Sunday, January 26, 2020
Health And Safety In Spa Environment Management Essay
Health And Safety In Spa Environment Management Essay Evaluate the health and safety risks associated with the Spa/ Salon environment All staff have to take responsibility for health and safety and understand the implications if it is not followed. As an Operations Manager, you will have key duties and responsibilities for the health and safety of the spa and you will have to perform various assessments to comply with legislation. For your assessment, you are required to build a portfolio documenting all of the relevant health and safety checks and procedures that you have conducted within a commercial spa. Once you have completed all of the forms, an action plan needs to be designed based on an evaluation of your findings. As a minimum requirement, the portfolio should include: a detailed risk assessment for all areas of the spa, a COSHH assessment manual handling assessment electrical assessment pool testing (spa only) Assessment guidelines When planning your portfolio consider the following: Pay particular attention to the portfolio format. Introduce the portfolio. Make suitable references throughout to back up your statements and assessments. End with a summary or conclusion. Above all remember that your portfolio should demonstrate the following learning outcome Evaluate the health and safety risks associated with the Spa environment. In each section, you will have accessed official documents and websites. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE NEED TO BE REFERENCED. Poor referencing will have an impact on your grade for this assignment. To each section you may want to add: Photographs to demonstrate hazards or good practice Web links for references Documents such as your completed risk assessment form (it may be better to attach this as a PDF) The main headings are: Introduction Introduce yourself and your workplace. Introduce your current role in relation to health and safety. Risk Assessment A risk assessment has to be carried out as specified in the Management of Health Safety at Work Regulations What is risk assessment? The first part is to look at all situations within the area and identify all hazards. Who might be affected by these hazards? Staff and public. Can these hazards be eliminated, reduced or isolated? Are there currently control procedures in place? Are they effective? These assessments should be recorded and reviewed every year or sooner if there is a major change in the working environment. Identifying risks gives you a Risk Factor. What is the chance of occurrence = Probability Factor. These two RF PF = Assessment Factor. The higher the assessment factor the greater the need for action to be taken, whether it be changing procedure, issuing PPE or stopping activity altogether. Each area should have its own risk assessment carried out by a competent employee. Each hazard should be identified and then eliminated or isolated by control measures. Each of these assessments should be recorded and monitored at regular intervals. They should be available to all staff. All incidents should be recorded that occur in the area and these should be cross referenced against risk assessments to ensure that the control measures in place are being followed and if inadequate procedures are reviewed. Risk assessment should be carried out by a designated competent person, preferably having that one person doing all so that consistency is maintained in all risk monitoring. You can download the risk assessment form here. Once you have completed it you can add it to your blog in this section. COSHH Assessment Here you will conduct a COSHH assessment of the products and materials you are using. You may already have a COSHH assessment that you are able to refer to. Dont just replicate the information here, think about the issues and concerns that it raises you need to demonstrate that you understand the implications of this assessment. You can find out more about COSSH assessment here Manual Handing Assessment What do you know about manual handing procedures and do you apply them? Here you need to look at how you and your colleagues go about your work on a regular basis and discuss issues and concerns. You can find out more about manual handing procedures and risk here Electrical Assessment What checks need to be done in relation to electrical safety? Are you happy with the standard or electrical safety? Here is a comprehensive guide prepared by the HSE. Pool Testing As a day spa you may not have a pool, but these regulations apply to spa pools too. If you have neither a pool or a spa pool you will need to demonstrate that you understand the basic safety guidelines and that you could competently support health and safety when using a pool or spa pool. For those of you with a pool, you will already have a set of regulations to follow, consider these regulations, are they followed? Do they need updating? This is a good website for