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Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



The main purpose of the text is to

a) blame supervisors and managers who cannot use equipment safely in the office.
b) inform employees that the use of instincts is all it takes to prevent dangers at work.
c) present OSHA to American workers who had never heard about this organization.
d) argue that the acquisition of modern and safer equipment can prevent all job accidents.
e) encourage the cooperation of all employees so as to prevent dangers in the workplace.

A resposta correta é:

Air traffic controllers asleep on the job…still

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., in Sleepnewzzz



Here’s some news of workers sleeping on the
job that’s downright scary. A news investigation
produced a story and footage of air traffic controllers
at Westchester County Airport sleeping during their
shifts. The video, provided to the news outlet by an
employee in the air traffic control tower at Westchester
Airport, also shows controllers reading and using
laptops and cell phones while on duty. The Federal
Aviation Administration ( FAA ) bans its controllers from
use of cell phones, personal reading material and
electric devices while on duty. Sleeping is prohibited
anywhere in air traffic control towers.

All of these violations are alarming and
dangerous, and pose a serious public safety problem.
It is important, I believe, to separate the issue of air
traffic controllers sleeping on the job from their choice
to play with laptops and cell phones when they are
supposed to be working. The video images showing
air traffic controllers slumped over and sleeping
at their stations is truly frightening. But the issue of
sleep deprivation among air traffic controllers is a
very real one, and means that some instances of
falling asleep—however dangerous and wrong—is
not entirely the controllers’ fault, or even within their
control.

Unfortunately this is not a new problem. We’ve
seen several instances of air traffic controllers falling
asleep on duty in recent months.

In response to these cases, the FAA in 2011
revised its regulations for air traffic controllers to
include additional time for rest between shifts. The
FAA:
• Raised the minimum amount of time off between
work shifts to 9 hours from 8 hours
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from swapping shifts
without having a minimum of 9 hours off in between
shifts
• Increased supervisor coverage in air traffic control
towers during late night and early morning shifts
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from picking up an
overnight shift after a day off

These adjustments are a step in the right direction,
but they don’t go far enough. Managing schedules
for shift workers in these high-pressure jobs where
public safety is at stake is too important to settle for
improvements that don’t actually solve the problem.

Shift workers of all types face challenges to getting
enough sleep while managing long hours, overnight
shifts, and changing schedules that fluctuate between
day and night. Research shows that:
• People who engage in shift work get less sleep
overall than those of us who work more regular
hours
• Shift workers are at higher risk for illness and
chronic disease
• The sleep deprivation associated with shift work
increase the risk of accidents, injuries and mistakes
in high-profile, public-safety related industries like
medicine and law enforcement, as well as air traffic
control

In addition to making people more prone to
accidents and injury, sleep deprivation causes a
number of negative effects—both physical and
psychological—that can impair the on-the-job
performance of air traffic controllers and other shift
workers. Sleep deprivation:
• Slows reaction time
• Interferes with memory
• Causes fatigue
• Compromises judgment
• Impairs the ability to retain new information

I think we can all agree that we don’t want the
people responsible for guiding our planes to be
sluggish, slow-reacting, forgetful, fatigued and of
questionable judgment. But that’s exactly what being
sleep deprived can make them!

It’s the FAAs responsibility to create workplace
regulations that enable air traffic controllers to get the
rest they need. This can include not just mandating
reasonable time off between shifts, but also giving
controllers breaks during shifts and allowing them
to nap on their breaks. There are also some basic
things that the controllers themselves—or any shift
workers—can do to help avoid sleep deprivation:
• Make sure to get adequate rest before a shift begins.
Take a nap before work, if need be.
• Limit your reliance on caffeine. While it’s okay as
an occasional pick-me-up, coffee and caffeinated
beverages are not substitutes for adequate sleep.
And caffeine can interfere with your sleep when you
actually want and need to be sleepy.
• Keep a strong and consistent sleep routine both
during your workdays and your days off. It’s not
always easy, but shift workers in particular need to
build their off-duty schedules around making sure
they get the sleep they need.

