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Transportation, Safety and Accidents, 2002.
This paper discusses the technological advances and newly developed safety systems for all methods of transportation.
3,290 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper provides an extensive background and analysis of transportation methods and their supporting systems and services on a national, regional and local basis. The author stresses the importance of safety and that as technology continues to advance, new safety systems and standards will continue to develop.
Table of Contents
Introduction
History of Transportation
Transportation Today
Safety Devices
Department of Transportation
Travel on Land
Travel by Ship
Air Travel
Railroad Travel
Keeping Transportation Safe
Bibliography and Endnotes
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"Today, there is a vast array of transportation choices, commercial airliners, trains, automobiles, subways, buses, motorcycles, motor homes, ships, boats, or bicycles. Depending on the amount of time and money we want to spend, there are many choices involved in travel.
But with these increased means of travel come change in global markets, environmental challenges, transnational security threats and a communication and information revolution. Every mode of transportation has individual risks, safety issues, laws, and problems. And each mode of transportation has agencies that deal with them."
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Aviation Safety: Error Management Versus Safety Compliance, 2002.
A look at the concepts and differences between error management and safety compliance in relation to aviation accidents.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay explains the difference between Error Management and Safety Compliance in aviation accidents. Error Management, it is argued, provides a greater likelihood for proactive outcomes when errors due occur. Because errors and accidents are impossible to eliminate, EM is premised on a complex information gathering system that allows those involved in accidents to better understand what happened. It creates a more intervention-focused environment for crew, and avoids issues of blame and punishment, and thus provides the crew with a different responsibility for error prevention.
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Transportation and the Environment, 2002.
A discussion of the potential effects of the government's preference for private transportation over public transportation on the environment.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper looks at how the government's preference for private transportation over public transportation bodes ill for the environment. The author believes that there is conclusive proof that a bias towards private transportation promotes urban sprawl. This, of course, promotes extensive deterioration of the environment and greatly increases the size of man's ecological footprint. The silver lining of this ugly cloud, though, is that efficient public transport systems can still be developed to curb this growing problem. Sprawl, ironically, may provide the necessary impetus to reduce the appeal of private transportation and eventually make public transport systems more efficient and competitive. This is but only one reason that a government's preference for private transportation over public transportation bodes ill for the environment. This paper will provide clear arguments to further support this assertion.
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Safety Culture in Aviation, 2005.
A look at how distinct safety cultures influence safety performance.
2,954 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper describes how different safety cultures in aviation have the potential to improve or worsen the safety performance of individual organisations. Recommendations are made in regard to the implementation and control of organisational safety culture to ensure safe practices through detailed engineering of workplace procedures and communication lines. The functionalist and interpretive perspectives of safety culture as described by Glendon (2000) are examined, demonstrating why the strengths of operating under an interpretive perspective within a functionalist framework are appropriate in the aviation industry. The importance of understanding the concepts of safety mission and safety involvement are considered. It is argued that, although difficult to categorically claim, there is little doubt that the differences in safety culture evident in the industry can have significant impact on an organisation's level of safety.
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Abstract
Introduction and Background Why Safety Culture Is So Important In Aviation
Safety Cultures in Aviation
Conclusion and Implications
Reference List
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"It is widely understood throughout the domains of aviation, medicine, defence and other safety-sensitive industries that maintaining an effective strategy to minimise the possibility and consequences of error is absolutely obligatory. Additionally, specific measures to manage the overall safety of operations can define an organisation's ability to operate viably (Glendon, 2000; Hudson, 2001; Reason, 1997). This does not just include the cost of error, but also an organisation's ability to determine risk and make decisions based on the assessment of risk. This paper identifies the steps management of aviation organisations can take to implement strategies to provide a positive safety culture within their organisation, encouraging both healthier safety attitudes and consequently, financial gain."
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The International Safety Management Code, 2003.
This paper takes a critical look at the International Safety Management Code and the need for a true safety culture in shipping.
4,262 words (approx. 17.0 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 113.95
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Recent marine accidents have resulted in significant human, pollution, and damage costs. This paper explains how the International Safety Management Code (ISM) seeks to improve personnel, operational, and environmental safety performance by providing a framework for effective safety management. ISM is based upon widely accepted quality and safety management methodology. It discusses how recent studies indicate the code is less than effective. Merely implementing the minimum requirements of ISM does not do enough to significantly enhance safety performance in the marine industry. The writer argues that international shippers must work towards achieving a true safety culture to ensure effective safety and environmental performance. This should be part of a company?s global strategic plan.