additional information Summary, conclusion and recommendations (approximately 1000 words) Having studied all these area of health and safety, you need to draw some conclusions about the regulations already in place, whether they are sufficient or need updating, whether you are your colleagues follow these regulations and if you have any specific concerns. You will also need to reflect on your time in the environment and make recommendations for improvements to working practice. For any concerns it is useful to write a SMART action plan. Detailing the issues and when you would like them to be resolved. Bibliography Reference List Please include a complete bibliography with your portfolio. A sample portfolio has been provided for you to look at in the study materials area. HEALTH AND SAFETY PORTFOLIO 1.Introduction Before 1974 approximately 8 million employees had no legal safety protection at work. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA 74) provides the legal framework to promote, stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety in places of work. It protects employees and the public from work activities. Everyone has a duty to comply with the Act, including employers, employees, trainees, self-employed, manufacturers, suppliers, designers, importers of work equipment. (Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, 1998) Any company with more than five employees is legally obliged to possess a comprehensive Health and Safety policy. (Safety Policy UK, 2006) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) aims to:  ·Ã‚        To provide and maintain safe and healthy conditions, with the legal requirements defining the minimum,  ·Ã‚        To provide training and instruction to enable members to use the facilities safely and efficiently,  ·Ã‚        To make available, as necessary, safety devices and protective equipment and to supervise their use,  ·Ã‚        To maintain a constant and continuing interest in Health and Safety matters including Accident Prevention and Safe Working Practices,  ·Ã‚        To impress a Duty of Care on all members. (Dr Ian Plummer, 2004)  I carried out my Health and Safety assessment in XXXXXXXXXX. It is a club Spa located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. The Spa has a strong focus on Sports Therapy; they also offer a range of treatments such as Swedish massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Beauty Therapies. XXXXXXXXXXXXX carry out their Health and Safety Assessment bi-annually or after a substantial change in the work area as well as after a notifiable or near miss accident as required by the The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Please find attached the completed risk assessment form.RISK ASSESSMENT FORM.doc On the whole I found that (apart from some minor safety issues that we addressed straight away in the spa) the spa was identified as a low risk area. During my evaluation I took several pictures of issues that I thought were possible health and safety issues.  Here you can see that a candle has been left on some towels, although the candle was not lit, it was still warm and there was a potential for the wax to be spilt. Note that these pictures had to be resized before I could upload them. After taking the pictures and saving them as jpeg, I used paint to resize the pictures down to 10% otherwise the pictures would have been too large to upload. Here you can see that the shower head has been left on the floor. This is a potential for both slipts and trips.  In this image you can see that a cotton compress has been left on a radiator. Firstly, this is un hygenic as the heat will encourage bacterial growth, secondly, it is unadvisable to put anything on radiators.  In this final image, you ca see that a rug has been lifted but not replaced properly. This is a potential for trips. Any hassards like this need to be spotted straight away and dealt with by therapists to ensure the safety of their clients. 2. Risk Assessment  A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Workers and others have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures. (Five steps to Risk assessment, 2006) I assessed all areas of the Spa as it is not big, and after the assessment i was able to identify the following overall factors: Risk Factor = number of persons who experienced accidents      (Lenn Evan Goodman (2003), Islamic Humanism, p. 155)                                  number of persons ro risk          = 16                                                                                                               100 ( average number of people who regularly visit the Spa)          = 0.16 Probability Factor = number of persons who experienced accidents                                                                                   number of risk occurence               = 16                                                                                                               5               =3,2 therefore,        3.2                                                                                                                       100  ( 3 out of 100 people are at risk)               = 0.032 Assessment Factor = Risk Factor + Probabilty Factor                = 0.032 + 0.16                =0.192 From the Assesment factor I am able to deduce that the need to take action against the Risks within the Spa is considerably Low, because the lower the Assessment factor, the less need to take action. Please find attached a COSHH assessment for a cleaning product that we used in the spa. COSHH_Assessment.docx Whilst conducting my assessment I noticed that a tub of chlorine tablets had been left on a table without the lid on. I could smell the chlorine and therefore I believed that it had been left open for a while. I replaced the lid and stored the chlorine tablets away in the store cupboard. Chrlorine is a respiratory irritant therefore the lid must be replaced as soon as the product has been used. Therapists should be cautious about breathing in the chlorine fumes. 3. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) Assessment Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put peoples health at risk, causing diseases including asthma, dermatitis or cancer. (Health and Safety UK, 2006)The COSHH regulations require employers to control substances that can harm workers health. The management must ensure that, before any work using a substance hazardous to health is begun, a suitable and sufficient assessment is made of the risks to health created by that work and of the steps that need to be taken to meet the requirements of the COSHH Regulations, and that the assessment is recorded. (University of Leicester COSHH assessment, 2008). COSHH covers chemicals, products containing chemicals, fumes, dusts, vapours, mists and gases, and biological agents (germs). If the packaging has any of the hazard symbols then it is classed as a hazardous substance. (Health and Safety UK, 2006) However, it doesnt cover lead, asbestos and radioactive substances because these have their own specific regulations. (Health and Safety UK, 2006) The following link consist of various COSHH symbols: http://www.proshieldsafetysigns.co.uk/signs/4452_Warning_signs_COSHH_symbols.html 4. Manual Handling  Incidents associated with manual handling activities account for 34% of all UK workplace injuries which lead to absences from work of 3 days or more. The annual national cost to employers from manual handling accidents is estimated at  £90 million. The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 was introduced to ensure that employers took steps to reduce the risks of manual handling injuries, require that hazardous manual handling is avoided whenever it is reasonably practicable to do so. (Manual Handling, University of Kent, 2005) In the Spa industry manual handling is as important as any other workplace, because the work involves lifting and moving stock. Also working at poorly designed workstations may cause back injury or muscular strain. Therefore, on a regular basis the Spa Staff:      must avoid lifting items which are too heavy,      must use Trolley and lift      must be trained in proper lifting techniques,         and also chairs which can be adjusted depending on the size of the client and therapist is provided (XXXX Spa Therapy Manual Handling, 2009) My only concern with XXXXXX Spa is that workstations should be designed to ensure staff have sufficient room to move around when working as the space is confined within the Spa. 5. Electrical Assessment  No matter where you work, under the law, therapists and their employers have a number of health and safety responsibilities especially where electrical equipment is concerned. Therefore it is essential that all spa equipment is tested and serviced annually. In return, an electrical compliance certificate for insurance purposes; extended warranties; and effective and safe treatments is received (Electrical engineer-Malcolm Clark, 2005).   5.1 Equipments required to be tested and inspected  Portable appliances  Movable equipment  Hand-held appliances or equipment  Stationary equipment  Fixed equipment Appliances/equipment for buildings Information technology equipment (business equipment) Extension leads (Sasha Lill, 2008)   5.2 Tests requires by the regulation Electrical and mechanical safety Insulation Earth continuity Isolation from mains power sources Control systems and devices Correct fusing Intermittent faults Connection of plugs, leads and electrodes Calibration where equipment produces an output the regulations requires this is serviced and calibrated in accordance with the manufacturers original specification. (Sasha Lill, 2008) PAT testing needs to be done annually in a Spa as part of the requirements set by the IEE (Institute of Electrical Engineers), according to Electricity at Work Regulations (EWR) were introduced in 1989. PAT is the abbreviation for Portable