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Firefighter Safety, 2007.
An analysis of the events surrounding the death of firefighters in California, with particular emphasis on the tools they used.
2,637 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 14 sources, MLA, £ 56.95
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This paper addresses some of the issues and questions that have been raised about the safety of firefighters in wild-land fire situations, following the recent tragic deaths of five firefighters in southern California. It discusses some of the tools that firefighters working in wild-land fire environments are trained to use. It also discusses why some of these tools were not used in the California fire and how effective they are when they are used.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Background and Significance of This Paper
Literature Review
Procedures and Results
Discussions and Recommendations
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"The www.firehouse.com site cites statistics from the National Fire Protection Association; the NFPA gives14,900 as the number of fire department emergency vehicles that were involved in traffic accidents in 2001. The number of injuries suffered by firefighters driving their own vehicles that year was 1,325; and taken together, those two sets of accident numbers add up to 1,100 firefighter injuries that did not involve flames from the fires the firefighters were pursuing. "The statistics are alarming," the NFPA asserts, mentioning the 24 firefighters who were killed in 2001 "while responding to or returning from alarms"; 17 of those died in crashes."
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Aviation Safety: Error Management Versus Safety Compliance, 2002.
A look at the concepts and differences between error management and safety compliance in relation to aviation accidents.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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This essay explains the difference between Error Management and Safety Compliance in aviation accidents. Error Management, it is argued, provides a greater likelihood for proactive outcomes when errors due occur. Because errors and accidents are impossible to eliminate, EM is premised on a complex information gathering system that allows those involved in accidents to better understand what happened. It creates a more intervention-focused environment for crew, and avoids issues of blame and punishment, and thus provides the crew with a different responsibility for error prevention.
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Safety Culture in Aviation, 2005.
A look at how distinct safety cultures influence safety performance.
2,954 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 61.95
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This paper describes how different safety cultures in aviation have the potential to improve or worsen the safety performance of individual organisations. Recommendations are made in regard to the implementation and control of organisational safety culture to ensure safe practices through detailed engineering of workplace procedures and communication lines. The functionalist and interpretive perspectives of safety culture as described by Glendon (2000) are examined, demonstrating why the strengths of operating under an interpretive perspective within a functionalist framework are appropriate in the aviation industry. The importance of understanding the concepts of safety mission and safety involvement are considered. It is argued that, although difficult to categorically claim, there is little doubt that the differences in safety culture evident in the industry can have significant impact on an organisation's level of safety.
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Abstract
Introduction and Background Why Safety Culture Is So Important In Aviation
Safety Cultures in Aviation
Conclusion and Implications
Reference List
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"It is widely understood throughout the domains of aviation, medicine, defence and other safety-sensitive industries that maintaining an effective strategy to minimise the possibility and consequences of error is absolutely obligatory. Additionally, specific measures to manage the overall safety of operations can define an organisation's ability to operate viably (Glendon, 2000; Hudson, 2001; Reason, 1997). This does not just include the cost of error, but also an organisation's ability to determine risk and make decisions based on the assessment of risk. This paper identifies the steps management of aviation organisations can take to implement strategies to provide a positive safety culture within their organisation, encouraging both healthier safety attitudes and consequently, financial gain."
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Safety Analysis Techniques, 2002.
A review of different safety analysis techniques used in companies to examine the safety of their products.
3,094 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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This paper discusses the various safety analysis techniques employed by the companies and other research institutions world wide to testify the security and to minimize the risk factor involved in the use of their products. The paper begins by defining safety hazards and then lists common safety analysis techniques. The writer then discusses some of these techniques including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA); Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). It concludes with examining the factors which affect the length of safety analysis.
Introduction
Defining Safety Analysis or Hazard Analysis
Common Safety Analysis Techniques
Discussion on Some Safety Analysis Techniques
Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Factors Affecting the Length of Safety Analysis
Research Findings
Conclusion
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"All the firms are legally bound to confirm their consumer?s safety in terms of the usage of product. Nevertheless, the extent to which the management and the first-line supervisors take this liability seriously depends upon the organization?s culture. Because, ?an organization's culture consists of its values, beliefs, legends, rituals, mission, goals, performance measures and its sense of responsibility to its employees, customers and community, all of which are translated into a system of expected behavior. Senior management obtains, as a result of the organization's culture, the hazards-related incident experience that it establishes as acceptable. For the personnel in the organization, what is "acceptable" is their interpretation of the reality of what management does, which may differ from what management says? (Manuele, 1997, p.160 (5)). Thus, the management?s commitment to product?s safety is largely dependent upon the organizational culture. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the organization to take adequate measures to incorporate the much-needed values and the level of promise essential for an accurate safety analysis. Definition of the term safety analysis or hazard analysis will considerably assist the readers in comprehending the significance and the use of safety analysis techniques in the corporate world."
