...On Health and Safety at Campus Food When faced with the daunting prospect of a labor component so critical to a business as health and safety, Cindy must address this task with all necessary diligence. As stated, the report is ultimately to go to President Dawes, so she has no obligation to go over Fred White’s head to garner Ms. Dawe’s attention. Ultimately, doing so will allow Fred no recourse to correct the situation. Obviously leaking to the press would be nothing short of unprofessional and not necessary. If Cindy felt the need to take the matter outside the organization, she would have the option to contact OSHA on her accord and request an investigation. However, her professional obligation is to seek recourse first at a company level without a full scale ambush on the facility. It is clear that Jake is aware of the impact full disclosure will have on the organization and that his concern is not for health or safety, but rather covering up the high risk of the many hazards at food services. Dealing with Jake is not a responsible option. Cindy, as an HR professional must realize that safety is everybody’s business, not to be merely passed off in hopes that the powers that be will, in this case, Jake, will have a change of heart and act accordingly when by all accounts his interests seem to lie in maintaining a dangerous work site. Clearly omitting, understating or changing the data is both unsafe and illegal. Presenting Jake with true reporting, in an effort...
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...Legal Paper “Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation.” This statement means that common sense in the workplace has been replaced by fears that someone is going to sue the organization. Because of this fear, administrators bend over backwards (sometimes ludicrously so) to prevent being sued. Human resources (HR) departments spend much of their time concerned with employee relations. With the significant changes in employment discrimination laws beginning in the early 1990’s and resulting upsurge in employment litigation, one could say that common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation. Today’s work environment is filled with conflicts, and diverse motivators’ fuel concerns surfacing from a wide variety of situations. Emotions are at the forefront of litigation; misunderstandings, confusion, and frustrations of balancing home and workplace are among the top contributors (Gilbert, n.d.). In this litigious environment, keeping within the multitude of new employment laws and regulations can prove difficult if HR processes are not properly in place. Employee-related regulations include those of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA), andthe Department of Homeland Security, all of which are...
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...The temptation to cut corners on safety is strong. The penalties for employees who raise safety concerns are deemed to be ‘unco-operative’ can be severe, as North Sea Oil workers have found to their cost over many years. By contrast the penalties for employers who flout the law on safety are generally derisory, however, there is extensive health and safety law in the UK, in particular the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and, more recently, the transposing into domestic legislation of important European directives. There is also a regulatory agency, the Health and Safety Executive, HSE, which is supposed to enforce the legislation and which is itself responsible to the overseeing body, the Health and Safety Commission, HSC. The question is how far the UK system of health and safety protection for employees at work is now threatened by the government’s deregulation programme. Trade Union s and Health and Safety Since the mid 1970’s the trade union movement has played a pivotal role in health and safety at the workplace through the system of trade union appointed safety committees and safety representatives. Section 2(4) of the Health and Safety at Work Act, under which safety committees were established provided for the appointment of safety representatives by ‘recognised trade unions’ (that is, by independent trade unions that the employer recognised for the purposes of collective bargaining on terms and conditions of employment). Section 2(5) of the Act required the...
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...discussion. You need to ensure that you explain hazards that might arise in Health and Social Care. You are advised to use the following headings as framework for your work. * Briefly introduce the setting you are basing your guidance on. Focus on any one of the following: residential care, hospital, day care, pre-school, infant school, childminder, clinic, surgery, any location where an individual receives care services (including in own home or the community). I would advise that you think about your work experience so that you have a clearer idea of the details. Within this section you will also need to include a public environment. Explain any one of the following; retail area, swimming pool, public park, sports ground, beach, transport. You could bring this in by thinking about a trip out from the setting you have chosen above. * Briefly introduce a range of staff in your chosen setting. You need to include these 3 groups * care staff (based in setting, visiting setting) * support staff (e.g. caterers, cleaners, administrative) * visitors (e.g. relatives, friends, volunteers) * Briefly introduce potential service users in your chosen setting. These could be any one of the following; patients, older people, people with learning disabilities, young people, young children, babies, those with physical disability or sensory impairment, people with mental health issues. * Explain the potential hazards in your chosen setting, include...
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...Legislation, Policies and Procedures In this report I will be writing about legislations, policies and producers. As being Health and Safety reprehensive it is important that we all understand the different legal requirements that involve working in a residential home. Below are listed some of the different legislations, policies and procedures that are within the legislations and how these are to a residential home setting and how they promote the safety of all service users, staff and visitors. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 The Health and Safety at Work at 1974 is a law that places a duty of care on all employers ‘to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work’ (healthyworkinglives, n.d.) The Health and Safety at work act was introduced in order to protect the service users, staff and visitors. This legislation covers issues such as, fire evacuation, lone working, security of premises, cleaning, body waste and primarily the safety of the staff, service users and visitors. Fire Evacuation This policy would be essential to uphold in a Health and Social care setting. Staff members in a Health and Social Care setting should ensure that all the service users are able to know where the safe fire exits are, employers would need to make sure that all employees are competent knowing where the fire evacuation meeting point are so that the staff can pass this on to the service...
