1. Locating fire protection services: the location set covering model One problem faced by many communities is where to locate fire stations. Even though most people do not want to live next to a station‚ they do want fire protection services nearby. The value of fire services is time critical. If a crew at a station takes more than 10 minutes to reach a house fire‚ there are significant chances that the fire will consume major portions of the house and threaten occupants. Most fires can be easily
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wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 – Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. The safe guarding of children has only been developed in the last 50 years. However it is a vital part of working with children. The legislations‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding are updated all the time for the best interest of the children. The current legislations are as follows; * The Children Act 1989 – this act shows the
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Employee Data Protection Policies (HIPAA) We here at IRSC BAS‚ Inc. must take our employee data protection very seriously. Not only is it a priority and our obligation to protect our employees; but it is also our government’s requirement that we do so. The establishment and monitoring of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the responsibility of our Human Resource department. HR needs to establish a strict Employee Data Protection Policy that contains clear and
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Without legal protection such material would often be relatively easy for others to exploit without paying the creator. In the UK‚ there is no official copyright registry or fees to pay as in some other countries. Copyright protection is automatic as soon as there is: (1) a permanent record in any form of the newly created material; and (2) the material conforms with the criteria set out in the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1998 (CDPA 1998). Although copyright protection has existed in
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company has prepared for such an attack. The result of this leniency could be detrimental to the integrity of the company and their ability to protect their consumer’s proprietary information or even their own financial records. Information Systems are manmade and are unlikely to be infallible but it is the Information Technicians duty to insure the system is being tweaked and adjusted to avoid the onslaught of intruders. Accident forgiveness is the slogan for Allied Insurance they may be on to
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Chapter 5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness‚ communication‚ and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial
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1. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service. 1.1 Outline current legislation covering home based childcare‚ and the role of regulatory bodies. Current legislation; Every child matters This was the name of the green paper produced in response to the laming inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000. It went on to form the basis of the 2004 children’s act. The paper lists five outcomes which were identified in consultation with children and young people; Being healthy;
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It has been said that many organizations today find themselves DATA RICH → INFORMATION POOR → KNOWLEDGE STARVED It can be said today that many businesses are “data rich”‚ meaning that they have more raw data than they know what to do with. Most data rich businesses also find themselves “information poor”‚ meaning that they are not getting any useful information or value from their data. This in turn leads to organization’s becoming “knowledge starved”. In today’s competitive business environment
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Unit 402 K4P775 Legislation covering children’s rights and laws covering equality and inclusion within your home country. How these are interpreted and implemented in your local are and within your setting or service. Every child within my and any other setting has the right to be valued‚ treated as an individual and belonging. My role as a child care professional is to ensure that all the children that attend my setting are treated fairly. This is where I refer to inclusion‚ and looking critically
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holder as well as the card holder keeping his or her rights as an individual or company. Without a clear set of regulatory laws in place like the UCC big companies and one-man operations would not have the rights and protections they have nor would the consumers have rights and protections. References EditorialBoard. (2012). 7. Introduction to Business Law (pp. 148-168). Schaumburg‚ IL: Words of Wisdom‚
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