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The International Safety Management Code, 2003.
This paper takes a critical look at the International Safety Management Code and the need for a true safety culture in shipping.
4,262 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 17 sources, APA, £ 80.95
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Recent marine accidents have resulted in significant human, pollution, and damage costs. This paper explains how the International Safety Management Code (ISM) seeks to improve personnel, operational, and environmental safety performance by providing a framework for effective safety management. ISM is based upon widely accepted quality and safety management methodology. It discusses how recent studies indicate the code is less than effective. Merely implementing the minimum requirements of ISM does not do enough to significantly enhance safety performance in the marine industry. The writer argues that international shippers must work towards achieving a true safety culture to ensure effective safety and environmental performance. This should be part of a company?s global strategic plan.
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"The International Safety Management (ISM) Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention was introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1993 after several notable marine accidents (Anderson, 2002, p. 7) and the capsizing of the passenger ferry Herald of Free Enterprise which resulted in the loss of 193 lives (Rodriguez & Hubbard, 2001, 8; Sagen, 1999, p.58)."
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Rooftop Safety, 2005.
A report on rooftop safety, a major issue in workplace safety.
5,685 words (approx. 22.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 97.95
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This paper presents a discussion of the various regulations in place regarding rooftop safety, as well as the safety equipment and programs used by contractors to ensure the safety of their workers. The paper also takes a look at how well different companies comply with the regulations in actual practice.
Rooftop Accidents
Standards
Informal Survey
Conclusion
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"Surveys show the nature and incidence of different accidents in the workplace, and such statistics then serve as the impetus for further regulations, for tightening existing regulations, and for increased enforcement to reduce the problem. A report from 1988 showed how high the rate was at that time, and reports showed that the incidence rate of almost 20 occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 full?time workers in roofing and sheet metal work was much higher than that for all construction, the category considered the most hazardous major industry grouping."
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Workplace Safety, 2005.
A discussion regarding the necessity of safety in the workplace.
2,083 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper discusses how it is vitally important that the workplace incorporate a safety program to ensure the well being of its employees, and indeed of all citizens living or moving within the premises of any specific workplace. The paper further discusses several issues of humanity that should be taken into account when formulating a workplace safety program.
Outline:
The Importance of a Well-Written Safety Program
Steps to Establish a Safety Program
Creating and Maintaining a Safety Program
The Role of Cultural Diversity in Workplace Safety
The Written Safety Program
Ensuring a Healthy Work Environment: Employee Assistance Programs
Other Issues: Public Safety
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"Another important matter is how the variety of cultures integrate with the general corporate culture. Each organization distinguishes itself by means of culture, which is delineated by the values and norms to which the company adheres. These need to be integrated with the safety culture framework, and the implementation of the safety program."
"As part of the corporate culture, group norms have to be clearly delineated. This also should be integrated with the various languages and cultures within the workplace. It is important that each employee be able to function within a group, especially in terms of the safety program. This is another aspect that will ensure the longevity of such a program. This is especially true in cases where a large part of the workforce is not used to functioning as a group, and where the work is of such a nature that individuals within the company perform their duties alone. "
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Occupational Safety, 2001.
This paper deals with safety issues that workers face in their jobs.
2,435 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 52.95
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This paper looks at standards for emergency service workers in the United States. It focuses on two organizations and their work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which regulates standards for emergency service workers in the United States and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Some of the safety issues of concern to firefighters, paramedics and health workers include respirator use, needlestick safety, safety codes for buildings containing hazardous materials, training methods and the monitoring of new technologies.
