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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Environmental Management Systems for the Construction Industry ...
Nowadays there are Environmental Management Systems (EMS) which are adapted everywhere in the world of business. Japan was the first country that implemented it (industry of electronics), and later on the USA and Europe started implementing it as well. First it was only implemented in industries that highly pollute the environment, such as chemical and power industry, but later on it was adapted in all other industry branches.
Benefits
Due to the fact that environment plays an important part in our lives, there are many companies that face challenges about it. There are severe regulations and laws, as well as strict penalties if they?re violated, and if a company faces them, their sustainability and life on the market may be in question. One must not forget the demand of public about environmental safety is also growing. All these factors made construction companies find ways for sustaining and innovating the solvency.
Similarly, numerous construction companies (either small or large) have demonstrated that a sound EMS is not only beneficial in many ways but also a novel way to remain competitive in a highly volatile market.
What is widely known is the fact that many firms that are in the business of construction had benefits by implementing the EMS. Below is the list of some:
* Lowering costs through prudent use of resources and waste minimisation.
* Ability to comply with stringent environmental laws and regulations. Thereby, reducing risks delays and avoid penalties.
* Ability to monitor or keep track of environmental issues pertaining to all phases of construction projects.
* Increased competitiveness and explore market opportunities through environmentally friendly construction services offered to environmentally sensitive customers.
* Facilitate effective communication and dialogue among all stakeholders involved internally as well as externally. In other words, fostering better relationships with regulators or law enforcement agencies including the communities.
* Enhanced corporate image as a socially and ecologically responsible construction business, leading to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
* Creating a highly involved (or motivated) and responsible staff or a responsive environmental team within the organisation
What Is An Effective EMS?
If one has an EMS that?s effective, it means more than just having a healthy working environment on the outside. When one applies the Occupational and Healthy (OH&S) procedures, it means that healthy and safe working conditions will exist as well. Basically, EMS means that ISO14001 is implemented, while OH&S means that OHSAS18002:2008 is implemented. If one wants to have a good implementation of EMS in their business of construction, it means they have to mix OH&S and EMS together.
What is exactly needed for an EMS is stipulated by ISO14001, which can easily be applied to concerns regarding environment by construction organizations, meaning the organization needs to keep them under control. Also, these concerns can affect the organization?s performance.
ISO14001 consists of the following:
* Environmental Management System (EMS)
* Environmental Auditing
* Environmental Labelling
* Environmental Performance Evaluation
* Life cycle assessment (ISO 2002)
Basically any construction company is welcome to apply ISO14001, as its a standard that?s voluntary. It?s aim is to aid a firm to have control of activities regarding construction, activities that can affect the environment. There are 17 elements (divided in 5 key areas) that are specifically covered with it:
* Environmental Policy
* Planning
* Implementation and operation
* Checking and corrective action
* Management Review
In essence, ISO14001 aids companies for construction to be in sync with current regulations and laws of environment, and it also improves the processes that have to do with the environment continually.
The model of Plan-Do-Check-Act is pursued by any Environmental Management System (EMS), which is, basically a management process. There is plan which covers every aspect of environment regarding the actions of any construction organization. Also, it will help them revise, develop, monitor, review and implement plans of action at all times, but their role is to also make the overall operations better, especially those that could affect the environment.
Modern Construction Business and EMS
In summing up, EMS is essentially a management tool for modern construction organisation. With rapidly increasing environmentally concerned customer base, any construction organisation must adapt an effective EMS in order to increase its market share or sustain its business. It will certainly reap notable benefits such as:
* Improved environmental regulatory compliance requirements
* Minimise risks and liabilities
* Appreciably reduce or minimise waste and pollution
* Enhance site Occupational, Health & Safety at the construction work place
* Substantial cost savings through increased performance and motivated staff
* Establishes procedures or system for continual improvement
* Enhance corporate image among all stakeholders such as investors, potential customers, community groups and regulatory authorities.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Breast cancer patient's home destroyed by fire
A little before 10 p.m. Thursday, firefighters were called out to a home on Prince Albert Way in Lexington.
