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
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The top 10 competencies the author cities in order to be an emergency manager in the 21st century are; The first competency is Comprehensive Emergency Management can also be described as framework. This is an overall understanding of all hazards in all phases. The second competency is Leadership and Team building, this allows the emergency manager to keep each situation under control and streamline the processes that are meant for successful management of individuals on a team or department. When
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* 2 out of 2 points | | | What is the minimum safe clearance between cranes and energized power lines operating at 50KV or below? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | 10 feet | | | | | * Question 2 2 out of 2 points | | | Which of the following is NOT part of Heinrich's Domino theory of accident causation?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | d. Distraction by moving vehicle | | | | | * Question 3 2 out of 2 points | | | An electrical
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First Name Surname Instructor Course Date Strategic Action Plan for a Hazardous Materials Incident The strategic action plan outlines the actions needed to accomplish the goal of containing a hazard of a dangerous gas leakage to a given environment. The action plan acts as a tool for social planning in an industrial setup during the cases of emergency. It outlines the necessary steps required, responsibilities of various agencies, risk assessment, the Local Emergency Response Plan, and appropriate
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Project 1 What legislation applies and complying with it Firstly, we should analyse the information on the legislation of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) uses to regulate chemicals in New South Wales, national and international programs it is involved with and where additional information can be found on chemical use and disposal. Legislation apply to ABC Chemicals The EPA regulates the use and disposal of chemicals in NSW using the following legislative instruments: * the Environmentally
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the term hazard means when something is at a danger and risk . the term risk mitigation is defined as steps to decrease the effects. regulations are very important as without these regulations we can always make a lot of mistakes that can put people at risk . especially in the lab it can put people at a risk if regulations and these laws weren't followed .legalisation is the process of the production of laws , they are set out by the national , state or local organisations. if
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Introduction An emergency is defined as: An emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment. Most emergencies require immediate intervention to prevent worsening of the situation, although in some situations reducing the impact of the incident may not be possible and the assistance available to you may only be able to offer care during the aftermath. The key things to be aware of when and emergency occurs are: Prior planning will help you
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“The Risk Taker” I believe if you do not take risks then you are not living. In life everything requires a decision, and those decisions will not only affect you, but the people around you as well. No decision is a small choice and in every situation or problem in your life a decision must be made and there is always a risk associated with it that follows. It is frightening to think about all of the possible undesirable consequences that would present its self, and I must admit that I have made
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|Pre-Issue IV Date: | |Assignment Title: |Assignment Ref: 3a | |Hazards in settings | | |Issue Date |End Date: |Actual Hand-in Date:
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I am an Interdisciplinary Study in Social work major. I will be looking in a social worker view of how to help and prepare the community I would be working for environment and climate awareness and preparation, natural disasters aware and what to do when it happens, social worker role and job to help the communities, help find employment for victims, and promote family work together to recover from this as a whole and explain how the natural disasters was the cause of the horrible situation that
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