and health authorities to improve safety in the workplace‚ the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)‚ the changing US industrial mix‚ extensive changes in the US economic activity and workplace demographics‚ and societal progress in injury control. The creations of both OSHA and the NIOSH‚ I believe‚ have been a driving factor in the decrease of work-related deaths and injuries. “OSHA’s regulatory
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Corporate Compliance Plan for Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing is a profitable plastics manufacturer with annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries‚ a Fortune 1000 company with revenues over $1 billion. The following are some of the products produced by Riordan Industries: plastic bottles‚ fans‚ heart valves‚ medial stents‚ and custom plastic parts (Virtual Organization‚ 2009). This compliance plan will state the company’s
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life-threatening‚ occur at work. It can be something that is often overlooked in the workplace because of its simplicity. First Aid can be as simple as treating a small scrape so it does not become infected to keeping a person alive by performing CPR. OSHA describes the definition of first aid as medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs. This attention is given at the location where the injury occurred. It often consists of a one-time‚ short-term treatment and
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objects‚ flying sparks‚ chemicals‚ noise and other potentially dangerous situations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers protect their employees from workplace hazards that can cause injury. Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions‚ OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. For example
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Bloodborne 3 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2000-108/#1 http://www.orosha.org/pdf/pubs/2261.pdf Intro Needlestick injuries and other sharps-related injuries which expose workers to bloodborne pathogens continues to be an important public health concern. Workers in many different occupations are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens‚ including Hepatitis B‚ Hepatitis C‚ and HIV/AIDS. First aid team members‚ housekeeping personnel in some settings‚ nurses and other healthcare providers
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pdf Murner‚ C. (2006). PLASTICS‚ ELECTRONICS THE ENVIRONMENT. Plastics Technology‚ 52(10)‚ 56. Retrieved April 11‚ 2012 from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=55dbe9db-1edb-455f-bd76-4f6fda6f096b%40sessionmgr4&vid=5&hid=1 OSHA (2012). OSHA Law & Regulations‚ Retrieved April 11‚ 2012 http://www.osha.gov/ University of Phoenix. (2012). Riordan Manufacturing Retrieved April 11‚ 2012 from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cist/vop/Busines
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Stakeholders affected by Koch’s CSR have been the communities in which they are located and the governmental regulatory agencies. These issues are documented through oil spill lawsuits‚ noncompliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations‚ and pollution to local rivers and air quality in the communities in which they operate. Koch Industries Corporate Social Responsibility: Oil Spill
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Congress started the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act‚ and on December 29‚ 1970 President Richard Nixon signed the act into a law. OSHA ’s duty is to guarantee a safe and sound functioning environment for the working men and women by arranging and applying principles that provide guidance‚ outreach‚ instruction and assistance. The group is widely known for enforcing a variation of
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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND JOB SATISFACTION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF CORPORATION SIZE Abstract The popular press has recently reported that the oil industry is entering an evolutionary phase withseveral potentially long-term trends beginning to emerge. The authors present a review oftheoretically relevant work relating to these trends and a study examining the expected effectsthese trends might have on the employment environment in the oil and gas industry. The study was conducted
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