She has asked what she considers to be her best line supervisors and the shift managers to consider implementing a urinalysis testing program at Medequip and to provide her with feedback. As far as your shift manager knows, there have been no problems at the factory concerning failed equipment or accidents that would suggest there is a drug abuse problem. Your shift manager has informed you that Ms. Prufrock would like you to make a recommendation regarding the proposed policy. Assignment Write a formal business memo to Ms. Prufrock explaining your position on the proposed policy and include a recommendation. You should research the topic of proposed random urinalysis tests and provide evidence and reasons to support your final recommendation to Ms. Prufrock.
2. Which of the statistics listed in #1 affects you personally and how? Obesity-related medical conditions cost our nation nearly $150 billion every year and account for 16 to 18 percent of our total healthcare costs. This effects me because if people would just eat healthier than the money can go into schools and pay for cops, firefighters, and teachers. 3.Suggest ways that our society as a whole could reverse or improve the statistic in a positive way for each of the statistics listed in #1.
The question I ask here today is this ok? Is it ok if these companies are allowed to persuade our doctors to sell us one drug over another? And if so, do we know if our doctors and the sale reps putting our best interests here ahead of their own interest? To better help us to understand a little more of what happens in the Pharma industry, here I have a sample writing from Ben Goldacre new book Big Pharma. Drugs are tested by the people
There could be different drug testing that are more important for different type of jobs then others like, someone who works with heavy machinery as a manager you would not want anybody drinking alcohol and with someone who sells alcohol you would want that person when they are trying to sell the alcohol to try it out with the possible buyers. For a professional athlete it would be very important to conduct steroid testing for all athletes because it would be considered cheating and lets say for an example someone who works in a library it would not be that necessary to conduct a steroid test on that
The use of such software would provide convenience for employees, by saving them time by not having to ask for ID from customers. It would make it less likely that people could successfully use fake IDs if they are underage and their correct details are already stored on the computer. For the company it could also prevent the legal problems which may occur if they sell alcohols and cigarettes to minors impact company. If they do this they could face legal ramifications and fines, but with the use of such technology this is less likely analysis. However they would have notify customers of the use of the technology in their stores, as underage people may wish to avoid the stores which could lead to a decrease in sales from the stores who use the system.
With less space each year for landfills and rubbish tips, the process of disposing of rubbish which is not recycled is increasingly being moved overseas to countries like China. Although this may be seen as creating jobs, it is having a major effect on people’s health and the environment. Beijing’s concentration of PM 2.5 particles – those small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream are dramatically rising. The World Health Organization recommends a safe level of 25 micrograms per cubic metre, earlier this year this level rose to 505 micrograms”. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists Jonathan Kaiman, The Guardian,
Another possible disadvantage is the recruiter has no idea or feel for the company and its culture. By doing the hiring yourself, it has implications of providing better quality employees that fit the company’s ideal employee profile. It will be easier to screen candidates since you know the strengths you would like an employee to possess. This will help preserve
The Advantages of Legalizing Prostitution: Contrary to popular belief, there are various advantageous to legalizing prostitution that have proven to be effective in various regions of the world. It is often argued that the greatest benefit of legalizing prostitution is the increase in workplace safety for a sex worker. Sex workers in developed and developing nations alike have been known to be victims of various types of abuse and as a result of being outside the realm of the protection of the law, have often little to no rights or any form of protection. The legalization of prostitution allows for prostitution to be regulated and thus provide sex workers with a sense of legitimacy. This sense of legitimacy is important because in many societies, the topic of prostitution is a highly contentious one and very taboo.
In middle-and low-income countries, cardiovascular disease also contributes much to mortality rate and the number of victims is still increasing. According to WHO (2013), over 80% deaths of CVD take place in developing countries and the possibility that women and men suffer from the disease is equal. CVD is attributed to many factors. First of all, unhealthy diet and use of tobacco and alcohol are two immediate causes. There are also economic causes can be divided into two aspects which are economic globalization and increase of productivity .
Conducting random drug tests on a monthly basis and drug testing after accidents are both useful techniques in maintaining a drug free workplace. However, the best way to encourage your employees to remain drug free is to lead by example. It is also a good idea to train supervisors to recognize the signs of someone who is abusing drugs or alcohol, some signs; smell of drugs or alcohol,