...studies into the accident to try to understand what happened, the goal of the enquiries was to establish where the fault and therefore guilt lay in order to ascertain compensation. This report attempts to apply key concepts from behavioural finance with a view to understanding the thought processes behind the decisions that were made. In the last decades there have been a lot of studies documenting the impact of psychological traits on the decisions made by managers. This report while touching on them, will not go into detail regarding the various technical difficulties encountered on the Deepwater Horizon and will instead focus on understanding the thought process of the various players involved. We will also briefly cover BP’s historical safety record as this will help us understand some of the behavioural factors in play within the organization. While BP was the principal on the Deepwater Horizon rig there were also other parties like Transocean , the rig operator, Halliburton, who operated in a consultancy position, Anadarko and Schlumberger. These companies played a part in the crisis and their performance and relationship to BP will be explored as well. BP’S ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND CULTURE BP under Lord Browne was a very silo based organization. Business units were under direct control of asset managers and they and their teams were incentivized by their assets performance. I worked at BP between 2007 and 2008 and it was very clear to me that the various assets were in...
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... This includes the training of each new employee before it’s even released to the job site. Employee must have a full and satisfactory training session with the Crew Lead. The Crew Lead will therefore explain our new hire of all our safety standards, PPE policy, and customer relation skills. The Crew Lead has to comply with our contract with all deliverables, to include Green Certified specs.The Crew Lead is also to retrain any employees that fail to meet our QC standards. Crew Lead reports to EML LLC’s Supervisor. 3. Pre-requisites EML, LLC Crew Lead will utilize EML, LLC documents to include time sheets, MSDS books, temporary WO and assigned purchase orders and all associated documents for GSA contract # GS-07P-11-JU-D-0024. Crew Lead has been issued out a copy of our contract and shall reference it at all times. 4. Responsibilities The procedure outlined applies to all EML, LLC employees/ custodians. Items needed to be covered on the training sessions are as follow; • Train custodian employee on using the proper process on this S.O.P. Start point: New Hire Training and Existing Employee Re-Training Sessions • Company policy book • Union book • Safety Signs • Eml Contract Safety Signs Train them to post specific signs when they are working. If they will be mopping floors in walkways, break rooms, restrooms or hallways, make sureCrew Lead will they post a 'wet floor' sign...
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...Safety and Security Risk Contrena Wright HR/554 May 12, 2013 Dr. Shane Howell Safety and Security Risk Safety and security risk occurs in every industry of work. In order for Wal-Mart to safeguard their business in safety and risk they have to initiate a good safety training assessments and have a good security plan in effect. Every risk cannot be avoid the goal is to have the right plans and strategies in effect to prevent injuries from happening. Such as robbery, theft, slip and falls, fire hazards, and employee sprains or strains. Wal-Mart is a global retailer that sells more than one product, which means they have more than on safety and security risk assessment. Below are a few security and safety risks plans for food, security, slip and falls, sprain or strains, and fire safety hazards. Walmart is using better suppliers when it comes the safety of their food products. Walmart requires that their food suppliers be certified by safety programs under the umbrella of the Global Food Safety Initiative. To help with its food safety and security risk Wal-Mart takes that extra mile ensuring that their food is harmonized and leading-edge food safety standards throughout the entire food production chain ("Food and Safety", 2012). Walmart has trained employees to handle cold and hot foods correctly. To ensure that all food products bought and sold by Wal-Mart is handled, stored, cooked, and properly packaged. Wal-Mart uses guidelines given from the U.S. Food and Drug...
