I know it is extremely difficult to read warnings on basically any product out there. Companies make safety hazards so strict it makes me want to vomit. For example, on trampolines, “only one person on the trampoline at a time, more than one can result in serious injury or even death.” News flash people, no one listens. But why should anyone listen to that daunting, fun ruining, party pooping, bologna companies come up with. I learned my lesson about disregarding those signs when I was approximately
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Employers are responsible for their employees and it is important that employers stay up to date with proper safety standards and procedures to ensure they are trained properly. Keeping your workplace and employees knowledgeable with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and regulations can ensure the safety of your employees as well as your company. There are benefits to staying up to date with OSHA standards and regulations, you can avoid violations and fines and save your
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regardless of fault, for treatment due to auto accident. PIP covers the driver and any other passengers injured in the vehicle. PIP coverage may also be available for pedestrians injured by a vehicle. Personal injury protection also pays for funeral expenses, lost earnings, rehabilitation, and replacement of services such as child care if parent is disabled. PIP does not cover damages made on the car or any other personal property; it is just an extension of car insurance that is available in some U.S states
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More often police get a report of a body lying beside the road because of terrible accidents. The U.S. News reported 2,368 pedestrians killed in the first six months of 2015, compared to 2,232 during the same period in 2014 a six percent increase. Though the circumstances of a driver that kills a pedestrian can either be unintentional or intentional someone ends dead and the offense or criminal charges may vary from state to state. Depending on the circumstances the driver could be charged with capital
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Road Traffic Accident The appalling truth is that anybody can be influenced by an automobile accident – no matter, you are the automobile operator, a traveler in the vehicle or a walker/cycle rider in the city. Within a month, there were roughly 18900 auto mishaps all over the UK; and in spite of the fact that the aggregate number of road traffic accidents has decreased as of late, but still there were about 25800 death and injuries through out this time. Regardless of if you are a car driver, bike
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DQ2-2 School aged Children are increasingly exposed to many hazards that cause accident and injury. The most common causes of injuries in this age group are car crashes, bicycle crashes, and fires. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expands this list to include the following. 1.Motor vehicle (CDC 2012) 2.Suffocation (CDC 2012) 3.Drowning (CDC 2012) 4.Poisoning (CDC 2012) 5.Fire/Burns (CDC 2012) 6.Falls (CDC 2012) 7.Sports and recreation risks. (CDC 2012) Injuries are the
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CASE STUDY Over the past year the Atlas Steel Door Company has made major efforts to improve its safety program and, as a result, has seen a reduction in the number of injuries on the job. The amount of lost time, however, hasn’t decreased as much as expected. Upper management is looking for suggestions on other steps to take. Anna Perez, director of Human Resources, thinks one step that could help would be for the company to get involved in an off-the-job safety program. 1.) How should Anna describe
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Figure 1: The Industrial Accident Statistics of Construction in Malaysia from 2008 to 2012 (Source: Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Malaysia, 2013) Table 1: Industrial Accident Statistics of Construction in Malaysia from 2008 to 2012 Year | Death | Permanent Disability | Non – Permanent Disability | 2008 | 72 | 2 | 55 | 2009 | 71 | 6 | 38 | 2010 | 66 | 4 | 50 | 2011 | 51 | 5 | 43 | 2012 | 67 | 12 | 40 | The chart above shows the industrial accident statistics of construction
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Marcus Mason 08/05/2013 Unit 7. Lab 1. New Building-Safety Plan On site Management commits the necessary resources of staff, money, and time to ensure that all persons on the worksite are protected from injury and illness hazards. In addition, management visibly leads in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site’s safety and health activities. Specifically, the highest level management establishes and reviews annually the site’s safety and health policy and ensures that
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EXPLAIN THE MAIN CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS, AND IF YOU WERE THE MANAGER OF A COMPANY HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THESE. An accident is an unplanned and uncontrolled event with a potential to cause injury, damage, death and or any other loss. The Wikipedia, Free encyclopedia describes an accident as a specific, unpredictable, unusual and unintended external action which occurs in a particular time and place, with no apparent and deliberate cause but with marked effects. From this definition it implies
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