...individuals are being taken and arriving at a shelter to whether the storm. However after the initial registration the healthcare providers (2 nurses) are completing a walk through when they noticed 3 individuals that appear to be suffering from possible illness. Simulation Prebrief and Debrief question guide * Prebrief- Discuss the following ; o Discuss common/frequent community diseases and why/how they are transmittable. o Discuss triage process and disaster planning. Triage is identifying and separating individuals quickly according to injury severity and treatment needed. Disaster triage focuses on sorting the greatest number of people as fast as possible. Triage performed at the site and again at the treatment area is very different from triage that is routinely conducted in the emergency department. The focus of disaster triage is to do as little as possible, for the greatest number, in the shortest time. One triage system that is used by first responders is START. START stands for “simple triage and rapid treatment.” This system describes what to do when first arriving at a multiple casualty or mass casualty incident. Disaster triage of an injured person should occur in less than 1 minute. This system also describes how to use people with minor injuries to help. As a decision is made regarding the status of an individual, the person is labeled with a colored triage tag. Green on the triage tag is for the walking wounded or those with minor injuries (e...
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...carcinogen that can cause chronic lung disease and other cancers. Asbestos fibers are airborne toxins that can be inhaled and trapped in the lungs. The inhalant is unaware of this. If swallowed, it can become embedded in digestive tract. To comply with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.1101, the workers need to know the PEL, they need to assess the workplace, and monitoring needs to take place. No smoking, eating, or drinking may occur at the renovation site, and proper PPE must be provided and used to prevent asbestos exposure. The workers will be required to take breaks and eat away from the renovation area. They will also be required to decontaminate with proper hygiene practices in a separate location away from the renovation area. The workers at the site will be adequately trained about asbestos exposure and hazards(Occupational Safety & Health Administration,n.d.). I would handle the rest of the departments in the following order: chemistry department, automotive department, physics department, biology department, math department, English department. 3. Asbestos exposure is one of the hazards in the automotive department. People that work with asbestos brake linings and clutch pads need to learn the OSHA regulations contained in 29 CFR 1910.1001. The employees have to monitored frequently. After the initial determination, monitoring shall not exceed six month...
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...Custodians Daily Operations and Procedures 1. Purpose The purpose of this procedure is to outline the requirements for EML, LLC Custodian’s daily operations and procedures. 2. Scope EML, LLC Custodian Crew Lead is to provide a basic guideline for operations and procedures to be conducted and recorded for each work inquiry either through daily routines, emergency spills, and/or emergency situations. This includes the training of each new employee before it’s even released to the job site. Employee must have a full and satisfactory training session with the Crew Lead. The Crew Lead will therefore explain our new hire of all our safety standards, PPE policy, and customer relation skills. The Crew Lead has to comply with our contract with all deliverables, to include Green Certified specs.The Crew Lead is also to retrain any employees that fail to meet our QC standards. Crew Lead reports to EML LLC’s Supervisor. 3. Pre-requisites EML, LLC Crew Lead will utilize EML, LLC documents to include time sheets, MSDS books, temporary WO and assigned purchase orders and all associated documents for GSA contract # GS-07P-11-JU-D-0024. Crew Lead has been issued out a copy of our contract and shall reference it at all times. 4. Responsibilities The procedure outlined applies to all EML, LLC employees/ custodians. Items needed to be covered on the training sessions are as follow; • Train custodian employee on using the proper process on this S.O.P. Start point:...
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...OSHA 10 Safety Training OSHA SAFETY TRAINING FACT SHEETS -1- OSHA 10 Safety Training TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Electrical Fall Protection Struck-By Accidents Caught-Between Accidents PPE Scaffolds Cranes Power Tools Excavations Materials Handling Demolition Hazards Communication 3 6 10 12 14 15 18 21 24 26 28 32 36 -2- OSHA 10 Safety Training FACT SHEET: INTRODUCTION The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to send every worker home whole and healthy every day. Since the agency was established in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut by 62 percent and occupational injury and illness rates have declined 40 percent. At the same time, U.S. employment has nearly doubled from 56 million workers at 3.5 million worksites to 115 million workers at nearly 7 million sites. OSHA can be reached by accessing www.osha.gov or calling 1-800-321-OSHA. OSHA encourages employers and employees to work together to: Reduce workplace hazards and implement or improve safety and health programs Develop and enforce mandatory job standards in the areas of occupational safety and health Maintain a reporting and recordkeeping system to monitor job-related illnesses and injuries Provide assistance, training and other support programs to help employees and workers. Since its implementation in 1971, OSHA has: Helped cut work-related fatalities nearly in half Helped reduce workplace injuries and illnesses by 40 percent Almost eliminated the...
