Of all things that can damage a roof, people are the worst. Ways are suggested to control access to roofs and monitor inspections and maintenance work. (Author/MLF)

People with epilepsy have often been discriminated against when seeking employment. This is caused by negative attitudes of employers towards persons with epilepsy. Negative attitudes can be changed by publicizing activities of programs employing epileptics, promoting job opportunities, and educating employers about control of seizures and work…

Three papers consider various aspects of the labor market in the telecommunications field in the United States. The first, "Employment and Worker Dislocation in Telecommunications Equipment" (Julie Gorte, Office of Technology Assessment), notes that the increasing importance of international trade in the American economy has meant both a…

THE GRADUAL MOVEMENT OF NONWHITE WORKERS, 90 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE NEGROES, INTO HIGHER SKILLED AND BETTER PAYING JOBS HAS CONTINUED SINCE THE MID-1950'S. DESPITE THESE GAINS, LARGE GAPS EXIST BETWEEN WHITE AND NONWHITE WORKERS AS MEASURED BY SUCH INDICATORS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AS OCCUPATIONAL SHIFTS, MANPOWER UTILIZATION, INCOME, AND…

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE CHALLENGED TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MATURE WOMEN. NEARLY 29 MILLION WOMEN ARE IN THE LABOR FORCE, MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY AS IN THE YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WORLD WAR II. IN 1966, THEY REPRESENTED 37 PERCENT OF ALL WORKERS IN PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND KINDRED OCCUPATIONS COMPARED WITH 45…

The document consists of a report submitted to the Senate by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service regarding S.792, a bill to provide increased part-time employment opportunities by executive agencies of the United States government. The purpose of S.792 is to declare as policy that a certain regulated proportion of all positions in the…

This paper examines the causes and effects of the 1973 oil embargo imposed by OPEC. The author notes that since the embargo, little positive action has been taken to reduce American dependence upon a very limited and very expensive energy source. In order to achieve any degree of independence, it will be necessary to repidly expand coal and…

Project VEHTS (Versatile Employment of Health Trained Servicemen) is demonstrating how civilian hospitals can employ and use more effectively the thousands of medically-trained servicemen who are released each year by the Armed Forces. A system of recruitment and placement of veterans at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, was designed and implemented.…

This kit contains materials and instructions for evaluating the engineer's salary in terms of the Commission's "Guidelines to Professional Employment for Engineers and Scientists" which states that an engineer should receive a salary in keeping with his professional contribution and commensurate with the salaries of other employees, both…

This issue contains articles on experiences gained in the construction of terminal performance objectives for introductory biology courses, the impact of audiotutorial instruction on faculty load and departmental operating levels, an experiment designed to improve the teaching of biology in large enrollment introductory courses, a minicourse on…

The project's purpose was to develop a source book on manpower, to be used by social workers to increase their knowledge and enhance their professional skills in this area. The report describes the sources of information used and the problems encountered in developing the source book and discusses ways in which the book can be used in social work…

This is a report of a study of U.S. immigration policy as administered by the Department of Labor's labor certification program. The report provides a history of the program, describes its operation, and analyzes its impact on the labor market. (Author)

The front-end load model in which students enter school during their pre-productive years and then consider their schooling finished is not adequate in today's society. There presently exists several types of programs for education outside the regular school system (organizational, proprietory, manpower and anti-poverty programs, correspondence,…