Food Safety

Summary

Food safety in the foodservice industry is an issue that is a priority at the federal level. In 1999 the National Food Safety System formed the Coordinating Committee to combat the problem. Since the formation of this group, outreach programs have extended globally to assist other countries with this issue. According to Susan Alpert, national leader on the Food Safety Initiative, many states are experiencing the same food safety challenges. Programs and standards have been established for each state; however, the problems of state implementation of a high quality food safety program is becoming a growing issue. This study investigated the importance of food safety training for food handlers and compares the current training and inspections for those who manage foodservice establishments. Data is presented from one high tourism state serving as an example of the violations to and the training given on food safety. The study presents the food safety training program required, inspection form used, and categories of violations most often experienced. Issues related to combating food safety are presented as well as suggestions for improving food safety training and inspection process.     

Progressing road safety through deep change and transformational leadership

In an earlier paper in this journal, we argued that current road safety programs and thinking are constructed within a paradigm that tends to accept existing cultural arrangements. The current paper is a sequel to the earlier one, and outlines significant policy themes emerging from a research project on a holistic approach to road safety. Two overarching themes include the importance of leadership for policy change and implementation, and addressing the more transformative aspects of intervening in a system. A distinction can be drawn between “deep” sustainable change, which usually requires fundamental redesign of the systems involved, and “shallow” adaptive change. Examples of deep change discussed include the much wider application of mobility management, a strong shift to active travel and public transport, and a reconsideration of how time is structured in society, as with the adoption of “Slow Cities” principles. Transformational leadership can draw on a variety of “knowledge cultures”, which can all share in collective decision-making and possible actions for the future. We discuss especially leadership at the worldview, organisational, and community levels. Vision Zero approaches are valuable, but need to be integrated with a common vision for a sustainable transport system developed in conjunction with energy, transport, health, environment, and education agencies. In addition, Vision Zero approaches can be assisted by greater attention to and questioning of embedded cultural practices and behaviour.     

“危险驾驶”行为不宜独立设罪——对刑法修正案（八）第二十二条的评析

危险驾驶行为有巨大的社会危险性,刑法修正案（八）将飙车、醉酒驾驶等危险驾驶行为纳入刑法打击的范围,迎合了社会公众要求打击此类行为的舆论。但是,单独设立危险驾驶罪有悖刑法谦抑性,会造成刑法规范之间的不协调和实践操作上的困难。通过解释和完善现有刑法规范,完全可以满足对高危驾驶行为进行刑事处罚的需要。因此,在刑法中单设危险驾驶罪没有必要。     

浅论施工组织设计在高速公路管理中的有效应用

施工阶段高速公路施工组织设计,是确保项目正常施工的前提和基础。随着高速公路行业的迅猛发展,高速公路施工组织设计的正确应用越来越重要。本文将对高速公路施工组织设计中出现的相关问题展开分析,提出动态思想应用到施工组织设计中,以期实现施工组织设计在高速公路项目中的有效应用。     

新建传染病医院污水处理工程设计要点

医院污水排放直接影响周边环境,在设计新建传染病医院污水处理方案时应抓住一些要点进行。为此,本文做了一些设计方面的探讨。     

分析聚乙烯燃气管道工程设计与施工技术要点

近年来,随着经济的发展,城市化进程也在不断的加快,农村人口快速向着城镇涌入,使得城镇发展过程中面临越来越多的来自人口和资源等多方面的压力,对城市基础设计的建设也带来了巨大的挑战。城市燃气管网建设是城市建设中重要的基础设施之一,在城市建设中起着重要的作用。本文则主要针对城市燃气管网建设中,聚乙烯燃气管道的工程设计与施工的相关问题进行简单的探讨。     

电站更新改造的可行性分析

东方红水库一号电站建于1983年,装机容量为3×320kw,运行了近三十年,机电设备老化严重,再加上水库通过2008年的除险加固工程正常蓄水位由194.27m提高到196.27m。所以,目前电站的状况从资源利用、经济效益、安全生产方面考虑都已经无法满足生产要求。本文分别从这些方面进行了电站更新改造的可行性分析。     

基于层次分析法的航材储存安全评价研究

首先根据航材仓储安全的影响因素,建立储存安全评价指标体系;然后给出评价指标权重的计算方法,采用模糊综合评估方法对安全进行总体评估;最后结合实例进行了安全评估,结果表明,指标体系可以对某航材仓库的航材储存工作进行全方位的评价,证明了该方法的可行性与科学性。     

The “management‐per‐result” approach to international development project design

Results‐based management (RBM) has proved to be a valuable tool for international development project management; however, there are some inconsistencies that limit the use of RBM at the design phase to manage for results. This article presents a “management‐per‐result” approach to reinforcing the project design function of RBM and illustrates its application to a real‐life project. Shying away from a technocratic approach, it emphasizes a “quick‐and‐dirty” approach and proposes an updated version of the logical framework to include success criteria and factors and very rough estimates for both project costs and benefits for targeted project results for different types of projects (infrastructure development, “process” type of project, and so forth).