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...Proposed regulation: Georgia Super Speeder Law 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you. -Office of Highway Safety controls this Georgia Super Speeder regulation. This agency and regulation interests me because as a Georgia resident I have seen the damages that speeding on a Georgia highway can cause. I have had colleagues face bad accidents as a result to speeding and this regulation punishes those drivers that break the new regulation. -This law will directly affect me so much as if I was in violation of the law; I can face an additional $200 in the ticket fee just for being in violation. This fee does not include the actual speeding ticket. 2. Describe the proposal/change -The new law will increase the amount of money that an individual pays along with the speeding ticket fee. The proposal is in place to decrease the number of deaths and accidents from the result of driving above the given speed limit. 3. Write the public comment which you would submit to this proposal. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment. -I am in favor of the new super speeder regulation. I believe this law will decrease the amount of ‘speeders’ on Georgia highways. Georgia has a high rate of motor vehicle accidents a day and with a new law that will punish these drivers with higher fines, I believe that more drivers will take caution and actually...
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...Jose Dominguez English 28 Section #6913 Professor Sahgalp 17 April 2012 High School Safety The prevailing attitude that the American parents have towards high achieving schools is their one of the safest places for their children to be at. They believe that the can protect them from any harm. Polytechnic High School (Poly High) is among the list of those high achieving schools. However, the Poly high campus can improve its safety with a few simple steps: fixing leaks, better security staff and equipment, and controlling car traffic in the outside perimeter of school grounds. The first way to improve Poly High’s safety is by fixing any water leaks. These leaks are cause by constant rain or broken pipes. A water leak can hurt an individual, by making the ground area slippery as students walk over it without noticing. Also the humidity from these leaks produces the growth of mold, mildew, and other fungus-like forms. The mold and fungus can be very hazardous when making contact with it or breathing in the hazardous toxins it exhales. Lasty water leaks increase allergic reactions and asthma attacks. The humidity from the water not only grows mold, but It also attracts mosquitos, and increase pollen counts. Several hazardous effect can be simply fixed by just fixing the leaks. Secondly, the campus could be even safer by increasing and improving security guards, and equipment. Stated by school districts nationwide, every school campus must have at least two police or...
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...and prevent it from buckling, when it is subjected to bending loads. Stringers give a large increase in the stiffness of the skin under torsion and bending loads, with minimal increase in weight. Other than that, fuselage must be able to resist bending moments caused by weight and lift from the tail, torsion loads caused by fin and rudder. Pressurization can lead to tension or compression of the floor-supports as well. The structural strength and stiffness of the fuselage must be high enough to withstand these loads. According to the British Civil Airworthiness Requirement, safety factor of at least 1.5 times the normal working load for aircraft fuselage structure must be used. Failure is catastrophic, the limit load occurs during every flight and the fuselage is not only subject to pressurization forces. The static strength of the fuselage therefore incorporates a larger safety factor. A reduced factor of safety from the stated factor will preclude failure due to creep and provide adequate protection against tear propagation. Besides, the structure must be able to support limit loads without permanent deformation. At any load up to limit loads, the deformation may not interfere with safe operation and this applies in particular to the control system. The structure must be able to support ultimate loads without failure for at least three seconds. Another important construction factor of fuselage is protection of passenger in crash. Transport aircraft carrying as many as 800 passenger...
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...Information Security Article Evaluation Kathy Newman CMGT/ 441 October 02, 2013 Matthew R. Ahrens, MSIT Information Security Article Evaluation There are several ways to evaluate a website or article. Evaluating allows people, especially students; an opportunity to obtain a better understanding on the value of the objects that is evaluated. This paper will allow the reader to obtain information about one of the major errors in Information Security. Error: Believe it or not, people are still the biggest threat to information security. Most companies report that 78 percent of their errors are because of a breach created by malicious acts or negligence of either past or present employees. But, not everyone has to be within a company to end up with a system that has been breached. Systems can have breaches because of several risks that were taken by people in general. According to a blog [ (Dell - Andrea B, 2012) ], there are at least “10 risky practices employees routinely engage in that are directly related to information security”. The practices are as following: 1) Linking systems to an Internet with an unprotected wireless net. 2) Not getting ride of data on their system when it is no further needed. 3) Giving out security codes. 4) Reusing the identical security codes and screen names on various sites. 5) Using common USB devices not protected or encrypted. 6) Leaving systems logged on while not being in the office. 7) Misplacing...