Similarly to the recent changes in health care,
the FAA is moving in the right direction to help its
employees get the sleep they need to do their jobs
safely. As this latest incident at Westchester Airport
confirms, there is a great deal of work still to be done.
And it’s in everyone’s best—and safest—interest that
progress continues to be made.
Sweet Dreams,

Michael J. Breus, PhD
The Sleep Doctor™
www.thesleepdoctor.com

Available at: Adapted. Retrieved on: July 25, 2012.



In Text, the boldfaced item is synonymous with the expression in italics in

a) "In addition to making people more prone to accidents and injury, sleep deprivation causes a number of negative effects." (lines 61-63) - Although
b) "Take a nap before work, if need be." (line 86) - in case
c) "While it"s okay as an occasional pick-me-up, coffee and caffeinated beverages are not substitutes for adequate sleep." (lines 87-89) - Since
d) "Similarly to the recent changes in health care, the FAA is moving in the right direction to help its employees get the sleep they need to do their jobs safely." (lines 97-100) - In spite of
e) "As this latest incident at Westchester Airport confirms, there is a great deal of work still to be done." (lines 100-101) - Provided that

A resposta correta é:

Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



"Until I"m blue in the face" in the fragment "I can stand in front of you and talk about working safely and what procedures to follow until I"m blue in the face." (lines 1-3) is substituted, without change in meaning, by "until I

a) dismiss you".
b) lose your attention".
c) get breathless but cheerful".
d) get exhausted and speechless".
e) become discouraged and melancholic".

A resposta correta é:

Air traffic controllers asleep on the job…still

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., in Sleepnewzzz



Here’s some news of workers sleeping on the
job that’s downright scary. A news investigation
produced a story and footage of air traffic controllers
at Westchester County Airport sleeping during their
shifts. The video, provided to the news outlet by an
employee in the air traffic control tower at Westchester
Airport, also shows controllers reading and using
laptops and cell phones while on duty. The Federal
Aviation Administration ( FAA ) bans its controllers from
use of cell phones, personal reading material and
electric devices while on duty. Sleeping is prohibited
anywhere in air traffic control towers.

All of these violations are alarming and
dangerous, and pose a serious public safety problem.
It is important, I believe, to separate the issue of air
traffic controllers sleeping on the job from their choice
to play with laptops and cell phones when they are
supposed to be working. The video images showing
air traffic controllers slumped over and sleeping
at their stations is truly frightening. But the issue of
sleep deprivation among air traffic controllers is a
very real one, and means that some instances of
falling asleep—however dangerous and wrong—is
not entirely the controllers’ fault, or even within their
control.

Unfortunately this is not a new problem. We’ve
seen several instances of air traffic controllers falling
asleep on duty in recent months.

In response to these cases, the FAA in 2011
revised its regulations for air traffic controllers to
include additional time for rest between shifts. The
FAA:
• Raised the minimum amount of time off between
work shifts to 9 hours from 8 hours
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from swapping shifts
without having a minimum of 9 hours off in between
shifts
• Increased supervisor coverage in air traffic control
towers during late night and early morning shifts
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from picking up an
overnight shift after a day off

These adjustments are a step in the right direction,
but they don’t go far enough. Managing schedules
for shift workers in these high-pressure jobs where
public safety is at stake is too important to settle for
improvements that don’t actually solve the problem.