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"The International Safety Management (ISM) Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention was introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1993 after several notable marine accidents (Anderson, 2002, p. 7) and the capsizing of the passenger ferry Herald of Free Enterprise which resulted in the loss of 193 lives (Rodriguez & Hubbard, 2001, 8; Sagen, 1999, p.58)."
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Safety Analysis Techniques, 2002.
A review of different safety analysis techniques used in companies to examine the safety of their products.
3,094 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper discusses the various safety analysis techniques employed by the companies and other research institutions world wide to testify the security and to minimize the risk factor involved in the use of their products. The paper begins by defining safety hazards and then lists common safety analysis techniques. The writer then discusses some of these techniques including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA); Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). It concludes with examining the factors which affect the length of safety analysis.
Introduction
Defining Safety Analysis or Hazard Analysis
Common Safety Analysis Techniques
Discussion on Some Safety Analysis Techniques
Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Factors Affecting the Length of Safety Analysis
Research Findings
Conclusion
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"All the firms are legally bound to confirm their consumer?s safety in terms of the usage of product. Nevertheless, the extent to which the management and the first-line supervisors take this liability seriously depends upon the organization?s culture. Because, ?an organization's culture consists of its values, beliefs, legends, rituals, mission, goals, performance measures and its sense of responsibility to its employees, customers and community, all of which are translated into a system of expected behavior. Senior management obtains, as a result of the organization's culture, the hazards-related incident experience that it establishes as acceptable. For the personnel in the organization, what is "acceptable" is their interpretation of the reality of what management does, which may differ from what management says? (Manuele, 1997, p.160 (5)). Thus, the management?s commitment to product?s safety is largely dependent upon the organizational culture. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the organization to take adequate measures to incorporate the much-needed values and the level of promise essential for an accurate safety analysis. Definition of the term safety analysis or hazard analysis will considerably assist the readers in comprehending the significance and the use of safety analysis techniques in the corporate world."
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Rooftop Safety, 2005.
A report on rooftop safety, a major issue in workplace safety.
5,685 words (approx. 22.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 137.95
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This paper presents a discussion of the various regulations in place regarding rooftop safety, as well as the safety equipment and programs used by contractors to ensure the safety of their workers. The paper also takes a look at how well different companies comply with the regulations in actual practice.
Rooftop Accidents
Standards
Informal Survey
Conclusion
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"Surveys show the nature and incidence of different accidents in the workplace, and such statistics then serve as the impetus for further regulations, for tightening existing regulations, and for increased enforcement to reduce the problem. A report from 1988 showed how high the rate was at that time, and reports showed that the incidence rate of almost 20 occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 full?time workers in roofing and sheet metal work was much higher than that for all construction, the category considered the most hazardous major industry grouping."
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Human Error in Airline Safety, 2002.
Examines the contribution of human error to aviation accidents.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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Foremost among the problems found in air travel safety is within human error. The safety of general aviation has been improving. Even with these improvements, general aviation's accident rate remains about 24 times higher than the accident rate of scheduled commercial aviation. Runway incursions and other unauthorized entry into areas that would give rise to the opportunity for accidents or other safety failures are significant.
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Workplace Safety, 2006.
The paper examines the importance of safety in the workplace with special reference to the construction industry.
1,756 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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The paper examines the importance of safety in the workplace with special reference to the construction industry. Safety plans are both important and beneficial to a company. Stringent safety measures can result in reduced workers' compensation claims and reduced expenses for the company. The paper discusses the benefits of implementing safety plans including higher morale and high levels of job satisfaction among the workers, elevating the productivity levels, decreased absenteeism and reduced insurance costs. Ethics in the workplace is also addressed, which help keep the productivity levels high and the company's good reputation. The paper also mentions that a company needs a policy statement in order to function efficiently and become successful. Accident reporting in the workplace and emergency plan are also discussed.
