Safety Plan You are the safety and occupational health professional for your city’s Health Department. You received a call from a major food distribution warehouse that some employees are complaining of dizziness and feeling sick. When you arrive on scene, you are in a very large warehouse, a significant portion of which is refrigerated. The illnesses are being reported from a refrigerated section (about 40 […]

You have been hired as a consultant by your town’s emergency management coordinator to help develop emergency action plans. One of the reasons you were selected is your expertise in using the General Behavior Model (GEBMO) to assess risks. Your first task is to assess the hazardous material risks at a local gas station. The station has one 30,000-gallon underground storage tank compartmentalized to hold […]

The Road Exam:  Due Before Class on Monday The class opted for a “take home” assignment in place of an in classexam on the The Road, so here it is.  It’s two questions – pleaserespond to both of them.  I anticipate a total response of 500-750words or something you might comfortably write during an hour of classtime.  It does not need to be as polished […]

Hi Genia,Thank you for your post. I appreciate your comments on Lordosis. You stated, “Mr. Blue, now that you understand the causes of lordosis we can now discuss how it is prevented and reversed. Lengthening and making the muscles that create anterior pelvic twist by exercising appropriately can help rectify lordosis problem. You also have strengthened and shorten posterior pelvic muscles and practice learning to […]

Unit VI PowerPoint Presentation  Fire Prevention Program  For this assignment, you will be developing a Fire Prevention Program that you will present via PowerPoint. You will draw ideas from both your occupational and educational experiences and knowledge. These are familiar surroundings, which are likely to aide in your development of a program of fire prevention and life safety. Provided below is a brief scenario to […]

For this Assignment, you will take the perspective of a director of a regional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office. The national EPA Office of Environmental Information (OEI) has tasked all regional directors to identify an environmental hazard in your community by again visiting the EPA’s EJScreen tool at http://www2.epa.gov/ejscreen and enter a zip code (e.g., your hometown) in the “Launch the Tool” section. When the map is […]

In the United States, we are fortunate to have an abundant supply of food. However, this abundance is largely due to advances in agricultural technologies, which have in turn created numerous concerns surrounding our food sources. Provide at least two recent (since the Green Revolution ended) examples of how the United States has increased its food production, and discuss how these changes have affected both […]

For a major part of your grade, you are going to research and complete an environmental issues paper. This will help you build the skills necessary to develop an informed opinion and present that opinion in written form. This project will serve as a final assessment for the course. Using the content of the course, critically evaluate and analyze a controversial environmental issue of your […]

Developing a Strong Resume Many people fear the resume writing process. Part of that fear stems from the fact that some people do not believe their experience is extensive enough or valuable. Fear no more! The work you have done and will continue to do is both meaningful and useful. Resume building can be fun and engaging if you believe that you are ready to […]

Perform a critical review of the following NIOSH Publication:Cheung, Z., Feletto, M., Galante, J., & Waters, T. (2007). Ergonomic guidelines for manual material handling (DHHS [NIOSH] Publication No. 2007-131). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-131/pdfs/2007-131.pdfClick here to access a PDF of the NIOSH Publication No. 2007-131.You must specifically summarize and analyze the following information in the indicated NIOSH publication: Engineering and administrative improvements Proactive action plan The three […]