Fall Accidents Caused By Accidents

All employees of Robinson’s Excavation are valued members of the organization which is why safety must always come first. The construction industry is traditionally a hazardous work environment, but with vigilance, dedication, and training, the dangers can be significantly reduced. In order to provide the employees of Robinson’s Excavation with a safe work environment, all employees, regardless of status, are required to follow and enforce all safety procedures, which are not all inclusive. Additionally, the following protocol is in compliance with all state and federal OHSA regulations.

1. What were the legal issues in this case? This case is based around the laws and regulations of OSHA. OSHA is an Occupational Safety and Health Act that has been put into place to ensure the safety of employees while on the job. These regulations are put into place to help reduce the number of on the job injuries and death. In this case, Williams Construction was put under investigation after a trench collapse, which resulted in the death of one employee and a serious injury in another. After the investigation

It is alarming to know that each year there are over 4,500 scaffold injuries and 65 deaths (Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], 2016). In addition, there is a high risk for construction workers to be struck from objects falling off scaffolds. With these facts in mind, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission’s (OSHRC) 2013 case of the Secretary of Labor v Performance Contracting, Inc. (PCI) raises questions as to why violations of OSHA’s scaffold standards are sometimes considered “other-than serious.” Understanding that OSHA gives the Secretary of Labor the tasks of rulemaking and enforcement of its rules, it also gives the task of carrying out the legal process to the commission which both parties accepted, as well as PCI “engaging as a business affecting interstate commerce” (Secretary of Labor v. PCI, 2013, pp. 2-3). Knowledge of the case’s background, parties involved, arguments presented, cases used to reach a verdict, and final ruling provide insight to the penalties assessed, significance, and personal opinion.

I interviewed James Alviar RN, the Coordinator of Risk Management at my current place of employment the Queen's Medical Center West Oahu. I asked him if there were any current risk management issues at our facility that we could discuss, but he said all current issues were confidential and he could not divulge any information to me. Instead, James pointed me in the generic direction of hospital falls that is a nationwide risk management issue and also pertains to us at Queens Medical Center. This paper will be discussing risk management's role, what falls are, how falls are addressed, how risk

The exception is when an employer pays the above costs without reimbursement. Heinrich presents 11 concealed accident cost factors with their respective subparts for consideration during the computation of direct and indirect costs (Manuele, 2011). However, the hidden costs exclude fatalities, major permanent injuries and dismemberments and costs emerging from trivial injuries. Even so, Heinrich’s research does not enjoy validation or support from similar studies. The ratios that Heinrich computes focus more on less serious injuries, which presents this as a research limitation. Furthermore, the analysis took place in 1926, which makes the utilization of Heinrich’s ratios invalid considering the massive changes on compensation schemes, work practices, as well as business and industry practices (Manuele, 2011). Therefore, the use of such ratios in the estimation of total accident cost might be

he incidence of falls has a large impact in healthcare today, including legal, ethical, economical and safety implications, for patients, healthcare organizations and the community. Adhering to standards of care, and preventing falls assist the nurse, organization and patient in avoiding legal implications from falls. Protecting the patient's’ well-being, providing autonomy, and freedom are ethical obligations the nurse must consider when taking care of patients. Financial implications for falls can be devastating to the patient, as well as the organization and community. The safety of the patient is our number one goal in healthcare, and reducing fall incidence will not only improve patient safety, but it will improve healthcare as a whole.

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In the article “ As New York’s Construction Industry Booms, Workers’ Lives Are Being Put on the Line” which points out the risky occupation of the construction due to the employer provide the defective facilities to workers. Employers are concentrated on earning the money and irresponsible to the workers compensation-occupational safety and health.

According to the Bureau of Labor, statistics indicate that more than 4.1 million people were hurt or injured on-the-job in 2006 and 5,488 were killed in 2007 (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010, p. 511). Laws and regulatory requirements are currently in place to standardize and promote workplace safety. Organizations with extensive safety programs have reduced number of accidents, decreased workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits and lesser accident-related expenditures (Gomez-Mejia, et al, 2010, p. 511). This paper discusses the effects of legal, safety and regulatory requirements in

Patient safety is one of the nation's most imperative health care issues. A 1999 article by the Institute of Medicine estimates that 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of lack of in patient safety regulations. Inhibiting falls among patients and residents in acute and long term care healthcare settings requires a multifaceted method, and the recognition, evaluation and prevention of patient or resident falls are significant challenges for all who seek to provide a safe environment in any healthcare setting. Yearly, about 30% of the persons of 65 years and older falls at least once and 15% fall at least twice. Patient falls are some of the most common occurrences reported in hospitals and are a leading

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Direct cost tend to be those associated with the treatment of the injury and any unique compensation offered to workers as a consequence of being injured and are covered by workmen’s compensation insurance premiums. Indirect costs which are borne by contractors include reduced productivity for both the returned worker(s) and the crew or workforce; clean up costs; replacement costs; cost resulting from delays; supervision costs; cost related to rescheduling; transportation, and wages paid while the injured is idle (Hinze, 1994). Recent research conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) determined indirect costs to be 11 times the direct costs 11:1 (Health & Safety Executive, 1997). Research conducted in South Africa determined the indirect cost to be 14.2 times the direct costs (Smallwood, 2000). Research conducted in the United States of America indicates the total cost of accidents to constitute, inter alia, 6.5% of the value of completed construction (The Business Roundtable, 1995) and in the UK approximately 8.5% of tender price (Anderson, 1997). However, the issue relative to the COA is that ultimately clients incur the cost thereof. Given that designers are concerned with the optimization of value they should endeavour to contribute to efforts to mitigate accidents.

In the United States, construction has always been one of the most dangerous industries to work in. The number of fatalities that occur in this industry year after year demonstrate this. In 2014, 19.6% of worker fatalities, in private industry, were in construction (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015) despite the industry comprising only 6.8% of the total work force. This epidemic is not unique to the United States. Essentially every country faces similar problems regarding construction safety. For example, in 2004 the Australian construction industry employed approximately 8% of the countries workforce. However, workers compensation statistics indicated that the industry’s incidence rate was 28.6 per 1000 employees,

Despite undeniable efforts investing in safety and health within the workplace, occupational accidents continue to account for injuries and deaths every year (Cadieux et al, 2006). In Quebec alone in the year of 2004, 176 deaths and 128,104 occupational injuries were registered by the National OHS board (Cadieux et al, 2006). In order to improve these rates worldwide, Occupational Health and Safety Management systems are developed and implemented in the workplace.

Imagine struggling to learn English because your school banned speaking other languages. One solution to this fear is bilingual education, which involved academic programs that teach in two languages. In June 1998, California voters passed Proposition 227, which removed most “bilingual” classes by requiring public schools in the state to teach all English language development classes only in English (Smith). With many immigrants storming into California, Proposition 58 overturned Proposition 227 in the November 2016 election (Hopkinson). Now, in 2017, California houses at least 220 languages, in which 44% that speak a language other than English (Dolan). With the diversity and immigrant-heavy population of the Bay Area, schools should require bilingual education for the most-spoken languages of the city, besides English. Bilingual education would help keep people in touch with their culture while accepting other cultures. Students can also avoid grade retention and get an extra boost later in the workforce.