interested members . The organization has two locations: the Pilgrim Center which is located at Green Lake, and the Moon Beach which is located at the northern part of Wisconsin. As specifically noted, the mission of the organization is to “love God, one another, and the earth by providing Sanctuary, practicing Hospitality, and performing Ministry” . Thus, the organization provides activities which include camping, music, dance, drama and art activities. Likewise, there are crafts activities, healing and wellness, as well as ...

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Introduction

As human kind progress and improve their way of living, the use of chemicals has been a great factor of that progress. But alongside the benefits of these chemicals, there is a great threat or effect to people and the environment. With this, the countries around the world have developed a way of protecting the lives of the people through laws or regulations that require information to be prepared to those using chemicals, through labels or safety data sheets (United Nations, UN, 2011). In the past, different countries have their own way of classifying and labeling of chemicals but the ...

1. John Smith sustained a reportable injury. According to OSHA (2014a), the basic requirements in recording injuries or illnesses are work-related incidents that result in death, loss of consciousness, restricted work, transfer, days off from work, and receipt of medical treatment apart from first aid (OSHA, 2014a). In John’s situation, he sprained his ankle within his working environment. Moreover, his sprain caused him work restriction as he could not step through his foot and would have to come to work on crutches the following day. 2. The case of William Kane is not a reportable injury. Although his ...

The non-discrimination policy of an organization particularly if embodied in the workers handbook acts as a safeguard in the event of the company being sued for discrimination. A company’s non-discrimination policy minimizes its liability in case of a lawsuit since it’s a prove that it has put in place policies and procedures that rapidly and sufficiently address complaints by employees or even reports of discrimination in the work place. This makes the company not to appear negligent in the eyes of the law. The principal law governing workplace health and safety is administered by Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) ...

Introduction

In the present day organizations, joint responsibilities and shared compliances are emerging among the stakeholders. Employers and employees are somewhat equally responsible for the safety and health of the workers. A few decades back employers were considered as the sole entity responsible for the health and safety at the workplace. The general perception was that the employees are working for the benefit of the employer, and it is the latter’s duty to be responsible for everything. But, by the advent of the stakeholder approach, business is considered as a social entity, where multiple social units play in tandem to ...

Introduction

Wireless electricity conduction is a fascinating subject. Such technology is still in its early stages, but the importance of its development will be significant to humanity worldwide. Statistics indicate that the world population is increasing by the day. Many nations are constantly trying to improve the quality of living of their citizens. These trends only serve to reveal the growing demand for energy globally. Wireless electricity is a modern technological concept of transmission of electrical energy to devices without the use of wires. With this technology, it is be virtually possible to power or charge gadgets, without wiring them to a power ...

AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF SENATE BILL 863

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ABSTRACT California’s (CA) legislature has passed a series of Workers Compensation (WC) reforms during the past 15 years; the most recent, Senate Bill (SB) 863 passed on August 21, 2012. SB 863 was introduced and presented to the California public as a reform bill that would ensure better coverage and easier medical access for workers injured on the job. SB 899 passed during the early 2000s was shown to be better for California’s workers, than SB863. ...

Fall injuries during construction are one of the biggest problems in a health sector. Many accidents happen on the site of constructions. However, the need is to find a solution to the problem. If we look at the surveys conducted by various countries worldwide, they show a large number of people affecting due to injuries at the site of construction. U.K. has faced almost 40 to 45% deaths caused due to fall from any area of construction, and same percent of people got injuries (Yang, 2006). These injuries are sometimes so severe that a person could not carry on their normal life activities ...

Introduction

Occupational health safety is a concept that cannot escape the attention of any workplace safety and the welfare of the employee in the work environment. There are several causes and things that can be attributed to be the main contributors of incident causation at the workstations of human beings. Empirical data and research studies have shown and established some of the major lines of actions of actions and thought that might lead to the happening of accidents in workplaces. In principle, there are models and/or perspectives which inform this line of thought and reasoning. There are two major models which ...

Abstract

Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter lost the radio contact during scheduled flight between Pokhara and Jumla in Nepal on 16th February 2014.The aeroplane was discovered on the following day with the crew members and passengers dead with total fatalities of eighteen. Many incidents that took place in the recent past including Caribbean Airlines, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501, and Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that was indeed mysterious.Accidents in the aviation industry can occur in various forms, but irrespective of the nature of an accident, it is probably caused due to faulty equipment, pilot error, aviation administration, as well as ...

Introduction

Labor relations law is State and Federal laws that are applied in representing employees. The law represents employees in matters pertaining collective bargaining and also employer-union practices. The labor relations laws, the National Labour Relations Act in combination with the federal and state labor laws are responsible for making the legal counsel necessary. The structure of the workplace, the responsibility of both employees and employer and conflict resolution at workplace is outlined in the labor and employment laws. At times, labor laws are contained in the federal regulations where provide the necessary direction to employers and employees on ...

