Pipeline Security In September 2002, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) formed the Pipeline Security Division to manage pipeline security at the federal level. The Department of Transportation also operates the Pipeline and Hazardous M Continue Reading...
attack of 911 has posed a serious threat to the aviation industry. For the first the world could realize that airplanes are not only the mode of transportation but can also be utilized as potential bombs. Many passengers are apprehensive of air trav Continue Reading...
CFR Analysis The author of this report has been asked to offer an analysis and summary of the importance and need for what is known as 49 CFR. Of course, 49 CFR is the section of the United States code that pertains to the regulation of the transpor Continue Reading...
Airport Security Design and Implementation The objective of this work in writing is to devise a plan for setting up a state-of-the-art airport security system. This work will discuss: (1) The security force: selection, organization and training; (2) Continue Reading...
Presently, the Red Line consists of three segments Downtown LA, Wilshire Center and N. Hollywood and the total coverage is 17.4 miles. Apart from this, the review identified the possible financial and schedule risks. It was inferred that the cost an Continue Reading...
2008 Imperial Sugar refinery explosion/Fire. Fire at Imperial Sugar Refinery Background Info On February 7, 2008, a massive fire and explosion took place at northwestern Savannah, Georgia's Imperial Sugar factory. The incident claimed the lives o Continue Reading...
Aviation at the College Level The purpose of this paper is to examine a business, other than a federal business, that is involved with aviation. Further to examine the training, certification and funding and to identify the issues faced in those ar Continue Reading...
Joplin Tornado Disaster The Category EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011 devastated the region, killing 161 people and injuring over a thousand more (Smith, Sutter, 2013). In all, local, state and federal agencies and officials worke Continue Reading...
" (from World environmental news, Internet edition) Besides developing flexible legislation that will distribute the functions of recycling between manufacturers and municipal services there has to be a definite and developed program that would spec Continue Reading...
9% Yard Trimmings - 12.9% Food scraps - 12.4%; Plastics - 11.7%; Rubber, leather and textiles - 7.3% Metals - 7.6% Wood - 5.5% Glass - 5.3% The following figure shows the number of landfills in the United States between 1998 and 2006 Number Continue Reading...
..as long as those programs were at least as effective as the federal program." (the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act) The passing of this Act by congress is therefore aimed at ensuring adequate health and safety standards for all workers. I Continue Reading...
" (Norris, 2004) SUMMARY & CONCLUSION Pollution prevention and reduction in the use of toxics and reduction in waste are greatly at focus for the Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines (2007) which are guidelines that can be specifically ta Continue Reading...
d.), Miller Brewing was the first brewery to "recover excess carbon dioxide from the brewing process for sale…to food processors for refrigeration purposes." Likewise, Miller resells its brewer's yeast to food processors instead of wasting it. Continue Reading...
Regulating Oil and Gas Drilling and Transport The American economy runs on energy produced from oil, coal, natural gas, hydroelectric power, nuclear power and renewable sources like solar and wind energies. In fact according to a report in the Congr Continue Reading...
Logistics Management Because the Constitution provides Congress with the authorization to govern interstate commerce, most of the important transportation laws are at the federal level, in particular for a retailer seeking to move goods from port th Continue Reading...
E-Waste: Environmental Impacts The E-waste Threat Health and Environmental Impact of E-waste Particulars to Human Threat from Hazardous Metals from E-waste Soil and water Contaminations from E-waste The growth of electronic waste is expected to Continue Reading...
For example, unequal protection may result from land-use decisions that determine the location of residential amenities and disamenities. Unincorporated, poor, and communities of color often suffer a "triple" vulnerability of noxious facility siting Continue Reading...
Leachate. This term refers to the liquid that has passed through or emerged from phosphogypsum. Liner. This term refers to a continuous layer of low permeability natural or synthetic materials which controls the downward and lateral escape of wast Continue Reading...
E-Trash Most of the world's electronic trash -- especially old computers -- is dumped in the third world countries, resulting severe environmental problems and illnesses among residents. A latest news agency declares that about 80% of the world's el Continue Reading...
U.S. MILITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Military & Environmental Law Environmental Analysis and Impact of the United States Military Military activity affects the environment in direct and indirect ways. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Continue Reading...
LCA of Printer Cartridges Life Cycle Analysis and Environmental Impact of Printer Cartridges Printer cartridges are an important part of the world in which we live. Every day we purchase them, use them, and eventually need to replace them. The obje Continue Reading...
The NATUNA SEA sinking incident occurred on October 3, 2000 on the rock-strewn outcrop of Batu Berhanti in Indonesia when it was headed to Jinzhou, China. The grounding of the NATUNA SEA took place approximately 6NM from the tanker’s mana Continue Reading...
Legislation on liability and compensation is needed. The United States should ratify the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 1984 Protocols. Federal planning for oil spills must be improved. Studies of the long-term environmental and healt Continue Reading...
Waste Management: A Strategic Case Analysis Company History External Analysis General Environmental Analysis Demographic Segment Economic Segment Political/Legal Segment Socio-Cultural Segment Technological Segment 103.1.6 Global Segment 10 Continue Reading...
Economic Development and Pollution Globally, economic development is taking place at an unprecedented rate, as undeveloped and underdeveloped nations, often with the aid of more advanced countries, are industrializing and urbanizing. While this deve Continue Reading...
The trainee would thereafter be able to demonstrate his knowledge of the various 'primary identification systems' that may be the Department of Transportation System, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Hazardous Materials Information Continue Reading...
" (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2000 P. 3). In the United States, the average bridge deck in a snow-belt state generally shows the spalling shortly after 7 to 10 years of construction, and requires rehabilitation after 20 years of construction. Continue Reading...
NIMS Medical/Public Health Components and Disaster Responses The objective of this study is to discuss the NIMS medical and public health components and disaster responses in terms of its logistics, inventory, personnel credentialing, emergency oper Continue Reading...
(Combating Terrorism: FEMA Continues to Make Progress in Coordinating Preparedness and Response: Participation in Interagency and Intra-agency Groups and Committees) CIMS: The Office of Emergency Management --OEM who has been collaborating with NYP Continue Reading...
Multinational Corporations Around the Globe When considering the ever-changing and highly competitive global landscape of business today, large firms must be able to effectively globalize their operations in order to reach a greater potential clien Continue Reading...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency institutionalized Emergency Management in 1979 (Lindsay, 2012). Since then, various local and state organizations have included emergency management in their practices. It shifted from specialized preparedness Continue Reading...
Proponents advanced that both legal and illegal immigration to California was a concrete and hard reality, which neither legislation nor strict controls could blot out. They envisioned a menial, lowly paid workforce, a source of cheap labor, on whic Continue Reading...
Hazmedics are also called 'toxmedic, hazmat paramedic, or hazardous materials medic..." (Schnepp, 2003) Schnepp states that the hazmedic "functions as a prehospital resource for acute toxicological illness, chemical exposures, and overall health and Continue Reading...
Providing fast and open communication is a crucial component of law enforcement's role in any emergency situation, particular natural disasters in which the circumstances of the danger can change rapidly and seemingly without warning. In fact, most Continue Reading...
If the worst case scenarios should ever unfold and terrorists have released materials into the air that are radioactive, the SOD works with the New York City's Department of Health so that officers have proper training in the use of air-monitoring " Continue Reading...
