The Therac 25 A case study in safety failure • Radiation therapy machine • “The most serious computer-related accidents to date” • People were killed • Reference: Nancy Leveson and Clark Turner‚ “The Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents”‚ Computer‚ 26‚ 7 (July 1993) pp 18-41. Therac 25 Background • Medical linear accelerator developed by Atomic Energy of Canada‚ Ltd. in mid-1970s • Delivers 25 MeV photons or electrons of various energies • Controlled by PDP-11 minicomputer • Software
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1 Physical abuse is non accidental harm caused to a body. Examples include punching‚ kicking‚ slapping and pinching. Sexual abuse is the involvement of a vulnerable adult in sexual activities or relationship. Examples include inappropriate touching‚ kissing and indecent exposure. Emotional/Psychological abuse is behaviour that is harmful to emotional health and mental wellbeing. Examples includes threats of harm‚ humiliation and
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RMI 5051: Managing Risk Syllabus Compressed Section The course meets Saturday‚ September 7 and Sunday‚ September 8 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Office hours are by appointment. Course Objectives Effective risk management is an integral part of an efficient and successful organization. Risk Management cuts across all disciplines within an organization. It does not take place at the functional level‚ or the business unit level‚ but throughout the organization. For a firm to be successful
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calculate the payment(s) that must be made into the plan to ensure that you have the $3‚000‚000 available. For each plan‚ you may assume that your opportunity cost of funds is 6% per year; for each plan‚ you may assume that the phrase “at age XX” means the same thing as “on your XX’th birthday”. Plan 1: Single lump sum at age 25 Plan 2: Single lump sum at age 50 Plan 3: Equal annual payments‚ commencing at age 31 and ending at age 67 Plan 4: Equal annual payments‚ commencing at age 51 and
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Case 9 1) According to the financial statement and financial-ratio analysis of Horniman Horticulture‚ the revenue of this company kept growing from 788.5 thousand (in 2002) to 1048.8 thousand dollars(in 2005). In addition‚ the growth rate of revenue generally rose from 2.9% to 15.5%‚ even though the benchmark was only -1.8%. Moreover‚ in general‚ the margin‚ NFA turnover‚ ROA and ROC rose toward and above the benchmark from 2002 to 2005. To conclude‚ the profitability of Horniman Horticulture was
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Bibliography: “Addicted to tanning beds?.” ScienceDaily. N.p.‚ 9 Sept. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. . “Indoor Tanning Addictive as Alchohol and Drugs.” FOX NEWS. N.p.‚ 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. . “Indoor tanning can be an addiction .” Skin Cancer. Ed. John Gever. N.p.‚ 19 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. . “Indoor tanning tax could save lives.” Skin Cancer Foundation . N.p.‚ 22 Mar. 2010. Web
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Introduction Normally risk is the chance that a threat will change into a disaster. Vulnerability and threat are not dangerous‚ taken separately. But if they come together they become a risk‚ in other words the probability that a disaster will happen. Nevertheless risks can be reduced or managed. If we are careful about how we treat the environment and if we are aware of our weaknesses and vulnerabilities to existing hazards‚ then we can take measures to make sure that hazards do not turn into
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Concepts of Terrorism Analysis of the rise‚ decline‚ trends and risk December‚ 2008 Deliverable 5‚ Workpackage 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................ 4 PART A. .................................................................................................................................. 5 1. TERRORISM RISE AND FALL: ROOT AND TRIGGER CAUSES AND CAUSES FOR DECLINE
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Acknowledgement | 5 | 3. | Executive Summary | 6 | 4. | Introduction a. Background b. Objective c. Methodology d. Scope & Limitation | 7 | 5. | Economy Industry Analysis | 8 | 6. | Company Analysis | 30 | 7. | | | 8. | | | 9. | | | 10. | | | 11. | | | 12. | References | | Acknowledgement A research project of this magnitude would not have been possible without the help and guidance of few people to whom I would like to express my sincere gratitude. At
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Bateman 11/9/14 Final 2.1/2.2 Brittney Propst Final TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Purpose 1 2 risk management Procedure 1 2.1 Process 1 2.2 Risk Identification 1 2.3 Risk Analysis 1 2.3.1 Qualitative Risk Analysis 1 2.3.2 Quantitative Risk Analysis 1 2.4 Risk Response Planning 1 2.5 Risk Monitoring and Controlling 1 3 Tools And Practices 1 risk management plan approval 2 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES 3 APPENDIX B: KEY TERMS 4 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose The purpose of risk management
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