Table of Contents:
Safety Management in a Construction Company
Ethical Company and Environment
Company's Policy Statement
Safety and Health Plan
Accident Reporting
Emergency Plan
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"Both a safety and health plan is necessary for a company to adopt. The safety plan would require the assignment of responsibility and the identification of the hazard and steps for its control. People within a company need to be trained on how to control a situation where an accident does occur. Such steps are important for a company to take in order to ensure a good safe environment. The health and safety plan need to be documented and the implementation and enforcement of the safety rules should be ensured. Unless there is implementation and enforcement, any type of a plan would fail regardless of how efficient it seems in theory. The company should also ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment and should address immediately to any concern that may negatively affect the safe working conditions. Appropriate correction actions should be taken by the company as soon as the need arises. Performance goals should be set and acting upon. To ensure a high morale and productivity regarding the safety guidelines, safety performance should be rewarded. This would help people work within such guidelines. Another important component of a safety plan is to review cases of accidents that do occur and to make a report of the circumstances. Then elements which led to the accident should be addressed in the appropriate way. To ensure the implementation, a company should set up safety performance objectives for all the levels of management and should include safety as a part of management performance review. Moreover the company should also measure the effectiveness of its safety plan."
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Workplace Safety, 2005.
A discussion regarding the necessity of safety in the workplace.
2,083 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses how it is vitally important that the workplace incorporate a safety program to ensure the well being of its employees, and indeed of all citizens living or moving within the premises of any specific workplace. The paper further discusses several issues of humanity that should be taken into account when formulating a workplace safety program.
Outline:
The Importance of a Well-Written Safety Program
Steps to Establish a Safety Program
Creating and Maintaining a Safety Program
The Role of Cultural Diversity in Workplace Safety
The Written Safety Program
Ensuring a Healthy Work Environment: Employee Assistance Programs
Other Issues: Public Safety
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"Another important matter is how the variety of cultures integrate with the general corporate culture. Each organization distinguishes itself by means of culture, which is delineated by the values and norms to which the company adheres. These need to be integrated with the safety culture framework, and the implementation of the safety program."
"As part of the corporate culture, group norms have to be clearly delineated. This also should be integrated with the various languages and cultures within the workplace. It is important that each employee be able to function within a group, especially in terms of the safety program. This is another aspect that will ensure the longevity of such a program. This is especially true in cases where a large part of the workforce is not used to functioning as a group, and where the work is of such a nature that individuals within the company perform their duties alone. "
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Canadian National Transportation, 2005.
This paper discusses the legislative shifts in Canada's national transportation policies from the late 1960s onward.
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The paper examines some of the major changes in Canada with regard to its national transportation policies since the late 1960s. As a starting point, the writer uses the National Transportation Act (1967) to mark the beginning of a new era in transportation policy in Canada. This discussion illustrates that the move towards privatization of Canada's transportation network has been part of a broad legislative pattern in Canada intended to reduce operational costs, improve efficiency and insure safety among the transportation networks of the Canadian nation.
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"Without question, national transportation networks in Canada have been crucial to the development of the nation since at least the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Physically, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, coming in only behind the Russian Federation. Given a nation of that size, with metropolitan regions literally stretched across the width of North America, it is no wonder that national transportation policy should play such a primary role in Canadian national policy. The purpose of this essay is to examine some of the major changes that have occurred in Canada with regard to its national transportation policies since the late 1960s."
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Home-Related Accidents, 2004.
A brief discussion of home-related accidents and how to prevent them.
863 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the unfortunately common occurrence of children being severely injured in home-related accidents. The paper contends that the majority of these accidents could have been prevented by implementing minimal safety measures. Statistics are provided regarding the number of children injured in accidents within the home in the United Kingdom. The paper outlines basic safety measures that should be taken to prevent these accidents.
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"It is an unfortunate fact that accidents affect young children within their own homes everywhere in the world, and if the adults had taken a mite more care and acted more responsibly, countless number of lives would have been saved, and quite a few instances of injury involving small children could have been prevented. In the United Kingdom alone, it is reported that about 320 children under the age of fourteen died of home-related accidents, mainly by poisoning and injuries due to various other reasons, in the year 2002. This is a figure that shows that more children die due to home-related accidents than of fatal diseases like leukemia and meningitis. These are the types of accidents that may occur to a child within the home: a fall or a trip, either at the same level, or from one level to another. Burns and scalds was another major risk within the home, and either hot drinks or fires caused most of these accidents. Poisoning was another important cause for the death of small children, and this is something that can be easily prevented with the minimum amount of safety measures. (How Many Children are injured in Accidents?) "
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Creating a Safety Culture, 2008.
This paper looks at the creation of a non punitive safety culture within a healthcare organization.