Appliance Testing an electrical device that tests appliances and equipment for electrical safety. There are three stages to PAT testing: The first test checks the appliance is securely earthed inside the equipment, mains plug and cable known as earth continuity. The second test sequence checks the electrical insulation of the appliance. A fault can often occur inside equipment (such as vaporisers and appliances like kettles). (PAT testing advice Centre) The third test sequence measures the load or consumption of the appliance, indicating any possible fault/s. Faulty equipment may take more or less current than it was designed to do. ( PAT testing Advice centre, 2003-as amended) The Electrical check in Relax body therapy club spa is carried out annually and all equipments are services annually in compliance of Health Safety At Work Act 1974,and the electrical safety within the spa is satisfactory. 6.  Pool Testing Swimming pools are a popular facility within the Spa industry and provide an added attraction for Spa users.  Poor maintenance of the pool may lead to low levels of disinfectant (chorine) and clogged filters that may place swimmers at risk for diarrheal diseases and skin, ear, and upper respiratory infections.  (Swimming pool health and safety presentation, Gary Barnes RS, 2000) Follow the following link for guidance of Pool maintenance and testing.  http:// http://www.zodiac.com.au/testing-your-pool-water.aspx It is therefore essential that swimming pools are operated and maintained in a safe manner, not only to prevent these incidents but also to provide a defence, particularly in these days of litigation, and in order to comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. ( UK Health and Safety-Devononline,2002) Whilst each swimming pool has to be taken on its own merit, certain aspects are common to all. A swimming pool should satisfy the following criteria: Provide a lifebuoy and rescue pole. Provide and display suitable safety notices and depth markings. Provide an adequate means of supervision or control. Provide a means of raising the alarm. Formulate operating and emergency procedures. ( UK Health and Safety-Devononline, 2002) The Basic safety guidelines may include:       SUPERVISION- Adult supervision is a key element in getting the maximum, safest enjoyment from your pool. Never let children under the age of fourteen swim    unsupervised in a pool. Setting pool rules and sticking them is also very important.      SWIMMING ABILITIES-Always find out whether or not guests can swim. Supervise guests who cant swim the way you would a child.  If youre uncomfortable with someones swimming abilities, make sure they stay in the shallow water area and watch them closely.      MEDICAL PRECAUTIONS- Keep these basic safety items by the pool at all times: i.e. Life preserver, First aid kit including written instructions on how to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)      Trained staff in CPR should monitor the swimmers.      WATER CLEARITY Clear water aids in identifying soakers and swimmers in distress, helps swimmers avoid collisions and is an indicator that the sanitizer, circulation, and filtration systems are functioning.      Safety doors should be installed in all pool cleaner wall suction lines. (Pools Safety Guidelines, 2008) 7. Summary and Conclusion To sum up, a Health and Safety Policy is the essential framework for the successful management of the health and safety function. Successful management of health and safety is a vital requirement for any business. Having a clear policy, with strong management, commitment, staff involvement and competent people should be a very high priority. Failure can be extremely costly in human, financial, and reputational terms. (Health and Safety Briefing No.8, 2009) Considering the fact that XXXXXX Spa  is reasonably small, with less than 10 employees and not more than 100 clients per month, the Health and Safety regulations in place are easily followed and well adhered to both by the staff and the clients. The regulations are also well managed. However, these need updating as far as Risk assessment  for disabled persons and clients with conditions like claustrophobia are concerned. Confined Space within the Spa does not accommodate wheelchairs and it also put Claustophic people at high Risk. Therefore, I recommend the Spa to replace unnecessary bigger furniture with Smaller and portable furniture; I also recommend that they move their workstations opposite each other instead of next to each other thus creating more space within the Spa. The above mentioned changes can be made effective at the beginning of the Spas next financial year, without incurring a great financial cost. 8. Bibliography and Refrencing   8.1. Health and Safety UK. (2006). Health and Safety Policy. [online].London. Profesional Health and Safety consultants. Available from http://www.hse.gov.uk/business/policy.htm.    [Accessed: 05 November 2009]   8.2  Label Source. (2008). COSHH Signs. [online]. Cardiff. Available from: http://www.labelsourceonline.co.uk/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=87. Accessed: [11 November 2009]   8.3 PAT testing advice center. your guide to PAT testing and portable appliance testing. London. Available from: http://www.pat-testing.co.uk/. Accessed: [16 November 2009]   8.4 Sasha Lill (2008). Health and Safety: Electrical Equipment. [online].  Derby. Available from: http://www.healthandbeautysalon.com/blog/health-safety/. Accessed: [16 November 2009]   8.5  University of Kent (2005). Manual Handling. [online]. Kent. Available from: http://www.kent.ac.uk/safety/mhpolicy.html. Accessed: [21 November 2009]   8.6  Zagers pools and Spa (2008). Pool safety Guidlines. [online]. Holland. Available from: http://www.zagerspoolspa.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?   Screen=CTGYStore_Code=ZPASCategory_Code=SAFETY. Accessed: [20 November 2009]   8.7  Devon-online (2003). UK Health and Safety. [online]. Devon. Available from: http://www.devonline.gov.uk/index/information_and_services/environmental_health/eh-healthandsafety-   intro/eh-hs-guidance/eh-hs-swim.htm. Accessed: [20 November 2009]   8.8 Gary Barnes (2000). Swimming pool Health and Safety. [online]. Available
Friday, January 17, 2020
Improper and unethical behavior Essay
Analysis of How Improper & Unethical behavior can be avoided in the Workplace In any workplace there will always be rules and regulations regarding that need to be followed. These rules and regulations usually require employees to observe proper behavior, wear the proper attire, and act professionally, among others. However, more often than not, there will be times that an employee is distracted from his or her work and he or she eventually ends up doing things that are not-related to work or things are unethical. These improper and unethical behaviors may include arriving late for work, chatting with co-employees, boisterously laughing out loud, falling asleep while working, insubordination, accessing prohibited files, using company money, leaving the workplace without notifying the direct superior, and fighting with co-employees, among many others. These â€Å"sins†at work usually have a corresponding warning or penalty. While these behaviors are common in almost any workplace, there are a lot of ways to avoid them. First, a worker or an employee must always focus on his or her task. He or she should completely understand the reasons why he or she is working there and his or her goals. Secondly, a worker or employee should provide himself or herself with reasons not to be distracted from his or her work. In other words, he or she should keep himself or herself busy so that he or she does not end up doing other things that could result in his or her inefficiency in work. Moreover, the worker or employee should not be the one to initiate any non-work related activity and instead be the one to prevent such things from happening. While doing so may earn the ire of other workers who do not always adhere to the rules and regulations, this will prevent him or her from being reprimanded or penalized. In this connection, a worker or employee should have the initiative of setting a good example to other employees. Since most companies usually hand out rewards or give recognitions to the best employees in a month, a worker or employee who behaves properly and works efficiently has a good chance of receiving this award and, in effect, he or she would motivate his or her co-employees to follow his example. In addition, a worker or employee should always see to it that he or she â€Å"keeps his or her eyes on the prize. †Meaning to say, while at work, an employee or worker should focus on the rewards he or she would receive if he or she maintains a good track record while also keeping in mind the consequences if he or she fails to accomplish his or her tasks. In short, this means that he or she should use the possible rewards as a form of motivation for him or her to work harder and use the possible punishments also as a way for him or her to avoid committing mistakes such as displaying unethical and improper behavior. Furthermore, the worker or employee should also know his or her place at work and respect the proper authorities and co-employees so that he or she would also earn their respect. Giving proper respect includes greeting co-employees properly, especially during the first time you see them in the morning, as well as calling them by their proper names, and also, obeying orders from a superior. Basically, the bottom line is that for any worker or employee to avoid improper or unethical behavior, he or she should completely focus on his or her task to avoid being distracted, religiously follow the rules and regulations in the workplace, and motivate or inspire himself or herself to achieve his or her personal goals.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Essay about Comparing Perraults Cinderella with Disneys...
