Your readings this week focus heavily on the proliferation and use of nuclear energy and its potential to impact the global climate. Additionally, your required multimedia sources discuss a number of nontraditional energy saving technologies. These technologies include such innovations as cool roofs, electric vehicles, alternative light bulbs, and smart grid systems and could provide significant environmental benefits in the near future. In your initial […]

As a safety professional, you have been asked to create a handbook explaining the various types of biological agents employees may have contact with in the workplace. In addition, you have been asked to include information regarding the basic exposure mechanisms for biological agents, methods of evaluation and control for biological agents, and methods of sampling for biological agents. You may use the training topics […]

Pollution PreventionPollution prevention refers to the process of reducing or eliminating waste at the source by implementing conservation techniques, reusing materials rather than putting them into the waste stream, and managing waste so that its environmental impact is limited. For this assignment, pretend that you have just been hired by the city of Ashford to develop a pollution prevention plan. The city currently has 100,000 […]

the leading causes of death and injuries in the construction industry.  research paper on falls in construction. It is not intended  to write an accident analysis or a paper on OSHA.  paper should use an accident(s) to support your research, but should not be the focus of your paper. It is also not necessary to give the name of an injured person, describe the effect […]

As the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professional for a manufacturing company, you have been asked to conduct a risk assessment of potential issues within your facility. Specifically, you have been asked to identify whether these issues present a hazard by conducting a risk assessment using the quantitative risk assessment form, which you can access by clicking  here(SeeAttached). Once the risk assessments have been identified, […]

Throughout this course you will be asked to keep a journal about your experiences in the class.  The purpose of this activity is to enable you to reflect on your learning:  what new things you have discovered, what surprises you have encountered, what topics or ideas you will have fund particularly challenging, and how the curse is going for your.  During the five weeks in […]

Throughout this course, you are keeping a journal about your experience in the class.  The purpose of this activity is to enable you to reflect on your learning:  what new things you have discovered, what surprises you have encountered, what topics or ideas you have found particularly challenging and how the course is going for you.  Last week you began the Environmental Footprint Reduction Project. […]

Your readings this week have discussed the concept of peak oil and detailed the pros and cons of numerous fossil fuel production methods. In the face of rising gas prices, one alternative to oil is coal. However, this fossil fuel comes with its own set of costs and benefits. In your initial post, discuss in detail the costs and benefits of coal use over oil […]

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Create a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint Presentation (not counting title and reference slides) that provides an overview of industrial hygiene. You may use the textbook, the OSHA pamphlet on Industrial Hygiene, the AIHA website, and other sources as you see fit. Be sure to create a reference slide that cites all sources using APA format. Include the following information in your presentation:  Definition/explanation of […]