Chilean Mining Incident BCOM/275 Any time a business suffers some type of tragedy that could potentially involve serious injury or loss of life to the employees of the company, it is very important to ensure that the communication that follows is appropriate. The process of handling these types of events can make or break a company in the wake of a disaster. Communication to the families of the victims of the disaster will need a different type of communication than will the employees of the
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entitled to receive paid leave (for example, annual leave, personal or careers’ leave, long service leave) Legally prescribes wages and conditions Fair and consistent treatment A workplace that protects the health and safety of all employees Comply with the OHS policy. Conscientiously fulfill the duty Improve the ability of work Earnestly implement the responsibility 6. Responsibilities undertaken The scope of the duty at least
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Health and Safety Discussion I do not think the training video “Reducing Unsafe Acts’ is a good way to bring awareness to employees and to get them to take responsibility. Instead of focusing on unsafe acts, a more effective approach would be to focus on how to identify and control hazards to eliminate injuries. The video focused on the unsafe acts and not why the unsafe acts happened and how to prevent recurrence. Was there a hazard analysis of the task/job that the worker was doing? Was the
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Getting Workers to think about Safety in the Workplace As a Quality, Safety and Environmental Manager, I’m passionate about safety in the workplace. Safety in construction has always been and continues to be the major focal point of construction and infrastructure companies. Aside from the cost associated with injuries and damage to plant or equipment, higher insurance premiums and impact on reputation, there are human elements that are affected. The estimated cost of injuries and incidents in the
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Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace INTRODUCTION (300 words) This essay will look at three different learning outcomes, each using a specific case study for illustration. The first part will focus on the issues relating to health and safety legislation and how these are implemented in the work place. The Health and Safety can trace its origin back to the year 1833 when The Factories Act led to the creation of the first factory inspectors and whose role was initially
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Company, Edmonton, AB October 2011 – September 2012 Assembled all framework with help of variety of hand and power tools, ensured compliance to all safety regulations and procedures Rossyln Hotel, Edmonton, AB August 2010 - September 2012 Emptied, cleaned all waste containers and removed waste paper and garbage, reports all repairs required and safety and fire hazards to supervisor, general and detailed cleaning of building, carry out any and all additional tasks which are assigned by management
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some reagent, she accidently pulled the plunger all the way out which lead to allowing air to enter and cased a flash fire. The university was fined as the California Division of Occupation Safety and health concluded that there were significant weaknesses in the school’s hazardous chemical training, workplace safety procedures and laboratory. The university believes that the researcher was wearing nitrile gloves, normal glasses instead of goggles and a synthetic sweater without a lab coat. Firstly
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Crime Prevention and Investigation 2. Responsible for maintaining a secure environment through ensuring the security of the physical hotel plant. 3. Act as liaison between hotel and any governmental agencies such as police, fire and any safety regulatory bodies. 4. Establish and maintain procedures to reduce any internal theft/losses. 5. Establish and maintain procedures for the escort of employees transporting large sums of money. 6. Establish and maintain policy for employee
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aftermath. The key things to be aware of when and emergency occurs are: Prior planning will help you take charge of the situation. Any plans you have prepared will change during the emergency……be flexible. Prime responsibility is the safety of people. You need to act appropriately, decisively and quickly. To help an emergency run as smoothly as possible it is vital you plan for all possible scenarios in advance: Each emergency is unique and by definition will be unexpected but
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properly, they can reduce employee injuries. Unfortunately, they can also pose some safety risks to drivers, pedestrians, and other equipment and goods. If I work there I would to suggest reducing forklift accidents which are driver training, safety procedures, equipment maintenance, restricted or designated areas of operation and facility design. While these strategies will always be elements of workplace safety programs, collision statistics clearly indicate that training, signage, and floor markings
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