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"To make the OSHA standards on respirators even more effective, the agency has also suggested a number of accompanying procedures, including a written plan with worksite-specific procedures to tailor program to each worksite; hazard evaluation to characterize respiratory hazards and conditions of work to assist in selecting appropriate respirators; medical evaluation to determine ability of workers to wear respirators; fit testing of tight-fitting respirators required to reduce faceseal leakage and ensure that the respirators provide adequate protection; training required to ensure that employees use respirators safely and periodic program evaluation required to ensure that respirator use continues to be effective (www.osha.gov). It should be clear from these OSHA regulations that while a great deal of the risks must be dealt with while actually fighting fires, a good deal of this risk can be reduced through thoughtful and thorough training procedures."
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Workplace Safety, 2007.
An examination of workplace safety improvements, including a discussion on the safety of the meatpacking industry.
942 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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The paper discusses how issues of workplace safety have become significant in the last 100 years. The paper examines the decline in work-related injured, which can be attributed to changes in labor relations; management attitudes; legislation regarding the treatment of workers; and perhaps most simple of all an understanding by workers that one should not have to endure a workplace fraught with danger simply because it may reduce overall costs, speed up production or deal with other financial issues. The paper further examines the meatpacking industry, noting that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made a pledge that they would begin more stringent oversight of meatpacking and cleaning companies.
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"All these issues will result in a greater bottom line for the meatpacking industry, which will either reduce company profits or increase the cost of the end product, essentially passing along the cost of compliance to the working man. While I have no doubt that these oppressive working conditions exist within the meat packing industry, I also believe that it will do little to help the workers to simply enact more legislation when previous legislation and published commitment on the part of OSHA, the government agency most specifically associated with workplace safety did little to improve the work place."
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Employee Safety, Health and Welfare Law, 2007.
This paper discusses employee safety, health and welfare in the US, focusing on the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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In this article, the writer provides a history and overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). The writer points out that this Act covers all American employers and their employees in occupations spanning the range from agriculture to manufacturing. Further, the writer explains that depending on the nature of the industry, OSHA standards may require that employers adopt a variety of practices, means, methods or processes that are deemed reasonably necessary and appropriate to protect workers on the job. The writer concludes that concerns about the new chemicals used in manufacturing, as well as the burgeoning arms manufacturing industry made safety legislation for American workers a pressing national concern.
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"For example, compliance with safety standards may include ensuring that employees have been provided with, have been effectively trained on, and use personal protective equipment when required for safety or health. Whenever an employee must wear fire-retardant clothing or secure long hair when working over a kitchen grill, the employer is ensuring that he or she is compliant with OSHA. It is not only employees who are bound by OSHA - employees must also comply with all rules and regulations that apply to their own actions and conduct to ensure their own safety. An employee that refuses to secure his or her hair when working on a machine press is violating the law just as much as an employer that requires his or her employees to wear potentially dangerous clothing."
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Workplace Safety, 2006.
The paper examines the importance of safety in the workplace with special reference to the construction industry.
1,756 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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The paper examines the importance of safety in the workplace with special reference to the construction industry. Safety plans are both important and beneficial to a company. Stringent safety measures can result in reduced workers' compensation claims and reduced expenses for the company. The paper discusses the benefits of implementing safety plans including higher morale and high levels of job satisfaction among the workers, elevating the productivity levels, decreased absenteeism and reduced insurance costs. Ethics in the workplace is also addressed, which help keep the productivity levels high and the company's good reputation. The paper also mentions that a company needs a policy statement in order to function efficiently and become successful. Accident reporting in the workplace and emergency plan are also discussed.
Table of Contents:
Safety Management in a Construction Company
Ethical Company and Environment
Company's Policy Statement
Safety and Health Plan
Accident Reporting
Emergency Plan
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"Both a safety and health plan is necessary for a company to adopt. The safety plan would require the assignment of responsibility and the identification of the hazard and steps for its control. People within a company need to be trained on how to control a situation where an accident does occur. Such steps are important for a company to take in order to ensure a good safe environment. The health and safety plan need to be documented and the implementation and enforcement of the safety rules should be ensured. Unless there is implementation and enforcement, any type of a plan would fail regardless of how efficient it seems in theory. The company should also ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment and should address immediately to any concern that may negatively affect the safe working conditions. Appropriate correction actions should be taken by the company as soon as the need arises. Performance goals should be set and acting upon. To ensure a high morale and productivity regarding the safety guidelines, safety performance should be rewarded. This would help people work within such guidelines. Another important component of a safety plan is to review cases of accidents that do occur and to make a report of the circumstances. Then elements which led to the accident should be addressed in the appropriate way. To ensure the implementation, a company should set up safety performance objectives for all the levels of management and should include safety as a part of management performance review. Moreover the company should also measure the effectiveness of its safety plan."
