A SURVEY OF RISK OF ACCIDENTS IN MALAYSIA Nurulhuda.J1‚ Ho.J.S2‚ Jamilah.M.M.3 Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) Lot 125-135‚ Jalan TKS1‚ Taman Kajang Sentral‚ 43300 Kajang‚ Selangor‚MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Background: Traffic accidents rank fifth among the leading cause of deaths in Malaysia. The country is burdened with more than ten billion ringgit of losses due to traffic accidents every year. Despite implementation of various intervention measures over the years‚ the number
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Task 13 Problems encountered during the titration procedure and possible improvements that could lead to more reliable and valid outcomes. Throughout the titration experiment many problems were encountered as well as other errors were found that could have possibly occurred. These problems or errors will impact my % accuracy and therefore the quality of my results. Ideally no problems would occur‚ and I would be able to complete the experiment without any errors occurring which would therefore give
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Running head: GREEN RAMP Green Ramp Incident‚ March 1994 Pope Air Force Base Abstract This paper addresses the accident that occurred in Pope Air Force Base on 23rd March of 1994‚ it catastrophic results and the rescue effort at the scene. The first part of the paper will cover an overview the background of the incident to include the weather and conditions. Then the development of the accident‚ the victims and some witness statements will be discussed. Part III addresses
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Road accident | Not a single day passes off these days without the news of road accidents claiming lives of the people. No sooner had the Karnali road accident happened in Jajarkot in which several dozen people were killed a fortnight ago‚ a bus accident claimed six lives in Prithvi Highway the other day when the speeding bus skidded off the road to plunge in the Trishuli River. Similar major and minor accidents occur regularly on the highways‚ feeder roads and fair weather tracks killing passengers
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Emergency Management in the Granite State Crisis and Emergency Management Introduction The state of New Hampshire remains extremely unique in developing a proper plan for Crisis and Emergency Management to protect the citizens and state property from the potential vulnerabilities. New Hampshire has an extremely unique geography that features numerous mountain ranges‚ lakes‚ and maintains an extensive coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The state of New Hampshire also maintains the Seabrook
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- MU 5.4: Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people. 1.1 Outline the current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people within own UK home nation. The current legislations for safeguarding children where defined in the children act of 1989. Including children’s rights to protection them from abuse‚ the right to express their views and be listened to. Although different British governments have said that
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Road accidents take place in big cities almost every day. Sometimes‚ these accidents prove to be fatal. Two main factors responsible for road accidents are heavy traffic on roads and rash driving. Normally‚ it is cyclists and motor cyclists who are the victims of such accidents. Sometimes‚ pedestrians are also killed in these accidents. The traffic on roads has increased so much that it often becomes very difficult to cross a road.Last Sunday‚ I saw a very tragic accident. I was with
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SAFETY PROCEDURE – ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1‚ 2007 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this procedure is to identify the duties‚ roles and responsibilities of workplace parties so that an effective and immediate accident/incident investigation and reporting process is in place. This will include identifying all contributing factors of the accident/incidents and hazardous situations and making the necessary recommendations to prevent the accident/incident from recurring
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Experts state that the major causes of car accidents are driver distractions. Dangerous distractions that can lead to an accident include cell phones and other gadgets that drivers use as they drive. Cell phones‚ laptops‚ electric razors‚ etc. causes drivers to take their eyes off the road for seconds at a time with the potential to cause a serious‚ if not deadly‚ accident. In response to this‚ some states in the US have banned the use of hand-held cell phones while people are driving. The alternative
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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT Cerebrovascular accident‚ termed as “brain attack‚” is also referred to as Stroke. Stroke is a sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a localized part of the brain. The mortality and morbidity of CVA in the Philippines is relatively low. There are two types of stroke: 1. Ischemic Stroke is a disruption of the blood supply due to an obstruction‚ usually thrombus or embolism that causes infarction of brain tissue. 2.
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