Automatic Train Protection

Statement of the Problem Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a person’s property. In most states it is a crime to burn any building, even if you own it. If you burn a building with the intention to defraud insurance, it is a separate crime (1). In the chart, it shows the rate of arson in Massachusetts versus the national rate. The data ranges from the years 2007 to 2012. In comparison, Massachusetts does not have a lot of cases of arson. The number also stays within a close range…

A list of documentation proofs required to apply for Australian visitor/ tourist visa The Australian visitor or tourist visa provides people an opportunity to visit this country for any tourism related activities or business purposes. Tourism related activities generally include holidays, recreation, visiting friends and family and sightseeing in Australia. However, there are certain rules and regulations that people need to follow, which we have already discussed in our previous articles. Apart…

The United States of America has a number of laws that are proposed to further balanced, fair, and focused business practices. The laws are successfully used as control measures to guarantee that free and reasonable business practices are taken after. The major objective of the antitrust laws or the competitive laws is to guarantee that buyers pay the most reduced conceivable cost in addition to with best quality or nature of products they are utilizing. Today, competitor laws empower everybody…

Smoke Detectors In Homes The first smoke detector, called the “automatic electric fire alarm” was invented by Francis Robbin Upton and Fernando Dibble in the late 19th century its purpose is to detect smoke in a room or other enclosed area and set of an audible alarm to alert nearby people to the impending danger. Smoke detectors provide many positive benefits when installed in the home such as lowering fatality rates, helping prevent small fires from turning into larger ones and some even…

25 percent of on duty fatalities for fire fighters every year are caused by emergency vehicle accidents. In 2009 according to the National Fire Protection Association, there where approximately 1,000 fire fighters that were injured in vehicle accidents. The vehicles involved where either fire department apparatus or personal vehicles while responding to or returning to the station from an emergency incident. This shows that there is a need for drivers to be properly trained in how to operate an…

cleared to make room for new automated equipment. Consequently, the antiquated Simplex fire alarm system must be relocated to facilitate this wood expansion project. Additionally, the existing alarm system cannot be upgraded to current National Fire Protection Association 72 and other fire codes. ASA Alarm Systems offers a fully compliant Bosch brand fire alarm system. Bosch offers a complete solution that will perform all current notifications and automated equipment shut down and includes…

Every consumer wants to ensure they are buying products they can trust and fulfill its purpose. Often that is the case, but there are occasions when products are deemed unsafe to consumers, therefore, they are recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the agency “charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction” (Seaquist, 2012, p. 131). Many…

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NFC and RFID Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, aiming to automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. Near Field Communication (NFC) is one specific type of RFID, and shares many physical properties with it. The differences between NFC and RFID is that many extra properties were developed for NFC to enable secure mobile payments. 1.1. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) RFID was first patented in…

The prevention of fire hazards in the workplace requires the use of two approaches i.e. fire risk assessment and implementation of best practices towards promoting fire safety in the working environment. The use of these approaches should be accompanied with compliance with legal requirements regarding occupational health and safety. The organization should examine state and federal laws regarding occupational health and safety, particularly fire safety and develop and implement policies and…