strongly recommended to use child-proof lighters and a deep ashtray to prevent the outbreak of a possible fire. 6. Should there be children, smokers should not have numerous lighters in the house. 7. During winter, children can be protected from a fire hazard by simply putting on night clothes labeled ‘ Low Fire Danger’. Taking safety precaution with the elderly As people age, they tend to be less observant, more forgetful and less agile than in their younger days. Older people require more…
Training procedures should be regularly reviewed and spot checks completed by management to ensure rules are being complied with. Workplace training should be a formal process and records kept. “Warnings concerning the hazard and training their employees to work with the hazard will help the employer to show that they have done their upmost to ensure a safe working environment.” (CII study text on Liability insurances, 2016). They will demonstrate successfully that they are using best practise…
Three theories of accident causation can be used to explain possible safety problems. Human factor theory is commonly used to explain accident causal by examining chain of events that can be traced to human error. Human factor theory focusses on three areas: overload, wrong activities, and wrong response. Human factor theory thus states that human error is the ultimate cause of safety problems. First, human error can happen because of overload. Overload is the imbalance between capacity and time…
Captain Bruemmer is assigned responsibility for the ship and her crew 24/7 when assigned to a ship. He is expected to meet all operatoinal commitments, changes to those commitments, Unit SITREPS, Medical UNFITS, training, TWIC/CAC card maintenance, physicals, attend meetings (mission, operational, grievance processing, EEO complaint processing, etc.) on and off the ship at all hours of the day, etc. All the while, he is still responsible for performing his official duties of Master; and in this…
the 9/11 attacks in New York. The wide spectrum of hazards for a terrorist event range from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), explosives, and a combination of hazards (WMD with an explosion of a factory or facility with harmful chemicals). Federal and State laws have ensured that hazardous chemicals and items that are transported or produced are properly labeled and transported so as not to affect the public. In addition to labeling these hazards it is key to have First Responders and the…
Prepare Make a plan before something happens. Make sure you have a safety plan set before something happens and that everyone knows what to do and were to go before something happens and how to contact each other in case of emergency. - Write down emergency phone numbers and keep them by the phones, as well as saved in the phone - Have a fire extinguisher in a place where everyone will know where to find it o Make sure everyone knows how to use it - Know where the closest shelter is and how to…
It IS-100b course taught by Fema offers its participants a general knowledge about the Incident Command System (ICS) and how is the preparation and coordination of a response to a disaster with the interaction of the government and private sector. The courses provide knowledge about the structure of incident Command System (ICS), allowing see to the student as it is the structure and what is the field of operation of incident Command System (ICS) The Incident Command System (ICS)…
Recovery is one of the four major phases in the continuous cycle of emergency management. Dr. Baird states that “the ‘recovery’ component of emergency management is more complex that the other components and involves a much larger group of diverse stakeholders with sometimes-conflicting objectives.” (Baird, 2010). A concise description of the recovery phase is: “The basic definition of recovery is the process of returning a community to ‘normal.’” (Castillo, 2011). Dr. Ronald Perry and Dr.…
Life safety and property protection from further damage is the main priority for fire fighters. They may have to damage parts of the scene to save or protect lives. The majority of the evidence get destroyed or lost from the activities done by fire service. That result in the spoliation, contamination, removal, loss, unnecessary movement of physical evidence, complication of the scene and detraction of the evidence validity. Therefor it becomes harder for fire investigators to figure and conduct…
been on the highway and seen a semi with a tanker trailer attached. You have probably even noticed the different placards or signs on the trailer, but didn’t pay much attention to them. These placards are placed so that you can identify what kind of hazard the material presents. There are two Hazardous Material Identification Systems that first responders use to quickly identify the material being…