Shift workers of all types face challenges to getting
enough sleep while managing long hours, overnight
shifts, and changing schedules that fluctuate between
day and night. Research shows that:
• People who engage in shift work get less sleep
overall than those of us who work more regular
hours
• Shift workers are at higher risk for illness and
chronic disease
• The sleep deprivation associated with shift work
increase the risk of accidents, injuries and mistakes
in high-profile, public-safety related industries like
medicine and law enforcement, as well as air traffic
control

In addition to making people more prone to
accidents and injury, sleep deprivation causes a
number of negative effects—both physical and
psychological—that can impair the on-the-job
performance of air traffic controllers and other shift
workers. Sleep deprivation:
• Slows reaction time
• Interferes with memory
• Causes fatigue
• Compromises judgment
• Impairs the ability to retain new information

I think we can all agree that we don’t want the
people responsible for guiding our planes to be
sluggish, slow-reacting, forgetful, fatigued and of
questionable judgment. But that’s exactly what being
sleep deprived can make them!

It’s the FAAs responsibility to create workplace
regulations that enable air traffic controllers to get the
rest they need. This can include not just mandating
reasonable time off between shifts, but also giving
controllers breaks during shifts and allowing them
to nap on their breaks. There are also some basic
things that the controllers themselves—or any shift
workers—can do to help avoid sleep deprivation:
• Make sure to get adequate rest before a shift begins.
Take a nap before work, if need be.
• Limit your reliance on caffeine. While it’s okay as
an occasional pick-me-up, coffee and caffeinated
beverages are not substitutes for adequate sleep.
And caffeine can interfere with your sleep when you
actually want and need to be sleepy.
• Keep a strong and consistent sleep routine both
during your workdays and your days off. It’s not
always easy, but shift workers in particular need to
build their off-duty schedules around making sure
they get the sleep they need.

Similarly to the recent changes in health care,
the FAA is moving in the right direction to help its
employees get the sleep they need to do their jobs
safely. As this latest incident at Westchester Airport
confirms, there is a great deal of work still to be done.
And it’s in everyone’s best—and safest—interest that
progress continues to be made.
Sweet Dreams,

Michael J. Breus, PhD
The Sleep Doctor™
www.thesleepdoctor.com

Available at: Adapted. Retrieved on: July 25, 2012.



Based on Text, lack of adequate amount of sleep is NOT responsible for

a) fatigue
b) faulty memory
c) mistaken decisions
d) psychiatric disorders
e) retarded reactions

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Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



The fragment "all of you have to come together on this issue, or we"re in trouble." (lines 18-19) is understood as a(n)

a) funny joke
b) call to action
c) violent threat
d) ineffective request
e) welcome imposition

A resposta correta é:

Air traffic controllers asleep on the job…still

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., in Sleepnewzzz



Here’s some news of workers sleeping on the
job that’s downright scary. A news investigation
produced a story and footage of air traffic controllers
at Westchester County Airport sleeping during their
shifts. The video, provided to the news outlet by an
employee in the air traffic control tower at Westchester
Airport, also shows controllers reading and using
laptops and cell phones while on duty. The Federal
Aviation Administration ( FAA ) bans its controllers from
use of cell phones, personal reading material and
electric devices while on duty. Sleeping is prohibited
anywhere in air traffic control towers.

All of these violations are alarming and
dangerous, and pose a serious public safety problem.
It is important, I believe, to separate the issue of air
traffic controllers sleeping on the job from their choice
to play with laptops and cell phones when they are
supposed to be working. The video images showing
air traffic controllers slumped over and sleeping
at their stations is truly frightening. But the issue of
sleep deprivation among air traffic controllers is a
very real one, and means that some instances of
falling asleep—however dangerous and wrong—is
not entirely the controllers’ fault, or even within their
control.

Unfortunately this is not a new problem. We’ve
seen several instances of air traffic controllers falling
asleep on duty in recent months.

In response to these cases, the FAA in 2011
revised its regulations for air traffic controllers to
include additional time for rest between shifts. The
FAA:
• Raised the minimum amount of time off between
work shifts to 9 hours from 8 hours
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from swapping shifts
without having a minimum of 9 hours off in between
shifts
• Increased supervisor coverage in air traffic control
towers during late night and early morning shifts
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from picking up an
overnight shift after a day off

These adjustments are a step in the right direction,
but they don’t go far enough. Managing schedules
for shift workers in these high-pressure jobs where
public safety is at stake is too important to settle for
improvements that don’t actually solve the problem.

