ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Re-usability of traffic signs for inactive drivers with consideration of personal characteristics and sign features
There has been an increasing concern about inactive drivers who would easily lead to road accidents and fatalities once return to driving. This study investigated the re-usability of traffic signs for inactive drivers with consideration of driver factors and cognitive sign features. Fifty-seven Hong Kong Chinese, who possessed a full driving license but had not driven for an extended period, comprehended the meanings and rated the cognitive features of 21 traffic signs. The re-usability performance of participants who had not driven for at least a year was similar to those who had not been driving since obtaining driving license. The re-usability of traffic signs was better when the signs were familiar, concrete, simple and meaningful. To improve sign re-usability, designers should consider the cognitive sign features, provide direct and unambiguous visualization for underlying concepts, make better use of eye-catching design elements, and proper juxtaposition of similar pictorials in sign design.
https://www.ijhcum.net/article_18820_ebb9789e1cce3e976916a5954b0ff515.pdf
2016-01-01
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10.7508/ijhcum.2016.01.001
Re-usability
Road users
Sign design
Traffic signs
Usability
A.
Chan
alan.chan@cityu.edu.hk
1
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
LEAD_AUTHOR
A.
Ng
anniewy.ng@my.cityu.edu.hk
2
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Injustice perceptions and employees misbehavior in a public organization: Exploration the mediating role of employee's cynicism to organization
The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationships between justice perceptions, employee's misbehavior and cynicism to organization because very few studies have looked at the role of justice and cynicism in the prediction of employee's misbehavior in public organizations. According to the purpose of study, the present research is developmental research. Also according to way of data collection (research project), the present study are descriptive research. In classification based on the type of research, this study is correlational research. In the current research, the population under analysis consists of a public organization. Participants were 420 employees and all of them were administrative employee. The results of the present research revealed that justice perceptions will be negatively associated with employee's misbehavior; negatively predicted employee's cynicism and finally the relationship between organizational justice and misbehavior will be mediated by employee's cynicism. The present results both support previous research and extend our perception in relation with the mechanisms through which justice influences on employee's misbehavior.
https://www.ijhcum.net/article_19116_1d38f0b72b186660506c10cb39693146.pdf
2016-01-01
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10.7508/ijhcum.2016.01.002
Cynicism
Justice
Mediating role
Misbehavior
public organization
H.
Danaeefard
hdanaee@modares.ac.ie
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Department of Public Administration, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
H.R.
Boustani
boustani.hamid@gmail.com
2
Department of Public Administration, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Development of new citizenship HSE model for schools and kindergartens of Tehran Metropolitan City
Today many of wide scope and famous organizations design and develop HSE models to achieve a more suitable HSE management system for their own purposes. To implement such models some requirements should be considered in line with defined goals and missions. The present study was carried out in order to achieve the HSE management system for children and adolescents in education and training centers. This study was conducted in two phases, namely identification and assessment/ documentation. The study was carried out in districts one, four, six, seven and eight of Tehran municipality during eighteen months. The employer was Tehran Shahr-e-salem Company (Healthy City) and the contractor was the faculty of environment, University of Tehran. As the final result of study, based on initial data and by holding brainstorming meetings, the final citizenship HSE model was constructed in five panels: Management responsibility and commitment, Infrastructures and resources management and documentation, Planning, HSE operations management and Monitoring, analysis and improvement. This model was designed by consideration of existing capacities and with the goal of being responsive to all stakeholders (service provider, recipients of services and others).
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2016-01-01
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10.7508/ijhcum.2016.01.003
adolescents
Children
Citizenship
health
Safety and Environmental (HSE)
model
schools
A.R.
Karbassi
akarbasi@ut.ac.ir
1
Graduate Faculty of Environment,
University of Tehran, P.O.Box 14155-6135, Tehran, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
M.
Shahpasand
shahpasand.put@gmail.com
2
Petro Imen Sharif Co., No.15, Fatemi Street, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
A.A.
Rajabi
info@doe.ir
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Department of the Environment, Center for Air and Climate Change, Hakim Highway, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
H.A.
