Workplace Safety: Our Role By Collins Opara - Chief Chemist‚ MRS Oil Nigeria PLC. August 2011 Safety at the workplace has been a concern for many organizations. Most organizations have incorporated cultures and even metrics into their business scorecard to manage workplace safety. Even organization who were used to neglecting safety in workplace are beginning to embrace it. A research conducted in 2009 by the BUREAU FOR LABOUR STATISTICS US (2010) reported that in the US the number of days-away-from-work
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International Ergonomics Association‚ 2009 ). For us workers making sure that the machinery‚ tools‚ and furniture associated with a job fit the workers who do that job in a field of engineering called ergonomics‚ or human engineering. A properly designed workplace can reduce worker fatigue and increase safety on the job (Compton’s encyclopedia‚ 2009). ERGONOMICS CONTINUED As early as the 18th century‚ doctors noticed that workers whose jobs required them to maintain certain body positions for long
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Bullying in workplace happens due to some factors such as power and organizational culture. As powerful individual‚ one is able to manipulate the position he/she has to perform unlawful act. Asforth’s (1994) concept of “petty tyranny” specifically focuses on the inappropriate use of positional power by managers. That is‚ staff members and employees are seen as vulnerable‚ while those in positions of power or authority‚ such as managers are commonly identified as the more powerful perpetrators (Keashly
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Organizational Conflict – Constructive Collaboration SPCH 426 Conflict is a natural phenomenon where interaction between individuals or groups occurs. According to Scott (2000)‚ “They happen because people have different interests‚ goals‚ and priorities‚ or because resources are limited‚ or because there are communication problems‚ power struggles‚ mistaken perceptions and assumptions‚ and personality clashes” (p. XV). Even as a common occurrence‚ individuals generally view conflict as negative;
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Violence in the Workplace 1. Why do you think there has been more workplace violence during the last 30 years then in all previous years? Before beginning‚ I would like to state my belief that any violence is inspired by fear‚ and I believe there is more in the world today that inspires fear than there was 30 years ago. I personally cannot imagine letting something go for so long to feel that I had to resort to violence‚ but do see that people who are more prone to violent behaviors may see
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Professionalism can be defined as the proper attitude and conduct of a person in the work force‚ school‚ or even in their personal life (Collins English Dictionary‚ 2012) . Professionalism is a quality that is a great asset for any individual to have‚ and a person that is professional should always act with integrity‚ be trustworthy‚ be respectful of others‚ and always conduct their business in the appropriate manor. Wither a person owns their business or works for another company this is a necessary
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college‚ and especially in the workplace of adults the concept of bullying has always been an ongoing factor which became a global issue. “In general terms‚ bullying describes a wide variety of negative workplace behaviors including verbal threats‚ personal attacks‚ humiliation‚ innuendo‚ and deliberate isolation of a colleague.” Bullying in the workplace has been identified as a major contemporary challenge for occupational health and safety. These negative workplace behaviors are frowned upon‚ but
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Hazards & Risk In The Construction Industry Dustin Denton HST 1213 4-23-15 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces regulations that aim to keep workplaces safe for employees and to also provide a safe and hazard free worksite. When you go to work each day‚ you should be able to trust that your work environment is safe and that you will not suffer harm. According to OSHA some jobs are more dangerous than others; however‚ this means that certain types of workers sustain
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1. Ecopaper 2. Economic Research Forum 3. Social Science Research networking 4. World Bank Group 5. Research Papers in Economics 6. Bank for International Settlements 7. ERN Bank for International Settlements Abstracting 8. SSRN – ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series 9. GDP free accesses Discrimination on the American Job New study focuses on seven diverse groups Rosemary Haefner for CareerBuilder.com and Nina Ramsey for Kelly Services On the heels of a recent landmark
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Preventing Workplace Discrimination In the melting pot of various cultures‚ religions‚ races‚ and nationalities that workplaces have become‚ tension between people is something to be expected. Unfortunately‚ in some cases‚ the tension between individuals can end up taking the form of some sort of discrimination. Discrimination is illegal‚ and there are many laws that cover discrimination. In a simulation called “Preventing Workplace Discrimination”‚ I am posing as a Human Resource Manager in
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