The Lexington Fire Department says the fire heavily burned the basement to the home, and likely started in that area. The flames also spread because of "irregularities" in the walls.
The people who lived in the burned out home say while it hurts to look at everything they've lost, today they're thankful for everything that was saved.
When the fire started Carin Addams was reading to her three year old son. Her husband Edward was in another room playing video games. Smoke detectors alerted them that something was wrong.
"He yelled get out, get out and he grabbed the dog, I grabbed the three year old and we ran out," said Carin Addams.
Once his family was outside Edward Addams went back in the home. His wife's scrapbook chronicling her seven year battle with breast cancer was still inside. The smoke was too thick, and even though he had the book in hand, Edward dropped it as he crawled back out through the smoke. He admits it was foolish to go back in but he says he wanted his son to have that book no matter what the future holds.
"With Carin going through her breast caner for the second time, we have no certainties of what life will bring us." said Edward.
We profiled her and her fight against breast cancer in December 2010. Addams is also a nurse at the Markey Cancer Center.
At the peak of the fire, flames were seen through the home's windows and firefighters had to break out windows to contain it. They even had to use ladders to work over the heavy smoke that hung over much of the block.
All three of the Addams went to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. When they came back this morning not only had firefighters saved that scrapbook, they had also saved several items meant to raise money for a charity Carin is starting to help her fellow nurses in need.
"This was my way to give back, because i was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago and I had the support of all my coworkers," said Carin.
Now the Addams must rebuild knowing that even though they've lost almost everything, they still have their son, they still have their memories, and they still have each other.
"I say God never gives us more than we can handle, so I take it one day at a time. This is just something else he added to my plate," said Carin.
The Addams family says they are taking donations right now for their charity for nurses, not for themselves.
Firefighters say they are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.
If you would like to donate to Carin For Nurses you can visit carinfornurses.org
UPDATE:
If you would like to help the Addams family. You can go to any 5/3 Bank in Central Kentucky and make a donation. Under:
"The Benefit of Edward and Carin Addams, House Fire Fund"
Source: http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Breast_cancer_patients_home_destroyed_in_fire_139081809.html
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Natural Parent Role Cricitcal to Stepparent Success in Blended ...
Melinda Hohn, Matt and Kristina McLeod, and Stepdad John J. Hohn, November, 2009
As I wrote in my previous posting on the role of a stepparent, my wife Melinda and I are coming up on our 26th anniversary. We spent last Saturday evening with my stepson, Matt, and his wife Kristina at the North Carolina Jazz Festival, and I was reminded? of how fortunate I am. I gained a son when Melinda and I married. Melinda, as the natural parent, enabled the bond that has deepened over the years between Matt and me. Neither Matt nor I ever experienced that Melinda?s devotion to either of us was diminished in anyway as the two of us got to know one another, play and work together, and eventually become very close as stepfather and stepson.
Matt McLeod after 10K Race -- Stepson
Too often the focus in any discussion on step parenting is on the stepparent. Melinda?s dedication to her son and her even-handed, nurturing approach in raising him taught me a how important the natural parent?s role is in blending a family. Not all stepparents are so fortunate.
In a scene from my novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, Dr. Tom Sherman accepts his wife?s invitation to breakfast on the deck of their lakeside home. The weekend gets off to a rocky start when they are interrupted by Sherman?s 20 year old son, Jamie. Joyce, readers should recall, is Sherman?s second wife and Jamie?s stepmother.
The Scene on the Deck at Breakfast
Jamie stretched and yawned. His dark brown hair was matted to one side from sleep, his brown eyes bloodshot and slit with fatigue. He struck Sherman as thoroughly dissipated in his faded, torn blue jean cutoffs and soiled Hardrock tee shirt. ?You mind if I have some coffee and rustle some eggs myself?? Jamie asked of nobody in particular.
?My God, is that you?? Sherman asked. ?Do you realize how offensive it is when you don?t shower??
?After breakfast,? Jamie responded turning to Joyce as if he expected an answer from her.
?No,? Joyce said. ?It?s easier for me to do it than to clean up after you.?
?Whoa! You?re not sitting at this table,? Sherman said noticing his son reaching for a chair. ?No, sir. Take a shower now, God damn it, or move well down wind from me. How can you stand it??
