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- 1651: Is Drug Testing the Answer?
- ... of drugs. Billions more are spent on trying to stop the drug problem. Four hundred million dollars a year is spent on drug testing. Drug testing is done in several areas. Athletes, employees in the business world, and those in law enforcement are the top three tested. Is drug testing a violation of the fourth amendment constitutional right? Does testing Americans really stop the drug problem? These are the issues that ... should be replaced with a probable cause for suspicion system. If an athlete gives signs of drug abuse, only at that point should a test be given. The majority of drug testing occurs in the business world. Employers want to obtain a drug-free workplace. Tests are implemented either at the application for employment or randomly during employment. The results of these tests do not carry any criminal penalties with them ...
- 1652: Ban Smoking In Restaurants And The Workplace
- ... also told me how the chefs even smoke while theyre preparing food. That is just disgusting. A common belief of restaurant owners and managers is that banning smoking would have negative effects on their business by, losing customers who want to smoke. Studies in New York City, Massachussetts, and Texas have proved this wrong, showing that the banning of smoking resulted in no adverse in business. Smokers also argue that banning smoking in restaurants and the workplace is a violation of basic human rights. With all the deaths, diseases, and illnesses associated with second hand smoke, this is health issue, not ...
- 1653: Stressed With Stress
- ... from work 45 Major change in the health or behavior of a family member 44 Pregnancy 40 Sexual difficulties 39 Gaining a new family member (e.g., through birth, adoption, moving in, etc.) 39 Major business readjustment (e.g., merger, reorganization, bankruptcy, etc.) 39 Major change in financial state (e.g., a lot worse off or a lot better off than usual) 38 Death of a close friend 37 Changing to ... in the number of arguments with spouse (e.g., either a lot more or a lot less than usual.) 35 Taking out a mortgage or loan for a major purchase (e.g. for a home, business, etc.) 31 Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan 30 Major change in responsibilities at work (e.g., promotion, demotion, lateral transfer) 29 Son or daughter leaving home (e.g., marriage, attending college, etc.) 29 In ...
- 1654: Pesticides and Their Harmful Affects
- ... their efforts to keeping up the banana crops. In Costa Rica, banana production accounts for five percent of the land, twenty percent of their export revenues, and a whopping thirty-five percent of their pesticide business. Workers start applying toxins early in the production of bananas because they are susceptible to insects. They apply about thirty kilograms of active pesticides per acre, per year and they spray fungicide up to forty ... bunches, but when the wind blows, the bags are swept into streams and rivers. It is the people of Costa Rica who pay a high price for bananas. Many well-known names in the banana business grow their bananas in Costa Rica. Chiquita, Dole, and Del Monte are just a few, for example, that have fields there. They claim that they are concerned for the health of the consumers and workers ...
- 1655: Rural Healthcare
- ... HEC provided affordable health insurance plans to 54 employers and over 100 individuals. To market the program to providers, employers and individuals, HEC implemented a cost-effective approach of direct-mail, phone calls to target business, extensive newspaper, radio, and TV new coverage as well as civic group presentations. HEC had an advisory board to coordinate program activities made up of a diverse group of local representatives including business, government, labor, citizens and health care interests who wanted to improve medical care access for their neighbors. The program began as a two-year demonstration project with funding from the state of Minnesota and from ...
- 1656: Suicide in Las Vega
- ... will be driving just to clear my head of the suicides and failures. On Paradise Road, near a white asphalt lot filled with empty Boeing 707s, I will sit in my car watching early-morning business flights descend into the starch of a Nevada dawn and I will suddenly see how Las Vegas is our new mirror. Reflecting how things are going to be done. And who will win or lose ... asking, why Las Vegas? At that same pistol range, a man from Japan shot himself in his shooting stall. It's strange." I hear other stories. Of a wealthy man from Malibu, in the computer business, who committed suicide with sleeping pills and a plastic bag, in a luxury suite at the Mirage. His body was found next to the room's baby grand piano. He had bad relations with his ...
- 1657: Psychology
- ... such items as dashboards, which are used in airplanes and automobiles. Their aim is to apply a knowledge of human capabilities and limitations to the design of instrumentation that is to be used by humans. Business psychology, a relatively recent branch of psychology, is the study of the effectiveness of interpersonal relations in the workplace. Some business psychologists set up training workshops to improve executives' management skills. They also evaluate prospective job applicants and evaluate individuals being considered for promotion. They employ the full range of psychological tests as well as interview ...
- 1658: The Effects of Lead Poison on Children
- ... such as: Preventing Childhood Poisoning, the FDA Consumer, which explains the steps that the FDA are taking in order to stay informed on lead and lead poisoning. Lead in Homes Subject to Additional Disclosure by Business Journal of Charlotte magazine. This magazine tells about the new federal regulations on lead-based paint in 1996. If one doesn't have access of either of these programs most libraries have many books and ... 1994). Environmental Protection Agency. 7. Monheit, Herbert. Lead Paint Poisoning of Children. (1996). Law Offices of Herbert Monheit. http://www.civilrights.com/leadpaint.html. 8. Hankinson, John. Reinventing Environmental Protection:EPA's View. South Carolina Business Journal. (1996)
- 1659: 14 Elements Of A Successful Safety & Health Program
- ... to hazards and promote safe practices. Element 3: Safety Performance Management As in all areas of operations, standards must be set for safety performance. They should reflect applicable regulatory requirements, additional voluntary guidelines and best business practices. We describe how managers, supervisors and employees can be made responsible and held accountable for meeting standards within their control. We look at how job performance appraisals can reflect performance in safety and health ... Model is a framework for safety presented in the National Safety Councils Agenda 2000 Safety Health Environment Program. The 14 Elements are the materials that fit within the framework. Continuous improvement is a process-oriented business approach that emphasizes the contributions people make to long-range, permanent solutions to problems. It is the cornerstone of total quality management. Applying the process that forms the Contiinuous Improvement Model requires understanding causes before ...
- 1660: Humans Soon to be Extinct... Say it ain't so!!
- ... the earth. "Carbon dioxide levels have climbed sharply in recent years. By some estimates, global carbon dioxide emissions, mainly from burning of coal and oil, will have increased sixty percent within the next two decades." (Business week, 1996) The current rate is so fast that it is unprecedented in the entire geologic world history. Another danger to us humans is that the increased accumulation of carbon dioxide in the air translates ... 02600026 ***Climate Change Scenarios: The Possible Health Effect (1990) pp1-2 accessed on 11/7/96 at http://www.unep.ch/iucc/fs116.html Freundlich, N. (Aug 19,1996) ***The White House Vs. the Greenhouse. Business Week (iss.3489), n.p. (Cd Rom), Infotrack access # 029934198 Harding, G. (1995) ***Broecker's Warning PP 1-9 access on 11/07/96 at http://members.aol.com/trajcom/private/broecker.htm McLean, D ...
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