scholarly journals Forensic Engineering Review And Analysis Of Ship Based Belt Conveyor Hazards

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Josephs
Keyword(s):  
National Standards ◽  
Belt Conveyor ◽  
Safety Standard ◽  
General Duty ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forensic Engineering ◽  
American Standard ◽  
American Society ◽  
Safety Considerations ◽  
Specific Section

The History Of Conveyor Systems Goes Back To Antiquity, Yet It Was Not Until 1947 That The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers Sponsored The First Standard Detailing Safety Considerations For Conveyor Systems. It Was Originally Published As American Standard (Now American National Standards Institute Ansi) B20.1-1947, Safety Standard For Conveyors, Cableways And Related Equipment. The Eleventh And Most Recent Issue Of This Ansi Standard Was Published In 2003. It Is Noteworthy That Osha Regulations Are Typically Based On The Relevant Ansi Standards. However, Osha To Date Has Not Adopted The Ansi Safety Standard For Conveyors, Even After Ansi Modified Its Format In Publishing Ansi B20.1-1976 To Agree With The Osha Standard Approach. Consequently, Osha Presently Has No Specific Section In Its Standards That Addresses Conveyor Safety. Therefore, Any Osha Violations Involving Conveyors Or Conveyor Systems Are Usually Cited Under The General Duty Clause.

Forensic Engineering Review Of Safety Standards For Portable Metal Ladders

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles P. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
National Standards ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Safety Standard ◽  
Similar Nature ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Forensic Engineering ◽  
Buckling Failure ◽  
Serious Injuries

This Paper Will Discuss Some Of The Authors Concerns Regarding The Widely Recognized Industry Safety Standard Published By The American National Standards Institute (Ansi), Ansi A 14.2- 1990- Safety Requirements For Portable Metal Ladders. In This Experts Experience, And Based Upon Research Into Ladder Accidents, The Most Common Cause Of Fall From A Portable Metal Ladder Is The Buckling Failure Of One Of The .Side Rails. A Large Percentage Of Falls From A Portable Metal Ladders Are Attributed To The Sudden Buckling Failure Of One Of The Side Rails, Thereby Causing The User To Fall And Sustain Serious Injuries. Analysis Of The Cross-Section Of The Ladder Side Rails Reveals That The Design Criteria Spelled Out In The Industry Ladder Standards Falls Far Short Of The Safety Factors Commonly Applied To Other Structures Of A Similar Nature Which Are Designed By Mechanical, Structural, Civil And Aeronautical Engineers. Whereas The Commercially Available Metal Ladders Meet Or Exceed The Industry Standard, And Are Therefore Deemed To Be Safe By The Courts, A Thorough Analysis Of The Basis For The Standards Shows Several Inconsistencies And Deficiencies, Some Of Which Will Be Addressed In This Paper.

scholarly journals FAILURE LITERACY IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Delatte
Keyword(s):  
Structural Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Bridge Collapse ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forensic Engineering ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
American Society ◽  
Structural Engineers ◽  
Civic Center

The history of the development of practice in many engineering disciplines is, in large part, the story of failures, both imminent and actual, and of the changes to designs, standards and procedures made as the result of timely interventions or forensic analyses. All engineers, and more particularly structural engineers, should be failure literate. Failure literacy means knowing about the critical historical failure cases that have shaped the profession, not merely the surface technical details, but the environment, the communications difficulties and the procedural issues. In the U.S., an intensive effort has been under way for nearly a decade to promote failure literacy in engineering education and practice. A number of educational resources have been developed by the Education Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers Forensic Engineering Division (ASCE FED) to make it easier for engineering students and practicing engineers to learn from failures. Some landmark failures include the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse, 1940, the Point Pleasant/ Silver Bridge collapse, 1967, the Ronan Point building collapse, 1968 (U.K.), the 2000 Commonwealth avenue building collapse, 1971, the Bailey’s Crossroads building collapse, 1973, the Hartford Civic Center building collapse, 1978, and others. This list, unfortunately, is a living document that will expand as more failures occur. Thorough forensic investigations are vital to capture the lessons from the unfortunate occurrences.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Excel in Business but Not without Risks

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Bill Imada
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
American Society ◽  
The U.S

In recent years, data has shown that there has been significant growth in Asian American Pacific Islander-owned (AAPI) enterprises. Driven by demographic changes, related in large part to the history of immigration policy, the AAPI population has been growing, and this has been accompanied by AAPI innovators and entrepreneurs leaving greater marks on American society and the U.S. economy. This growth, however, is not without risks and threats. The legacy of being “othered” by mainstream society means that AAPI success in business and in the corporate landscape can be met with resentment and criticism. This article explores the history of AAPI entrepreneurship and current trends. It also examines the challenges that the community may continue to face and offers recommendations on how to ensure continued growth and expanded opportunities for AAPIs in business.