?Humans can get used to anything.? Jamie slouched back toward the end of the deck near the lakefront.
?Yeah, well, I don?t care to get used to anything when I know immediately I don?t like it. Go shower! And shave!? And put on some decent looking clothes. You?ve got a closet full.?
?Ah, shit.?
?I?ll have breakfast ready for you when you come down,? Joyce said.
?Don?t bother. I?m outa here.?
?It?s no trouble,? Joyce said.
?Forget it.?
?Don?t take that tone with her. You?re her guest here. You treat her with respect or find somewhere else to live.? Sherman took a big bite of toast and looked up at his son.
Jamie turned and yanked open the screen door, and disappeared into the dark of the house. A moment later, Joyce and Sherman heard his car start, back out of the driveway, and accelerate off, tires squealing in protest.
?Please, don?t start,? Joyce said. ?I didn?t want the day to start this way. I never want any day to start this way. You?re out-of-sorts. He?s just aching to get your goat. I?ve promised myself I could tough it out until he moves out, so let?s just let it go at that.?
?Surly shit,? Sherman said with half a mouth full of toast. ?Learned at the foot of a Jedi master,? referring to his first wife with whom all the children sided when the couple split up. He chased his half-chewed toast with a slug of orange juice.
?Please, just leave it alone. I know you can?t throw him out. I also know that I can hardly stand another day with him here, especially when you?re away. He doesn?t respect me. His room stinks. If I didn?t send the cleaning lady in there to pick up his clothes and make sure they get washed, the house would smell to high heaven in a week. Some days I think we should move back into town and let him live out here until he?s ready to leave. Then I won?t need to deal with him everyday.?
?I?ll talk to him.?
?No. You won?t. You?ll yell at him, and he?ll think I put you up to it. You?ll leave and then, if anything, matters will get worse.?
Commentary
Author and Stepfather John J. Hohn
Tom Sherman just made life tougher for Joyce. Jamie works at making his rebellious statement. He is angry over the dismemberment of his family through divorce and disruption of his tranquil pursuit of his studies in college. His father is critical of his behavior without making the effort to find out what is troubling the youth, a task that belongs appropriately in the natural parent?s hands. Joyce sees Jamie?s behavior as a personal attack on her. Actually, it isn?t. Jamie is indifferent to Joyce, as most children are when they are first subjected to another adult in the home in the role of an absent natural parent. Jamie doesn?t care what Joyce thinks or that his actions inconvenience her. She is making herself miserable by assuming Jamie is attacking her personally and setting herself up for conflict with her husband and Jamie.
Tom?s behavior is indicative of how he handles other situations as well. Tom and Joyce have not discussed parenting styles. Joyce is authoritative, whereas Tom is, for all his bluster, uninvolved. The clash is inevitable. Stepparents bring into the home a parenting style that is comfortable for them, and if stepparent happens to be authoritarian or authoritative, and the natural parent prefers to be lenient or uninvolved, a clash is unavoidable.
Tom demonstrates several unproductive behaviors. The following apply to the natural parent?s role.
- Discuss chronic inappropriate behavior with the child in private. Being critical in the presence of a stepparent is a fa?ade of support and an attack on the child will not promote greater acceptance of the stepparent.
- Expect obedience. If Tom wants Jamie to shower before breakfast, he should insist on it. His carping abuse of his son gives Jamie the satisfaction in knowing that his hostile behavior struck home. He will try it again.
- Any new home is, in the first place, a child?s home. A child is never a guest while in the home of a natural parent.
- Avoid a showdown between the natural child and the stepparent. When he insists that Jamie speak respectfully to Joyce, Tom gives Jamie negative reinforcement and puts Joyce in a bad position. Any future disrespect will be perceived as intentional. The natural parent needs to establish expectations in a private setting that allows discussion.
- Seek closure. Jamie ends the conflict by leaving. Tom promises to talk to him. Joyce knows from experience that he won?t. Letting matters drop communicates that nothing matters.
- Protect the time that either spouse has set aside for being together. Joyce signaled that she on the deck to begin the holiday weekend. Jamie interrupts. Tom should have said that the two of them preferred to be alone. Jamie is old enough to understand.