An Exploratory Analysis of Senate Bill 863

Finished Chapters 1, 2, 3 ABSTRACT TOC TABLES FOR FIGURES AND TABLES ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AB Assembly Bill CA California CCHSWC California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation DIR Department of Industrial Relations DIV Division of Workers’ Compensation

DWC Division of Workers’ Compensation

ER Emergency Room FEHA Fair Employment and Housing Act MMI Maximum Medical Improvement

MPN Medical Provider Networks

PD Permanent Disabilities PPD Permanent Partial Disability SB Senate Bill SB 899 Senate Bill 899 on workers’ compensation passed by the California legislature in 2004 SB 683 Senate Bill 683 for ...

Abstract

Improving labor inspection services and OHS concerns in UAE and for small business is a growing concern. The paper looks into the growth of small business in Qatar and the need for strong OHS laws for workers and owners. There is a need to educate business about the worker’s rights and responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of the employers. The paper also looks into the demographics of the employee in UAE and the challenges faced by the state for occupational health and safety improvement in Qatar. The rate of industrialization has significantly increased over the past decades in Qatar and ...

Introduction

The role of Human Resources Management (HRM) has changed considerably over time. With the advances in the technology and globalization of business, the role of human resources has essentially grown into a crucial function of all the businesses these days. This role is vital because of financial impacts of practices, policies, and employee behavior. The role of human resource management is broken into some different functions (Dessler, 2000). The modern human resource managers normally work or specialize in recruiting, training and development, performance measurement and guidelines, employee relations, and compensation, which are among the many parts of the primary role ...

As per the mandates by the government every company, organization and enterprise, irrelevant of its size has to take proper precautions to ensure that the health and safety of the employees is safeguarded. To save the interests of the workers and make this responsibility of the employers bound by law, the government in all the countries has established the Health and Safety Act. This legislation provides and sets the rights and obligations of both the employers and the employees in a workplace and also provides for penalties and fines in case of any breach of the health and safety legislation. ...

IntroductionHuman factors and ergonomics is a wide field that deals with designing systems that complement the cognitive abilities of the human body. The term ‘human factor’ and ‘ergonomics’ are, in most cases, used interchangeable because they deal with more or less the same thing (Cohen & Woodson, 2005). However, it is essential to note that even though human factors and ergonomics mean the same thing, one term may be favored more than the other in different countries may or industries may. Ergonomics essentially deals with designing for the people especially when they interact with systems, processes or products. The application of ...

In May 2009, the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was cited against by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for inadequately managing the crowd at their stores which caused the death of a worker on November 28, 2008. The worker was crushed by 2000 shoppers who were heading into the store on the annual “Blitz Friday” sales event. The store had failed to implement the appropriate practices required for managing the store and also not provided the required training and safety tools to its workers to handle such a huge crowd. The OSHA holds the position that even if any standard or specific ...

The role of using personal protective equipment (PPE) for fire-fighters to reduce injuries during confrontation incidents in Saudi Civil Defense

Introduction The invention of fire by man was one of the greatest inventions that have stood the test of time. Fire has been used by man from time in memorial in his daily activities that included cooking his food, warming his body during the cold season and more in scaring wild animals during the Stone Age era. As time went by man learnt to use fire to clear bushes for farming and then the Iron Age started and he used fire to melt metals and make tools out of it. Today fire continues to be a major player in ...

Introduction

Safety has always been a major concern within the labor department. In the case of employee and employer labor issues have gone on throughout history. After the abolishment of slavery, and the passing of the Equal Rights and Discrimination legislations, issues involved within the workplace have dealt with safety and health. In 1893 Congress passed the Safety Appliance Act that became the first federal statutes that required safety equipment, although applied only to the railroad equipment, within the workplace. Soon later in 1910 Congress passed the federal Bureau of Mines after there were highly publicized deadly mine explosions and collapses. ...

Secretary of Labor v. Cities Service Oil Co.and theOccupational Safety & Health Review Commission

Introduction

This appeals court case is about five individuals – four employed by Cities Service Oil Co. and one employed by an independent contractor – of whom four died as a result of inhalation of hydrogen sulfide, while cleaning so-called water knockout tanks belonging to the oil company and located on the Stoltenberg lease near Holyrood, Kansas. The case came to the appeals court because the Secretary of Labor petitioned for review of the original decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission which had issued citations and ...

Occupational risk factors for shoulder pain: a systematic review by Daniëlle A. W. M. van der Windt, Elaine Thomas, Daniel P. Pope, Andrea F de Winter, Gary J. Macfarlane, Lex M. Bouter, Alan J. Silman

Summary of the Article

The article entitled “Occupational risk factors for shoulder pain: a systematic review” written by van der Windt, Thomas, Pope, de Winter, Macfarlane, Bouter, and Silman presented results of a study with reportedly aimed to determine risk factors within the work setting that are potentially associated with shoulder pain. The authors initially presented a brief overview of the common incidence for shoulder pain in the occupational setting; where ...