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...U.S. ARMY MOTORCYCLE SAFETY GUIDE Motorcycling has become increasingly popular in the Army with 33,425 motorcycles currently registered on Army installations. One result is that motorcycle accident rates have increased proportionately. As the accident rate goes up, leaders must find ways to improve motorcycle safety within the Army. The Chief of Staff, Army, now requires the Six Point Program developed by the Combat Readiness Center be used by all Army units. Like any sport, motorcycling can be very dangerous. Although we cannot totally prevent motorcycle accidents, through proper training and preparation we can reduce them. Therefore, our actions can make riding motorcycles fun rather than fatal. We must first ask some pertinent questions if we truly desire to improve Army motorcycle safety. Some basic questions are: ♦ How safe is motorcycling? ♦ How does it compare to driving an automobile? ♦ Are there any special precautions to be observed? ♦ What are the causes of crashes, and how can crashes be reduced? I. BACKGROUND: The United States Department of Transportation, Division of Highway Safety, offered the following information on motorcycles in DOT HS 807 709. “There are over 4 million motorcycles registered in the United States. The popularity of this mode of transportation is attributed to the low initial cost of a motorcycle, its use as a pleasure vehicle and, for some models, the good fuel efficiency. Motorcycle fatalities represent approximately...
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...There are some employee didn’t wear proper personal protection equipment (PPE). Other than that, other workers from other department spend lot of times in noisy area. This situation can cause hearing problem and sudden exposure to high noise level can cause permanent deafness by rupturing the eardrum. As well as, high level noise or working with noises for long period increase blood pressure, headache can cause inability to concentrate on their work and at the same time it will leads to accident in...
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... Project Part 4: Forensic Lab Introduction Forensic laboratories need to follow specific guidelines in order to be accredited by certain organizations. One such organization is the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, which has over thirty years of experience in certifying labs...
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...which they are working at. Their major job duties are to identify and assess hazards, put safety plans in place, and determine how to avoid, reduce, or eliminate the risks altogether. That is why in the 1970’s the “Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established three permanent federal agencies to help with accessing such issues. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set and enforce standards, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct research on workplace hazards, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to referee any workplace challenges” (Matthews, P.2011). These three departments were established to set guidelines by which companies both large and small, could follow to minimize the potential risks within the workplace. At my place of employment, Generator Services, we do have a Risk Assessment Plan that observes a safe and healthy work environment for employees, managers, contractors, and visitors. We are a distributor of generators ranging in size from 5 kW (kilowatt) to 2000 kW (kilowatt) which is a mega size generator, that is big enough to run a hospital. We also manufacture enclosures for these generators and provide technical services and repair for the RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN units. We are a small,...
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...main piece of UK health and safety legislation, under this act the employer, the employee and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained within the setting, the main purpose of this legislation is to. Secure health, safety and welfare of people at work, To protect others from risks arising from the activities of people at work, To control the use and storage of dangerous substances, To control the emissions into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances. ● The management of health and safety at work regulations.This is about how health and safety is managed within a care setting including risk assessments, training and ensuring all employees receive the information they need. ● Control of substances hazardous to health regulations, referred to as COSHH. Requires employers to control substances that can harm employees or service users. ● Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013, referred to as riddor. These regulations require employers to report work related deaths, major injuries, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences. ● The regulatory reform (fire) order 2015 sets out how every workplace must prevent and protect against fire. ● The manual handling operations regulations 1992. Cover the transportation and supporting of any load including people and how to carry them out safely and prevent injury. ● The lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations...
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...main piece of UK health and safety legislation, under this act the employer, the employee and the individuals being supported have responsibilities to ensure safety is maintained within the setting, the main purpose of this legislation is to. Secure health, safety and welfare of people at work, To protect others from risks arising from the activities of people at work, To control the use and storage of dangerous substances, To control the emissions into the atmosphere of noxious or offensive substances. ● The management of health and safety at work regulations.This is about how health and safety is managed within a care setting including risk assessments, training and ensuring all employees receive the information they need. ● Control of substances hazardous to health regulations, referred to as COSHH. Requires employers to control substances that can harm employees or service users. ● Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013, referred to as riddor. These regulations require employers to report work related deaths, major injuries, work related diseases and dangerous occurrences. ● The regulatory reform (fire) order 2015 sets out how every workplace must prevent and protect against fire. ● The manual handling operations regulations 1992. Cover the transportation and supporting of any load including people and how to carry them out safely and prevent injury. ● The lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998...