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...Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean Copper Mine Collapse A small copper mine in San Jose, located in north Chile, collapsed trapping workers underground. The mine collapsed on August 5th, trapping 33 workers in the mine. The coverage of this mine collapse came two long weeks after the traumatic event. Initially the incident did not catch any news worthy attention. Mine collapses are pretty common but the accident finally caught the interest of an editor, and then it went viral from there. The mine is approximately 300 meters deep. Rescuers had to drill a second hole to locate workers but there was no confirmation of any active life underground in the initial survey of the situation. There was a limited supply of what the miners would need down there such as water, food, and oxygen and it had been 4 days since the mine collapsed. There was a lot of speculation as to whether workers would be alive down there with the limited resources but rescuers worked at a non-stop pace to get to the trapped miners in hopes that there were survivors. A second cave-in the Saturday after the initial collapse, delayed rescuers for approximately 3 additional hours before they could resume their rescue efforts. The accident trapped workers for over two months at depths up to 2000 feet below ground. A tunnel gave way and the story was seen around the world as a miracle. The worldwide coverage was intense showing every detail of what Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean...
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...chief police officers). There are different types of driver training e.g. standard, advanced and pursuit (advanced and pursuit receive intense training). In the Fire; the basic DSA standards as well as own driving centres standards (standards set by the fire authority). A LGV (large good vehicle) licence must be held to drive an emergency fire appliance as well as further training and assessment. In the Ambulance; the basic DSA standards plus a C1 and D1 licence (C1; medium size vehicle, D1; mini bus), some authorities also require a LGV licence. Driver training assessment is usually done by independent driving training standards. The importance of responding safely to emergency incidents as an emergency driver is to ensure the safety of themselves and the general public. It is also important to respond safely to emergency incidents to maintain a good image for the UPS. This can affect how some members of the public react to the UPS as some people can have mixed...
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...it would be in the best interest of the company to pay more attention in matters of preventing accidents or any safety related measures. This would include both office and field related activities. Every employee should be mindful in this regard, so that each and every one is efficient and effective in their performance of everyday tasks. With this goal in mind, I believe that we should put more emphasis on safety. Everyone should consider their training they received in the beginning and also throughout their employment at M-Global, so that we are always aware on how to operate in a safe manner. Also, the training vehicle should provide each of you with the elements of safety that relate to the specific requirements of your particular job. I’ve come to a conclusion that we need to give greater scrutiny and analysis in a way that we can prevent accidents and emphasize the concern of safety for every employee. Kendra Jones will be assembling a written training program for every employee that will take effect June of this year. When this plan has been approved and written, I will be conducting a meeting with every department to emphasize the major and minor components of the safety program. It is my great pleasure to announce that effective February; I will be giving a monthly safety award of $100 to the employee that comes up with the best suggestion related to safety. Today, I will be placing a suggestion box in the lunchroom. Also, as an attachment to the memo I have provided...
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...learning environment that is safe and healthy for children. This goal is important because children need a safe and healthy learning environment in order to get the best out of their experience at school. If they do not feel safe, or their families feel as if they are not safe, then they are in a non-suitable environment. A classroom should provide environments as safe as possible to reduce the inevitable situation of accidents Safety To meet my goal I will keep the playground as free from harmful objects and people as possible. I will also make sure that the classroom cleaning chemicals will be put out of children’s reach. I then will post fire drills and tornado drill directions clearly in the classroom and practice them frequently with the children. I will also provide a first aid kit readily available for adults to use and be knowledgeable of proper usage. On a regular basis I will check the toys in the classroom for broken objects and remove anything that poses a threat to the children and keep myself informed of any safety recalls or alerts on any toys or other equipment in the classroom. Healthy My goal is to have a classroom that encourages healthy practices to keep both the children and the teachers safe and free from disease as possible. Healthy children are always the best type of children. When they are healthy they do not miss class, spread it to others, or fail to do their best when they are at school. When they are healthy they learn to...
