...Final Paper PBHE540 The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Name American Public University System Abstract On March 11, 2011, a large earthquake and a powerful tsunami struck the eastern region of Japan, leading to a death toll of more than 15,700 people. Thousands more were injured or went missing, and widespread destruction ensued. Additionally, the Great East Japan Disaster fatally damaged the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. It eradicated all power, severely affected communications, and caused a loss of cooling to some vital reactor cores. Significant quantities of radioactive materials were released, an isolated “no mans land” was created around the crippled reactors, and thousands of people had to be evacuated from the surrounding area. With concern of radiological emergency management, medicine development, and healthcare implementation, it is important to assess this disaster with intention of learning better methods of execution to apply in future scenarios. The purpose of this assessment is to summarize, observe, and evaluate the emergency responses implemented as a result of the disaster, specifically focusing on the chronology of healthcare implementation, and the many long-term challenges associated with this tragic event. In preparing for the challenges of tomorrow, it is critically important that adaptations are made in lieu of such tragedies, and newer, more advanced understandings of these issues are brought into fruition...
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...debate within international community about holding nuclear plants under public hands rather than private ones whose incentives clearly differ from the public interest: * The Government and regulatory agencies failed to push Tepco to heed several anomalies and warnings causing the operator to be unprepared at an operational risk level evidencing an embarrassing incompetency to make decisions. * Tepco, as this report will prove below, lacked a culture of safety failing to respond effectively to subsequent events after the accident. For all these, the need to build an adequate resilience framework within the nuclear industry covering the main pillars: Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Emergency Management, are paramount within risk management. Case’s Background On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 with an epicenter near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan. Consequently, a massive tsunami hit the eastern coast of Japan reaching Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant causing the biggest nuclear accident in the history. Russian experts have declared that could be considered even worse than Chernobyl’s disaster 20 year ago (New Zealand Herald Online, 2 April 2011). The...
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...The Fear in Aviation Maintenance Aircraft maintenance is arguably one of the best managed maintenance practices across different industries. Aircraft maintenance operations in the US are usually closely monitored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which ensures that the maintenance practices are done in a proper manner. Despite this oversight, maintenance errors still occur and have been, on many occasions, stated as the main cause of aircraft accidents. Knowledge of the factors that contribute to maintenance errors and therefore aircraft accidents can go a long way in enabling the industry regulars to draft precautionary measures and safety protocols to reduce the occurrence of these accidents. I. Factors contributing to maintenance errors Human factors, management factors, and structure factors are the most common factors that contribute to errors during the maintenance of aircraft (Stolzer, Halford & Goglia, 2012). Of the three factors, human factors account for the majority maintenance errors and therefore majority of aircraft accidents. There are numerous factors that can directly or indirectly contribute to human factors in maintenance errors can be categorized into the three groups of individual factors, job factors and organizational factors. Individual factors are those capabilities and attributes of an individual that may cause the individual to commit an error. These factors include their habits, personal attitudes, skills, personalities and their competence...
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...risk factors early to prevent it. To achieve a goal successfully, a conducive and competitive working environment may help the organization to run their daily operation smoothly. Considering on the importance of safety at workplace, the Malaysian government has introduce efforts on executing safety and health policies through the enforcement of guidelines as well as conducting site safety seminars and certifications. According to the existing record indicated that the present Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) situation in the workplace is still adverse and below expectation. This paper discussed on the issue about the most common causes of workplace accidents among workers at workplace. This paper aims to propose a conceptual framework to study the relationship between individual factors that contribute to the workplace accidents and suggested solutions on those issues. The study will utilize qualitative method to collect primary data from the workplace in Malaysia. The findings of this research are expected to provide the important information of the common causes and suggested solution that leads to the workplace accident in Malaysia. It has a significant relationship between individual factors as measured by stress and fatigue and workplace accident among workers and individual factors measured...
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...systems • Human factors emphasizes experimental psychology and systems engineering U.S. – military work systems IEG 350 Lecture 2- 4 Objectives in Ergonomics Greater ease of interaction between user and machine Avoid errors and mistakes Greater comfort and satisfaction in use of the equipment Reduce stress and fatigue Greater efficiency and productivity Safer operation Avoid accidents and injuries IEG 350 Lecture 2- 5 Ergonomics Application Areas • Work system design Objectives: safety, accident avoidance, improved functional performance Also includes environment such as lighting • Product design Objectives: safety, comfort, user-friendly, mistake proof, avoidance of liability lawsuits IEG 350 Lecture 2- 6 Ergonomists – What They Do • Research on human capabilities and limitations Discover the characteristics of human performance, e.g., how much can an average worker lift? • Design and engineering...