Walt Disney’s Cinderella is adapted from the original fairy tale written in 1697 by Charles Perrault. There are some key differences between Walt Disney’s Cinderella and Charles Perrault’s Cinderella. In Charles Perrault’s tale, Cinderella’s father is not dead, but the father is controlled by the stepmother. Cinderella’s younger stepsister is much more polite than the older stepsister, who calls Cinderella Cinderwench. The king in Perrault’s tale hosts a two day Ball, which Cinderella attends with the help of the fairy godmother. During Cinderella’s preparation for the first night of the Ball, Cinderella helps the fairy godmother find a coachman when the fairy godmother could not find one. Cinderella’s glass slipper comes off on the second†¦show more content†¦Adults realize that despite Cinderella’s charismatic traits, Cinderella’s behaviour in Perrault’s tale is not acceptable for todayâ₠¬â„¢s modern western woman. In some instances, Cinderella’s behaviour in Perrault’s tale display characteristics that are alike to a modern western woman, today. On the first night of the Ball, the fairy godmother struggles to find something turn into a coachman. Then Cinderella suggests to transform the â€Å"...rate in the rat trap...into a coachman†(Perrault). This act reveals that Cinderella is capable of solving problems individually (Robbins, 107); a quality of a modern western woman. In addition, Cinderella demonstrates intelligence when the step sisters talk to Cinderella after returning from the first night of the Ball (Robbins, 107). Cinderella pretends to be sleepy by â€Å"...rubbing her eyes and stretching...†(Perrault) when the step sisters visit Cinderella’s room, after returning from the first night of the ball. By pretending to be sleepy, the step sisters assume that Cinderella did not attend the Ball. The step sisters tell Cinderella that a â€Å"finest pr incess†(Perrault) came to the Ball, however, when Cinderella inquires about the unknown princess name, the step sisters state that they did not know. Also, the step sisters tell Cinderella that the prince â€Å"would give all the world to know who...†(Perrault) is the unknown princess. This way Cinderella slyly and confidently interrogates the step
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
The Is Ready For Operation, Boss - 1437 Words
â€Å"48013 is ready for operation, Boss.†â€Å"Take it to Room C immediately,†I hear a muffled voice say. â€Å"Yes sir, I’ll be on my way,†another voice replies. A man in a white lab coat then appears in front of me. He stares directly in my eyes as he places several seemingly empty needles on a tray beside my head. I try to avert my gaze, to make things less uncomfortable, but my irises wouldn’t budge. On my second attempt, I felt a slight jolt run through me from my toes to my eyes. â€Å"Stay still will you?†demanded the man. I didn’t understand what he meant; I couldn’t move. Subsequently, he steps behind me and pushes the operation table I lie on towards the exit door. Underneath me, I hear several metal objects clink and rattle from the movement of the cart. I’m taken through a continuous hallway of blinding white walls. I lay there with a blank mind, staring at the ceiling, but I was interrupted by the man closing my eyelids. You know, the thing people do to dead people. 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Tuesday, December 24, 2019
The Rwandan Genocide Essay - 1747 Words
The Rwandan Genocide History has a funny way of repeating itself. After World War II, the United States and the rest of the international community promised to do all they could to prevent future genocides. However this was a promise they were unable to keep. In 1994 when Rwanda went through genocide the United States and U.N were absent, leaving the Tutsis to be brutally murdered by the Hutus. As a consequence 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed and dumped into mass graves. Once again the United States and U.N promised to do more, but this time it was too late. Before the genocide, Rwanda existed as a country the size of Vermont with a population of 8 million. Rwanda was controlled by Belgium, who gained control of the†¦show more content†¦The Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) and the Hutu militia known as the Interahamwe then went from house to house killing Tutsis and moderate Hutu politicians. U.N peacekeeping forces known as the UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda) stood by as the slaughter went on as they were forbidden to intervene, because it would breach their monitoring mandate. The next day on April 7th , 1994 ten Belgian soldiers with UNAMIR, who were assigned to guard the moderate Hutu prime minister Uwilingiymana, were tricked into giving up their weapons and were brutally tortured and murdered along with Uwilingiymana. On April 9th, 1994, France and Belgium sent troops to rescue their citizens; American Citizens were also airlifted out. However no Rwandans were rescued, not even those who were employed by we stern governments. The Hutus were very brutal and efficient in killing the Tutsis. They broadcasted their hit lists of victims including their names, addresses and license plate numbers. Those who heard their name on the radio fled their homes because they knew if they stayed they would be killed. In the beginning, the Hutu were well-equipped militiamen who used grenades and guns to peruse their mission. In the countryside the Hutus initially used firearms, but when more and more Hutus joined in the killings, the weapons became more barbaric. The weapons changed from grenades and guns to knives, machetes,Show MoreRelatedThe Genocide Of The Rwandan Genocide Essay1711 Words  | 7 PagesThe Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994 and involved members of the Hutu mass killing Tutsi and Tutsi sympathizers who were Hutu. The genocide resulted in the deaths of around 800,000 people, majority Tutsi. The separation of classes came from Belgian internationals creating the two ethnic classes and giving power t o the Tutsi who were taller and had lighter skin, and generally appeared more European. 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Monday, December 16, 2019