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...valves or pumps and the price that the customer is willing to pay for the product along with proper documentation. Customers count of FlowServe for quality. Therefore, FlowServe must make every attempt to guarantee a product’s quality before they sell it to a customer. Our tour guide explained that one of the pumps only cost a few thousand dollars to produce, yet it can sell for over six figures when all of the proper documentation is in order. This is done so that customers can ensure the quality and guarantee that their product is the best they can buy. This is very important for many of FlowServe’s customers. The tour guide also explained to us the importance of safety in the facility. As to be expected, safety of employees is of the utmost importance at FlowServe. Although the machines have several safety precautions, there are possibilities of accidents around every corner. This is why FlowServe adequately trains their employees on how to operate each machine and...
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...Central Florida is a vulnerable geographic location and is susceptible to emergency events such as hurricanes, wildfires, and threats to homeland security. Since hurricane begins June 1st and goes through November 30th, I have updated my standard operating procedure for the safety of my family. The purpose is to provide guidance and procedures regarding Hurricane preparations activities. Preparation and communication is key for the safety of my family. Important documents such as birth certificates, licenses, immunization records and pictures will be as follows: • Scanned and stored in Google Drive • Copies of originals stored in lock box • Back also stored on a USB drive All important data have already been scanned and stored in Google drive, with copies of originals stored safely in a lock box, additional safety precaution of other documents have been stored in an USB drive for easy access and is stored in my wallet. It is my responsibility to ensure that copies of program software are available to enable re-installation on replacement equipment. Prioritize hardware and software restoration. Precautions have been taken to prevent important paper documents for any natural and or man-made destruction. Our disaster recovery box will contain the following items that will be necessary for the next seventy-two hours: All these items are a part of the recovery box will be stored in our garage for the time being. • Three flashlight, two portable battery-operated radio and...
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...To be able to explain why written emergency plans are drafted It is best to plan for the worst when it comes to an emergency. The HCF leaders duties is to develop a written disaster plan that explains the duties of staff and making this plan available to the staff for crisis preparation. To ensure that the safety and well being of patients are certain during emergencies. The development plan must be assigned to personnel who are familiar with the facility. Depending of the community and location. For example, California prepares for an earthquake, Florida for hurricanes, and Montana for snowstorms. It is also required by the Joint Commission to have the HCF to have a hazard vulnerability analysis under the EC 4.10. (Environmental Control). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations an National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and standards must also be taken into account as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response to biological and Chemical terrorism. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has also issued certain guidelines for design and construction of facilities in locations where there is a recognized potential for certain natural disasters. This plans must provide a process to: Initiate a plan HCF role with community-wide emergency response agencies, including who is in charge, Notify external authorities Notifying Identify and assign personnel during emergencies ...
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...Research on the Chilean Mine Collapse of 2010 This paper researches four news articles that reported on the Chilean mine collapse that occurred on 5 August, 2010. The focus will be on the communications of the collapse regarding audience. The paper will discuss the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident and the potential needs of the company’s employees when receiving a message about this incident. Finally the question “What actions must you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?” will be answered. There are various similarities within all four articles. First, no one knows exactly if the men trapped below were able to make to an emergency shelter in the mine where there was three to four days of emergency rations stored. All reports do concur to the fact that drilling back down to rescue the miners will be difficult and will take some time. However, once news of the collapse spread through the local community and finally to the world, the families of those men trapped were angry and frustrated with the lack of news. The families’ of the miners require some type of feedback on their current status and that everything possible is being done to assist them. The biggest drawback is being trapped that far below, the mining company and rescue teams did not have answers for those families. Turning to the employees, whether they are working in another mine or part of the...
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