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Industrial Hygiene (Homework Assignment)

Instructions:
Welding fumes are a common occupational exposure. Several different welding fumes can cause
similar adverse health effects. Personal sampling of a welding operation at a manufacturing
facility produced the following 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) results for individual metal
fumes.
Metal Fume Result OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV
Antimony 0.05 mg/m³ 0.5 mg/m³ 0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium 0.00001 mg/m³ 0.002 mg/m³ 0.00005 mg/m³ (I)
Cadmium 0.025 mg/m³ 0.1 mg/m³ 0.01 mg/m³

Chromium 0.02 mg/m³ 1 mg/m³ 0.5 mg/m³
Copper 0.03 mg/m³ 0.1 mg/m³ 0.2 mg/m³
Iron Oxide 0.5 mg/m³ 10 mg/m³ 5 mg/m³ (R)
Magnesium Oxide 0.02 mg/m³ 15 mg/m³ 10 mg/m³
Molybdenum 0.003 mg/m³ 15 mg/m³ 10 mg/m³ (I)
Nickel 0.25 mg/m³ 1 mg/m³ 1.5 mg/m³ (I)
Zinc Oxide 0.3 mg/m³ 5 mg/m³ 2 mg/m³ (R)
(R) Respirable fraction (I) Inhalable fraction
Briefly summarize the primary health effects associated with overexposure to each type of metal
fume, including both acute and chronic health effects. Explain what analytical methods you would
use for evaluating health hazards in the workplace.
Identify the types of metal fumes that would produce similar health effects on an exposed worker.
Assume that each listed metal can cause respiratory irritation. Use the equation in 1910.1000(d)
(2)(i) to calculate the equivalent exposure (in relation to OSHA PELS) for the metal fumes with
similar health effects based on the “Result” column in the table above. Discuss whether you
believe any of the individual metal fume exposures or the combined exposure exceeds an OSHA
PEL or an ACGIH TLV.
Your homework assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length.

ANA and IHA Legislative Proposal (Illinois Bill)

In February 2020, ANA and IHA introduced a legislative proposal that gives nurses a voice when determining appropriate staffing levels at their hospitals.

The proposal is based on conditions and acuity needs for their patients.

The proposal SB 3636 is a bipartisan effort to strengthen the Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity Act and is aimed at improving quality and patient safety through a partnership between direct care nurses and other stakeholders within the hospital (Nurse Staffing Improvement Act of 2020-SB3636, February 20, 2020).

Discuss and reflect upon SB3636 in regards to how this bill, if passed can either positively or negatively affect care (nursing, patient, budgeting, reimbursement, etc.) within the field you are interested into entering.

A rubric has been posted to provide guidance. website to bill SB3636 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB3636.htm

Contemporary Supply Chain Management

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

  1. Apply modern supply chain management principles and practice, including the evolution of modern operations management theory, to real business cases.
  2. Critically analyse the process of supply chain management decision making.
  3. Apply and analyse appropriate management frameworks which can be used for the planning and control of materials and services, from the viewpoints of quality, quantity and cost analysis.
  4. Appreciate and utilise the range of tools and techniques available to aid effective supply chain management decision-making.

This assignment is an individual assignment.

Criteria for Assessment

Element 1 – Outline Mark Scheme
   
Demonstrate how the product fits with a theoretical model of a supply chain. 20%
Identification and discussion of key issues within the supply chain. 30%
Critical discussion on potential areas for development and improvement along the supply chain. 40%
Referencing & Layout 10%
Element 2 – Outline Mark Scheme
   
Demonstrate an appreciation for the importance of sustainable or environmentally friendly logistics activity. 20%
Critical discussion of how outsourced logistics may improve the environmental credentials of a business. 50%
Analysis of benefits and challenges associated with outsourcing logistics activity. 20%
Referencing & Layout 10%
Element 3 – Outline Mark Scheme
   
Identification of issues that currently need to be addressed. 25%
Analysis of how lean could specifically address these issues. 35%
Critical discussion of the potential challenges with lean implementation. 30%
Referencing & Layout 10%

Word Count

The overall word count is 2250, word counts for individual elements of the portfolio should be adhered to.

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.

The word limit includes quotations and citations, but excludes the references list.