1) Which is considered preferable for controlling a potential hazard?   A.            Engineering controls   B.            Health surveillance   C.            Personal protective equipment   D.            Administrative controls   2)The OSHA maximum permissible exposure level (PEL) […]

Anticipation of Workplace Hazards One of the “root causes” of workplace injuries, illnesses, and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards that are present, or that could have been anticipated. A critical element of any effective safety and health program is a proactive, ongoing process to identify and assess such hazards.To identify and […]

Watch the CBS Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ulaG9x4GpE and using Google, find an article or video about the Imperial Chicken fire in 1991, or the Bangladesh Tazreen factory fire of November 2012. Write a 300-word paper comparing the Triangle fire with one of these fires, with an emphasis on the unsafe conditions […]

There is one thing that occupational safety and health professionals know: it’s not enough to just report and track incidents, near misses, and daily behavior—you have to learn and communicate the lessons exposed by the data. Communicating lessons learned leads to improved safety – no one wants to get hurt at work.   Your Week […]

Your assignment is to use the OSHA Guide to conduct an incident investigation into your chosen topic.  The guide describes a 4-Step Systems approach and your job is to identify and summarize the steps by the information as described by the report.   Instructions:   1.            Chose a safety topic […]

Demonstrate awareness of historical events that led to creation of present federal U.S. agencies responsible for environmental regulations and policies.   Use knowledge of environmental regulations to address risks to human health and the environment and advocate for sustainable solutions and practices.   Effectively communicate on national and global environmental issues and policies to persuade, […]

Demonstrate awareness of historical events that led to creation of present federal U.S. agencies responsible for environmental regulations and policies   Use knowledge of environmental regulations to address risks to human health and the environment and advocate for sustainable solutions and practices   Effectively communicate on national and global environmental issues and policies to persuade, […]

Regulations of a pollutant of your choice   This assignment addresses the following course outcomes:   Demonstrate awareness of historical events that led to creation of present federal U.S. agencies responsible for environmental regulations and policies.   Use knowledge of environmental regulations to address risks to human health and the environment and advocate for sustainable […]

Use of Federal Registry to investigate resource or pollution issue you are concerned about   This assignment addresses the following course outcomes:   Use knowledge of environmental regulations to address risks to human health and the environment and advocate for sustainable solutions and practices   Articulate how agencies and federal departments make rules and implement […]

DQ1 Connections between Acts and Agencies covered this week and your future careers   This week, we covered the roles of the Army Corp of Engineers and EPA under the CWA, the state and local agencies managing the SDWA, the many actors and agencies in natural resource management, and specifically the involvement of two different […]