1,122 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer defines and describes organizational culture driven by safety within a healthcare organization and the role of a blame-free environment within the organization used to promote safe and effective clinical care outcomes. The writer points out that with medical errors as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States--causing more deaths than breast cancer, car accidents or AIDS--healthcare leaders are looking for the right approach to the challenge of patient safety. The writer explains that a safety culture can be defined as the set of values, beliefs, and norms about what is important, how to behave, and what attitudes are appropriate when it comes to patient safety in a healthcare environment. The writer concludes that to reduce the occurrence of healthcare errors, an environment that fosters information sharing and interdisciplinary root cause analyses - not one of accusation and retribution is crucial to the success of any quality improvement initiative.
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Introduction
Safety Culture
Non-Punitive Environment
Error Management
Ethics of a Non-Punitive Environment
Conclusion
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"In healthcare there are several types of errors, such as near misses. Near Misses are errors that almost caused harm but did not. Near misses are often under-reported because, no harm, no foul. Adverse events include injuries that cause harm, prolonged lengths of stay due to hospital acquired complications, death, and unanticipated outcomes stemming from failure to perform a necessary treatment or intervention. By understanding human nature, no one makes an error on purpose and fear of punishment is a common reaction to making a mistake. An organization that promotes a non-punitive environment uses a root cause analyses to identify possible causes for the error, such as understanding factors that impact human performance and causes of human error. Workplace conditions that can impact human performance include reliance on memory, noise, temperature, lighting, too many hand-offs, stress and excessive noise. Human errors occur because of inattention, memory lapse, poorly designed equipment, exhaustion, and lack of training and knowledge. Errors are not disclosed because of fear of consequences to self or others, fear of being sued, the effort required to report errors including not knowing how to report errors, and lack of tools and resources to report errors. The reporting system used to report errors is a key component to error management. The error reporting system must be easy to use, not disruptive to workflow, and standardized. Error management is using all available resources and data to understand the causes of errors and take appropriate actions, such as policy change, procedural changes and training to reduce incidence of error."
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Traffic and Road Safety, 2006.
This well-researched paper examines the alarming rise in traffic related accidents, injuries and fatalities in the U.S., as well as the resources available to improve the current conditions.
2,800 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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The writer of this paper analyzes the issue of traffic and road safety as a public health issue. This paper contains relevant statistics and data regarding traffic and road related injuries and fatalities. This paper examines the various options and strategies available to combat these traffic related accidents which kill 1.2 million people each year and injure between 20-50 million more. The writer contends that traffic safety is a fundamental public health issue and substantial resources are allocated to identify safety problem areas and ensure safety measures are implemented. This paper delves into the joint report on road safety issued by the World Health Organization and the World Bank which presented key facts and figures on which they framed their overall approach to this particular public health issue. This paper details various approaches to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries including a workable systems approach as well as action plans that involve the government, the public health sector, vehicle manufacturers, communities, civil society groups and private citizens.
Table of Contents:
Background
Proposed Methods
Bibliography
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"The Vision Zero Programme in Sweden and the sustainable safety programme implemented in the Netherlands were examples of what could be designed and implemented to encourage more walking and cycling reduce dependence on motorized transportation, thus also reduce pollution and environmental wastes. The public health sector could collect and analyze data on injuries in order to demonstrate their impact; research on risk factors; implement, monitor and evaluate interventions; deliver appropriate primary intervention, care and rehabilitation; and advocate for greater attention to the issue. A particular society or country could design its own systems approach to emphasize the actual conditions of its environment and the use of roads and vehicles, beyond re-educating or motivating motorists and pedestrians."
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A Proposal for Student Transportation at Rutgers University, 2001.
This paper presents a proposal for improved student transportation at Rutgers University, using it as an example to present the necessity and advantage of low-cost student transportation.
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This paper presents a proposal for improved student transportation at Rutgers University, using it as an example to present the necessity and advantage of low cost student transportation.
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"Rutgers University is one of the largest state universities in the country. It boasts an enrollment of over 48, 000 students collectively over the expanse of its three campuses. (Rutgers University Website) There are many benefits of being a student at such an expansive and diverse institution. There are also many detriments as well. It would be an understatement of almost unsurpassed irony to note that many Rutgers students own cars. Rutgers, being a state institution, has many individuals within driving distance to its campus. All of the campuses are for the most part, urban institutions. Thus parking is an enormous problem for both students and faculty."
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