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...Question 1: Based upon your knowledge of health and safety matters and your actual observations of operations that are similar to theirs, make a list of the potential hazardous conditions employees and others face at LearnInMotion.com. What should they do to reduce the potential severity of the top five hazards? Answer: I would suggest that LearnInMotion develop a Safety and Health Program that covers employees and employer. Begin by conducting a safety and health survey. The survey should cover the use and maintenance of Equipment, Work Practices, and OSHA Standards. The five top hazards that I can identify are: 1. Exposed wires and cables around the workstations and various areas are hazardous, they could potentially cause electrical fires, and damage to both employees and property. 2. Improper practices when servicing or installing equipment for the network, potentially are very damaging to those doing the servicing and the equipment being serviced. 3. The length of time that employees spend in front of computer screens and typing on the keyboards could result in eyestrain, back-strain and carpel tunnel syndrome 4. Lack of a safety program that covers employees and vendors from workplace hazards, what to do when they occur, and how to avoid them. 5. Situations such as the time that the employees spend working daily and the way that the demands of that is related to work stress and burnout. The lack of structure within the organization that works to alleviate...
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...complete the task that follows. Case study Louise is employed by a community service organization in an area where a significant proportion of the local populations are Sudanese refugees. The organization provides support to local residents in finding work and accessing community groups, along with information about sport and recreational activities. At a team meeting, many of the case workers agree that their clients are not familiar with local facilities and amenities, including parks and sport facilities. Person to be briefed | When to brief them | Communicationmethod for brief | Information to beincluded in brief | Finance department | 5months before | Provide time, subject for presentation, place | When the money is needed by?Why the money is needed?How much money is needed?(printing cost, refreshment, venue hire) | Venue hires | 3months before | Send e-mail. Talk to on the phone, talk to them in person | Provide duration ,purpose of hire and equipment for presentation | Local newspaper | 2months before | Send e-mail. Talk to on the phone, talk to them in person | Provide time, subject for presentation, place | Promotional activities | 10weeks before | e-mail, phone and talk to them in person | Provide detail about what you promote for people, time | Print | 7weeks before | e-mail, phone and talk to them in person | Cost, due date, subject for printing | Local community | 6 weeks before | Poster, brochure, and print | Provide time, subject for presentation...
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...Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) – Workbook Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (QCF) Level 1: 4 Credits Learner name: | | Learner registration number: | | Centre name/number: | | Assessor/tutor name: | | Your job role (if applicable): | | Main Organization:(This will either be the organization the Learner is employed by or, if the Learner is not currently employed within the construction sector an organization they are familiar with.) | UNIT SIGN OFFI confirm that the answers given within this workbook are my own work. Learner signature: Date: | I confirm that the evidence in this workbook has been assessed against the assessment criteria for this unit and has judged for validity, authenticity, currency, reliability and sufficiency.Assessor/tutor signature: Date: | Assessment Guidance It is expected that the majority of learners who will be undertaking this qualification will be preparing for employment within a construction role in an organization. The expectation is that learners will choose to complete this workbook in the context of their own job role. This method should allow learners to access the material required with ease and utilize the information in the workbook as evidence against a knowledge-based qualification where appropriate. However, it is necessary...
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...normally spread directly from human to human. Viruses can be very tough and there are not many effective medicines available for viral diseases. There are currently 21 families of viruses known to cause disease in humans. Fungi: like to grow in warm, moist places. Some fungi can be beneficial to us such as penicillin, but certain types of fungi can be harmful to our health. Like bacteria and viruses, some fungi can act as pathogens. Human fungal diseases can occur due to infection or fungal toxins. Symptoms for fungal diseases can be as common as itching, coughing, fever, wheezing, but they can also be as serious as meningitis or even death Parasites are organisms that use other organism for its survival. They draw nourishment and other needs from its host organism. Parasites that cause infection and disease are known as Pathogenic parasites 1.2. Identify common illnesses and infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites Bacteria: Ecoli/food poisoning, MRSA, CDIF, Sickness and diarrhea Viruses: Common cold, Influenza, Chicken pox, Cold sores,...
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...14, 2014 The Pike Company One Circle Street Rochester, New York 14607 RE: Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Major Modernization Dear Mr. Dan Decarlo, In response to your Request for Proposal for the Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, dated November 14, 2014, we are pleased to present our Proposal and Statement of Qualification for your review. Enclosed you will find our qualifications and information regarding our services and expectations of this project. Buck Island Construction offers our understanding of the proposed project, key personnel information, and our safety plans specific to this project. Buck Island Construction is an award winning Construction Management firm with extensive experience in Hospital Renovations and Medical Office Buildings. We will be a resource for both the Pike Company and the Newark-Wayne Hospital Representatives, and offer advice on costs, schedules, and means and methods. Our goal is to provide a quality project, on time and within budget, to the highest expectations in order to allow the Newark-Wayne Community Hospital to reach their full potential. We believe in open and honest communication and transparency regarding cost, schedule, and coordination. We look forward to the opportunity to work with The Pike Company team in order to complete a successful and rewarding project that will benefit the Newark-Wayne Hospital and the community. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your Request for Proposal. Sincerely...
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