Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology  Team Risk Analysis   Summarize a short overview of the industry and your team’s chosen workplace.  Share the results of your team’s Job Hazard Analysis and risk matrix along with the lessons learned. 

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology Texas City BP Explosion In 2005 an explosion rocked the BP Texas City refinery, killing 15 people and injuring 180. The company incurred direct and indirect financial losses on the order of billions of dollars for victims’ compensation as well as significant property damage and loss of production. The […]

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Network Analysis and ModelBuilder   PARTICIPATION QUESTIONS (choose one):   1)  Design a model that might account for the risk of wildfire for a GIS data set consisting of layers for vegetation type and condition, soils, streams, topography, and wind direction.  How might the model be tested? (or… design […]

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Spatial Analysis   PARTICIPATION QUESTION:   What do you think about ArcGIS Pro so far?  How does it compare to your expectations?  Are there any particular tools that you are the most interested in?  Are there any particular capabilities you want to learn more about? What do you find […]

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GIS Data Formats and Data Quality   PARTICIPATION QUESTIONS (choose one):   1)  Give an everyday example of something that is either high precision but low accuracy, or high accuracy but low precision.  Give a second everyday example of something that is non-observable data or secondary data – explain! […]

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Spatial Data and Projections   PARTICIPATION QUESTIONS (choose one):   1)  Choose two or three map projections to present to the class (try to present some that no one has posted yet).  List the properties of these projections and the distortions.  Don’t forget to show a picture of the […]

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) What is GIS?   ARTICIPATION QUESTIONS (choose one):   1)  Look at the various different GIS definitions covered in Chapter 1 (GIS Commons).  Why are they different?  How can the definition of GIS vary by discipline?  What will your personal definition of GIS be?   2)  Find a photograph […]

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology (2215) Occupational Risk What type of hazards and risks are you exposed to in your job?  How does your perception of risk affect your decisions?  Has your perception of risk changed during the COVID pandemic?  What factors influenced your perception?  In what ways can risk perception potentially affect the […]

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology (2215) Part A Identify each of the following as a hazard or risk. Question   Answer       Mycobacterium Tuberculosis         Laceration         Welding          Electrocution          Cancer         Slips, trips and falls […]

Risk Assessment and Principles of Toxicology (2215) Lagging indicators are output-oriented, popular among management because they are easy to measure. Unfortunately, they are also harder to influence, since they consist of incidents that already occurred.Leading indicators are a valuable tool that you can use to make measurable and long-lasting improvements to safety and health outcomes […]