Essays on Workplace

Safety and Accident Prevention Safety and Accident Prevention Safety And Accident Prevention In the article, Safety, Accidents and Investigations: Be Prepared for the Unexpected, by Robert A. Battles, the author focuses on describing the verification and maintenance of an Accident Prevention Plan. According to Battles (2011), an Accident Prevention Plan forms the main basis for an effective safety program. This is because the plan delineates probable safety consequences within the workplace. Additionally, an Accident Prevention Plan outlines the methods of…...

Occupational Safety and Health • Introduction • HIRARC • OSH Legislation • Inspections • Safety Audits • Responsibilities • Influenza A (H1N1) HIRARC We need to know about OSH because: 1. It is a requirement under the law (OSHA and its Regulations);   2. We need to make provisions for securing the safety, health and welfare of our colleagues; 3. We need to make provisions for protecting our clients against risks to safety or health in connection with our trade and…...

The Chinese government has said it will revise the Production Safety Law this year in response to an explosion at a plant owned by Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Company last month.The explosion occurred on 21 March at the Yancheng industrial park in China’s eastern-central coastal province of Jiangsu.The State Council is investigating the cause, which it has yet to officially announce. But workers told local press that the source of the explosion was a fire in the production area, which contained…...

University of Phoenix Material Toxicology Worksheet 1. Identify the different resources available for your learning in this course. Available resources during this course includes two textbooks; “Introduction to ecotoxicology,” and “A textbook of modern toxicology. ” Additional resources include various videos, complimentary transcripts to the videos, supplemental readings, the UOP online Library, and web searches. 2. Define toxicology. Toxicology is defined as that branch of science dealing with poisons. According to Hodgson (2010), a “poison can be defined as any…...