Protection

Sort By:
Page 8 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Back in September of 2015 “ the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US” (Hotten). Based on our text the management ethics organizational characteristics, ethical norms, motives, goals, orientation toward law and strategy

    • 859 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    1. Like many of us the letters EPA spark interest and a sense of security. For those of us who do not know what or who it stands for it is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This agency continues to clear up what is fact or fallacies. For example, most Americans believe Bottled water to be pure and safe. There are some chemicals in the battled water as well as tap water. According to Cynthia Dougherty the director of EPA, “The EPA is stating that the United States has one of the safest water

    • 911 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    production of essential components of modern life. As more research emerges correlations are made, chemicals are tested, and toxicants are identified, reengineered, and replaced with others equal in cause but unequal in effect. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the national authority tasked with this dynamic approach. The EPA defines hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) as “pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as… damage to the immune

    • 1470 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Running Head: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 1 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 10 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 Natasha R. Dixon Durham Technical Community College: Durham, N.C. Abstract In recent years, policymakers and parents of missing, abducted and slain children have demanded action against the growing problem of pedophiles in the United States. This literature examines one of the most controversial child safety acts

    • 3046 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    • Legal Issues: The Data Protection Act 1998 To protect our personal information, the Data Protection was introduced in 1998; it is law which is aimed to protect our personal data stored on computers or in a paper filling system. The Act also controls how our personal information is used by organisations, businesses and the government. In addition, this Act also requires companies and individuals to keep personal information to themselves. As well as that, the Act provides legal rights to people

    • 1122 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Is Home Financing Being Effected by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010? Brian R. Morris Ohio University   Abstract The question in this research proposal addresses how home financing may be effected by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The research will examine the pros and cons of this act. It will also examine major changes since 2010 that affect the home financing process emphasizing new government rules and regulations

    • 1340 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    millions and most importantly the loss of human life. Therefore, firefighting measures needs to be followed carefully and seriously because fires accidents are very dangerous. The national fire protection association (NFPA) is an organization that is charged with the settings of standards that involves fire protection and some other lifesaving endeavors. NFPA has played a big role in fire preventing since its foundation and some of them are outlined below. But the standard 25 is the one that will be on

    • 376 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Data protection act 1998 The data protection act is designed to keep customers information from being used for other things that is not stated by the business, for instants if a customer gives his personal details i.e. credit card details and home address etc. the business must only use the data provided by the consumer just to transfer the money and not be used for any other reasons. The DPA are an organisation that come in and sort things out if the customers confidential information is used for

    • 1345 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    behind offering protection to intellectual property. First, the legal protection encourages inventors towards creating and discovering, and that will lead to further innovation. Economic growth is also considered an incentive

    • 1175 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency, is an agency of the federal government of the U.S. It was created to protect human health and the environment by enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress. This agency conducts environmental assessments, research, and education. Their responsibility is maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, and local governments. They delegate permitting, monitoring, and enforcement

    • 338 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays