Feedback on Observations

For these reasons, observations and feedback should generally be integrated with one another. Observers should provide feedback almost every time they complete 

When giving feedback, a three-step feedback process works equally well for both positive and corrective feedback  

Listen to what the employee has to say and then, for corrective feedback, make a specific suggestion that pinpoints what he or she should be doing differently. 

An employee who has a reason for an at-risk behavior is likely to tell the observer at this point. In the above example, the employee might respond, Yeah, I stopped by the storeroom, but they didn t have a harness available and I needed to get this job done. When employees have such a reason for their action, the observer should record it on the observation form as it will be important in helping the steering committee in developing action plans to address that concern. 

In addition, you should provide guidelines on how to handle disagreement about a safety practice. If a disagreement arises, the observer should always try to reach a consensus with the employees who were observed. If that fails, the question should be referred to the steering committee for resolution. 

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Conducting observations in areas where at-risk behaviors have occurred or are likely to occur Providing feedback on observations Collecting observation data... 

Observers Observation and feedback skills How to use observation checklist How to provide feedback on observations... 

Most employees are negative about flie safety process 1. Ensure that observers are stressing positive factors when providing feedback on observations 2. Ensure accuracy of observation data 3. Increase use of safely awards and recognition based on observation process... 

Meridional circulation in two-dimensional stratospheric models has been specified based on observations or general circulation model calculations recendy efforts have been undertaken to calculate circulations from first principles, within the stratospheric models themselves. An important limitation of using models in which circulations are specified is that these caimot be used to study the feedbacks of changing atmospheric composition and temperature on transport, factors which may be important as atmospheric composition is increasingly perturbed. 

To deposit Au structures, a Au probe is approached to the surface until a positive feedback is observed. This is due to the regeneration of Cl species on the substrate while Au is deposited from AUCI4 according to the reverse reaction, leading to an increase in the local concentration of Cl. The microelectrode is then left at this position above the substrate for a certain time, after which it is withdrawn from the surface. The potential of the substrate, the electrolyte, and the pH were found to be the most significant parameters determining in determining the rate of Au electrodeposition and its structure (Amman and Mandler, 2001). 

Further extensions of the model are required to address the dynamical consequences of these additional regulatory loops and of the indirect nature of the negative feedback on gene expression. Such extended models have been proposed for Drosophila [112, 113] and mammals [113]. The model for the circadian clock mechanism in mammals is schematized in Fig. 3C. The presence of additional mRNA and protein species, as well as of multiple complexes formed between the various clock proteins, complicates the model, which is now governed by a system of 16 or 19 kinetic equations. Sustained or damped oscillations can occur in this model for parameter values corresponding to continuous darkness. As observed in the experiments on the mammalian clock. Email mRNA oscillates in opposite phase with respect to Per and Cry mRNAs [97]. The model displays the property of entrainment by the ED cycle... 

Oscillations of the segmentation clock with a period of 2 h have also been observed in fibroblast cell cultures following serum shock. There also, oscillations in the expression of the gene Hesl related to the Notch pathway have been attributed to negative feedback on transcription [171]. The periodic operation of the segmentation clock was recently demonstrated in cells of the PSM, where intercellular coupling is needed to prevent damping of the oscillations [172]. 

Another factor that is of great importance for the observed sulfur isotope variations of natural sulfides is whether sulfate reduction takes place in an open or closed system. An open system has an infinite reservoir of sulfate in which continuous removal from the source produces no detectable loss of material. Typical examples are the Black Sea and local oceanic deeps. In such cases, H2S is extremely depleted in " S while consumption and change in " S remain negligible for the sulfate. In a closed system, the preferential loss of the lighter isotope from the reservoir has a feedback on the isotopic composition of the unreacted source material. The changes in the " S-content of residual sulfate and of the H2S are modeled in Fig. 2.21, which shows that 5 S-values of the residual sulfate steadily increase with sulfate consumption (a linear relationship on the log-normal plot). The curve for the derivative H2S is parallel to the sulfate curve at a distance which depends on the magnitude of... 

The task that confronts you if you are serious about meiklng use of this book for self-development is getting honest and accurate feedback on your performance to aid you in your self-reflections. My experience of action-learning sets is that, valuable as these are, they do not give the feedback that can only come from someone who sees you in operation at work. On the other hand, an effective set, in that it will get you to address personal obstacles to achievement at work, may Indirectly lead to the kind of observational feedback that you need. 

Hadronic models deal with secondary electrons (first proposed by Dennison 1980) produced by the decay of collision/annihilation products (mainly 7r=b —> e ) of p-p (Colafrancesco Blasi 1998, Blasi Colafirancesco 1999) or x- X (e.g., Colafrancesco Mele 2001) interactions. The secondary electrons are produced in situ (thus avoiding to invoke re-acceleration) and require values 1 — 10, found to be more consistent with Faraday Rotation data. These models predict a substantial p/e ratio (like that observed in our Galaxy and in SNe remnants) and an extended modest gamma-ray emission with both hadronic and electronic signatures. The in-situ character of these models produce an extended emission both in space and in time (it is actually stationary) and a quite strong feedback on the ICM (Colafrancesco 1999, Miniafi et al. 2001). 

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) — Figure 1. SECM principles approach curves on insulating (a) and conductive (b) substrates. Negative feedback is observed on an insulating substrate and positive feedback is observed on a conductive substrate... 

To determine the success of synthesis efforts and to provide feedback on quality control, the mesoporous silica films are characterized by several techniques. The ability to determine the continuity and quality of the films must be quick and accurate. Owing to this fact, x-ray diffraction has proven the easiest way to resolve the film structure. However, phase identification by x-ray diffraction alone is not always conclusive (e.g., when only one peak is observed). Other techniques must be employed to fully determine the phase of the mesostructure. 

Another use of video monitoring is to identify when and where a release has occurred. Release of noxious incapacitating vapors can be observed as groups of people cough or pass out. In such cases, video monitoring can act as a primary detector for the presence of an attack. Video systems also have dual uses to providing feedback on the effectiveness of response options, such as evacuations, and for remote situational awareness. 

The pathway from Ce + to Br is the key to negative feedback on HBr02, which helps to remove this species after being accumulated due to autocatalysis. However, different roles are associated with the two species while Br is an inhibitor that directly removes HBr02, Ce" " " is a controlling species that provides a delay allowing the autocatalysis to advance considerably before inhibition by Br causes the concentration of HBr02 to drop hence oscillations may appear. As before, proper time scales of reaction steps are necessary for oscillations to appear. Clearly, this example of isothermal oscillations is more involved than the thermokinetic one. In particular, there are three main (or essential) types of variables rather than two this observation prompts for a classification of oscillatory reaction mechanisms—one of the main topics of this chapter. 

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