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Health and Safety Law over the Last 50 Years
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Whitcher, Ralph – School Science Review, 2013
From a time when laws on health and safety applied only to some industries and much was unregulated, we have moved to a time when health and safety laws seem, if you believe some reports in the news, to pervade every aspect of working life with silly restrictions. This article looks at the development of the legislation from the 1960s and suggests…
Descriptors: Safety, Legislation, Occupational Safety and Health, Industry
Five Essential Elements of Crisis Intervention for Communities and Schools When Responding to Technological Disasters
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Sulkowski, Michael L.; Lazarus, Philip J. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
Technological disasters result from human error, negligence, or limitations in perceiving and reducing risk. They are a form of manmade disaster that exerts a devastating effect on impacted individuals, communities, and ecosystems. Because of their negative impacts, technological disasters often erode community connectedness, undermine adaptive…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Intervention, Safety, Victims
A Work-Based Research Assessment of the Impact of "Lean Manufacturing" on Health and Safety Education within an SME
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Nikolou-Walker, Elda; Lavery, Kathy – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
Globalisation has had a major impact on the engineering industry as Pacific Rim countries undercut manufacturing costs and provide a more cost-effective location for many businesses. Engineering in Northern Ireland has mostly declined owing to increased competition from these countries. Engineering companies are now forced to streamline their…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Safety, War, Program Effectiveness
The Attitude of Civil Engineering Students towards Health and Safety Risk Management: A Case Study
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Petersen, A. K.; Reynolds, J. H.; Ng, L. W. T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
The highest rate of accidents and injuries in British industries has been reported by the construction industry during the past decade. Since then stakeholders have recognised that a possible solution would be to inculcate a good attitude towards health and safety risk management in undergraduate civil engineering students and construction…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Safety, Risk Management, Construction Management
Outdoor Adventure Risk Management: Curriculum Design Principles from Industry and Educational Experts
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Harper, Nevin; Robinson, David W. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2005
Leaders working in the outdoor adventure field are faced with making critical decisions that keep students, clients, or customers safe from the perils of risk-related activities while enabling them to benefit from these experiences. The knowledge and competency necessary to analyze and manage risk is integral to those providing outdoor adventure…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Curriculum Design, Industry, Risk Management
The Great Outdoors and Beyond: Common Threads in Leadership Training on Land, in the Air, and in Space.
Irwin, Cheryl; Phipps, Maurice – 1994
For over 7 years, the Wilderness Education Association (WEA) and three universities have been using a systematic approach to leadership training in the outdoors: the experiential leadership education (ELE) method. The effectiveness of this approach was investigated by an aerospace expert interested in leadership training for isolated groups. A…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Leadership Styles