If you are in a car crash here are some thing you need to know. The first thing you need to know is you are required by law to stop immediately after the crash happens. If you don’t stop it is considered a hit and run and you can get your licence suspended or totally taken away. It could take some time to get it back. You can also get a fine of up to $2,500 and up to a year in jail. This would not be worth it. The next step is to Render aid to anyone who needs it. This means to make sure that…
First, you should always expect that a train can be coming at any time. Once you make sure it is clear to go, you can cross with caution, however never shift gears if driving a manual car because you could stall your car. This could be dangerous if a train starts to come and your car is in the middle of the tracks. Also, you should never try to judge the speed of a train because big object always look like they are moving slower than they actually are. If you try to beat a train across…
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, to protect the health and safety of their employees so far as is reasonably practicable. Duties also exist to protect members of the public who may be affected by the running of the business. This duty also applies to the self-employed. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 these specify the minimum welfare standards in the workplace including number of toilets, wash hand basins, work space, temperature, safe glazing in windows, etc…
Hello Everyone, I’m going to go over Hazard recognition which is defined “as the process of identifying agents or conditions which have the potential of causing harm to a worker’s health and safety”. It is a basic concept but is very important topic that many people can become complacent too, especially on the smaller aspects of the job; like walking into someone back yard and not noticing the “Beware of Dog Sign, or stepping out of the truck if your off roads and not noticing a hole or divot…
The case study for unit three describes an incident in which two firefighters were riding on the turntable of their apparatus while going to a preplan. While riding on the turntable the two firefighters had to duck to avoid striking a bridge. An engine company was following behind the ladder truck and witnessed the incident occur and failed to take any actions to prevent or report it. An off-duty firefighter witnessed the incident and reported it to the chief. The department did have SOPs in…
In the 1800’s high-wheel users in clubs realized head injuries were a problem so they started wearing pith helmets. Pith is a crushable material and would probably break up on contact but it was likely the best material available. There weren’t many cars so they only needed protection against one impact. After the pith helmets came, helmets made of strips of leather-covered padding, some called “hairnets” were the new style of helmet. It was a ring of leather around the head supplemented by…
“Demolition”, a stilted comedy drama written by Bryan Sipe, was conceived by an extraordinary director and showcased a no less extraordinary cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, and Chris Cooper. Despite these observations, it’s not an extraordinary movie, showing several problems that turn it into an unfortunate stumble in the filmography of the Quebecois Jean-Marc Valleé. The latter, who deserves all my respect for accomplished works such as “C.R.A.Z.Y”, “Café de Fleur”, “Dallas…
In 2012 Peter Goldie questioned whether or not narratives are capable of truth and objectivity. Within his deliberation he outlined four ‘fictionalising tendencies’ that people might have. Goldie states that; we plot our lives, finding agency in the world where it is not, narrative thread and the desire for closure and finally genre and character. If it is true that people have these tendencies, it could possibly mean that the media should be allowed to create fiction around facts, as it is…
narrating life experiences in a creatively tied recital that accounts for the ordeals that took place in the past. Major life changes such as loss, supernatural occurrences, natural calamities and personal changes are often recorded intuitively as narratives. In “The brewery of eggshells,” we are taken through a myriad of life-changing ordeals characterized with dark beliefs. A mother lost her son…
article titled Safety, Accidents, and Investigations: Be Prepared for the Unexpected to help employers take into account some of the different factors involved during a workplace accident and external investigation. This article has very good content that explains information potentially useful for employers and safety engineers. The article contains tips for companies striving to meet OSHA’s criteria on how to perform accident prevention plans, how to respond to accidents in the workplace, and…