Detailed Analysis and Evaluation of Hazardous Industries Articles

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of three articles focusing on hazardous industries. The first article discusses the daily schedule and responsibilities of an occupational hygienist, highlighting the challenges and requirements of the profession. The second article examines occup...Read More

Hazardous Industries

Article
1

 Overview of daily time schedule of an
occupational hygienist
 Occupational hygienist helps in maintaining
the safety and security in the hospitals
About the article

 It can be challenging role for professionals
with the ability to guide
 It can be stressful as regular monitoring is
required
Contd..

 Detailed schedule
provided
 Proper reason for
choosing the
profession
 Occupational
hygienists can
visit other
industries to
secure prototype
Strength of the article

 Provides warning about the requirements to
succeed in the profession
 People need to be patient
 The article provides a sarcastic view of the
profession
Contd..

 Does not
provide details
about the
profession
 Vague idea is
provided about
the role of an
occupational
hygienist
 Lacks clarity
Weakness of the article

 Lacks information
 Less prominence and
popularity with the
audience
 Scheduling may vary
from person to
person
Contd..

 The article provides good description about
the profession
 The profession can be challenging
 Regular monitoring of people is not easy
Evaluation of the article

 Occupational hygienist
require excessive
mental strength
 Leadership quality is
required
 Overall the article is a
mixture of good and
limited descriptions
Contd..

Article
2

 The article is about occupational health
hazards in construction sites
 Focus in on the construction sites located in
Singapore
About the article

 Detailed description about the occupational
diseases that may occur in construction
sites
 Identification and mitigation of common
hazards are stated in the article
Contd..

 The article provides
examples of real life
hazards
 Focus on
constriction is well
received
 Helps in identifying
the things that need
to be avoided
Strength of the article

 Mitigation technique for people afraid of
height
 Helped in forming noise induced deftness
program
 Helps in combating falling from heights
Contd..

 Lack of real life
example
 Lacks clarity in the
reference
 Lacks to highlight
contingency plans
Weakness of the article

 Does not provide proper mitigation techniques
 Focuses only on Singapore
 Lacks an overall statistical data about the
causalities of the hazard
Contd..

 The focus of the article
is mainly on the
construction workers
 Manufacturing firms
and construction are
prone to occupational
hazards
 Impressive detail about
the way to mitigate fear
of heights
Evaluation of the article

 Lacks real life examples
 Overall the article has been educative to
the people
 Needed to focus on other countries as well
Contd..

Article
3

 The article focuses on
ship building industry
and the hazard that
may be caused in it
 Physical hazards and
occupational health
hazards are the focus
About the article

 Unwanted sound
can cause harm
 The article
focuses on
mitigation of
noise and other
natural hazards
Contd..

 The article provides excellent mitigation
techniques related to noise
 Exposure of the noises can be mitigated
Strength of the article

 Programmers for mitigation of noises has
been described
 Role of the Singapore Government is
highlighted
 Provides a deep insight about the effects of
noise
Contd..

 Lacks proper
depth of mitigation
techniques
 Ways to prevent
disasters are not
stated
 Focus is more
Singapore
Weakness of the article

 Generalised view on the subject mater
 Deviation from the original topic
Contd..

 Lacks depth in its explanation
 Drift from the main topic
 Vague description of mitigation strategies
Evaluation of the article

 Provides guidance about the possible
sources of hazards
 Noise hazard has been the primary
 The article has provided mixed details in
providing this analysis
Contd..

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