Ghafari
info@shahresalem.tehran.ir
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Municipality of Tehran, Shahr-e-Salem Company, Resalat Highway, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
Abbaspour, M.; Karbassi, A. R.; Khadivi, S., (2006). Implementation of green management concepts in sport complexes. Int. J. Enviorn. Sci. Technol., 3(3): 213-219 (7 pages).
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Abbaspour, M.; Karbassi, A. R.; Khalaji Asadi, M.; Moharamnejad, N.; Khadivi, S.; Moradi, M. A., (2013). Energy Demand Model of the Household Sector and Its Application in Developing Metropolitan Cities (Case Study: Tehran). Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 22(2): 319-329 (11 pages).
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Abbaspour M.; Lotfi F.H.; Karbassi A. R.; Roayaei E.; Nikoomaram H., (2010). Development of a model to assess environmental performance, concerning HSE-MS principles. Environ. Monit. Assess., 165(1-4): 517-528 (12 pages).
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Amirzadeh F.; Tabatabaei S.H.R., (2006). Investigating the incidence and causes of accidents in students of secondary schools in Shiraz. J. Kerman U. Med. Sci., 14(1): 55-60 (6 pages). [in Persian]
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Cultural implications of business strategy-making
The central issue in strategy formulation and implementation process, or strategy-making, is the identification of environmental forces and the preparation of a plan of action to deal with them. This necessitates scanning the environment for gathering information. Environmental scanning should enable the firm to identify these forces. Doing this not only calls for information gathering, but also for deciding what to look for, where to look, and what to select from the very large amount of information available. These steps are based on culturally programmed perception processes. Also, strategy-making requires assessing internal capabilities of the firm. Both, internal and external steps in the strategy-making process involve perception and thinking, both of which are influenced by culture. Therefore, country differences can be expected in each step. In this regard, the process of strategy making varies among managers of different cultures. This paper addresses these issues and discusses implications of cultural differences on the strategy-making process.
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Cultural impact
Culture and perception
Culture and strategy
K.
Fatehi
kfatehi@kennesaw.edu
1
Management and Entrepreneurship Department, Coles College of Business Kennesaw State University, 560 Parliament Garden Way, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591, USA
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Exchange rate volatility and its effect on stock market volatility
This paper investigates empirically the effect of volatility of the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar vis-à-vis the euro on U.S. stock market volatility while controlling for a number of drivers of stock return volatility. Using a GARCH(1, 1) model and using weekly data covering the period from the week of January 1, 1999 through the week of January 25, 2010, it is found that the 9/11 terrorist attack, bear markets, fluctuations in jobless claims, and negative equity market returns increase financial volatility. On the other hand, no conclusive results are found regarding the effect of fluctuations in M2, or incorrect expectations of changes in the federal funds target rate. Finally, it is found that when major drivers of financial volatility are controlled for, increased exchange rate volatility exerts a positive and statistically significant effect on the volatility of stock returns. Monetary policymakers need to take this effect into account when formulating exchange rate actions within the prevailing managed float.
https://www.ijhcum.net/article_19121_a4c266151330aafd7795dda447eab298.pdf
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Exchange rates
GARCH
stock market
volatility
K.
Kennedy
1
Federal Housing Finance Agency, Washington, DC 20006, USA
AUTHOR
F.
Nourzad
farrokh.nourzad@marquette.edu
2
Economics Department, Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Environmental impact assessment of bus rapid transit (BRT) in the Metropolitan City of Tehran
Bus rapid transit is an innovative, high capacity, lower cost public transit solution in metropolitan cities. Idea is to dedicate lanes for quick and efficient transport of passengers to their destinations. In the present investigation the environmental impact assessment of bus rapid transit in Tehran metropolitan city is brought out. For this purpose bus rapid transit Lane No. 10 is investigated. The bus rapid transit Lane No.10 is about 10 km in distance that moves up and down between Azadi and Simon Bolivar Squares. About 77500 passengers using 50 buses are transited per day in lane No. 10. These 50 buses cover a distance of 9600 km/day. The results of present study showed that about 6.5 million liters of fuel is saved annually. It should be pointed out that environmental costs are also reduced for about US$ 1.7 million/yr. The overall score of environmental impact assessment stands at +10 that is indicative of Lane No. 10 compatibility with the environmental considerations.
