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I will post two of my friends posts and all you have to do is to do a small response for each one of them<\/p>\n
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First Student (Albraa)<\/p>\n
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/strong> (OSHA)<\/strong> was enacted by congress following the Occupational Safety Act of 1970, signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Its mission is to facilitate safety and health for workers in their working environment by drafting and enforcing standards, training and outreach initiatives, and assistance.<\/p>\n The modes of enforcement of safety standards spelled out by OSHA are chiefly through inspection conducted by Compliance Safety and Health Officers who assess fines and sanctions for violations of its regulations (EPA, n.d). Of particular interest are highly hazardous industries. OSHA also ensures compliance via partnership programs like the Voluntary Protection Program and Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. <\/p>\n The Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong> is an autonomous agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection. Its mission is to eliminate the threats presented by run-away pollution to ensure sustainability for posterity. To protect our people and the environment from harmful effects of radiation and pollution (EPA, n.d).<\/p>\n EPA works in collaboration with state, federal and local authorities to ensure environmental standards. EPA carries out its enforcement efforts in the form of fines, sanctions, and similar measures. The agency involves all stakeholders in voluntary pollution mitigation initiatives (EPA, n.d).<\/p>\n Barack Obama signed the OE13650 on August 1, 2013, directing the federal government to work in sync with state and local partners to share information, update policies, and harmonize best practices. Under this executive order, the following programs concern community\/ environmental and safety: EPA\u2019s Risk Management Program<\/strong> (RMP), has the goal of decreasing chemical risks under the clean air act. The program requires manufacturers of certain fire hazard and toxic substances to put in place risk management contingencies. Through the Emergency Planning and Community Right to know Act, EPA ensures the carrying out of emergency planning and preparedness for local, state and community levels. The program ensures locals know of hazards in their locality and how to respond in case of emergencies (EO 13650, 2013).<\/p>\n As provided for by the Process Safety Management<\/strong> (PSM), OSHA spells out the standards how the handling of hazardous substances to forestall disasters through their careless release. Guidelines are given on the manufacture and packaging of biohazards.<\/p>\n Federal agencies oversee a number of programs to militate against chemical accidents, prevent chemical attacks terrorist, and prepare handlers of chemicals and the wider community to respond appropriately to accidents involving chemicals State, local, and community enforce proper zoning of chemical plants and response. <\/p>\n Process safety management<\/strong> is a regulation sponsored by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Its main Purpose is setting standards to reduce the adverse effects of huge amounts of toxic, radioactive, explosives and fire hazards. Process safety management is tools to assist prevent the release of hazardous chemicals as defined by the EPA or OSHA (29 CFR 1910.119). The regulations encompass procedures, design recommendations, auditing guidelines et cetera. <\/p>\n Create a skeleton of the “eight step process”<\/strong> with incident command principles<\/p>\n The knowledge on the response to an incident involving the release of hazardous substances for any Occupational safety Professional is paramount. When an HAZMAT situation arises, it is an industry standard to follow an eight \u2013step process (Chan et al., 2014).<\/p>\n STEP 1: Site Management & Control<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 2: Identifying the Problem<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 3: Hazard & Risk Evaluation<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 4: Protective Clothing & Equipment<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 5: Information Management & Resource Coordination<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 6: Implementing Response Objectives<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 7: Decontamination<\/i><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 8: Terminating the Incident<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Chan, K. C., Lim, G. H., & Leong, M. (2014). Medical Response to Hazmat Incidents. Hazmat Medical Life Support,<\/i>95-101. doi:10.1142\/9789814583169_0012<\/p>\n EPA(n.d). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n EO 13650. (2013). Chemical Executive Order. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/chemicalexecutiveorder\/<\/a><\/p>\nReferences<\/span><\/h2>\n