Working in a place that is risky to one?s health and even life is not a place anyone would really want to spend one third of their lives in. Of course there is such a thing as occupational hazard‚ but unnecessary risks whether included in occupational hazards or not‚ should still be addressed by company workplace health programs. Programs implemented for these are not a waste of money as most of the time the investment can be recouped after a few years. A basic practice of workplace health programs
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Analyse the factors that causes differences in the hazards posed by volcanoes around the world (40 marks) A hazard can be define as something which poses a level of threat the life‚ health‚ property or environment‚ a volcano can compromise all these things through the many hazards volcanoes presents. Such as lahars‚ flash flooding‚ landslides‚ pyroclastic flows‚ ash clouds and many others. There are factors which can influence the severity of the hazard and cause differences in them and can be classified
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is also not an uncommon sight in our country to see women haggling over the price of vegetables and fruits. However strangely enough‚ these street vendors‚ who form an integral part of our country’s workforce‚ are often looked upon as a traffic hazard rather than service providers! During the Commonwealth Games in 2010‚ there were reports of these vendors being forcibly evicted from the by-lanes of Connaught Place in order to ‘beautify and clean the city’. Our Constitution directs the State to
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In the physical environment there are many potential hazards that can cause harm to elderly service users. The physical environment includes everything that surrounds the service user for example lighting‚ the air or the temperature. All these things affect the elderly service user in many ways. Beds can be an example of a possible hazard as if it is not comfortable for the service user it can then become a health hazard as it may cause back pain for the service user especially if the service user
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Computers are very important and help us in many ways but they can also cause us problems.Some of the problems are‚backache which is caused by improper sitting posture and can be prevented by sitting upright with your back resting on the backrest chair.The other problem is eye strain which can be caused by radiations emitted by the monitor and can be prevented by regulating the amount of light from the monitor and avoid using a flickering monitor.A neck ache is caused by putting the monitor above
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In your own words‚ discuss the difference between adverse selection and moral hazard. Provide your own example for each problem. Adverse selection and moral hazard are both examples of market failure situation due to hidden information from the buyer or seller in a market. In adverse selection‚ hidden information is usually present before an agreement is made; where as‚ in moral hazard‚ hidden information is revealed after an agreement has been made. Adverse selection refers to a situation
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Essay: Discuss the terms moral hazard and adverse selection. In your discussion you should consider the following: a) When does it arise? b) What are its consequences? And c) What can be done about it? WORD COUNT: 2502 Today we live in the information age‚ characterized by the internet‚ social networking and twenty four hour news with a constant stream of information flowing between users. This has lead to an economy where buyers can get immediate access to information about rival products
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Landside hazard zonation mapping (LHZ) is helpful way to evaluate the landslide hazard prone areas for that reason appropriate mitigation measures could be adopted and environmental restoration programs can be pursued (Ambalagan‚ 1992). These maps may also assist planners to select suitable locations for construction practices. Even if the land slide hazard areas cannot be complity avoided‚ their identification in the initial stages of planning may help to assume suitable preventive actions. The
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Radiations of GSM Base Station Antenna And Its Health Consequences- A Research conducted in Nigeria In Nigeria 98% of Global System for Mobile (GSM) base stations (cell sites) are sited within 20 meters from residential‚ offices‚ schools‚ business buildings. Cell phone antennas emit microwave frequencies‚ which are non-ionizing radiation. A research was conducted by measuring field data of radiation from GSM base antennas in Nigeria for supporting evidence public health risks from gsm radiations
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India’s booming urbanization brings the problem of waste management. The amount of waste is increasing at a high pace and waste management is likely to become a critical issue in the coming years. Rag pickers play an important‚ but usually unrecognised role in the waste management system of Indian cities. They collect garbage in search of recyclable items that can be sold to scrap merchant (paper‚ plastic‚ tin...). This activity require no skills and is a source of income for a growing number of
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