Essays on Health Hazard

For many people who smoke electronic cigarettes, the main purpose is to combat nicotine addiction – this way people are trying to quit smoking modern tobacco products. Exploring the topic how effective the electronic cigarette is in combat against tobacco smoking, I pursue the only goal to prove that today the electronic cigarette is the life-saving panacea, which does not require the rejection of the smoking ritual but at the same time it does not cause the dangerous harm to the body of a smoker. Many people mistakenly believe that electronic cigarettes are dangerous to health – this statement is not ...

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Occupational exposure to silica crystals has long been identified and recognized in most of the industries. There are various industries that involved the silica dusts, where some are highly exposed beyond the threshold limits for the substances. The problem with the occupational exposure of workers to silica crystals are often not taken seriously be employer and employee alike. Exposure to silica in the occupational environment results to health effects such as silicosis and other related diseases. People who are working with these crystals are prone to respiratory effects as well. There is a problem in the safety and health ...

Business people have given full attention to making maximum profit with little regard on the customer welfare. As documented in the documentary film by Kenner, food production lacks quality standards that are necessary for the manufacturing and production of food fit for human consumption (Food Inc., 2010). Kenner shows how the food industry is corrupted with the production of food that harms or can harm human health. This is caused by the obsession of these companies in maximizing profit and yield from their projects. This puts serious questions on the credibility of the foods that are offered in the ...

The decrease in world’s petroleum and oil supply has led the nations to look for alternate sources of energy. As a result of this short-supply, unconventional gas reserves are gaining importance as alternative source of crude oil, where the unconventional gas reserves are estimated to contribute to 45% of the US gas production by the year 2035. Large-scale extraction of unconventional natural gas has resulted in the development of new and untested extraction technology such as hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, which is expected to develop rapidly in the next few decades near human settlements and pose a health hazard (Adgate, ...

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Often airlines fail to introduce proper safety measures until after the irreversible damage. They do not intend to adopt safety measures from the very beginning. They fail to realize by doing this they can avoid a large number of serious accidents. This is partially because of the human psychology that does not let him to make decision unless he experiences something very serious. Moreover, this is due to lack of awareness but also due to the corporate lack of willingness of most airlines. When it comes to the implementation of these standards, they aim at profit maximization or so. Like ...

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The United States of America will never be the same again since September 2001, exactly fourteen minutes to nine in the morning. On this day, four coordinated terrorist attacks planned by famous Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda hit America in New York City and Washington, Metropolitan area. These attacks left more than two thousand people dead, and caused damage to property worth more than ten billion US dollars. Four commercial airlines, two from United Airlines and two from American Airlines, were hijacked by the terrorists who intended to crash them on prominent United States buildings. Sadly, these terrorists succeeded in ...

The landlord’s strongest position arises out of the Lease Agreement dated November 1, 2005, together with the Smoke Detector Agreement dated the same day (attached as Exhibits A & B, respectively), taken together with the tenant’s undisputed actions from the facts given. 1. Affidavits from both the electrician (later identified as Lech Triscian) and the landlord (attached as Exhibits C & D, respectively) which outlines what was observed when they entered the premises, specifically; A. The occupants appeared to include the person who was in the premises when the landlord and the electrician entered, which would violate ...

Energy drinks are consumed to increase the concentration levels of an individual. This is normally the case when the energy drinks are consumed in moderation. When consumed in average quantities, the effects are similar to drinking a cup of coffee. Ideally, energy drinks contain caffeine in high quantities. Hayes and Laudan (311) indicate that energy drinks are targeted to the young adults who are normally college students who study late or want to party. Further, there is also an increasing use of energy drinks by online gamers and athletes (Hayes and Laudan 311). Energy drink consumption poses a serious health hazard ...

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Introduction 3 Needs Analysis Based on a Health Risk Assessment 7 Lead and Lag Indicators 11 Abbreviations and Meanings 12 Conclusion 12 Recommendations 12

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Abstract Managing occupational health is an essential part of managing a workforce, and on a larger scale, an entire organization. A healthy workforce may well lead to a productive one and hence a more profitable venture. An unhealthy workforce on the other hand would most likely lead to an unproductive and thus an unprofitable one. Occupational Health Surveillance is one of the direct interventions in keeping a healthy and productive workforce. The objective of this ...

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Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) online resources on safety compliance provide employees with the necessary information to comply with OSHA requirements. The online resources also help workers understand OSHA requirements and cooperative programs. Creating healthy and safe workplaces is a fundamental objective of OSHA online resources (Occupational Health and Safety, n.d.).

In addition OSHA online resources provide Industry-Specific Resources which are tailored for specific industries such as

- Agriculture and forestry - Energy - Construction - Health Care - Maritime - Manufacturing - Services - Retail and wholesale Business - Transportation and Warehousing According to American Industrial Hygiene Association (2012), there is a need for OSHA. OSHA remains ...

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

NEPA was created due to the increased concern and appreciation about wildlife and ecological system during the 1969. It is an environmental law that sought to promote environmental care through the establishment of a national policy. The Act seeks to lay done specific environmental goals and policies (Bass, Bogdan & Bass 2001). Secondly it provided for the formation of implementation and enforcement for the provided policies through relevant federal agencies. Finally, the Act, provided for the creation of Council on Environmental Quality attached to the President’s Office. The CEQ role is to advise the President on national status on ...

SNAKE-BITE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN INDIA

Mortality and morbidity should no longer be a common result of snake-bites in India but this health hazard is still a tragic problem. Montiero (et al., 2012) noted that although “snake-bite is an important and preventable health hazard” envenomations around the world are high and result in 10s of thousands of death every year. India is considered to have the highest numbers of poisonous snake-bites each year which result in medical problems, many due to complications from coagulation, resulting in thousands of needless deaths. Alirol (et al., 2010) stated that except for antivenom production “snake-bite envenoming . . . shares all the characteristics of a ...

This paper is going to have two parts; part A and part B. the paper is going to be about risk management in a building and construction site whose plan has been given. In part A, the discussion will include different aspects of risk management like hazard identification, risk Assessment, control Measures and implementation of the measures and the monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of Measures used in construction sites. Part B on the other hand will be about a fault that was observed in the scaffold of the building.

PART A

1. Hazards identification a. Scaffold This type of hazard ...

It is true that there is global attrition of nurses, but this does not make it unnecessary to have policy makers in the state of Texas more aware of this predicament and its impacts on health care. Undoubtedly, United States of America is a leader in many social experiences on the labor market, health care, education, technology, science; imprisonment of people, among many other dilemmas now facing the world.

Why does this have to be when America is considered one of the wealthiest nations on earth and a land of immense opportunities? Within this contextual framework the writer will advance arguments ...