A local furniture manufacturing plant contacted you to assist with OSHA compliance matters. Describe how you would go about determining if the plant must comply with the OSHA Formaldehyde standard (29 CFR 1910.1048). Note: The plant uses phenol formaldehyde resin in the manufacture of medium density fiberboard used as the backing for furniture.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Ref: Plog, B. A., & Quinlan, P. (2012). Fundamentals of industrial hygiene (6th ed.). Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.
Scenario: You are the risk manager for AVPRO. Your organization specializes in staffing engineering and technical professionals in the aviation and aerospace industry. You are currently headquartered in Washington, D.C., but will be relocating to Houston, Texas. AVPRO’s president, George Jetson, is originally from the Houston area and has several plots of commercial land north of the city. The move will not happen for approximately 2 years, allowing for the organization to build a new facility in Houston, TX. As the risk manager, you have been asked to consult with the president prior to his meeting with the architecture group that will be designing the building. The new facility will house business operations for AVPRO and will include approximately 180 professional, office and clerical workers from AVPRO. Mr. Jetson wants to construct a 3-story joisted masonry building on the plot of land north of Houston to house the company’s personnel, to allow for some expansion, and to provide an opportunity to lease 1 floor of space to a company owned and operated by Mr. Jetson’s daughter, Judy. Judy’s company specializes in providing work opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities, hearing impairments and vision impairments. The plan is to lease the space on the first floor to Judy’s company. Judy’s work operations do not pose significant hazards, and are considered industrial, low hazard operations, as most of the work involves basic assembly of components and does not require any tools aside from basic hand tools or use of hazardous materials.
Instructions:
1. Given our business operations at AVPRO and the operations of Judy’s company, are we permitted or allowed to build a 3-story, 17,000 ft², Type 3 Building with sprinkler protection? Can I propose this building to the architecture group? Does this meet the NFPA requirements for allowable building height and area? Be sure to explain your answer, and provide justification as to whether or not it is permitted in comparison to the applicable criteria for allowable height and area. 2. As many of Judy’s workers have vision impairments, hearing impairments, or have developmental disabilities. Please provide a summary of the accommodations we should make to the building construction and life safety to ensure we are able to safely evacuate all workers in the event of a fire or emergency situation.
***** Draft a block letter to his attention so that it can be emailed to him prior to his meeting. Address the letter to: Mr. George Jetson, President/AVPRO, P.O. Box 1, Washington, D.C. 20015. You will need to access the NFPA codes and resources presented in this module to answer these questions. Be sure to provide citations and references in your letter
References to use: http://www2.iccsafe.org/states/newjersey/nj_building/pdfs/nj_bldg_chapter6.pdf
There are four commonly used methods of raising income to foot health services cost. They are revenue financing from the tax system, tax financing achieved through social security mediums, premiums that are voluntary and have been reviewed by insurance companies, and finally personal financing. The United States pegs its hope on subnational and local governments to run health care. In other countries like Canada, that is the role of the federal government. China relies on subnational governments to foot its health insurance fund.
The United States has funding elements where private insurance premiums are preset on the basis of risk estimates. It also lacks NHS and NHI. It is important to note that the country’s healthcare relies on insurance companies whether public or private and has social insurance for aged and persons with disabilities. After World War II, governments in England, Canada, and China increased their role of financing health care. China, however, has migrated from public financing to personalized payments. Various countries also have various remuneration strategies for caregivers like the NHS protocol where salaried and capitation methods of reimbursement for health care workers and budget are applied. Canada applies FFS method while France private sector physicians are paid upon a schedule deliberated upon by the physicians’ unions. Organizations in governments that deal with disease management encourage health workers to focus on patient-centered care. The Commonwealth Fund has a task to assess excellent health sectors in developed nations.
The same homeobox DNA sequence is shared in the developmental genes of mice and fruit flies, even though these two animals diverged from each other evolutionarily about 550 million years ago. What does this high level of conservation tells us about the homeobox sequence
A health impact assessment (HIA), described in Chapter 4 of your textbook, is a process for describing and estimating the effects a proposed project or policy may have on the health of a population. For this assignment, imagine you asked asked to conduct a HIA for a proposed waste management facility in your community.
In a paper of 1,250-1,500-words address the following questions and issues:
Provide an overview and description of the stages of an health impact assessment. How is it different from other forms of assessment, such as an environmental impact assessment or a community health assessment? What information would you need about the proposed project? What information would you need about the community to understand the potential health effects? What recommendations would you propose to promote positive health effects? What recommendations would you propose to mitigate adverse health effects? Which decision makers would need this information? Why?
You are required to use a minimum of five additional references in your paper.
Managing Health Organizations for Quality and Performance
Collaborating Outside the Organization A MPH student is interning with a local health agency, which is in need of a health educator but cannot afford one. The student suggests the agency partner with other health agencies in adjacent counties in jointly hiring a health educator. Further, the student suggests that the health agency contact the local newspaper and share the details of the initiative. What are some advantages/disadvantages to developing strong relationships with members of the media?
Managing Health Organizations for Quality and Performance
Collaborating Outside the Organization A MPH student is interning with a local health agency, which is in need of a health educator but cannot afford one. The student suggests the agency partner with other health agencies in adjacent counties in jointly hiring a health educator. Further, the student suggests that the health agency contact the local newspaper and share the details of the initiative. What are some advantages/disadvantages to developing strong relationships with members of the media?
In healthcare, think about a typical day of practice and describe the setting. How many times does the nurse interact with information systems (IS)? What are the ISs that we interact with, and how do we access them? Are they at the bedside, handheld, or station based? How does their location and ease of access impact nursing care? How does it affect interaction with the patient and other healthcare team members?
As a healthcare manager, being able to discern a leader and a manager is critical when it comes to healthcare management. You will have the opportunity to evaluate each area and assess these differences. Finally, understanding that not all managers are leaders.
Consider the definitions of "leader" and "manager." Which do you believe is most influential in the health care organization? Why? Can one person be both manager and leader? Explain.
Discussion Question 2: Current Challenges in Health Care
The health care industry and environment is very dynamic. With issues such as the continued rise in cost, high expectations of quality care and outcomes, and access needed for all, leaders are constantly called to respond appropriately.
What barriers or challenges do leaders need to respond to and focus on in the current environment? Explain your response. What role and responsibilities does the governing board play in the changing environment?
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