- Voice approval. When the natural parent observes the child acting appropriately toward the stepparent, no matter how mundane the situation, the behavior needs to be reinforced. An ?I? message. ?I was pleased to see you helping Joyce with the dishes.? Or, ?Joyce said you were a big help today with the yard. That?s great. Thanks..?
- Never criticize the absent natural parent. The issues you may have with an ex-spouse are between you and that person. The child wants to think well of both natural parents and does not want to hear about how hurt you are, or how angry, or how unfairly treated, or anything else. You may think that the case against your ex is spectacularly self-indicting, but your child will insist on seeing the other parent in a positive light and relegate unattractive information into an unimportant status.
- Your child does not want to know why you and your ex broke up and will not benefit in any way from being told. Your child loves both of you and wants life to go on as smoothly as possible.
- Never ask or expect a child to take sides with you against the other natural parent.
- Do not be surprised if a child is uncomfortable with expressions of affection toward your new spouse. The child would rather not be forced to acknowledge any sexual dimension of your new relationship. In time, it will be OK to be as expressive in the child?s presence as you may have been with the child?s natural parent, but until evidence of the child?s comfort is clearly presented, avoid it. Seductive behavior toward your new spouse is especially distasteful to your children. Instead be openly appreciative of the stepparent?s other attractive attributes (hard working, caring, thoughtful) because it attests to the stepparent?s trustworthiness and character.
- Children resent being required to compliment a stepparent. Asking either forces a denial or less than the truth. Statements as apparently harmless as ?Didn?t Joyce make us a wonderful breakfast?? or ?Wasn?t that great of Tom to give all the kids a ride home,? will be taken as an expression of your impatience or lack of confidence in the child?s judgment.
Conclusion
Couples entering marriage that involves one becoming a stepparent need to discuss parenting styles and expectations. There is no cruise control solution. Both the natural and the stepparent need to be consciously competent in this complicated business of raising a child or children together. It is too important to just let it ride. It will not work itself out on its own.
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Organization Before Load Up Administration ? Tips Credit Friendly ...
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Your before load up administrator method makes it possible for a fresh restricted business being set up which usually will buy the actual property from the previous company.As soon as the profits with the property sale are usually distributed to fantastic collectors, the previous company is typically sealed. This kind of could mean that credit card companies stay without getting completely compensated.
Personnel are transferred around towards the fresh firm which in turn starts to industry instead. Nevertheless excellent bad debts usually are not used in the brand new company. As a result, when some of the excellent financial obligations (often loans from banks along with overdraft amenities) are actually certain through the company directors, they?ll be professionally liable to make good the shortcoming.
What?s Before Load up Administration?
Pre-pack management is a method where the assets of a business can be purchased before it?s pushed in to a official bankruptcy method. This enables a business to be sold without having creditor?s acceptance, and thus guarding the company from creditor invasion in the act. The actual assets as well as day by day trading in the company are available with a brand-new firm that can continue to industry minus the stress with the bad debts incurred by the first sort organization.
Now when was the idea utilised?
Prepack administration is incredibly valuable when you will find instant threats for the stability of a company looking at the creditors. A typical situation in which pre-pack administration is suitable happens when a business can be having debt that it could no more afford to service nevertheless the primary company may well still be practical. In cases like this owners from the active business variety a whole new organization which then purchases the particular resources with the previous organization however leaves behind the debts.
Which are the positive aspects?
For any struggling business it could be beneficial to have got administration for a number of factors. With all the selling of business property being agreed in advance the idea makes it possible for the company to continue clear of financial debt. In which suitable this emits the business coming from agreements along with leases that will no longer be required but could also current connections using companies being carried on. Inside the some instances additionally, it can promise a greater come back to lenders when compared with would certainly be the case. In instances where the business enterprise has purchased from the earlier masters it preserves work opportunities regarding owners and also staff. It can also aid in avoiding trouble to consumers.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Sony promises eight more NEX E-mount lenses by the end of 2013, doesn't elaborate
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How to Get Accurate Translation Services for Clinical Research
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