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Index of harm: a measure for comparing occupational risk across industries
Solomon, K.A.; Abraham, S.C. - 2008
This areport explores the implications of an index-of-harm methodology that compares occupational risks among workers exposed to radiological and nonradiological harms. It extends the work of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) by considering American rather than...
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The Impact of Weather Forecasts on Day-Ahead Power Prices
Levin, Noah - 2011
1. Introduction Power industry deregulation and electricity market restructuring, which began in Chile in the 1980s and … Transmission Organizations (RTO) and the development of competitive wholesale power markets. Deregulation also led to the creation … Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and markets operated by ISOs and RTOs. From the start, deregulation …
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies
Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009
Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...
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Health risk and impact evaluation for recycling of radioactive scrap metal
Nieves, L.A.; Chen, S.Y.; Murphie, W.E.; Lilly, M.J. III - 2008
The DoE, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, is participating with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in providing analytical support for developing international standards for recycling of radioactive scrap metals. For this purpose, Argonne National...
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Programmatic risk management system
Mahn, J.; Wood, C.L. - 2009
The purpose of the Programmatic Risk Management System (PRMS) is to evaluate and manage potential risks associated with proposed projects (i.e., new products or processes, or possible research and technological development projects). Although the PRMS considers some technical aspects of risk,...
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The cost of human error intervention
Bennett, C.T.; Banks, W.W.; Jones, E.D. - 2008
DOE has directed that cost-benefit analyses be conducted as part of the review process for all new DOE orders. This new policy will have the effect of ensuring that DOE analysts can justify the implementation costs of the orders that they develop. We would like to argue that a cost-benefit...
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HAMMER FY 1996 Multi-Year Program Plan: WBS {number_sign}8.2
2009
The Hazardous Material Management and Emergency Response Training and Education Center -- known simply as HAMMER -- is being developed to assist the US Department of Energy (DOE) and others dedicated to improving worker health, safety and productivity. HAMMER is a training and education program...
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Accounting for uncertainty in systematic bias in exposure estimates used in relative risk regression
Gilbert, E.S. - 2009
In many epidemiologic studies addressing exposure-response relationships, sources of error that lead to systematic bias in exposure measurements are known to be present, but there is uncertainty in the magnitude and nature of the bias. Two approaches that allow this uncertainty to be reflected...
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