Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include 15 passenger van driving safety, biological hazards, how am I doing? (HMM Laboratory Monitoring), MU Radiation...

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include "accidental" hazardous materials, departing researchers, radiation safety manual update, and MU indoor air...

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include back injury prevention, changes, radioactive material security, used batteries and aerosol cans....

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include safety within your department, progress when budgets are tight, bites and stings, HMM: a fresh look, and alphabet...

Storage structures for liquid livestock manure range from low-cost earthen basins and moderate-cost concrete tanks to higher-cost, glass-lined steel tanks.

Food establishments implement training to prevent the occurrence of food borne illness in their operation with the understanding that increased food safety knowledge will ignite appropriate situational response from foodservice employees and result...

that meta-power may alter normal power relationships and planning outcomes across space and time. This case study explored the decision making processes and outside influences on the development of a laboratory safety training program at a research...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research expands understanding of corporate environmental communication beyond green advertising and environment responsibility reports of CSR into the more developed...

Program assessment has long been a critical element for academic programs to ensure continuous quality improvement of their programs. More recently, occupational safety, health and environmental programs have embraced assessment by external groups...

The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 served as a federal mandate to encourage states to develop environmental education (EE) plans. Missouri's governor authorized the creation of an EE task force in 1993. The recommendations of the state...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Since the original studies of environmental discrimination were completed in the early 1980s, many scholars have measured disproportionate proximity to hazardous waste by poor...

; the 1989 Exxon Valdez; and the 2002 Prestige. Oil spills are inherently complex, and thus are ideal as models of how environmental reporters dealt with a complex problem. Results indicate a significant improvement in quality of coverage between 1978...

the beautiful landscape that helps attract prospective students to providing a safe campus, which many of our departments contribute to including MU Police, Environmental Health & Safety and Campus Facilities. We also offer leisure activities for the community...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation extends environmental communication theorizing by drawing upon socio-political cultural and critical theory. The exigency of this project arose out...

Studies have indicated that there is a link between health and a person's living environment. There have been no comparisons of the effects of the use the different types of housing subsidy on perceived quality of life and well-being of individuals...

and focused quality improvement teams on medication safety practices in five Midwestern NHs. Findings suggest nursing leadership in the highest performing NH encouraged open communication leading team members to share diverse perspectives resulting in a...

of technology in support of cooperative work and organizational learning in a health care setting. This study examined the use of the Patient Safety Network within the University of Missouri Health Care. The findings provide evidence that technology use...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is the monomer used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic, the resin lining of cans, and other products, with global capacity in excess of 6.4 billion lb/year. Because the ester bonds in these BPA-based ...