OSH 2301 Unit VIII Final Exam

Jeff was just hired by GSI, Inc. to be their Environmental and Safety Coordinator.  This is Jeff's first position after completing his engineering degree.  He had taken a course in safety engineering as part of his studies and felt confident that he could handle the job. Management at GSI, Inc. has assured him that they are committed to maintaining a safe workplace.  They have never had an individual dedicated to this task full-time.  They will implement his recommendations if he can justify them. As Jeff begins to get familiar with the operations, he spends considerable time on the production floor.  He notices workers clean their tools before break with a liquid from an unmarked 55-gallon drum.  They also use this liquid to clean residue from their skin.  They use paper towels to dry their tools and hands, throw these towels in the trash, and head to the break room for a snack and/or smoke. In talking with the workers, Jeff learns of some of their concerns.  Several people mention…

Jeff was just hired by GSI, Inc. to be their Environmental and Safety Coordinator.  This is Jeff's first position after completing his engineering degree.  He had taken a course in safety engineering as part of his studies and felt confident that he could handle the job.   Management at GSI, Inc. has assured him that they are committed to maintaining a safe workplace.  They have never had an individual dedicated to this task full-time.  They will implement his recommendations if he can justify them.   As Jeff begins to get familiar with the operations, he spends considerable time on the production floor.  He notices workers clean their tools before break with a liquid from an unmarked 55-gallon drum.  They also use this liquid to clean residue from their skin.  They use paper towels to dry their tools and hands, throw these towels in the trash, and head to the break room for a snack and/or smoke.   In talking with the workers, Jeff learns of some of their concerns.  Several people…

Jeff was just hired by GSI, Inc. to be their Environmental and Safety Coordinator.  This is Jeff's first position after completing his engineering degree.  He had taken a course in safety engineering as part of his studies and felt confident that he could handle the job.   Management at GSI, Inc. has assured him that they are committed to maintaining a safe workplace.  They have never had an individual dedicated to this task full-time.  They will implement his recommendations if he can justify them.   As Jeff begins to get familiar with the operations, he spends considerable time on the production floor.  He notices workers clean their tools before break with a liquid from an unmarked 55-gallon drum.  They also use this liquid to clean residue from their skin.  They use paper towels to dry their tools and hands, throw these towels in the trash, and head to the break room for a snack and/or smoke.   In talking with the workers, Jeff learns of some of their concerns.  Several people…

1. What is safety management system and how does it contribute to a safety work environment? Explain. 2. Among the three discussed cultures in safety management system, which one is important for an effective safety management system and why? 3. What is risk management? What are the three factors is risk mitigation balanced with? Explain. 4. In risk assessment, what do members of the company's safety group need to consider when doing the process of safety-related event classification? Why? 5. Why is safety and health the foremost professional responsibility of the engineer? Discuss in detail.

Job Safety Analysis on a task and must have a minimum of five discrete steps and some risks associated with performing it. This task couldbe  changing the tire on your car.

When writing up the engineering design process which are necessary to include

Case Study – The New Engineer   Jeff was just hired by GSI, Inc. to be their Environmental and Safety Coordinator.  This is Jeff's first position after completing his engineering degree.  He had taken a course in safety engineering as part of his studies and felt confident that he could handle the job.   Management at GSI, Inc. has assured him that they are committed to maintaining a safe workplace.  They have never had an individual dedicated to this task full-time.  They will implement his recommendations if he can justify them.   As Jeff begins to get familiar with the operations, he spends considerable time on the production floor.  He notices workers clean their tools before break with a liquid from an unmarked 55-gallon drum.  They also use this liquid to clean residue from their skin.  They use paper towels to dry their tools and hands, throw these towels in the trash, and head to the break room for a snack and/or smoke.   In talking with the workers, Jeff learns of some of…

Case Study – The New Engineer   Jeff was just hired by GSI, Inc. to be their Environmental and Safety Coordinator.  This is Jeff's first position after completing his engineering degree.  He had taken a course in safety engineering as part of his studies and felt confident that he could handle the job.   Management at GSI, Inc. has assured him that they are committed to maintaining a safe workplace.  They have never had an individual dedicated to this task full-time.  They will implement his recommendations if he can justify them.   As Jeff begins to get familiar with the operations, he spends considerable time on the production floor.  He notices workers clean their tools before break with a liquid from an unmarked 55-gallon drum.  They also use this liquid to clean residue from their skin.  They use paper towels to dry their tools and hands, throw these towels in the trash, and head to the break room for a snack and/or smoke.   In talking with the workers, Jeff learns of some of…

What tools and techniques are available for engineering staff to it to improve a firm's profits?

1.1 As a maintenance planner, you are assigned to a food processing plant that is struggling with frequent equipment breakdowns and inefficient use of maintenance resources. What responsibilities and functions would you undertake to address these challenges? (4) 1.2 At a large manufacturing plant, a conveyor belt system requires a scheduled preventive maintenance task to replace worn-out rollers and inspect the belt for potential issues. Indicate the possible four individuals that would be involved in this maintenance task and what role do they play in ensuring that the task is successfully executed? (4) 1.3 A chemical processing plant is preparing for a scheduled maintenance shutdown. During this time, multiple tasks will be performed, including replacing a heat exchanger and inspecting pressure valves. The maintenance team uses both maintenance work orders and work plans to organize and execute these tasks. How does a work order and a work plan contribute to the successful…

Give at least 4 characteristic of a healthy safety culture in an organization. Explain each characteristic briefly, one sentence each.

Identify an engineering firm of your choice Determine the methods used by the firm in handling risk. Do you consider these methods adequate? If not, suggest the appropriate method that must be used.

Global Citizenship and Equity Assignment Objective: In this assignment you will reliably demonstrate the ability to Analyze issues of equity at the personal, professional, or global level with respect to quality assurance. Details: Write one page report about relationship between global citizenship & equity and quality assurance. Word limit for the assignment is 225 – 275. With font size being 11 or 12. Double spaced. Include Bibliography and/or Citation for your sources used.

As an engineer responsible for monitoring works in the area of ​​mechanical systems, you must evaluate the following situation: a large client in the retail area has a refrigeration system where it stores some chilled or frozen products to be sold on the sales floor.Recently, the customer's maintenance department has been questioning the system's performance and requested an evaluation of the system's behavior. You went to the location and requested some information from the maintenance manager about the system, who provided the following data: - The system operates with R-134a refrigerant;- The refrigerated environment is maintained at 0°C and the external environment at 26°C;- The refrigerant flow rate in the system is 0.08 kg/s; In addition to the data provided, you carried out some tests and measured the temperature of the refrigerant fluid at some specific points in the system, such as the compressor inlet and condenser outlet, finding values ​​of 0°C and 26°C respectively.…

As an engineer responsible for monitoring works in the area of ​​mechanical systems, you must evaluate the following situation: a large client in the retail area has a refrigeration system where it stores some chilled or frozen products to be sold on the sales floor.Recently, the customer's maintenance department has been questioning the system's performance and requested an evaluation of the system's behavior. You went to the location and requested some information from the maintenance manager about the system, who provided the following data: - The system operates with R-134a refrigerant;- The refrigerated environment is maintained at 0°C and the external environment at 26°C;- The refrigerant flow rate in the system is 0.08 kg/s; In addition to the data provided, you carried out some tests and measured the temperature of the refrigerant fluid at some specific points in the system, such as the compressor inlet and condenser outlet, finding values ​​of 0°C and 26°C respectively.…

Kasapreku Distilleries Ghana Ltd, a liquor Production Company located in Ghana had a major contract to supply alcoholic beverage to a neighboring country within one week deadline. In the course of production, there was a major breakdown which led to a long downtime resulting in missing out on the deadline. Kasapreku had lost a great deal of money due to the company’s inability to seriously inculcate safety and maintenance engineering in their system. (a) Discuss the importance of safety in an engineering maintenance from Kasapreku’s case scenario

Question 1 Manufacturing process requires a cohesive teamwork to produce a final product. Choose 5 different roles that are held by the employees in a manufacturing environment and highlight their responsibilities.

If unexpected problems arise and standard operating procedures and current regulations are not well equipped to handle these problems, engineers are expected to satisfy the

Q#4: Differentiate between a hazard, a risk, an accident and a near miss. Name at least five hazards that you can identify in the Mechanical Workshop of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, SUIT. What sort of safety training, first-aid requirement, and emergency procedures would you recommend in order to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff and university assets?