Essays Tagged: "safety regulations"

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 - an outline of the tragedy w/ work cited

le Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 impact New York City at the time and to what extent did it influence the safety regulations and laws passed later on?Causes and preventions:Groups such as the International ... many Hall politics on the state level, established the New York State Commission to Improve Factory Safety for which Perkins worked as an investigator.The Commission?s shocking findings, gleaned from ...

(2 pages) 61 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Eye Safety

Eye SafetyLast summer I got a metal sliver in my eye while grinding a bolt in our machine shop. This stu ... es and their vision.Most eye injuries occur outside the workplace because the government has set up safety regulations. Knowing this, people need to practice eye safety while using dangerous chemicals ... and pellet guns should not be given to children. Older kids should handle guns only after a hunter safety class.We should also remember that kitchen utensils such as knives and forks can also be haza ...

(1 pages) 22 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

International Labor Issues - Includes topics to be considered when a U.S. company becomes a multinational enterprise.

sue that must often be handled delicately is that of labor. The standards may vary in areas such as safety regulations, work hours, vacation time and child labor. A comparison of the United States wit ... of the world may express the need for adaptability in companies that plan to expand internationally.SAFETY REGULATIONSIn business society today, it is commonplace for the work setting to be filled wit ...

(14 pages) 182 1 2.2 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Management Planning and Ethics for Respiratory Care.

ease employee misunderstandings about pay, vacations, overtime, absenteeism, discipline and medical safety regulations.Another employee retention technique is incorporating formal pay scales, which ca ...

(5 pages) 99 0 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Boeing 767: Case Study

ed to run better than an ordinary computer that might have a few hundred parts at most. Furthermore safety regulations allow little flexibility and the harsh procedures add to the costs of development ... nctional testing would have to be done after the two- person cockpit was fully installed.Conclusion:Safety should be the most important fact we consider. Since the second approach might not detect and ...

(7 pages) 277 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

An Alternative to Traditional Elderly Care

ement care.One of the advantages of teaming up with an existing cruise line is to better ensure the safety of our clients. "Ocean-going cruise ships of U.S. registry must meet a comprehensive set of C ...

(6 pages) 39 0 0.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

What is the best mistake you ever made? What impo

idual (and a company) must quickly embrace new possibilities and initiate changes to improve worker safety. In 1997 I worked as a Senior Engineering Manager at a Canadian strip mine that was regarded ... y tenure, one of my workers was permanently disabled by an underground accident. Concern for worker safety became my highest priority. I began to investigate the cause of most accidents on our shaft a ...

(2 pages) 1704 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Human Eats Animals--an Ethical Issue

e phenomena in this film. For example, the workers had to work in polluted conditions without labor safety regulations. They had to stand above the streams of bloods and wastes. They had to use bare h ... fter watching the film "Meat", I just focus on the aspect how to struggle for improvement the labor safety conditions for the workers. They are not treated kindly as they should be received. Eating an ...

(2 pages) 1271 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The FDA and Ephedra

nistration (FDA) is the part of the Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for safety regulations for foods, drugs, vaccines, Bio-medical products, blood products, radiation-emitt ...

(7 pages) 29 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law

University of Phoenix-Baton Rouge CampusThe purpose of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) is to promote and encourage high standards of health and safety at work. T ... e or she is affected by what goes on at work. Employers must make sure that they look after health, safety, and welfare of the people who work for them. In addition to avoiding injury to themselves or ... e do at work. These general duties form the framework for all subsequent welfares of the health and safety regulations. This document will show the correlation in and surrounding the workplace environ ...

(5 pages) 80 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Value of Diversity in the Workplace Paper

s in trouble. Two weeks into the project, termination of an employee occurred for failure to follow safety regulations. One month into the project, a replacement was at the project to replace the term ...

(4 pages) 129 0 3.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Risk Mangement

mprovement over time through internal and external reports and apply the different and appropriates safety regulations providing by OSHA and EMTALA procedures."According to an article published in the ... al materials. Promote quality of care between employees by providing constantly training on patient safety tips and procedures, the use of correct process in documenting all medical procedures includi ...

(3 pages) 21 0 0.0 Sep/2010

Subjects: Law & Government Essays