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...1.Recent Developments in the Implementation of Abenomics 2.What are ‘three arrows of Abenomics’? 3.Fundamental Principles of the Third Arrow and its Strategies for the Future 4.Examples of Individual Measures of the Third Arrow 5.Heading toward… Appendix: Improvement in Economic Conditions Primary economic indicators P3 P21 P26 P29 P50 P53 2 3 What’s New on ‘Abenomics’ Revision of the Japan Revitalization Strategy (P5-20) To realize sustainable economic growth from the positive economic momentum being generated by the three arrows of Abenomics, the Government has formulated a revised growth strategy. This includes several breakthrough solutions for issues outstanding from the initial Japan Revitalization Strategy formulated last year, such as labor market reform, improving agricultural productivity, and transforming the health-related sector into a growth market. In addition, the revised strategy provides direction on the resolution of important issues that Prime Minister Abe has promised to tackle at Davos Meeting in January, including further corporate tax reform, easing regulations in National Strategic Special Zones, forward-looking reform of GPIF's management and the advancement of women's roles in society. Approval of 30 bills related to the Growth Strategy Some 30 bills related to the Growth Strategy were approved during the ordinary diet session up to June 2014, including a bill for partial revision of the Electricity Business Act to liberalize the retail electricity...
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...blend of 11 herbs and spices Colonel Harland Sanders perfected more than a half-century ago. Customers around the globe also enjoy more than 300 other products -- from Kentucky Grilled Chicken in the United States to a salmon sandwich in Japan. In my paper I will be reviewing KFC in Japan and explaining the following: 1. KFC’s History 5. The Culture 2. Management 6. Economics 3. Legal Practices 7. Geography 4. Political Structures 8. Competition KFC is a predominant franchise that’s nationwide. KFC is part of Yum! Brands, Inc., the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 locations around the world. KFC is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. KFC’s History Colonel Harland Sanders was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 1952 the Colonel begins actively franchising his chicken business by traveling from town to town and cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners and employees. In 1960 the Colonel's hard work on the road begins to pay off and there are 190 KFC franchisees and 400 franchise units in the U.S. and Canada. In 1964 KFC reached all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, Japan, Jamaica, Mexico and the Bahamas. Today KFC Corporation is the largest fast-food chicken operator, developer, and franchiser in the world. KFC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. until late 1997, operates over 5,000 units in the...
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...Company: Toll Holding Limited is a major Australian transportation and logistics company with operations in road, rail, sea, air and warehousing. With an Asia Pacific focus, Toll operates a network of 1,200 sites across 50 countries, providing customers with global reach. After its listing on the ASX in 1993, Toll responded to increasing customer demand for complete end-to-end logistics solutions by progressively building its reach and service capabilities via a program of expansion and strategic acquisitions. In the process, Toll became one of the Asia Pacific region's leading providers of integrated logistics services, employing around 40,000 people across some 1,200 locations in more than 50 countries. In 2014 the company generated total revenue of $8,899,100,000 including sales and other revenue. (http://clients1.ibisworld.com.au/reports/au/enterprisepremium/default.aspx?entid=3516) The Toll Group has five operating divisions: Toll Global Forwarding provides international freight forwarding and supply chain management services that range from complex supply chain services through to port-to-port freight forwarding movements. Toll Global Logistics provides specialist contract logistics. It offers transport, warehousing and value-added services including: freight transport services, distribution services, warehousing, cross docking, wharf services, supply chain services and finished parts logistics. Toll Resources & Government Logistics provides logistics...
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...preliminary evidence, could end up being a catastrophic failure. With any overseas business venture, there are inherent risks that one must take into account. Doing business in Japan begins by appointing a representative in Japan. This representative may be a person chosen from the headquarter office or a Japanese national. According to (Jetro 2007) The representative must have the decision-making powers to make sure that the initial venture happens without any setbacks. The major regulations of doing business in Japan include laws and regulations that apply to any business startup. Foreign companies can begin by establishing their business presence as representative office, branch office, subsidiary company, or limited liability partnership. Since the setup procedure for establishing a business can be very complicated, it is advisable to procure outside help from a professional service firm in Japan. Human resource management pertaining to Japan’s laws on labor and protection of workers include the Labor Standard Laws, Industrial Safety and Health Law, and Minimum Wage Law. These laws set forth the minimum standards. According to (Jetro, 2007), one major regulation pertaining to foreign investment requires submitting proof of government notification to the to the Bank of Japan within fifteen days of the company being established. Tax notices of the business established must be submitted to...
