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Occupational, Population and Environmental Standards
Occupational standards are performance standards that people are required to achieve in their
work, skills and knowledge they need to perform efficiently. A population standard refers to
desirable factors necessary for healthy living and is environmentally friendly. Environmental
standards are policy guidelines that regulate people’s activities in the environment.
Several types of environmental standards such as ambient, technology and emission
standards are crucial for a healthy environment. Ambient environmental standards regulate a
considerable amount of pollutants to be contained in the surrounding (Christiansen 41). Not
too many contaminants are acceptable within the environs of workplace and living premises.
Emission standards regulate types and intensity of emitted pollutants to the environment.
Wastes in solid, liquid and gaseous forms need to be closely monitored and treated before
release to the environment in nontoxic forms. Technology standards are employed to ensure a
healthy environment. For instance, combustible wastes are burnt in incinerators before
disposal in ash form that is not harmful. Poisonous liquid wastes need to be treated before
discharge; such wastes include sewage disposal and factory wastes.
Population standards are aimed at controlling the structure of a population. Age and
sex are considered in regulating population growth to ensure survival and sustainable
development of a nation. Dependency ratio should not be wide to avoid sluggish economic
growth (Christiansen 13). There should be sufficient labour force in the working class as well