The Origins of Affirmative Action Free Essays
â€Å"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (1)†Affirmative action can trace its roots back to the 14th amendment, although it did not really get started until Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed, giving minorities equal employment rights. We will write a custom essay sample on The Origins of Affirmative Action or any similar topic only for you Order Now The overall strategy and outline for this plan were contained in Executive Order 11246, which was issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1972 (Gilbert et al. 2). This led to a wave of programs that were intended to further the equal employment opportunities for minority individuals. Affirmative action programs were intended to legally require organizations to be diverse. During the 1990’s these programs have come under a lot of scrutiny and are being replaced with a concept known as diversity management. . Managing and valuing diversity are key aspects of organizational behavior, but the question lies in how to create the diversity within the organization. In this paper, I will examine several articles that will give us reasons that affirmative action should be replaced by diversity management, as well as one that believes that affirmative action is still needed in today’s society. Mary Guy believes that affirmative action programs are still needed today. She noted that if we lived in a perfect world we would not have a need for organizations to have affirmative action programs (240). However, since people have a tendency to work around people that are most like us, programs are needed to ensure that past discriminatory actions are corrected. Opposition to these programs generally has come from â€Å"advantaged†groups who feel that quotas will keep them from their jobs. Since the laws creating affirmative action never required quotas, then when quotas have been put in place, they are merely exceptions to the rule (Guy 242). Diversity in the workplace has been slowly increasing under affirmative action, however, Guy feels that this is no time to abandon it, but to keep it moving forward (242). â€Å"Stigmatization revisited: Does diversity management make a difference in applicant success? ,†written by Jacqueline Gilbert and Bette Ann Stead, includes the results of experiments conducted at two universities. These experiments examined whether there was a greater perception of increased qualifications and competence when employees were hired under a system of diversity management versus an affirmative action plan. The second article â€Å"Diversity management: A New organizational paradigm,†written by Jacqueline Gilbert, Bette Ann Stead, and John Ivancevich, defines diversity management and compares it to affirmative action. Furthermore they discuss strategies that will help to insure that a diversity management program is successful. (Gilbert et al. 1) In â€Å"Stigmatization revisited†¦ †the authors performed experiments to determine the effects of affirmative action versus diversity management. Individuals, both women and those of color, that were hired under the guise of an affirmative action plan were generally viewed as less qualified than there peers. It was noted that the perception was that if they were qualified for the position, then they would have been no need for an affirmative action plan. Those individuals that were hired in an atmosphere of diversity management were not perceived as being more or less qualified than their peers. These results were especially evident when the job was a traditional â€Å"male type†, for example, an electrician (Gilbert Stead 11). They concluded that an organization that valued and promoted cultural diversity would enable women and minorities to be perceived as competent for the positions that they held. Also those companies would have an inherent advantage when it came many other areas; including resource acquisition, marketing, creativity flexibility, and corporate attractiveness. These advantages would lead to greater profits and therefore a more positive outcome (Gilbert Stead 11). Thc theories of affirmative action are changing in today’s world, according to the authors of â€Å"Diversity management†¦ Many states, as well as the federal government, are debating the future of programs that are viewed as giving any type of advantage to a particular group of people (i. e. race or gender) (Gilbert et al. 1). In order to alleviate concerns of discrimination, companies are developing corporate cultures that embrace cultural diversity. This is known as diversity management. Affirmative action has come under a lot of scrutiny, both by majority and minority groups, due to misperceptions and problematic implementations of the programs. Many people view affirmative action as a quota system that leads to unqualified individuals being hired ahead of those that are qualified, and are therefore viewed as less competent than their peers. By treating all people equally, with regards to race and gender, these perceptions disappear (Gilbert et al. 8). These programs, however, will not work if they only exist in one part of an organization. Diversity management programs must start with the CEO and work its way down to the bottom. By being prevalent throughout an organization, the positive ethics of a strong diversity program will not be detrimentally affected with the decisions