A pathogen is a tiny non-visible disease causing microorganism such as Bacteria‚ Virus and Fungus. Both the scientific name and common name for Actinomycosis is Actinomycosis. The pathogens that cause Actinomycosis are from a species of Actinomyces‚ most commonly known as Actinomyces Israelii and Actinomyces Gerencseriae. The species of Actinomyces are an Actinobacteria class of Bacteria. The pathogens are endogenous‚ meaning the bacteria originate from inside the body‚ making them not liable to
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1. Discuss the basic facts about OSHA – its purpose‚ standards‚ inspection‚ and rights and responsibilities. OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors‚ plus complaint discrimination investigators‚ engineers‚ physicians‚ educators‚ standards writers‚ and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards‚ enforces those standards‚ and reaches out to employers and employees through technical
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BILLING CODE 4510-26-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926 [Docket No. OSHA-S215-2006-0063] RIN 1218-AB67 Electric Power Generation‚ Transmission‚ and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)‚ Labor. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: OSHA last issued rules for the construction of transmission and distribution installations in 1972. Those provisions are now out of date
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CS204 Unit 5 Assignment OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration‚ which is a US agency for the Department of Labor. OSHA’s priority is the safety of workers and health protection. OSHA was created and passed by Congress in 1970. Until 1970‚ there were no US laws protecting employee’s safety and health in the work force and this is why OSHA came to be. There are workers who do not qualify for protection by OSHA; public employees‚ mine workers‚ truck and transportation
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OSHA’s Strategic Management Plan for 2003-2008 The OSHA Strategic Management Plan for 2003-2008 was a management tool that outlined OSHA’s ongoing process to evaluate‚ control‚ and reduce workplace fatalities‚ injuries‚ and illnesses for specific industries during the projected period. According to a May 12‚ 2003 OSHA Trade Release‚ OSHA’s plan was to “support the Department of Labor’s Strategic Plan” (OSHA’s 2003-2008 Strategic Management Plan Goals‚ 2003). The plan established three main goals
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1. Who is responsible for establishing OSHA standards? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets health and safety standards and insures these standards are implemented by employers through plant and office inspections. The addition or deletion of occupational health and safety standards is declared by the Secretary of Labor. Interested parties may submit written comments regarding a proposal. In establishing standards‚ the Secretary of Labor must set forth standards to prevent employees
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OSHA Past‚ Present and Future PAST The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA is a part of the US Department of Labor‚ and was started in 1970 as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries‚ illnesses‚ and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules (called standards) for workplace safety and health. Since it’s inception it has helped to cut the incidents of workplace fatalities by sixty percent‚ and occupational injury
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Appendix 2 MILESTONES FOR MASTER PLAN FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY YEAR 2005 - 2010 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ENFORCEMENT & LEGISLATION CIDB to issue circular on mandatory requirements for CSHO – to be registered with CIDB/DOSH. Registered SHO to attend 5-days course to be registered as CSHO. Government Agencies to issue Circular of OSH requirements in Tender & Contract BQ – to include requirements on SSS and CSHO. CSHO to prepare Potential Risk
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General information: What is E.coli? Escherichia coli‚ or commonly referred to as E.coli is a foodborne pathogen that normally inhabits in the intestinal track of humans and animals. It is the most common and wide spread infecting organism and is in the family‚ Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative bacteria‚ meaning the bacteria appear pinkish or red. How fast and how does it spread? The main way that E.coli can spread is through food and water supply. Common
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general information about OSHA‚ and its current scope of power. I will be analyzing the social and political conditions surrounding OSHA ’s founding‚ as well as the reasoning behind the creation of the program. Once the basis for the program has been established‚ I will go on to explaining the agency ’s changes in its goals and operations throughout its existence‚ making sure to include court and presidential influence. I will then‚ based upon my research‚ argue for and against OSHA ’s current existence
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