Human Resource Management: and the Sugar Factory.

Asbestos in the home can be very dangerous. It is very common for homes built or remodeled before the 1970’s to have asbestos-containing materials in them. During the twentieth century, about 30 million tons of asbestos fibers were used in the United States, and some of this asbestos ended up in residential buildings. If you have purchased a home or are considering the purchase of one, the presence of asbestos is nor necessarily a problem. The majority of individuals with asbestos related diseases have been in the business of manufacturing, installing and/or removing asbestos products. Fortunately, most people exposed to small amounts of asbestos do not develop asbestos related health problems. However, there is no known “safe” level of exposure, therefore, all exposure to asbestos should be avoided.

After about 35 minutes Mr. McFerran returned to the hospital and stated that the building was built in the 90’s and had no asbestos. I asked Mr. McFerran if an asbestos survey had been completed on that building he said that he would have to check. He stated that the building had been surveyed for mold recently (but not asbestos)

In the film, we got to see how a national public health emergency unfolded all starting in the town of Libby located in Montana. This disaster spread across the United States and the material responsible for this is still around us everywhere. The material that is the cause of this health crisis is asbestos. In the early 1920's a company name WR Grace began harvesting this material from the earth. The material began to be extremely useful in creating a lot of products from insulation to fertilizer and much more. The conditions the workers of WR Grace had to work him were absolutely horrible. The dust created from the mining and processing

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When a fire broke out on the ninth floor in the cutting room, a manager attempted to extinguish it using a fire hose. Unfortunately, the valve had rusted and no water came out. With thousands of pounds of fabric as fuel, the fire spread rapidly. There was no sprinkler system to stop the fire and no fire drills had been practiced. Frightened workers ran to stairs, fire escapes, and the elevator to evacuate. The rear fire escape collapsed, killing many and trapping even more. The locked doors on the ninth floor lead to the deaths of almost everyone on that level. Four elevators were on the factory levels, yet only one worked. Workers who were left behind waiting for the elevators tried to slide down the elevator cables but unfortunately lost their grip on the way down. Blood showered down on the people who did manage to make it into the elevator. Girls who ran down stairwells faced locked doors at the bottom, and were burned alive. The few unlocked doors were useless because they opened inward and there was a mass of employees pushing up against them. Realizing they would soon be engulfed in flames, many girls jumped 100 feet to their deaths. Fire trucks arrived to the scene, but could do little to help. The bodies scattered on the street and sidewalks hindered their aid. Their hoses and ladders could only reach the seventh floor. Some girls tried to jump to reach the ladders; none of them made

Workers were cleared to return work in nearby buildings b ring told by the EPA that the air was safe to breath and the water was safe to drink, and that there was no excess concerns. However, tests were later shown to have unsafe levels of fiberglass, Asbestos that settled onto rooftops and streets. further testing from the USGS proved that the dust in the air and on the ground was as corrosive as drain cleaner. But more chemicals that

The second important reason asbestos materials must be removed is safety. If you leave materials containing asbestos, whether next year, twenty years or hundred years, eventually the problem of the asbestos material will have to be addressed. The material can be merely covered, but eventually every home needs repair, and building supplies replaced. If the building burns, or collapses, there is a significant risk of exposure to the people who live in the home and to all the firefighters and paramedics. A good but tragic example is the many firefighters and other first

Asbestos Network defines asbestos as, “A disease cause by exposure to asbestos fibers.” Asbestos fibers are artificially created by humans often use during various man-made construction projects to make stable interiors to create buildings. Asbestos fibers were high in production

At the same time, however, many of the companies employing the workers had full knowledge that asbestos was dangerous and that exposure to asbestos would harm the health of many of the workers. Insulators, plasterers, electricians, pipe fitters, mechanics, iron workers, ship builders, ship workers, brick layers, carpenters, and other tradesmen are just a few examples of workers that were likely to work with asbestos on a day-to-day basis. Also at risk are the families of these workers, as the asbestos fibers may be brought into the home from the clothes, skin, or hair of the worker.

When it was known about the effects of the exposure to asbestos, the Clean Air Act of 1970(CAA) was put in place so we could have a national systems that will control the emissions of air pollutants. The CAA was put in place to stop on the release of emissions into the air. It would be soon to see that it would be something unachievable but it was revised to put in place a standard for the hazardous air pollutants. The standards of the emissions that could be released in the air had to be set at a high level due to the concern of the public 's health. Companies who did not follow these standards were subjected to criminal

Despite being banned in Australia nowadays, asbestos can still be found in most of older construction, residential and commercial area as well as abandoned mining site. Studies show that the building workers, specifically the plumbers, gas fitters, carpenters and electricians the highest risk of getting mesothelioma, disease from asbestos fibres (Peto, J., Hodgson, J.T., Matthews, F.T., & Jacqueline, R., 1995). According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the number of mesotheliomas ' cases are increasing and expected to reach 18000 in recent. Though the asbestos is known as hazardous material, it can only affect the health if the asbestos fibres become airborne and are inhaled. The primary route for the asbestos to enter the body is through the inhalation processes of the contaminated air (Safework Australia, 2011). Unusually, small fibrous particles of

Asbestos is normally found in buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000.Anyone who works in building maintenance could be at risk if they disturb asbestos. Asbestos can be found in many areas of a building including water tanks pipes and gutters. It is also found in some paint and textured coatings. The legal requirements of asbestos include the 2002 Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations. These regulations put an obligation on employers to prevent exposure to asbestos include requiring employers to assess the condition of these materials and access the risk from these materials. Provide anyone who may come in contact with asbestos the location and condition of the material. The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 include changes

According to Luth (2000) there were many opportunities throughout the construction and design phase for the design flaw to be recognized by the engineers and there should have been a better review system in place as the changes that were made were not properly reviewed by a structural engineer. This disaster could have been avoided if someone would have taken the time to make sure all the designs were safe and would work

Industrial Hygiene is reviewing working conditions within the St. Paul Tunnel System beneath downtown St. Paul. Work is being scheduled for various parts of the tunnel and workers are expressing concerns over asbestos materials used extensively throughout the system. The material is old and in various states of degradation and due to the tight quarters within the tunnels, options are being explored to try to minimize disturbance of the asbestos material.

To work in the Human Resource management field you must maintain and improve the company by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resource policies, programs, and practices. It is a challenging and yet rewarding field to work in. However, just like every business field, people who work in the human resource department face many challenges when it comes to discrimination.