of one individual who chooses not to be ethical (Gilbert et al. 8). Through their research, the authors feel that the traditional misperceptions that are prevalent in an affirmative action program should not surface in a diverse multicultural organization (Gilbert et al. 8). As we can see, the problems that have been associated with affirmative action can be dissolved and the goals still met with a strong diversity management program within and throughout an organization. Affirmative action is under fire all around the country. Here in Georgia we have had several cases that have been brought to the public’s attention. The University of Georgia is being sued because of racial preferences in its admission process (Rankin Suggs 1). The City of Atlanta’s affirmative action set-aside plan is being challenged in a lawsuit as well (Campos Rankin 1). The overall trend in these suits, as well as others throughout the country is that any system that gives preference to certain groups is actually discriminatory in and of itself. In my view the original concept of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was that any type of discrimination is in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution. Affirmative action programs that use quotas, no matter how they are implemented, result in individuals being classified and treated according to their race and gender. Diversity management programs within an organization will promote the multiculturalism that is required, as our business world becomes more and more global. Though traditional discrimination is still around in some cases, I do not believe that we need to keep affirmative action in the form that it is in today. A strong diversity management program will actually do more for the affected individuals by treating them as individuals instead of as part of a group. By looking at the individual and their individual contribution, stereotypes can be avoided. This is not an easy task, as old habits die hard, and people are slow to change. By embracing cultural differences that exist within our organization, misconceptions and prejudices can be left behind as we rise above discrimination and into diversity management. How to cite The Origins of Affirmative Action, Essay examples
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Position Paper free essay sample
Purpose The purpose of this statement is to express my position in regards to the ongoing issue in America of childhood obesity and whether or not parents are to blame for this ongoing trend. Statement of Position As a nurse, I take the position that parents are to be blamed for childhood obesity and it is our nation’s responsibility, particularly as healthcare workers, to educate parents and children so that we can decrease and eventually eliminate obesity in America. History/Previous Position Statements The ANA is on board to support First Lady Obama in her stance against childhood obesity. The ANA also believes that if childhood obesity is not forcefully acted upon, American children will lead a life that is much shorter than any American generation to date. The ANA believes that parents as well as healthcare workers are the first to see the effects of obesity in children and these two groups collaboratively should be able to motivate children to be healthy (American Nurses Association, 2010). Students are responsible for doing their own work and avoiding all forms of academic dishonesty. All students are expected to be honest in university environment. Integrity in ethic means honesty or accuracy of ones actions.She was untruthfulness to herself because she used the test as unauthorized material. She did not want to accept the fact that she was cheating on the exam. She struggled to herself at first whether used the essay question as a sort of study guide. But, finally, she failed to keep up with responsibility to be honest and did inaccuracy action. Others may argue that Lucy did not violate policy because she did not look for the test on purpose, Lucy realized that she was starring at Tom Sanders midterm exam for introduction to American Politics.And she prevented from going further when she realized that is actual test; once Lucy realized the nature of the document she was holding in her hand, she immediately put it facedown on the table next to her in order to keep from seeing questions on the multiple- choice section of the exam. Moreover, professor used the same exam of proof. Jackson from last year which many students knew those materials. Therefore, the action, which Lucy did, would not be called cheating. In my point of view, if Lucy was not cheat on the test, why would she have had to e the Honor council to turn herself in?She went there because she felt ashamed about what she did. Also, she asked for leniency in her case so that she could feel relieve. In conclusion, although Lucy was not completely view all the content of the exam and even turned herself in Honor council, she has already violated policy from the beginning. She failed to keep her truthfulness to the same. Lucy is just one of example about violating honesty policy cases. But at lease, she knew that she was wrong and felt ashamed about her inaccuracy act.Cheating is a big issue that universities care about. Its not fair for other students who study hard and for others who study none. The importance of going to school is acquiring knowledge and wisdom. Students should show their responsibility about studying. On the other hand, faculties should pay attention more about their exams on each class by well protected or changing them every semester to prevent old exams information leak out. Somehow, cheating impacts on education quality if the Academic honesty policy is not compliance seriously.
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