• What is OSHA, and what is its mission?

 

 
 
 
 

• What has happened to workplace fatalities and occupational injury and illness rates since OSHA was created?

 

 
 
 
 

•  When was the Environmental Protection Agency established? What is the primary responsibility (responsibilities) of the EPA?

 

 
 
 
 

• What is the FDA and what is its primary purpose?

 

• Is the FDA responsible for the safety of and the labeling of meats and poultry? If not, who is reponsible for this?
  
  

• Is the FDA responsible for the safety of and the labeling of pet foods? If not, who is reponsible for this?

 

 
 
 

• List three items that were subject to recall by The Consumer Product Safety Commission in March or April 2004. Why were these products recalled?
 
 
 
 

1. Access Employment Projections
1. What are the five occupational groups which the Labor Department is projecting to grow the fastest between 2002 and 2012?
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2. What are the four occupational groups which the Labor Department is projecting to have the slowest rates of growth between 2002 and 2012?
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2. Now access Occupational Outlook Handbook
1.  What occupation do you intend to enter? Search for that occupation.

 

 
 
 
 

2. What training, education, and qualifications are required for this occupation?

 

 
 
 
 

3. What is the job outlook for this profession?

 

 
 
 

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