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Eastern Kentucky University

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2016

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Assessing The Effectiveness Of Safety Training Provided To Corrections Personnel In Appalachia, Ali K. Al Yammahi Jan 2016

Assessing The Effectiveness Of Safety Training Provided To Corrections Personnel In Appalachia, Ali K. Al Yammahi

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The context of the study was assessment of whether corrections officers in Appalachia are receiving adequate health and safety training who attended health and safety trainings sessions provided by the OSHA Training Institute and Education Center on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. Participants included in the study were corrections officers who have been working in corrections for a minimum of two years. Participants were required to be working in Appalachian corrections during distribution of the questionnaire. Participants were selected by using convenience and snowball sampling procedures. The questionnaire was sent on 4 separate occasions, 10 of the expected 30 …


Comparative Case Study Analysis Of Combustible Dust Explosions: Determining The Need For An Osha Combustible Dust Standard, Johnna Denise Mckee Jan 2016

Comparative Case Study Analysis Of Combustible Dust Explosions: Determining The Need For An Osha Combustible Dust Standard, Johnna Denise Mckee

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This study examined the hazards associated with combustible dust, the need for an OSHA standard to assist in the prevention of combustible dust explosions, and the influence such a standard would have on employers in industries where combustible dust is used. The framework of this study was to compare and evaluate the performance of two companies that experienced a combustible dust explosion. Past Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health (KYOSH) inspection history was reviewed as well as all data collected prior to and after the explosions. The following information was reviewed: OSHA industry standards, OSHA Compliance Directives, NFPA codes and standards, …