June 2010 The hazards presented by volcanic and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.” To what extent do you agree with this view? PLAN: 1. What is a hazard- volcanic hazards include tephra‚ lava‚ pyroclastic flows‚ volcanic bombs and seismic hazards include earthquake‚ tsunami‚ liquefaction‚ landslides 2. Human issues- proximity to lowland coast‚ ability to adapt to change‚ socioeconomic effects‚ impacts within a community‚ difference in rich and poor‚ urban and
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Fact file on a Natural Hazard. Natural Hazard:MEDC / LEDC | Earthquake‚ Haiti | Location (include a map) | Haiti | When did it happen? | The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday‚ 12 January 2010. | Why? – which plates wereInvolved? | On a global tectonic scale‚ movement of the Caribbean and the North American plates were responsible for the Haitian earthquake. However on a subregional tectonic scale‚ there is a smaller plate that separates the Caribbean and
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This document MGT 401 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 Risk Control includes right solutions of the following questions: "What are the primary elements of each of the three types of risk control? Assume you are in a hazard hunt; list a few factors in your job that may contribute to a hazard and how likely is it that a hazardous situation will occur? Respond to at least two of your classmates Business - Management The Environment . Why is it deemed necessary to protect the environment? What does
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Plate Tectonics Paper Michelle Tillman GLG/220 1/12/15 Jessica Terrien Dunn First and most important hazard is the ground actually shaking. This causes building to be damaged or the ground/foundation to settle different than it was. If the soil is liquefied then the building can actually sink into the ground. This can make the buildings also tip and lean. Los Angeles was built on a myriad of transform faults that include Santa Monica fault‚ the San Fernando fault‚ and Northridge/Santa Barbara fault
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EDUCATION FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY NAME: REG NO* PROGRAMME COURSE NARRATION: COURSE CODE: LECTURER DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: EXPLAIN WHY EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE CAN BE A POOR GUIDE TO SEISMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT? (25). DENNIES MAUYA B1128076 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DG213 MR MAVHURA 12 OCTOBER 2012 An earthquake‚ which may be termed as a quake‚ tremor or temblor is the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust that creates seismic waves that cause
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BTEC Extended Diploma Level 3 – Year one Unit 3 – Health‚ Safety and Security in Health and Social Care – 10 Credits By the end of this unit you will achieved four learning outcomes as described below: 1 Understand potential hazards in health and social care Hazards: relating to the physical environment‚ equipment‚ infections‚ substances‚ working conditions‚ working practices‚ security systems Harm and abuse: possibility of‚ eg abuse‚ injury‚ acquired infection‚ psychological distress‚ inappropriate
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Dangers During Earthquakes An earthquake brings a number of hazards: • Ground shaking and shifting can cause major damage‚ tearing apart houses‚ buildings‚ and roads. • Flooding that arises from broken water dams or river levees is another hazard. • Tsunamis‚ triggered by an undersea earthquake as well as seiches – waves coming from lakes shaken by a temblor – can submerge whole communities‚ sweep away edifices‚ topple trees and drown people. • Fire is another seismic hazard. It can flare
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internal configuration such that an entrant count be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section. And finally‚ Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard. The general requirements of a confined space as designated by CRR 1910.146 are as follows. The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces. If the workplace does contain permit spaces‚ the
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Noise‚ dust and fumes are hazards whish commonly found in the work place for one of these hazards outline the risk associated with the exposure to this hazard and control measures which might be used in the workplace. Identify at least three hazards which are commonly encountered in your workplace and briefly describe how these are controlled. 5. Explain the typical contents of a first aid kit and their uses. 6. Explain the risks associated with the following hazards work environment‚ work practices
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LEVEL 1 BTEC UNIT 10: RISKS AND HAZARDS IN SPORT AND ACTIVE LEISURE LEVEL 1 – 4 CREDITS Tutor: Issue Date: Assignment Timescale (hrs): Review Dates: Task 1: Task 2: Submission Date: Formative/Summative IV Review Dates: |Assignment Brief: | |The aim of this unit is to introduce you to risks and hazards in sport and active leisure. You
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