What is a hazard? A Hazard is any existing or potential condition which by itself or by interaction with other variables (physical/ biological) can results in death‚ injury or chemical damage to persons‚ property‚ the environment and information. There are five main types of hazards that exist everywhere‚ They are chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ ergonomical and psychosocial. Hazards at my work place At the University of the Southern Caribbean‚ I work in the House keeping department. This
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Hierarchy of Control The Hierarchy of Control is a list of control measures‚ in priority order‚ that can be used to eliminate or minimise exposure to the hazard. It consists of two levels Consider elimination before all other options. LEVEL 1 1st Priority Elimination of Hazard LEVEL 2 Minimisation Options which substantially reduce the risk. 2nd Priority Substitution 3rd Priority Engineering 4th Priority Administration Last Priority P.P.E. From “Officewise”‚ Comcare Many employers start
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COAL HANDLING PLANT Slide Description Slide 1: COAL HANDLING PLANT OBJECTIVE: Coal Handling Plant is a plant which handles the coal from its receipt from Coal mines to transporting it to Boiler and store in Bunkers. It also processes the raw coal to make it suitable for Boiler operation A typical coal handling plant in any power plant shall have the following processes in sequence depending on the capacity of the plant. Unloading process Feeding Process Screening Process Crushing Process
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The Four Stages of Growth a Business Might Experience: Characteristics of each Stage Dannisha Thompson Basics of Business Professor Alex Lazo February 25‚ 2012 The Four Stages of Growth a Business Might Experience: Characteristics of each Stage Every business goes through stages. Some of these stages show the different transition periods a business might go through. There are different terms for these stages; there is not a standard title for these stages but they all show a business growth
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the field of the health care profession. One of the lessons they taught to us is about Manual Handling. When the topic was introduced to us‚ the first thing that came to my mind is that manual handling is all about how to lift or transfer a patient from one place to another (for example: bed to chair). But then‚ when my clinical instructor started the lecture‚ I’ve come to realized that manual handling does not only mean carrying‚ lifting‚ or transferring a patient from place to place. It also
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motivation. There are two types of motivation. Intrinsic and extrinsic are the two types of motivation mentioned before‚ Extrinsic motivation is when you only do something because you know you are going to receive a reward. Extrinsic motivation occurs when we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment. Intrinsic motivation is when you do something because you actually enjoy doing what ever it is. Intrinsic involves engaging in a behavior because it
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Your rental property needs new occupants‚ so where find potential tenants. Before handing over the keys to the home‚ you need to make sure quality tenants are signing the lease. Besides the tenants‚ there are other things you need to keep in mind. Here are three things a property management company can help you avoid. The Unruly Tenant and the Eviction Process A terrible tenant is a landlord’s worst nightmare. Handling the daily tasks of being a landlord is stressful‚ but unruly tenants can make
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In 1852‚ Englishman Edward Doubleday‚ a Quaker much enamored of butterflies‚ traveled extensively in the United States to compare similarities of American and English species and wrote The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera: Comparing their General Characteristics. He was so struck with the flora‚ butterflies and landscapes in the United States “the richest and most verdant pastures” he had ever seen‚ that he thought of moving to Kentucky‚ but didn’t. From the times of the more recent publications
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1 Intrinsic Motivation verses Extrinsic Motivation Jakarla Watts Foundation of Online Learning American Public University Sharie Adamson
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Natural Hazards – Bushfires A natural hazard is a natural event that has a significantly negative effect on people or the environment. Many natural hazards are related. For example drought can lead to famine and earthquakes can form tsunamis and landslides. Australia’s most common natural hazards are storms‚ cyclones‚ floods‚ droughts‚ heatwaves and bushfires. Natural Hazards have a major impact on Australian communities including loss of life‚ property damage‚ environmental destruction‚ and a
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