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...STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA COMPANY PROFILE: Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the leading steel-making company in India. It is a fully integrated iron and steel maker, producing both basic and special steels for domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive and defence industries and for sale in export markets. SAIL is also among the four Maharatnas of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises. Ranked amongst the top ten public sector companies in India in terms of turnover, SAIL manufactures and sells a broad range of steel products, including hot and cold rolled sheets and coils, galvanised sheets, electrical sheets, structurals, railway products, plates, bars and rods, stainless steel and other alloy steels. SAIL produces iron and steel at five integrated plants and three special steel plants, located principally in the eastern and central regions of India and situated close to domestic sources of raw materials, including the Company's iron ore, limestone and dolomite mines. The company has the distinction of being India’s second largest producer of iron ore and of having the country’s second largest mines network. This gives SAIL a competitive edge in terms of captive availability of iron ore, limestone, and dolomite which are inputs for steel making. SAIL's wide range of long and flat steel products are much in demand in the domestic as well as the international market. This vital responsibility is carried out by...
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...would prevent the hazard because if a child was to get lost, they would easily be spotted due to their brightly coloured safety jacket. this would make the rating of the hazard a 1 (unlikely) as every child is easily visible. another way of reducing the hazard would be to have the correct number of staff to pupils (i.e. a staff member per 3 pupils.) This would mean that every practitioner has an responsibility over 3 pupils, meaning it is easier for them to be able to make sure that every child is safe, and not easily out of eyesight to get lost. This would reduce the rating to unlikely, as every staff can easily prevent any pupil from getting lost. A recommendation would be to get parents on board with health and saftey, this would mean that as well as the pupils getting taught health and safety at school, their parents/guardians could also reinforce it at home. This means that the child will be most likely to remember the dangers of deciding to go off course whilst on the...
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...their nineties since the decrease in death rate from the 1900. Life expectancy in the 1900 was 50 years of age for men and 57 for women. Their has been a drastic increase of life expectancy since 1900 proven by the 2011 census which shows it is now 82 years of age for women and 78 years for men. The death rate is now much lower than in the past due to many reasons. Firstly, the fall of death rate is due to today's medical and public health developments. The infant mortality rate is dramatically lower than a century ago because of pre and post-natal car this involves treatments and trainings to ensure a healthy pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and birthing process for the mother and for her child. Once past childhood, in which children are now protected from most infections and diseases,]individual are less vulnerable therefor increasing their chances of a long life. Their are now less manual labor accidents as dangerous and exhausting jobs, such as dock work and mining has declined therefor contributing to the fall in death rates since 1900. Public health advances during and since the nineteenth century have contributed to the fall of death rates as the flush toilet, efficient sewage and water systems and the Clean Air Acts. The Clean Air Act introduced a number of measures to reduce air pollution, especially by introducing 'smoke control areas' in some towns and cities in which only smokeless fuels could be burned. By shifting homes' sources of heat towards cleaner coals, electricity...
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...whether to join the Nazis to assure saftey or to object to the Nazis and maintain his humanity. Ultimatley in the end of the film Peter decides to continue swing and openly revolt, leading to his capture. Although Peter will be sent to a work camp or the army, he has chosen to object to the murderous Nazis and not become a monster himself. Knowing that this decision would have plenty of pain and hardships, Peter chooses this because he reconizes it’s the morally correct decision. Unlike many other German citizens who chose to support anti-semetic murderers for saftey in return, Peter was able to maintain a grasp on his morality and choose the more virtuous path, disregarding the torture it will bestow. This decision also ultimaltley opens the eyes of his friend Thomas and his brother, Willi, and shows them the evil of the Nazis. Thomas no longer associates the Nazis with family but rather sees the evil in them. Through Thomas’s rebellion, Willi who showed signs of favoring and supporting the Nazis understands their evil and will most likley grow to revolt from the Nazis as did his brother. Antigone and Peter’s decision to revolt from their evil dictator leadership proved to be the morally alligned descion and overall their sacrifices resulted in a positive outcome. Antigone’s decision allowed her brother’s soul to rest in peace and was the catalyst for Creon to realizes his wrong doings and most likley become a leader who works for the health of his citizens. Peter’s actions allowed...