Shift workers of all types face challenges to getting
enough sleep while managing long hours, overnight
shifts, and changing schedules that fluctuate between
day and night. Research shows that:
• People who engage in shift work get less sleep
overall than those of us who work more regular
hours
• Shift workers are at higher risk for illness and
chronic disease
• The sleep deprivation associated with shift work
increase the risk of accidents, injuries and mistakes
in high-profile, public-safety related industries like
medicine and law enforcement, as well as air traffic
control

In addition to making people more prone to
accidents and injury, sleep deprivation causes a
number of negative effects—both physical and
psychological—that can impair the on-the-job
performance of air traffic controllers and other shift
workers. Sleep deprivation:
• Slows reaction time
• Interferes with memory
• Causes fatigue
• Compromises judgment
• Impairs the ability to retain new information

I think we can all agree that we don’t want the
people responsible for guiding our planes to be
sluggish, slow-reacting, forgetful, fatigued and of
questionable judgment. But that’s exactly what being
sleep deprived can make them!

It’s the FAAs responsibility to create workplace
regulations that enable air traffic controllers to get the
rest they need. This can include not just mandating
reasonable time off between shifts, but also giving
controllers breaks during shifts and allowing them
to nap on their breaks. There are also some basic
things that the controllers themselves—or any shift
workers—can do to help avoid sleep deprivation:
• Make sure to get adequate rest before a shift begins.
Take a nap before work, if need be.
• Limit your reliance on caffeine. While it’s okay as
an occasional pick-me-up, coffee and caffeinated
beverages are not substitutes for adequate sleep.
And caffeine can interfere with your sleep when you
actually want and need to be sleepy.
• Keep a strong and consistent sleep routine both
during your workdays and your days off. It’s not
always easy, but shift workers in particular need to
build their off-duty schedules around making sure
they get the sleep they need.

Similarly to the recent changes in health care,
the FAA is moving in the right direction to help its
employees get the sleep they need to do their jobs
safely. As this latest incident at Westchester Airport
confirms, there is a great deal of work still to be done.
And it’s in everyone’s best—and safest—interest that
progress continues to be made.
Sweet Dreams,

Michael J. Breus, PhD
The Sleep Doctor™
www.thesleepdoctor.com

Available at: Adapted. Retrieved on: July 25, 2012.



According to the author of Text, it has been proven scientifically that workers who have jobs that demand they work in shifts

a) manage their time inefficiently if they are not allowed to take a nap.
b) get fewer hours of sleep than workers who have routine schedules.
c) are in greater danger of committing serious mistakes if assigned to less demanding jobs.
d) are more liable to accidents and injuries in their leisure hours.
e) are unlikely to develop severe health disorders.

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Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



The expressions "Complying with" and "follow through" in the fragments "Complying with OSHA regulations isn"t always easy," (lines 10-11) and "Then it"s up to you to follow through the task and use the equipment as you were trained." (lines 23-24) may, respectively, be substituted, without change in meaning, by

a) accepting; quit
b) respecting; leave
c) refusing; complete
d) resisting; pursue
e) obeying; conclude

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Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



The pronoun "those" in the sentence "Our hopes are that you won"t find too many of those around here." (lines 32-33) refers to

a) safety responsibilities (line 28)
b) safety and health hazards (line 29)
c) extreme hazards (line 31)
d) our hopes (line 32)
e) more subtle hazards (line 34)

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Air traffic controllers asleep on the job…still

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., in Sleepnewzzz



Here’s some news of workers sleeping on the
job that’s downright scary. A news investigation
produced a story and footage of air traffic controllers
at Westchester County Airport sleeping during their
shifts. The video, provided to the news outlet by an
employee in the air traffic control tower at Westchester
Airport, also shows controllers reading and using
laptops and cell phones while on duty. The Federal
Aviation Administration ( FAA ) bans its controllers from
use of cell phones, personal reading material and
electric devices while on duty. Sleeping is prohibited
anywhere in air traffic control towers.