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2016-01-01
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Air Quality
Bus rapid transit (BRT)
Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
noise pollution
Urban traffic
F.
Salehi
info@hseir.com
1
Traning Center for HSE, Modaresan, Bahrehvari Imen Company, Ashrafi Highway, Poonak Square, Mokhberi Street, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
A.R.
Karbassi
akarbasi@ut.ac.ir
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Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14135, Tehran, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
M.
Khashaypoor
m_khashaypoor@civileng.iust.ac.ir
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Municipality of Tehran, Transport and Traffic Organization, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
Abbaspour, M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Khalaji Asadi, M.; Moharamnejad, N.; Khadivi, S.; Moradi, M. A., (2013). Energy demand model of the household sector and its application in developing metropolitan cities (case study: Tehran). Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 22(2): 319-329 (11 pages).
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Abbaspour, M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Khadivi, S., (2006). Implementation of green management concepts in sport complexes. Int. J. Enviorn. Sci. Technol., 3(3): 213-219 (7 pages).
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Alipour, S.; Karbassi, A.R.; Abbaspour, M.; Saffarzadeh, M.; Moharamnejad, N., (2011). Energy and environmental issues in transport sector. Int. J. Environ. Res., 5(1): 213-224 (12 pages).
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Askarizadeh, L.; Karbassi, A.R.; Ghalibaf, M. B.; Nouri, J., (2016). Manageent of post-earthquake construction debris in Tehran Metropolitan. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech., 13(2): 639-648 (10 pages). DOI: 10.1007/s13762-015-0893-z
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Ghaemi, Z.; Karbassi, A.R.; Moattar, F.; Hassani, A.H.; Khorasani, N., (2015).Evaluating soil metallic pollution and consequent human health hazards in the vicinity of an industrialized zone, case study of Mubarakeh steel complex, Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 13(75): 1-9 (9 pages). DOI: 10.1186/s40201-015-0231-x
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Karbassi, A.R.; Abduli, M. A.; Mahin Abdollahzadeh, E., (2007a). Sustainability of energy production and use in Iran. Energ. Policy, 35(10): 5171–5180 (10 pages). DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.04.031
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Karbassi, A.R.; Abduli, M. A.; Neshastehriz, S., (2007b). Energy saving in Tehran international flower exhibition’s building. Int. J. Environ. Res., 2(1): 75-86 (12 pages).
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Mohammadpour Roudposhti; Gh.,Karbassi, A. R.; Baghvan, A., (2016). A pollution index for agricultural soils. Arch. Argon. Soil Sci., DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2016.1154542
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Pardakhti, A.R.; Nabi Bidhendi, Gh.R.; Torabian, A., Karbassi, A. R.; Yunesian, M., (2011). Comparative cancer risk assessment of THMs in drinking water from well water sources and surface water sources. Environ. Monit. Assess., 179(1-4): 499-507 (9 pages). DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1752-5
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Pazoki, M.; Abdoli, M.A.; Karbassi, A.R.; Mehrdadi, N.; Yaghmaeian, K., (2014). Attenuation of municipal landfill leachate through land treatment. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 12(12): 2-8 (6 pages). DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-12
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Rafee, N.; Karbassi, A.R.; Nouri, J.; Safari, E.; Mehrdadi, N., (2008). Strategic management of municipal debris aftermath of an earthquake. Int. J. Environ. Res., 2(2): 205-214 (10 pages).
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Rashidi, Zh.; Karbassi, A.R.; Ataei, A.; Ifaei, P.; SamieeZafarghandi, R. ; Mohammadizadeh, M. J., (2012). Power plant design using gas produced by waste leachate treatment plant. Int. J. Environ. Res., 6(4): 875-882 (8 pages).
