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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, infection control in the workplace has become more important than ever. Successful infection control is based on good hygiene around a range of practices that arise from identifying hazards and implementing risk management for those hazards. This involves understanding: the infectious agents, the work practices that prevent the transmission of infection in different settings, management systems that support...
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Insufficient sleep will put your health at risk in many ways. In the workplace, it can reduce your ability to perform your work safely and effectively. Whilst the only cure to fatigue is sleep, there are certain steps that you can take to ensure that tired workers do not create risk to health and safety in the workplace.
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Many traditional hazard identifications and risk assessments in the past have been a tick and flick exercise.This training program suggests you "flick the tick and flick" and introduces 5 simple questions that should be asked before tackling any new task. The answers to which should generate effective communication and stimulate the conscious mind into action.
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Focusing on the subject of blood-borne pathogens, this program includes discussion of epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk behaviors, opportunistic diseases, and diagnostic tests. The video also reviews disease transmission and prevention as well as current treatment modalities. Complies with OSHA standards. Florida-approved curriculum. Designated for 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
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From anthrax to asbestos to pesticides, industrial toxins and pollutants have troubled the world for the past century and longer. Environmental hazards from industry remain one of the world's foremost killers. Dangerous Trade establishes historical groundwork for a better understanding of how and why these hazards continue to threaten our shrinking world. In this timely collection, an international group of scholars casts a rigorous eye toward efforts...
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"This textbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Each chapter guides the student through the syllabus with references to legal frameworks and guidelines. Images, tables, case studies and key information are highlighted within the text to make learning more productive. Covering fire behaviour, safety, management, risk assessment, prevention...
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Information and Communication Technology is used so constantly for both work and play that it's easy to forget about the dangers it can pose in the form of back pain, eye strain, or simply tripping over a tangle of cluttered cables. This program discusses health and safety issues pertaining to the use of ICT, covering topics such as ergonomics, the positioning of computer hardware, keyboarding and mousing, and problems that can arise from not stopping...
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Chemical irritants can cause a debilitating sensitivity or even a chemical injury. This program examines the all-too-common threat of chemical exposure-often from products and materials found in the average home or office building. Showing how contaminants and irritants can travel through heating and air conditioning ducts, the program highlights a case study in which a woman developed rashes, swelling, and difficulty breathing due to chemicals in...
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Historical account of the activities of the united mine workers of america, the trade union representing coal miners in the USA from 1840 to 1973 - covers the growth of umw membership, strike and unofficial strike activities, collective bargaining issues, union leadership, internal conflict, legal aspects, political aspects, occupational disease and occupational accidents resulting from a lack of occupational safety, etc. Bibliography pp. 297 to 301....
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Account of the activities of the labour administration department of the USA - presents historical background, covers labour policy and employment policy, occupational safety, labour relations, labour standards, the improvement of working conditions, the advancement of employment opportunities, the promotion of the general welfare of wage earners, etc., and includes information on the role of ILO, and the role of USA in the ILO. Bibliography pp. 295...
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The book concludes that in a global economy the burden-some regulations of foreign countries deserve attention, but increasingly so do the burdens that American adversarial legalism imposes on this country and sometimes on others. Ideas and prospects for correcting the problem are discussed throughout.
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Levine (industrial relations, U. of Maryland) has written a gripping study of the prevalence of child labor in the US today, its laws, risks, and the lack of enforcement of child labor laws. Describing evidence of child labor in several contexts, including sweatshops, agriculture, and industry, Levine focuses on issues that include ineffective and outdated child labor laws, health and safety risks, the role of physicians in treating children, dropout...
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