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...Summary Stress is a term we all are aware of, and it is experienced by people in their different workplaces. Stress in the workplace is detrimental to human health and organization when it comes to productivity, performance standards and job satisfaction. Organizations whose workers are stressed are likely to be successful in a competitive market. Workers who are stressed are more likely to be unhealthy, poorly motivated, less productive and less safe at work. Stress can be destructive in a way that, after reaching a certain point, the performance of the employees begins to reduce also which prevents fulfillment of work and various assignments. The following are the causes of stress in the workplace; Exhaustion (weakens the employees mentally and physically), moral injury (destructive of self-esteem of employees or lack of confidence in their abilities, discrimination), illness of the employees (feeling of irritation, uncertainty, guilt or mistrust), violence (damage to the property of the employees or organization), long hours, lack of rewards or incentives by the managers and managers lackadaisical attitude to employees. Stress can be brought to a minimal level; to prevent stress, we have to identify, know the causes and prevent it. The reduction or elimination of stress are the employee’s participation in the management, improvement of communication skills of managers, adequate training should be given to employees in other to prevent negligence of training which...
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...Overview of Previous Work Wendy Stockley, Environmental Manager for Hondaís twoOhio-based automobile manufacturing plants, was about to be visited by Mr. Suzuki, the most senior environmental official from Honda headquarters in Japan. The company had recently taken a strong interest in certification under the new ISO 14000 environmental management standards. Suzuki had asked Stockley to evaluate the environmental practices of the Ohio plants in light of the ISO standards. In particular, he was interested in whether lean production practices, the cornerstone of Honda’s high-quality manufacturing operations, were helping to achieve environmental performance or whether they were a hindrance. Although the manufacturing plants of other automobile companies in the United States had explicitly designed their environmental policies around federal and state regulations, Honda had tried to design policies that followed from, and were integrated with, its lean production philosophy. These policies were generally more flexible than traditional approaches and focused more on the end goal of efficiency than on meeting regulations. Stockley hoped to find the Honda approach better adapted to the ISO 14000 standards because of these characteristics. To respond to her charge, Stockley had gathered data on the environmental management and performance at the two Ohio-based Honda plants, East Liberty and Marysville. She had also obtained data from her associates on the plants’ general productivity...
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...between the atmosphere and the ocean, which gives rise to wind waves. * Examples of leadership in Shackleton’s: He Invented the power bar ( found the right logistics for food), as a leader you have to seek informal contact at times which is more important at times that formal contact. * As a leader you can never extinguish HOPE . Is a vital element to lift up the spirit. * Competitiveness in the 80’s brought quality into a new meaning. * 3 leading “quality gurus” were W. Edwards Deming, Joseph Juran, and Philip Crosby. They all were active consultants, lecturers, and authors with years of experience. * Deming and Juran, in their 80s very influential in Japan; Crosby in his 60s worked previously at ITT as VP of quality. They all have a...
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...Charles Riordan Manufacturing Expansion to China Riordan Manufacturing Company focuses in development and licensing of its polymer patents and plastics headquartered in San Jose, CA. One of its top selling products is a plastic beverage container, which is manufactured in one of the company’s plant in Albany, Georgia. Because of the success in the United States, Riordan Manufacturing has decided to expand to Hefei China, which is considered the fastest growing city of China with a promise of financial stability to new companies according to China-Briefing, 2010. China is a good market because of the rapid economy growth and stability seen in the last years where China’s imports consisted of 30 % of them to United States, Hong Kong, Japan and other Asian countries (Amadeo, 2013). Riordan counts with a list of clientele in the United States consisting of department of defense, auto and aircraft parts manufacturers, appliance manufacturers and beverage bottles. Outstanding service and quality defines Riordan, therefore, great concern for up coming ethical issues with the expansion to China has come up. What is described as the performance of business activities relating to product planning, pricing, promoting and place being marketing. In contrast to marketing difference in definition comes in the term international marketing relating to the goal of direction of the flow of a company’s goods and services in more than one nation to increase profit (Cateora, & Graham, 2007)...
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...and semi-legal frameworks supporting CSR Lambooy gives an r o verview of several definitions of CSR.1 The European Commission defines CSR as ‘the esponsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society’.2 This is the definition which is the most suitable for the c ontext of the article’s research question. As this article will focus on companies from the US and Japan, the authors also provide an overview of the focus on CSR from the US and Japanese perspective. In the US there is no governmental regulation regarding CSR or business best practices. Instead, according to findings from Bennett American, companies have a marked tendency to use codes of conduct.3 The American CSR perspective could be described as following a principles-based approach, with codes of conduct that prescribe values and principles which company members as a whole should aspire to follow. In contrast, Japanese companies prefer to focus on areas where their contributions can be statistically measured. Interest in social aspects of CSR is significantly less pronounced than in other industrialized countries.4 In Japan there are no specific provisions regulating CSR. However, the 1988 law that promotes specific non-profit activities is of major significance in this context.5...
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