All of these violations are alarming and
dangerous, and pose a serious public safety problem.
It is important, I believe, to separate the issue of air
traffic controllers sleeping on the job from their choice
to play with laptops and cell phones when they are
supposed to be working. The video images showing
air traffic controllers slumped over and sleeping
at their stations is truly frightening. But the issue of
sleep deprivation among air traffic controllers is a
very real one, and means that some instances of
falling asleep—however dangerous and wrong—is
not entirely the controllers’ fault, or even within their
control.

Unfortunately this is not a new problem. We’ve
seen several instances of air traffic controllers falling
asleep on duty in recent months.

In response to these cases, the FAA in 2011
revised its regulations for air traffic controllers to
include additional time for rest between shifts. The
FAA:
• Raised the minimum amount of time off between
work shifts to 9 hours from 8 hours
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from swapping shifts
without having a minimum of 9 hours off in between
shifts
• Increased supervisor coverage in air traffic control
towers during late night and early morning shifts
• Prohibited air traffic controllers from picking up an
overnight shift after a day off

These adjustments are a step in the right direction,
but they don’t go far enough. Managing schedules
for shift workers in these high-pressure jobs where
public safety is at stake is too important to settle for
improvements that don’t actually solve the problem.

Shift workers of all types face challenges to getting
enough sleep while managing long hours, overnight
shifts, and changing schedules that fluctuate between
day and night. Research shows that:
• People who engage in shift work get less sleep
overall than those of us who work more regular
hours
• Shift workers are at higher risk for illness and
chronic disease
• The sleep deprivation associated with shift work
increase the risk of accidents, injuries and mistakes
in high-profile, public-safety related industries like
medicine and law enforcement, as well as air traffic
control

In addition to making people more prone to
accidents and injury, sleep deprivation causes a
number of negative effects—both physical and
psychological—that can impair the on-the-job
performance of air traffic controllers and other shift
workers. Sleep deprivation:
• Slows reaction time
• Interferes with memory
• Causes fatigue
• Compromises judgment
• Impairs the ability to retain new information

I think we can all agree that we don’t want the
people responsible for guiding our planes to be
sluggish, slow-reacting, forgetful, fatigued and of
questionable judgment. But that’s exactly what being
sleep deprived can make them!

It’s the FAAs responsibility to create workplace
regulations that enable air traffic controllers to get the
rest they need. This can include not just mandating
reasonable time off between shifts, but also giving
controllers breaks during shifts and allowing them
to nap on their breaks. There are also some basic
things that the controllers themselves—or any shift
workers—can do to help avoid sleep deprivation:
• Make sure to get adequate rest before a shift begins.
Take a nap before work, if need be.
• Limit your reliance on caffeine. While it’s okay as
an occasional pick-me-up, coffee and caffeinated
beverages are not substitutes for adequate sleep.
And caffeine can interfere with your sleep when you
actually want and need to be sleepy.
• Keep a strong and consistent sleep routine both
during your workdays and your days off. It’s not
always easy, but shift workers in particular need to
build their off-duty schedules around making sure
they get the sleep they need.

Similarly to the recent changes in health care,
the FAA is moving in the right direction to help its
employees get the sleep they need to do their jobs
safely. As this latest incident at Westchester Airport
confirms, there is a great deal of work still to be done.
And it’s in everyone’s best—and safest—interest that
progress continues to be made.
Sweet Dreams,

Michael J. Breus, PhD
The Sleep Doctor™
www.thesleepdoctor.com

Available at: Adapted. Retrieved on: July 25, 2012.



