OSHA Training and Development

1. In the past year at Carter's Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Company, eight employees experienced minor injuries (cuts) from handling metal parts. One employee lost 15 workdays after getting debris in his eye while grinding, six employees lost two days each due to back strains, and four welders were treated for minor burns. Select one of the injury types, and discuss the possible performance problems. Suggest one or more solutions for each performance problem.
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

2. Imagine you are faced with developing a safety training class for a multi-lingual, multi-generational, and multi-ethnic workforce. Would you try to incorporate everyone's needs into a single class, or would you try to develop separate classes to meet the needs of each demographic? Explain your choice.
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

3. What is active learning? How could active learning principles be applied in a safety training course on machine guarding?
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

4. What is peer learning? Describe how peer learning could be used in classroom training and in computer or Internet-based training.
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

5. Discuss five possible financial benefits of safety training. Which one do you think creates the strongest argument? Which one is the weakest?
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

6. A large research hospital is considering a new computer-based training course for lab safety. The total cost of the hospital's current training program is $80,000 per year. If the new training program will reduce these costs to $60,000 per year, what is the maximum acceptable cost to initiate the program to reach the break-even point within three years? What is the return on investment for that scenario?
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

7. How can the management of an organization contribute to a safety and health training program? What types of things can safety managers do to help guide management's role in safety and health training?
 

Your response must be at least 200 words.

8. When designing and delivering training to adults, what are six key principles to keep in mind?
 

Your response must be at least 75 words.

9. What is the difference between education and training?
 

Your response must be at least 75 words.

10. Why is it important for health and safety training to be integrated with an organization's safety and health program?
 

Your response must be at least 75 words.

11. Where does training fit within safety and health problem solving?
 

Your response must be at least 75 words.

Unit VII Scholarly Activity *PLEASE READ THE SYLLABIS CAREFULLY

 Address both of the following writing prompts. Your responses to both of your chosen prompts should be at least 500 words each. No title page is needed, but be sure to indicate which writing prompts you are addressing at the top of each response. Each response needs its own reference page

Environmental Science Help

In the United States, some scientists, sociologists, and politicians propose that the access to environmental quality is not evenly distributed across the socioeconomic classes. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit the New Orleans area, this concept became the center of many conversations. Take some time and investigate the issues surrounding the poor environmental conditions during Hurricane Katrina and the days to follow. Investigate the concept of unequal access to environmental quality.  Decide if you believe that the impact of the hurricane was felt equally through all socioeconomic classes. Why or why not? If you ran the disaster program, what would you have done differently?  For this assignment, you will compose a letter to the U.S. President. Use the questions above as a guide to compose your letter. Make sure that your letter answers all of these questions and contains facts and examples that support your opinion and suggestions. You must provide at least 4 facts or examples that support your opinion.

Your letter must be a minimum of 500 words, be prepared in a Microsoft Word document, double-spaced, and in 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial). Be sure to use proper spelling and grammar.  Your work must include all references consulted or it will not be accepted. Using other’s work without citations is considered plagiarism.

Criteria    1. Shows evidence of research.   

                      2. Shows an understanding of the events surrounding the hurricane.  

                      3. Shows evidence of the demographics of the areas greatest hit.   

                      4. Expresses an opinion of whether the impact was felt evenly.   

                      5. Substantiates his/her opinion with facts.   

                      6. Offers suggestions on what could have been done differently.

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to apply Operations Forecasting.

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Microsoft® Excel® (Template provided)

Select a business operations dataset from the internet, which can be used for forecasting what the results may be at a future state (monthly [for two years], quarterly [for five years], annually [for 20 years]. (See example in the Template). Use caution in using the template, as some of the cells contain formatted functions for performing calculations. You should only need to enter data into Column A and B only. Review the template and the associated data. This should give you an idea of the types of data you will require, and what the results columns reveal. You are required to provide an APA formatted reference to the location of the source data (Do Not just enter the Web Link). The returned work from previous week's work, should give you some insight as to what an APA reference should look like.  

Develop a run over a given period, upper limit and lower limit as to confidence in the forecast using Microsoft® Excel®.Template

· Compare and contrast each quadrant of the forecast.

· Evaluate the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a financial metrics standpoint, by writing a 300-word report in which you describe your forecasting project and what it means in terms of favorable or unfavorable forecast and why or why not..