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Salehi, F.; Abduli, M.A.; Baghdadi, M., (2014). Sources of Cu, V, Cd, Cr, Mn, Zn, Co, Ni, Pb, Ca and Fe in Soil of Aradkooh Landfill. Int. J. Environ. Res., 8(3): 543-550 (8 pages).
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Tabatabaei, T.; Karbassi, A.R.; Moatar, F.; Monavari, S.M., (2014). Geospatial patterns and background levels of heavy metal in deposited particulate matter in Bushehr, Iran. Arabian J. Geosciences, 8(4): 2081-2093 (13 pages). DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1241-6
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Tabatabaei, T.; Karbassi, A.R.; Moatar, F.; Monavari, S.M., (2015). Multivariate geostatistical analysis in assessment of aerosols (case study: Bushehr). J. RS GIS Nat. Res., 5(4): 35-46 (12 pages).
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Tajziehchi, S.; Monavari, S. M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Shariat, S. M., (2014a). Development of new model for computation of external costs of hydropower dams. OIDA Int. J. Sust. Dev., 7(4): 109-120 (12 pages).
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Tajziehchi, S.; Monavari, S.M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Shariat, S.M.; Khorasani, N.; Narimisa, P., (2014b). A critical look at social impact evaluation of dam construction by revised SIMPACTS software - a case Study of Alborz Dam in Northern Iran. Int. J. Environ. Res., 8(2): 329-334 (6 pages).
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Tajziehchi, S., Monavari, S.M., Karbassi, A.R. (2012). An effective participatory-based method for dam social impact assessment. Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 21(6): 1841-1849 (9 pages).
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Tajziehchi, S.; Monavari, S.M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Shariat, S. M.; Khorasani, N., (2013). Quantification of social impacts of large hydropower dams- a case study of Alborz Dam in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran. Int. J. Environ. Res., 7(2): 377-382 (6 pages).
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Tehrani, S.M.; Karbassi, A.R.; Monavari, S.M.; Mirbagheri S.A., (2010). Role of e-shopping management strategy in urban environment. Int. J. Environ. Res., 4(4): 681-690 (10 pages).
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Tehrani, S. M.; Karbassi, A. R.; Monavari, S. M.; Mirbagheri S. A., (2009).Prediction of energy consumption and urban air pollution reduction in e-shopping adoption. J. Food Agri. Environ., 7 (3-4): 898-903 (6 pages).
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Application of anaerobic digestion products of municipal solid food wastes in treating wastewaters
Anaerobic digestion is the breakdown of biodegradable organic material by microorganisms in the absence of oxygen or in an oxygen-starved environment.This technology is superior to the landfilling and also the aerobic composting. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the effluent Volatile Fatty Acids from the anaerobic acidogenesis of the food waste can be used du to its high value in organic elements, as an external carbon source for the denitrificationin in waste water treatment plants . The results showed that Volatile Fatty Acids concentration in mg COD/L in the fermentation was in the range between 3,300 mg COD/L and 6,560 mgCOD/L.The n-butiric acid had the highest concentration in mgCOD/L followed by the propionic and acetic acid, while the valeric acid had the lowest concentration. As well as the concentration of the acetic and valeric acid were stable over the time. Opposite to these, the propionic and n-butyric acid showed high variability in the concentration, especially the n-butyric acid. The specific denitrification rate tests tests showed that the ethanol cultivated biomass was more successful in using the effluent of the food waste digestion as carbon source than methanol cultivated biomass.The specific denitrification reta tests results of our experiment, showed that the average of 0.15 an 0.51 mg N/mg for methanol and ethanol cultivated biomass respectively.
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10.7508/ijhcum.2016.01.007
Acidogenesis
Anaerobic digestion, Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
Denitrification
Food waste
G.
Fazeli
golnaz.fazeli@yahoo.com
1
Department of Environmental Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azd University, Tehran, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
Arsova, L., (2010). Anaerobic digestion of food waste: Current status, problems and an alternative product. A thesis of M.Sc. degree. Columbia University.