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...Task 1 P1 1. Since 1974 in the UK Legislations and regulations of working health and safety was established for engineering and any other working environments, Health and Safety rules and regulations are also very important because more than 500 people dying and more than 30,000 people are getting injured annually. There are different legislations and regulations that are important to follow by the Sheet metal work and fabrication company. I chose the following important points to follow by the company to meet the 1974 legislations and regulations. • Apply health and safety guide issues such as eye protection, personal protective equipment, COSHH regulations and risk assessment in the work place. • Identify the warning signs and labels of...
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...Audit Facts: On September 27, 1988, petitioner Municipality , through its Council, approved Resolution No. 60, a resolution to confirm and or to rafity the ongoing burial assistance program extending P500 to a bereaved family, funds to be taken out of unappropriated available funds existing in the municipal treasury. Metro Manila Commission approved Resolution No. 60. Thereafter, the municipal secretary certified a disbursement fired of P400,000 for the implementation of the program. However, COA disapproved Resolution 60 and disallowed in audit the disbursement of funds. COA denied the petitioners reconsideration as Resolution 60 has no connection or relation between the objective sought to be attained and the alleged public saftey, general welfare, etc. of the inhabitants of Makati. Also, the Resolution will only benefit a few individuals. Public funds should only be used for public purposes. Issue: WON Resolution No. 60 , re enacted under Resolution No. 243 of the Municipal of Makati is a valid exercise of police power under the general welfare clause. Held: Yes. Ratio: The police power is a governmental function, an inherent attribute of sovereignty, which was born with civilized government. It is founded largely on the maxims, "Sic utere tuo et ahenum non laedas and "Salus populi est suprema lex Its fundamental purpose is securing the general welfare, comfort and convenience of the people. Police power is inherent in the state but not in municipal...
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...R. Williams Construction Co. V. OSHRC Katrina Dickey Strayer University Dr. Banks HRM 510-Business Employment Law December 1, 2013 R. Williams Construction Co. V. OSHRC Safety has been on the top of the list since many can remember. Having safety work practices can make or break a company. It did just that for R. Williams Construction Company. OSHA (Occupational Saftey and Health Act) was put into place to help protect employers and employees. When regulations are not followed it could cause employers money and employees injury. In this paper it will review the case of R. Williams Construction Company V. OSHRC, discuss the legal issues in the case, and analyze why R. Williams construction Company was fined for over three safety violations. What was the legal issue in this case? The legal issue in the case R. Williams Construction Company v. OSHRC was the result after a trench collapsed, which resulted in the death of one employee from the construction company, Jose Aquiniga and serious injury of another employee, Adam Palomar. After close investigation, OSHA charged R. Williams Construction Company with four violations that all resulted in expensive fines. The violations included failure to instruct employees and managers on how to recognize and avoid hazardous work conditions. The next is the failure to ensure that employees did not have to travel more than twenty-five feet to safe zone. (Walsh, 2010) Third was the failure to have a competent person who was specifically...
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...Corps, Office of Overseas Programming and Training Support, Information Collection and Exchange, 2002. Print. B. Financial Benefits 1 Financial Benefits consist of volunteers get a monthly living allowance so they can live like co-workers in their host country community. 2. Volunteers also receive medical and dental care, transportation to and from the host country, and 24 vacation days per year. III. What the Peace Corps is Internal Transition: These are some things I want you to know about the Peace corps A. What it does 1. The Peace Corps is a volunteer organization headed by the U.S. Department of State that travels to underdeveloped countries to assist with construction, education, agricultural projects, and public health awareness 2. Since 1961 more than 200,000 Americans have answered Kennedy’s call to serve...
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...Workforce Bullying During regular work hours, many employees experience a negative force; one they cannot control. Coworkers or supervisors intimidating, degrading, or humiliating an employee in front of other employees; this behavior is a certainty for many hard working men and women in the workforce. This harsh reality is known as workforce bullying. This paper will give the definition of workforce bullying, its causes and ramifications, and how to properly cope with the situation and how an employer or human resources department can stop the negative behavior Workforce bullying is defined as “repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals towards an employee, which is intended to intimidate and creates a risk of the health and safety of the employee” (Workplace Bullying, 2008). “Workforce bullying is often an abuse or misuse of power. Bullying is behavior that intimidates, degrades, offends, or humiliates an employee” (Workplace Bullying, 2008). The behavior can be as vague as the bully glaring in a demeaning manor at the victim to overt behavior as sticking fingers in the face or yelling and screaming at the victim. Experiencing bullying often creates a feeling of defenselessness as it undermines the self esteem of the victim making that person feel they are always wrong and can never do anything right. The ramifications of workforce bullying can result in the replacement of talented and trained employees who leave the company, increased sick leave, and low production...
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