The case study that will be investigated is the Alpha Piper Platform disaster. In today’s competitive world‚ companies need safe and dependable workplaces for the wellbeing of employees‚ people in the community and the environment. A risk assessment must be carried out to keep everyone in the workplace safe and healthy. Risk assessment is used to document‚ identify and reduce hazards in the workplace. BACKGROUND - PIPER APHA PLATFORM The piper alpha platform disaster took place in 1988‚ where the
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According to the article‚ in 2012‚ astronomers have found a binary star system‚ which they named Alpha Centauri‚ that includes a star named Alpha Centauri B being orbited by the planet‚ Alpha Centauri Bb‚ by using the radial velocity method. To clarify on the radial velocity method‚ a planet may possibly be found by seeing the star wobble‚ which may most likely happen due to the gravitational pull of the planet. Astronomers also add that the newly found planet is 4.3 light years away from Earth‚
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Fatty acids (FAs) can ultimately be degraded through different pathways which include alpha‚ beta‚ and omega-oxidation. Alpha-oxidation occurs at carbon 2 of the chain‚ b-oxidation at C3‚ and omega-oxidation at methyl end of the fatty acid. The location of each mechanism also differs as alpha- oxidation occurs in peroxisomes only‚ beta-oxidation can take place in both peroxisomes and mitochondria. Omega-oxidation occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum of the various tissues. The importance of the differentiation
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Joseph Johnson Business 201 Professor Lane November 11th 2013 Project 7.1 Alpha Electronic Components‚ Inc.‚ ships 100‚000 silicon chips to Beta E-Products Corporation. The chips arrive a week early‚ on a Friday that is extremely busy on Beta’s receiving dock. Beta’s dockworkers check the bill of lading against the quantity marked on the boxes‚ but do not examine the chips. The chips are then put in the back of the warehouse until needed in the plant. The next week‚ when the chips are sent
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The HR managers at Alpha Inc. have quite a major job to accomplish in order to aid in the whole process of merging go smoothly without conflicts among employees and management. As the merging requires only 20% of Alpha’s employees‚ it is very clear that not much can be done to ensure job security. This situation makes it quite clear that a major portion of employees‚ that is‚ 80% of Alpha’s employees will be laid off over the period of three months. However‚ the most important job of the HR managers
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Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia: The Brotherhood of Music A pair of Ray Ban sunglasses‚ a Polo Ralph Lauren shirt‚ Khaki shorts that extend to an inch above the knees; what is this attire associated with? Most college students would say "frat boys." This is one of the stereotypes associated with fraternities. The immediate assumption is that members of a fraternity are all tools‚ douche bags‚ or any other insult one can think of; this being the general opinion of a normal college student. I am sure
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The divisions of popularity in the world of girls are very clear. Rosalind Wiseman‚ author of Queen Bees and Wannabees and also Odd Girl Out‚ discusses two of these divisions. She labels the first group the "alpha" group; these are the girls that are considered "popular‚" who wear the trendy clothes‚ and are beautiful and wealthy. The second group she calls "beta‚" and these are the girls who are "outside the box" - they long to be invited to the parties‚ and try everything to fit in. Susannah Meadows
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Alpha Males: Tough Guys or Tough Guise? In the animal kingdom the presence of an alpha male is often part of the social order. These dominant males find their rank amongst their peers through displays of physical prowess and dominance. Earning this esteemed position often affords ample opportunity to mate in a system developed to ensure only the strongest and most resilient offspring. In American society today‚ even the considerably less masculine men often find ways to woo a partner. Despite this
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6. DATA ANALYSIS - First‚ the reliability of the questionnaire (both customers and retailers) was checked using IBM SPSS Version 20. Cronbach’s alpha is a measure of internal consistency‚ i.e‚ how closely related a set of items are as a group. It is considered to be a measure of scale reliability. If the value of Cronbach’s α is greater than 0.6‚ one can proceed with further analysis. If the value of α is less than 0.6‚ the questionnaire needs to be redesigned. 6.1 Reliability Testing- • Customer’s
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Charity is one of the leading foundations of America and even the entire world. It brings people together to provide for those in need. Without charity‚ the lives of many would be crushed or some even lost. A charity organization I was apart of‚ called Alpha Charity League (ACL)‚ assembles men from the ages of 12 through 18 to get together and raise money for local charities‚ like the Chris Saiz Foundation. If Blinn could make another chapter of ACL and offered 15 hours of credit for participating‚ not
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