Pike River Mining Disaster – A Case Study On the 19th of September 2010‚ what was to become known as the Pike River Mining Disaster began in the close proximity to the town of Greymouth. At an occupied mine of 31 miners and contractors‚ an initial explosion occurred in the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island at approximately 3:44pm. Two were fortunate enough to walk away from the scene and were treated for moderate injuries at hospital‚ then later released the next day. It was believed
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ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM (APP) (Enter your Company Name here) SAMPLE PLEASE CUSTOMIZE THIS Accident Prevention Program ACCORDING TO YOUR WORKPLACE. ALSO‚ YOUR WRITTEN Accident Prevention Program CAN ONLY BE EFFECTIVE IF IT IS PUT INTO PRACTICE! You may follow this outline‚ however it is provided as an example only. You must tailor your own Accident Prevention Program to your actual business operations and the potential hazards that may be encountered by your employees. If you
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Maxfield Avenue. Kingston 10. SO i/c Halfway Tree‚ Re: Traffic Accident that occurred on Wednesday 19th September 2012 about 12:00 noon on Hagley Park Road in the vicinity of Woodglen Avenue involving a white Honda Civic motor car registration plate 1111DD driven and owned by Peter Brown and James Wright a pedal cyclist. Reporting that on Wednesday 19th September 2012 about 12:15pm I investigated a traffic accident that occurred along Hagley Park Road in the vicinity of Woodglen Avenue
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local decrease in blood supply Infarction- death & deterioration of tissue resulting from lack of blood supply. 2. What is a stroke? Name the two main types of strokes and describe the mechanism(s) by which each type occurs. Cerebrovascular Accident- condition in which brain tissue is deprived of blood supply. The most common stroke symptoms are: Numbness or weakness (paresis) of the face‚ arm‚ or leg‚ sometimes only on one side; Confusion‚ trouble speaking or understanding speech (aphasia)
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have the status of a zonal railway. The line runs from Dum Dum in the north and continues south through Park Street‚ Esplanade in the heart of the city till the southern end to New Garia‚ the station bearing the name Kavi Subhas. But recently two accidents in the metro made a few scratches on the pride of Kolkata. On 12th October 2010‚ nearly 2‚000 passengers were trapped briefly when a glitch stalled a Metro train underground during the evening rush hour which led to a cascading effect disrupting
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Executive Summary Metal Mining Limited (MML) is an Australia mining company. It faces many types of risks such as‚ interest rate risk which affects both the syndicated bank loan and variable rate debt. Exchange rate risk affects the repayment of the variable rate debt. The price risk associated with production of gold and copper. MML can mitigate and reduce these risks by entering into the future contracts and options. Future contract or option is suggested for MML who wants to hedge 50% of the production
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1. Ronald is experiencing a cerebral vascular accident also known as a CVA or in layman’s terms‚ he is experiencing a stroke. Cerebral vascular accidents are very serious medical emergencies that are life threatening. Stroke is a generalized term that explains injury or death of the brain tissue due to interruption of cerebral blood flow (Bledsoe‚ p.g.197). A stroke occurs when the flow of blood to a part of the brain is stopped completely or significantly reduced. With no oxygen supply from the
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My First Car Accident First of all‚ I must say that I could never imagine how ten seconds of life could change a person’s view on his whole existence. Three weeks ago my whole life changed because of one drunk driver. I own a small‚ two door vehicle‚ which is called Toyota Celica. This car is good if you like a nice smooth ride with outstanding mileage. That day‚ I was going north on I-95 through a heavy traffic. I stopped with the traffic in an enormous line of cars. I wanted to call my friend
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Driving a car may not seem as dangerous as it is due to it being a daily routine‚ but in truth everyday people risk lives by letting themselves get distracted. On average in the U.S. alone there over 6 million car accidents per year of which over 1060 accidents per day involve a distracted party. The causes of these distracted drivers are caused by anything for the surroundings of the vehicle‚ the components inside‚ and the condemned cell phone usage. Cars and trucks all have their downsides‚ nevertheless
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In 1950‚ nine out of ten people died from strokes. Cardio Vascular Accident (CVA) affects the heart and its ability to supply blood to the body’s brain cells. This leaves the brain cells dead and causes a stroke. More than one-half million people in the United States have a new or recurrent stroke every year. Believe it or not‚ strokes affect African Americans more than Caucasian and are more likely to cause death in them as well. You can have valve rupture‚ heart failure‚ cardiac tapenade‚ or
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