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"Public health ethics is a discipline concerned with the health of the public or a population as a whole, rather than focusing on the individual. This book introduces a number of this new field's central concepts and explores the key and controversial issues arising. Topics covered include the nature of public health ethics, the concepts of disease and prevention, risk and precaution, health inequalities and justice, screening, vaccination and disease control, smoking and issues relating to the environment and public health. With insightful contributions from leading experts, Public Health Ethics presents thought-provoking reviews of these topics, at the same time as encouraging and identifying areas for future discussion in this emerging discipline. This is a valuable addition to the library of anyone working in the fields of public health, health policy, ethics, philosophy and social science"--

The major current issues concerning US public policy toward communities in economic crisis are outlined & discussed. Particular attention is focused on whether current policies meet the needs of communities that have developed a predisposition to sudden job losses & longer-term stagnation. Policy areas discussed include economic development, efforts to enforce corporate responsibility for impacts of relocation, community-worker ownership of industry, & labor relations policy. AA.

Draws attention to contextual variables in the development and
management of safety cultures. Examines the relationship between
corporate culture change and safety management and considers the
implications for safety of the manipulation of values and beliefs as
part of corporate motivation. Considers the extent to which the
development of a safety culture is compatible with the development of a
corporate culture. Examines the following areas, the pursuit of order,
conflict and contradiction, rhetoric and taken‐for‐granted assumptions,
in order to challenge cosmetic approaches to safety management.
Indicates the importance of recognizing that some information defies
data capture and gives attention to the irrational aspects of systems.
Isolates issues for management in the perception and promotion of safety
and offers current examples of good practice.

Work accidents became a matter of societal concern in the progressive era of Woodrow Wilson. When other contingencies of modern life were brought under social security in the New Deal reforms of the 1930s, work accident legislation remained separate. Despite low benefits & imperfect insurance arrangements, the workers' compensation legislation does help internalize the costs of accidents. However, internalization of costs is only one remedy; others are regulation & broader community responsibility. Regulation poses problems, & broader community responsibility may evade the issues involved in finding the tradeoff of production & health which would maximize social welfare. Modified HA.

Chapter 1: Overview of Social Media and Africa's Public Sector -- Chapter 2: Exploring Facets of Africa's Public Sector's Dance with Social Media -- Chapter 3: Main Objectives and Expectations for the Use of Social Media in the Public Sector in Africa -- Chapter 4: Catalysts for Social Media Adoption in the Public Sector in Africa -- Chapter 5: Democracy and Use of Social Media by Public Sector Organisations in Africa -- Chapter 6: Social Media and E-Government Services in Africa -- Chapter 7: The Way Forward for the Use of Social Media in the Public Sector in Africa.

Intended for "Illinois public school districts, regional superintendents, architects and engineers. The Health/Life Safety Facility Handbook is a reference manual for understanding various requirements, processes, and forms used in administering the health/life safety code as referenced in 23 Illinois Administrative Code, Subtitle A, Part 180, Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools"--Foreword. ; "July 1999"--Prelim. page. ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The management of safety culture in international and culturally diverse organizations is a concern for many high‐risk industries. Yet, research has primarily developed models of safety culture within Western countries, and there is a need to extend investigations of safety culture to global environments. We examined (i) whether safety culture can be reliably measured within a single industry operating across different cultural environments, and (ii) if there is an association between safety culture and national culture. The psychometric properties of a safety culture model developed for the air traffic management (ATM) industry were examined in 17 European countries from four culturally distinct regions of Europe (North, East, South, West). Participants were ATM operational staff (n = 5,176) and management staff (n = 1,230). Through employing multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, good psychometric properties of the model were established. This demonstrates, for the first time, that when safety culture models are tailored to a specific industry, they can operate consistently across national boundaries and occupational groups. Additionally, safety culture scores at both regional and national levels were associated with country‐level data on Hofstede's five national culture dimensions (collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity, and long‐term orientation). MANOVAs indicated safety culture to be most positive in Northern Europe, less so in Western and Eastern Europe, and least positive in Southern Europe. This indicates that national cultural traits may influence the development of organizational safety culture, with significant implications for safety culture theory and practice.

Employers have a duty to perform workplace investigations in situations involving a workplace incident that violates an employer's rules, regulations, policies, or procedures. Workplace investigations occur for many different reasons including reports of sexual harassment, employee altercations, safety issues, security breaches, customer complaints, and other issues. The primary goal of a workplace investigation is to produce findings that will provide the employer with the basis to make a decision concerning the action to be taken regarding the incident. By taking the necessary steps to determine what happened the employer is provided with a solid foundation to defend any action that may be taken with respect to a subsequent challenge.