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    Nebosh Q & a

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    NEBOSH = IGC2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 1. List eight design features and/or safe practice intended to reduce the risk of Accidents on staircase used as internal pedestrian routes within work premises 1. The removal of obstructions 2. Provision of non-slippery surfaces‚ together with reflective edging. 3. Adequate lighting. 4. Effective maintenance of the staircase. 5. Width of the staircase 6. Provision of handrails 7. Dimension of treads and risers 8. Provision of landings. 9. Provision for disabled

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    Qin Shihuangdi was the first emperor of China. He died in 210 BCE. In 1974‚ some farmers discovered the emperor’s tomb. Thousands of life-sized terracotta warriors were hidden inside. Qin’s tomb was discovered near Xi’an‚ China. A museum started being built at the location in 1975. The museum opened in 1979. It looks over the huge burial place. The tomb covers nearly 14‚000 acres (about 5‚700 hectares). The warrior statues in the tomb are amazing. They were once brightly painted. They have

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    build ups like Stupas‚ Shrines etc which are built up of firmly curved coral stones makes it an architectural heritage. After Maldives embracing Islam‚ the site was again buried and found at later ages. The carbon dating of objects found during excavation shows that Maldives practiced Budhism in 1st millennium AD (MIkkelsen‚ 2000). The presence of this site in Kaashidhoo shows the extreme importance of the island due to its high land mass. The island’s trade with other countries can be found from

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    The reading and the lecture are both about the archaeological site found in southern Argentina‚ which is called the Cave of the Hands. While the author claims three reasons for the creation of the handprints‚ the lecturer challenges these arguments by proposing three possible evidences. Firstly‚ the article argues that‚ the handprints found in the Cave of the Hands were used as an alphabet for written communication purposes. He asserts that‚ handprints of different sizes and arrangement were used

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    Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius‚ A.D. 79 The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius is one of the greatest volcanic eruptions in the past. Since I live in the Midwest‚ we don’t experience volcanic activity‚ which is why they interest me. The A.D. 79 upsurge of Mt. Vesuvius included many details common to Pompeii and caused harm & destruction to property and lives that affected the region‚ but has improved in the aftermath. On August 24th‚ A.D. 79 the residents of Pompeii were hit with something that actually was expected

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    Shallow Foundation

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    Shallow foundations Shallow foundations are those founded near to the finished ground surface; generally where the founding depth (Df) is less than the width of the footing and less than 3m. These are not strict rules‚ but merely guidelines: basically‚ if surface loading or other surface conditions will affect the bearing capacity of a foundation it is ’shallow’. Shallow foundations (sometimes called ’spread footings’) include pads (’isolated footings’)‚ strip footings and rafts. Shallows foundations

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    Deirdre Spelling Analysis

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    in this town‚ where everyone seemed to enjoy living their life in ignorance‚ not knowing the truths that were uncovered in the bedchamber of the fourteen-year-old girl. When she heard the word excavation she got pulled back to reality and re-focused herself on the television. It was an item about an excavation in Macedonia‚ Greece. She listened to the reporter talking about the possibility that the tomb of Alexander the Great and his family was found. She listened intensely‚ hoping to hear something

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    Forensic Anthropology Essay

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    Forensic anthropology has been a key art and dependable skill to help identify lost loved ones and missing family members for many generations. The concept of forensic anthropology has enticed many people throughout the field of science and visual arts. The process of breaking down bones and deciphering clues at a crime scene to come to a conclusion and unmasking the killer has attracted many mystery loving and suspense seeking spectators throughout its works. There have been many television serials

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    William de Kooning

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    Willem DeKooning Willem DeKooning is considered by many as one of the greatest contemporary artist of his time. He used painting‚ most effectively figure-ground‚ and sculptures showing his expression of nature through abstraction. Much of his art comes from the human form and how he decides to construct it. His work is still studied and displayed across the globe‚ as some of his work is some of the highest priced work ever paid for. He can relate to Coomaraswamy‚ Maritain‚ Gilson‚ and Eliot in

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    Archaeological discoveries made in the 1920s play a vital role in understanding how and when ancient Americans and their descendants resided in North America. Their culture and way of life. In the following paragraph I will discuss how the Folsom discoveries helped scholars understand the migration of ancient American into the Western Hemisphere‚ their origin as well as the geological condition that facilitated the migration. And finally how the interaction between Native American and the environment

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