According to Text, the Federal Aviation Administration, in response to serious public safety issues, has defined new norms that include all of the following, EXCEPT

a) include longer resting periods between shifts, which amount to at least 9 hours.
b) reinforce supervision of air control towers staff on duty in late night and early morning shifts.
c) forbid air traffic controllers to change shifts with a colleague if the minimum resting period is not respected.
d) restrict air traffic controllers from working an overnight shift after having spent a day away from their post.
e) prohibit air control towers staff from working shifts with a 9 hour resting period in between.

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Safety Meeting Presentation



Today’s meeting is really about you. I can stand
in front of you and talk about working safely and what
procedures to follow until I’m blue in the face. But until
you understand the need for working safely, until you
are willing to be responsible for your safety, it doesn’t
mean a whole lot.

Some of you may be familiar with OSHA - the
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
sole purpose of this agency is to keep American
workers safe. Complying with OSHA regulations isn’t
always easy, but if we work together, we can do it.
Yet, complying with regulations is not the real reason
for working safely. Our real motive is simple. We care
about each and every one of you and will do what is
necessary to prevent you from being injured.

However, keeping our workplace safe takes
input from everyone. Management, supervisor, and
all of you have to come together on this issue, or
we’re in trouble. For example, upper management
has to approve the purchase of safe equipment.
Supervisors, including myself, have to ensure that
each of you knows how to use that equipment safely.
Then it’s up to you to follow through the task and use
the equipment as you were trained. If any one part
of this chain fails, accidents are going to happen and
people are going to get hurt.


Responsibility Number One - Recognize Hazards



At the core of your safety responsibilities lies
the task of recognizing safety and health hazards.
In order to do that, you must first understand what
constitutes a hazard. Extreme hazards are often
obvious. Our hopes are that you won’t find too many
of those around here.

There are, however, more subtle hazards that
won’t jump up and bite you. As a result of your safety
training and meetings like these, some things may
come to mind. For example, a machine may not be
easy to lock out. Common practice may be to use a tag.
This is a potential hazard and should be discussed.
Maybe something can be changed to make it easier to
use a lock. Other subtle hazards include such things
as frayed electrical cords, a loose machine guard, a
cluttered aisle, or maybe something that just doesn’t
look right.



Responsibility Number Two - Report Hazards



A big part of recognizing hazards is using your
instincts. Nobody knows your job as well as you
do, so we’re counting on you to let us know about
possible problems. Beyond recognizing hazards, you
have to correct them or report them to someone who
can. This too, is a judgement call. For example, if
something spills in your work area you can probably
clean it up yourself. However, if there is an unlabeled
chemical container and you have no idea what it is,
you should report it to your supervisor.


Additional Employee Responsibilities


Good housekeeping is a major part of keeping
your work area safe. For example, you should take a
few minutes each day to ensure that aisles, hallways,
and stairways in your work area are not obstructed.
If boxes, equipment, or anything else is left to pile
up, you have a tripping hazard on your hands. Those
obstructions could keep you from exiting the building
quickly and safely should you face an emergency
situation.

Also watch out for spills. These can lead to slips
and falls. Flammable materials are another thing to
be aware of. Make sure they are disposed of properly.

Keep Thinking. Even if you’re doing your job
safely and you are avoiding hazards, there are often
even better ways to work safely. If you have ideas for
improving the safety of your job or that of co-workers,
share them.


Concluding Remarks



While nothing we do can completely eliminate the
threat of an incident, we can work together to improve
our odds. As I said, this must be a real team effort
and I’m counting on input from all of you. Let’s keep
communicating and continue to improve safety.

Available at: . Retrieved on: April 1st, 2012. Adapted.



According to the text, employees have several safety responsibilities at work, EXCEPT

a) understanding what constitutes a hazard.
b) using their instincts to help prevent risks.
c) avoiding obstructed spaces in the work area.
d) eliminating the use of all flammable materials.
e) correcting dangers or reporting on them to have them solved.

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