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

REL 212 World Religion week 1 Discussion

"Understanding Religions and Indigenous Sacred Ways” Please respond to the following:

· Define indigenous religion, and describe at least one aspect of indigenous religions that exists in a similar form in a traditional mainstream religion.

· Define religion, and discuss why it is useful in society. Explain why it is important for you personally to understand the beliefs of other religious groups.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was signed into law on July 30, 2002. It is arguably the most significant corporate reform legislation since the Great Depression. Sarbanes-Oxley mandates requirements, including reporting on internal control over financial reporting. The newly created Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has the responsibility of establishing standards applicable to audits of internal control over financial reporting.

Navigate to the PCAOB's website (http://www.pcaobus.org/) to review the full text of SOX and answer the following questions.

1. Section 404 of SOX requires a public company's annual report to include an internal control report. What are the two required components of management's report on internal control?
2. What obligation does a public company's independent auditor have relating to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404?

CIS 336 Enterprise Architecture Week 2 Assignment

Competition has, since the 90s, led to wider gaps between industry leaders and laggards. There are more “winner-take-all” environments and greater churns among industry sector rivals. We have witnessed sharp increases in quality and quantity of IT (Information Technology) investments. We’ve seen striking competitive dynamics, particularly in sectors that spend the most on IT. Some of the competitive dynamics models include the Destroy Your Business (DYB) strategy, the Grow Your Business (GYB) strategy, the Information Systems (IS) and strategic advantage, and the social business strategy.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Compare and contrast the DYB and GYB strategies in terms of the ability to sustain a business in the marketplace over the long term, to be competitive against rivals, and profitability.

2. Examine the “cannibalization” strategy and determine if it is or is not a better strategy compared to the DYB strategy for growth, competitiveness, and market leadership. Provide two (2) business examples.   

3. Determine whether or not changes in business strategy should entail reassessment of IS. Provide three (3) reasons to support your position.

4. Examine how firms can use social IT in alignment with organizational strategy and IS strategy. Consider collaborative capabilities, what, how, and who should use social IT for a social business strategy.

5. Use at three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 Instructions: For this assignment, you represent a defense contractor who has been asked by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to participate in their cybersecurity initiatives. Although DHS and DoD would permit you to participate in the other programs, you have only enough resources to participate in one. Your supervisor has asked you to write a memo highlighting the benefits and obstacles of working with each. Which organization might provide you with the information that your company needs to manage cyber threats? Which department can better manage civil liberty concerns? Is the DoD or the DHS the appropriate organization with which your company should partner? 

This week, you will explore the roles and responsibilities of the DoD and DHS in cybersecurity. Express your initial view as to which department has the legal authorities to lead cybersecurity efforts. Does the DoD have the authority to lead the national cybersecurity effort, or does the DHS? 

*NO introduction 
Number of Pages: 3 Pages 

Review the motivational ideas or theories addressed in the readings for Unit III. Using yourself as an example, do you feel that one or more of the ideas or theories are particularly effective in motivating you, or is there a better way you can be motivated?  

 Engage the reader in the topic with some form of creative “hook” (such as a story, quote, or example).  

 Provide an example of a situation in which a leader used one of these theories to successfully motivate you.  

 Next, provide an example of a situation where an attempted motivational tool did not work.   

What was it about the second example that did not work? Explain your answer. 

Homework 1 FIN535 DUE 01/07/18 10pm EST

4.   International Opportunities.

a.  Do you think that either the acquisition of a foreign firm or licensing will result in greater growth for an MNC? Which alternative is likely to have more risk?

      b.   Describe a scenario in which the size of a corporation is not affected by access to international opportunities.

   c.         Explain why MNCs such as Coca Cola and PepsiCo, Inc., still have numerous opportunities for international expansion.

 5.   International Opportunities Due to the Internet.

a.  What factors cause some firms to become more internationalized than others?

 b.  Offer your opinion on why the Internet may result in more international business. 

6.   Impact of Exchange Rate Movements. Plak Co. of Chicago has several European subsidiaries that remit earnings to it each year. Explain how appreciation of the euro (the currency used in many European countries) would affect Plak's valuation.

7.   Benefits and Risks of International Business. As an overall review of this chapter, identify possible reasons for growth in international business.  Then, list the various disadvantages that may discourage international business.