Accident

Certain people, including drivers and passengers under the age of 24, motorcyclists and those with prior DUIs, are at greater risk of dying in a drunk driving crash. There are numerous fatal injuries that can occur during an alcohol-related car accident. One of the most common is a traumatic head injury, which can happen when someone hits the steering wheel, dash or some other part of the vehicle's interior. A head injury can also occur if the top or sides of a vehicle are crushed in the…

Dangers of Texting and Using Cell Phones While Driving The use of cell phones while driving has become more popular among drivers over the past ten years. People who text while driving tend to stray from their lanes into other lanes, other cars, and even off the road altogether: thus creating a danger to all who drive. Think about how often you see vehicles driving really slow on the freeways as you pass them, you see them looking at their phone not paying attention to the road. For example, a…

suggested to even go a few miles below the limit. Do not use cruise control; instead manually drive the vehicle at a safe speed. Increasing speed at a rapid pace could cause the tires to spin out of control. No destination is worth a speeding ticket, car accident or loss of life. It is suggested to increase the following distance to eight to ten seconds, which will increase the amount of time to be able to brake. Braking can be a daunting task in winter conditions, but anti-lock brake…

When it comes to our children we always want the best for them. That means the safest toys, the safest schools, the safest daycares. All these things come in the form or the safest physical things and places in the lives of our children, but what about the one thing many people don’t really take into account? What about our children and our vehicles. This has been a never ending fight. Safety experts, advocates and now federal and state governments are getting involved to help people better…

or others. Texting and driving can cause damage to you or your car. You might think how I am a good driver. You're not being a good driver if your texting and driving you're being a distracted driver. Nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting and driving Texting and driving can cause a wreck that can hurt you or yourself. You can have a wreck and hurt yourself…

universally acknowledged that, safeguards are put in place to protect individuals and prevent undesirable accidents from occurring, with appropriate measures being put into play. History has illustrated as long as we remain divided there is a recipe for disaster, for we cannot fight for our safety rights individually. Although rarely injuries and deaths of railway employees are reported, accidents on the job are not infrequent, and Canada is no exception; therefore, the roles and…

psychological safety, labour market security and quality of the working environment issues such as poorly paid salary and wages, long working hours, accidents, etc. (OECD, 2014). In fact, Jamsostek (2013) reports that work accident in Indonesia has been increased 1.76 percent per year (p.82). Moreover, in 2013 there are 103.285 accidents or 283 accidents per day with the total claim 563.44 billion rupiah or equal to $ 56.344 million (Jamsostek, 2013,p.110). Consequently, working…

work safely on jobsites free of avoidable hazards. When hazards cannot be completely eliminated, we proactively deploy safety measures to prevent injuries. On the rare occasion of an accident or near-miss, we are ready to respond quickly and effectively to minimize the extent of injuries and prevent similar accidents/incidents from occurring…

In paragraph one I gave some details, back information, and examples of some environmental accidents that was mentioned, but another environmental accident that wasn’t mentioned was the Africanized bee. Africanized bees can be very harmful and dangerous at the same time because it can have a tremendous effect on human life very badly. It can cause harm to animals, and it can be fatal to human as well. An Africanized bee is also known as “the Killer Bee” It was founded in Brazil in the 1950s. The…

of fatal accidents occurred on weekends and fatal accidents on Saturdays than any other day of the week. There is a significant increase of accidents around Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence Day and Labor Day (N.H.T.S.A, 1986). Human Factors This role of human elements in traffic accidents on roads is very vital in analyzing the underlying factors of accidents. Investigations in the USA, the UK, and other countries have identified that human elements are a major cause of accidents (Wright…