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Fission Reactors and Safety Concerns, 2001.
Discusses the importance of safety at nuclear plants and how a lack of safety measures could lead to a Chernobyl-like disaster.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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This paper discusses the workings of fission reactor and focuses on the safety concerns connected with the production of nuclear power. The author looks at how most countries use nuclear energy for the development of military weapons though in some places it is also being used for peaceful purposes.
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"Nuclear power plants are used in for the production of nuclear fission power, which is used later in the production of military weapons. For the production of power, fission reactor is used which contains fissionable elements which when bombarded with neutrons produce some other elements including barium, plutonium and uranium. All these are later used in the creation of military weapons and some other similar products. Though the governments of the world in possession of nuclear power come under attack often, it is nonetheless considered a symbol of power over other nations. A fission reactor is used to produce a chain reaction with the help of uranium and plutonium and special devices are used for the purpose of regulating the rate of fission."
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Safety Guidelines in the Airline Industry, 2005.
The goal of this well-researched paper is to stress the importance of recognizing and removing potential safety hazards in both the airline industry and the military.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper details the standard safety guidelines that must be followed by both the airline industry and the military, as set forth by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The writer examines the goals of OSHA and the FAA which is to ensure the safety and well-being of America's workers by regulating and enforcing specific standards, providing training and education while also encouraging constant improvements of safety standards in the workplace. This paper discusses the various areas of employment in the aviation industry including baggage handlers, forklift drivers and general ground crews. This paper also details the types of safety and health risks in the industry which include: Dangerous carbon dioxide levels, electrocution, vehicle injuries, ramp operation incidents as well as disruptive passengers. This paper discusses an incident in which two general ground workers died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, while refueling their vehicles. This paper also examines the various differences in the safety guidelines between the military and the airline industry as well as the logic behind the differences.
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"Baggage handling can cause back injuries. Many times employees lift heavy baggage, which can eventually take its toll on airline workers. In addition, electrocution can occur on the flight line. For example, one man got electrocuted while he repaired airport runway lights. He was a 54-year old certified electrician of an electrical contracting company. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SARS is a viral respiratory illness caused by a corona virus, called SARS-associated corona virus (SARS-CoV). SARS was first reported in Asia in 2003. Over the next few months the illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained (CDC, 2005). This disease is important for airline employees to become aware of and to learn proper safety measures to assist in avoiding such a disease from occurring, as it can be fatal."
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Firefighter Fatalities, 2007.
This paper discusses firefighter fatalities and occupational exposure to hazardous materials or products of combustion that are not tracked or accounted for in statistics.
1,402 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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In this article, the writer disseminates the information found in a review of literature on firefighter fatalities, and then develops a research design for the collection and analysis of data relating to firefighter fatalities and, specifically, those related to exposure to toxic or combustible elements. This work seeks to positively identify causal factors that result in firefighter fatality, in the years following active-duty, caused by toxic exposure resulting in cancer or some other condition attributed to chemical or combustible toxins. The writer points out that the focus of this research is of the nature that may lend practicable measures of reducing the fatality deaths of firefighters through shielding the firefighters from being exposed to the toxic or combustible elements that cause death due to cancer and other like conditions.
Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Importance of the Study
Definitions & Terms
Organization of the Study
Review of the Literature
Figure 1,2,3,4
Methodology
Limitations of the Study
Data Collection & Analysis
Bibliography
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"The questions asked in this research will include the questions of: (1) How many deaths occur each year that are directly linked to exposure of the firefighter to some toxin that results in a health problem such as cancer? (2) How many firefighters have been fatalities in the last 10 years that were incorrectly labeled as a fatality? (3) What guidelines should be set out for future reliable statistics in firefighter fatality reports? And (4) What special precautions should be required under safety requirements in order to best protect firefighters from this type of exposure resulting in fatality?"
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