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Bayshtok, V.; Lu, H.; Park, H.; Kim, S.; Chaudram, K., (2009). Impact of varying electron donors on the molecular microbial ecology and biokinetics of methylotrophic denitrifying bacteria.Biotechnol. Bioeng., 102(6): 1527-1536 (10 pages).
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Chandran, K.; Smets, B. F., (2001). Estimating biomass yield coefficients for autotrophic ammonia and nitrite oxidation from batch respirograms. Water Res. 35(13): 3153-3156 (4 pages).
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Chen, S.; Yu, L.; Zaher, U.; Zhao, Q.; Frear, C., (2014). A new high solids anaerobic digestion system (HSAD). Washington State University, Bioprocessing and Bioproducts Engineering Laboratory.
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Chynoweth, D.; Haley, P.; Owens, J.; Teixeira, A.; Welt, B.; Rich, E.; Townsend, T.; Choi, H. L., (2002). Anaerobic digestion for reduction and stabilization of organic Solid wastes during space missions: Laboratory studies. Society of Automotive Engineers.
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Dennis, A.; Burke, P. E., (2001). Dairy waste anaerobic digestion handbook, Options for recovering beneficial products from dairy manure. Environmental Energy Company.
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Eaton, A.; Clesceri, L.; Greenberg, A., (2005). Standard methods for the examination of
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Elefsiniotis, P.; Wareham, D. G.; Smith, M.O., (2004). Use of volatile fatty acids from an acidphase digester for denitrification. J. Biotechnol. 114(3): 289-297 (9 pages).
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Environmental Agency (EA). 2011. Composting in open and closed systems, Standard Rules SR2011 No1_500t (Version 4.0). The Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010.
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Ezenekwe, I.; Anderson, J.; Carrio, L.; Gopalakrishnan, K.; Chandran, K.; Stinson, B., (2002). A novel application of acid-phase digestion for concurrent filament destruction and soluble COD recovery from froth. WEFTEC. 61: 468-484 ( 17 pages).
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Gebrezgabher, S.A.; Meuwissen, M.P.M.; Prins, B.A.M.; Oude Lansink, A.G.J.M., (2010). Economic analysis of anaerobic digestion—A case of Green power biogas plant in The Netherlands. NJAS - Wageningen J. Life Sci., 57(2): 109-115 (7 pages).
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ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Implementation of child safety and health management system by means of FMEA method
Every year, many accidents leading to physical injuries in kindergartens, indicates that a very large percentage of them are related to the safety concerns and lack of hygiene in these places. Families, due to their busy life style and working hours and also children needs of preschool education, are searching to find most suitable kindergartens for their children. Selecting a kindergarten with various suitable training programs, although very important criteria for selection, but is not sufficient. Indicators such as health, safety and environment issues in these places must be crucial factors in this decision making. Child safety and health management system is an integrated system, derived from health, safety and environmental management regulations which helps the kindergartens complies with relevant regulations to reduce the number of accidents occurrence. The present case study has tried, by using failure modes and effects analysis method and child safety and health management system to find the best practicable indicators to assess the relative impact of different failures in order to identify the parts of the process that are most in need of change. In this regards, 10 semi-governmental kindergartens located in Tehran District 6 of Tehran Municipality, which are supervised by municipality of Tehran were selected and evaluated. The results showed that according to the child safety and health management system and failure modes and effects analysis, all these places need massive infrastructural changes according to the preventive action list in order to be considered a safe and hygienic place for the children.
https://www.ijhcum.net/article_19119_1735e5225e0c8d203df1289953dae341.pdf
2016-01-01
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10.7508/ijhcum.2016.01.008
Child safety and health (CSH), Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), Health, safety and environment (HSE), Risk management
Potential failure mode (PFM)
B.
Akbari Neisiani
bita.akbari.n@gmail.com
1
Department of Management and Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
LEAD_AUTHOR
S.M.
Seyedan
seyedan.mahya@gmail.com
2
Department of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
AUTHOR
A.
Hadian
amirhadiyan@yahoo.com
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Department of Management and Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University , North of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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