The Similarities and Differences between Biff and Happy

Normal accidents are very closely linked to risk society. As our culture takes on new, more advanced technologies and

His responsibility lies in the fact that he refused to separate his wants from his father’ s expectation. This shows that he has never developed his own identity. This can be seen in the way that he treats women and his views on success, which only reiterate what he was taught by Willy. However, when he states “Sometimes I just sit in my apartment – all alone. And I think of the rent I’m paying. And it’s crazy. But then, it’s what I always wanted. My own apartment, a car, and plenty of women. And still, goddammit, I’m lonely” (Kelly). We learn both that he is not happy with the life that he is living due to the American Dream lacking in satisfaction. Nonetheless, he is unwilling to change his situation and as a result relegates himself to a life of discontentment and the lack of a true connection in a relationship. This is because he has accepted the ways of society and how it dictates that success is achieved and is not willing to do anything that might put the success

The article provides a discussion regarding data reviews of selected sources on indirect and directs costs of healthcare-related accidents. Indirect and direct ratios for various credible research studies undergo computations so as to update them and allow for the estimation of the current

Throughout history, there has been a multitude of events that have helped shape the Occupational Safety and Health doctrines that we have today. Some events have had small impacts, and others have totally reshaped how an entire industry operates. Although there are many incidents that we can talk about, we are going to focus on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Within this subject, we will talk about the specific events that happened, what safety standards existed and what standards were penned because of the incident, and how the existing safety standards keep a similar tragedy from happening in the current era. With all of this information, we will have a better picture of how the world of Occupational Safety and Health evolves throughout

Despite undeniable efforts investing in safety and health within the workplace, occupational accidents continue to account for injuries and deaths every year (Cadieux et al, 2006). In Quebec alone in the year of 2004, 176 deaths and 128,104 occupational injuries were registered by the National OHS board (Cadieux et al, 2006). In order to improve these rates worldwide, Occupational Health and Safety Management systems are developed and implemented in the workplace.

In addition, Kongtip, Yoosook, and Chantanakul (2008) have conducted a study on the situation of occupational health and safety management in Thailand’s SMEs. They found three essential safety elements for SMEs namely, accident reports, accident investigation and safety inspections. The Thailand SMEs also have a better health and safety management than the expectation due to their position as the twenty-four highest exporting commodities of Thailand. However, this study has a low response rate. Hence, those safety elements relate to the physical risk psychological

According to the WHO, “The conditions in which people live and work can help create and destroy their health”. In general, mortality rate and social class are inversely proportional: the lower the level of social class, the higher the mortality rate.

According to the Bureau of Labor, statistics indicate that more than 4.1 million people were hurt or injured on-the-job in 2006 and 5,488 were killed in 2007 (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010, p. 511). Laws and regulatory requirements are currently in place to standardize and promote workplace safety. Organizations with extensive safety programs have reduced number of accidents, decreased workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits and lesser accident-related expenditures (Gomez-Mejia, et al, 2010, p. 511). This paper discusses the effects of legal, safety and regulatory requirements in

Beevers believes the most common causes for the oil and gas accidents include "failure to provide proper training to new employees and failure to properly implement and update safety procedures.” He has argued that the employees of the oil industry are six times more likely to die at their place of employment than the average American thus leading the union to reason that the compensation increase is justified in their request for re negotiation.

In addition to Willy and Biff, there is another family member who have been living in a dream. Willy’s younger son Happy has been a part of his family living in a lie. He is thirty-two years old, and has been living in the shadows of his brother his whole life. He is a younger version of Willy. He grew up always listening to his father talk so highly of his job, so he does the same thing. He embellishes the truth to create a life of illusions. Happy is also still caught up in high school, because back than him and his brother Biff were popular. The author states, “Happy and Biff formulate schemes to synthesize values, hoping to attain prominence and to reunite as brothers. Their short-lived dream of a Loman ranch in the West attempts to synthesize sports and commercialism, the pastoral and the urban, playfulness and seriousness,

In the contrary of Biff, Happy Loman has goals in life and is a dream chaser, unlike Biff. Happy works as an assistant buyer and is in the road of chasing his dream of becoming a successful merchandise manager. It is evident that Happy was neglected because all the focus as a kid was always on Biff. Although Happy was neglected he always looked for his father's approval, “I lost weight, Pop, you notice?” (Miller Act I:34).

In the play, “The Death of a Salesman,” many similarities and differences can be found between the main characters, “Biff” and “Willy.” The phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” is a little too relatable. They share the same selfish, deceiving behaviors. Biff and Willy have both shown a pattern to live their lives in the past. Willy constantly brings up how successful of a salesman he was in the past.

The latest incident involved about 18 Foxconn employees who jumped off from the building to fatality. The media reported that there were nearly eighteen workers at the China factories who attempted or committed the suicidal act. TV news clipping showed fall protection nets in place that went up after psychologists recommended them. An investigation by an undercover team revealed that the underlying cause of mass suicides was due to work conditions rather that any personal or social reasons. The specific reasons for each suicidal cases are still unclear and the “silence mode” prevails in the organization in which an employee is threatened to loose job if they speak up.

Willy is a deeply troubled man who withholds unrealistic dreams for himself and his two sons, Biff and Happy. He firmly believes that being “impressive” is what determines ones success and often uses this belief to cope whenever something unfavorable happens to him in real life. He insists that he’s a “well liked” (and in turn, successful) person, yet he constantly seeks approval from others, especially from his family.

In the United States, construction has always been one of the most dangerous industries to work in. The number of fatalities that occur in this industry year after year demonstrate this. In 2014, 19.6% of worker fatalities, in private industry, were in construction (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015) despite the industry comprising only 6.8% of the total work force. This epidemic is not unique to the United States. Essentially every country faces similar problems regarding construction safety. For example, in 2004 the Australian construction industry employed approximately 8% of the countries workforce. However, workers compensation statistics indicated that the industry’s incidence rate was 28.6 per 1000 employees,