White Zombie as Captivity Narrative and the Death of Certainty

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Mark C Anderson
Keyword(s):  
American Indians ◽  
American Slavery ◽  
Captivity Narrative ◽  
Early American ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Black ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
American Society ◽  
Black Other

Horror films such as White Zombie (1932) reveal viewers to themselves by narrating in the currency of audience anxiety. Such movies evoke fright because they recapitulate fear and trauma that audiences have already internalized or continue to experience, even if they are not aware of it. White Zombie’s particular tack conjures up an updated captivity narrative wherein a virginal white damsel is abducted by a savage Other. The shell of the captivity story, of course, is as old as America. In its earliest incarnation it featured American Indians in the role as savage Other, fiendishly imagined as having been desperate to get their clutches on white females and all that hey symbolized. In this way, it generated much of the emotional heat stoking Manifest Destiny, that is, American imperial conquest both of the continent and then, later, as in the case of Haiti, of the Caribbean Basin. White Zombie must of course be understood in the context of the American invasion and occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). As it revisits the terrain inhabited by the American black Other, it also speaks to the history of American slavery. The Other here is African-American, not surprisingly given the date and nature of American society of the day, typically imagined in wildly pejorative fashion in early American arts and culture. This essay explores White Zombie as a modified captivity narrative, pace Last of the Mohicans through John Ford’s The Searchers (1956), the Rambo trilogy (1982, 1985, 1988), the Taken trilogy (2008, 1012, 2014), even Mario and Luigi’s efforts to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.

scholarly journals A qualitative study of organisational response to national quality standards for 7-day services in English hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Sutton ◽  
Julian Bion ◽  
Russell Mannion ◽  
Janet Willars ◽  
Elizabeth Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organisational Culture ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Improvement Strategy ◽  
Senior Staff ◽  
National Quality ◽  
History Of ◽  
Day Services ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background National standards are commonly used as an improvement strategy in healthcare, but organisations may respond in diverse and sometimes negative ways to external quality demands. This paper describes how a sample of NHS hospital trusts in England responded to the introduction of national standards for 7-day services (7DS), from an organisational behaviour perspective. Methods We conducted 43 semi-structured interviews with executive/director level and clinical staff, in eight NHS trusts that varied in size, location, and levels of specialist staffing at weekends. We explored approaches to implementing standards locally, and the impact of organisational culture and local context on organisational response. Results Senior staff in the majority of trusts described a focus on hitting targets and achieving compliance with the standards. Compliance-based responses were associated with a hierarchical organisational culture and focus on external performance. In a minority of trusts senior staff described mobilising commitment-based strategies. In these trusts senior staff reframed the external standards in terms of organisational values, and used co-operative strategies for achieving change. Trusts that took a commitment-based approach tended to be described as having a developmental organisational culture and a history of higher performance across the board. Audit data on 7DS showed improvement against standards for most trusts, but commitment-focused trusts were less likely to demonstrate improvements on the 7DS audit. The ability of trusts to respond to external standards was limited when they were under pressure due to a history of overall poor performance or resource limitations. Conclusions National standards and audit for service-level improvement generate different types of response in different local settings. Approaches to driving improvement nationally need to be accompanied by resources and tailored support for improvement, taking into account local context and organisational culture.

A Centennial History of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1880-1980

1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 689
Author(s):  
Burton J. Bledstein ◽  
Bruce Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
History Of ◽  
American Society

I

1986 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 896-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Lachs
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
International Court Of Justice ◽  
International Court ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society ◽  
Second World ◽  
Shed Light

To write of Philip Jessup means to survey the history of the teaching of international law in the United States throughout the last half century; to cover all important events concerning the birth of international organizations on the morrow of the Second World War; to visit the halls of the General Assembly and the Security Council; to attend meetings of the American Society of International Law and the Institute of International Law, where he so frequently took the floor to shed light on their debates; to attend sittings of the International Court of Justice in the years 1960-1969. I could hardly undertake this task; there are others much more qualified to do so. What I wish to do is to recall him as a great jurist I knew and a delightful human being; in short, a judge and a great friend whom I learned to admire.

History of societies of indexers, Part II: three affiliations

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-215
Author(s):  
Hazel K Bell
Keyword(s):  
Australian Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society

In its second decade, the Society of Indexers welcomed and assisted the formation of three affiliated societies: the American Society of Indexers (ASI), The Australian Society of Indexers (AusSI) and the Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada (IASC/SCAD).

Univision, Telemundo, and the Rise of Spanish-Language Television in the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Allen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
History Of ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
American Society ◽  
The U.S

The first completely researched history of U.S. Spanish-language television traces the rise of two foremost, if widely unrecognized, modern American enterprises—the Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo. It is a standard scholarly history constructed from archives, original interviews, reportage, and other public materials. Occasioned by the public’s wakening to a “Latinization” of the U.S., the book demonstrates that the emergence of Spanish-language television as a force in mass communication is essential to understanding the increasing role of Latinos and Latino affairs in modern American society. It argues that a combination of foreign and domestic entrepreneurs and innovators who overcame large odds resolves a significant and timely question: In an English-speaking country, how could a Spanish-speaking institution have emerged? Through exploration of significant and colorful pioneers, continuing conflicts and setbacks, landmark strides, and ongoing controversies—and with revelations that include regulatory indecision, behind-the-scenes tug-of-war, and the internationalization of U.S. mass media—the rise of a Spanish-language institution in the English-speaking U.S. is explained. Nine chapters that begin with Spanish-language television’s inception in 1961 and end 2012 chronologically narrate the endeavor’s first 50 years. Events, passages, and themes are thoroughly referenced.

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