the age of four have been involved in a gun accident. That is almost one child a week. This week a 2-year-old in South Carolina found a gun in the back seat of the car he was riding in and accidentally shot his grandmother‚ who was sitting in the passenger seat (Ingraham n.p.). This is one of many reasons children are involved in gun accidents. Adults leave guns out where kids are able to reach them and they shoot someone or themselves. Another accident that occurred in Pennsylvania happened when
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Another fatal workplace accident! In another gory accident involving heavy equipment‚ the Star reported on Sunday‚ 2nd June 2013 – “Westport forklift operator crushed to death by container.” The incident occurred at the Westport Industrial area when the 10-tonne machine toppled forward and its load crushed the forklift roof and the driver‚ who was a foreign worker. This was another workplace accident in the Klang Valley (50 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur) within the last two weeks. Initial reports
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How to prevent car accidents Car accidents happen every day‚ and while some are inevitable‚ many are preventable. Although‚ in recent years‚ a number of innovative campaigns have been arranged to avoid car accidents‚ car crashes occur frequently. Mostly‚ car accidents occur due to rash and careless driving. Road accidents also happen sometimes due to disorderliness and lack of patience. So how can you prevent a car accident? The answer is very simple‚ use common sense and obey the rules of the
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Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you and how what lessons did you learn? I have not had many or significant failures in life‚ but not being able to complete events or losing in a competition is failure to me. May it be small things that don’t matter to others but they seem heart breaking to me. I always want to be on top of everything that leads me up to my standards. My eyes haven’t cried upon failure but I also don’t want them that to happen ever in my
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to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents • Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement ofspeed limits.90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement ofspeed limits. • Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. Ifthis is strictly implemented‚ nobody will dare to go at high speed. • Existing speed limits should be brought down further. • Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents. • Tamper proof speed controllers
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Learning to ride a horse can be an exhilarating and exciting experience right from the word go but we also know that Horse Riding Accidents are just a fact of the sport - or are they? So what can you do to minimise the chances of Horse Riding Accidents and avoid getting hurt altogether?: Baggy Trousers are a "No No!" You may have noticed that traditional horse riding clothing is figure hugging and there are good safety reasons for this. Any clothing that is loose fitting or baggy runs the risk
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assignment is the NHS and accident and emergency (A&E) ‘crisis’ as this is a major talking point not only on the news but also within government. The government response to the NHS and A&E ‘crisis’ will then be discussed‚ looking at policies implemented by the government‚ such as the four-hour target and whether these policies are of any benefit to the NHS and the staff that work within the NHS and accident and emergency departments or whether they are a hindrance
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rahimhamid@utm.my‚wanzul@fka.utm.my and bachans@utm.my Abstract. Statistic has shown that the number of fatality and permanent disablement cases due to accident at the Malaysia construction sites is one of the highest as compared to the other sector. Even though the number of industrial accidents decreasing but the benefits paid to the accidents victims are ever increasing. Hence‚ there is an urgent need to mitigate this problem. There are three basic steps that should be taken namely identifying
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erection of hotel’s atrium steel Havens Steel Company‚ they built the hotel. Divided into three groups: design team‚ construction team and inspection team‚ they made the 40-story tower section‚ function block‚ and the connecting atrium where the accident happened. Having an area of approximately 117 ft. wide x 145 ft. long x 50 ft. high‚ three suspended “skywalks” spanned the atrium at the 2nd‚ 3rd and 4th floor levels‚ where the 3rd and 4th floor walkways were suspended from the atrium roof trusses
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Narrative Essay-Personal experience “A blessing in disguise” My first car accident Once you get your driver license in Germany at the age of 18‚ your Mum might tell you from the date before leaving by car “Fahre nie schneller‚ als dein Schutzengel fliegen kann.” It is a German saying and it means that you should never drive faster than your guardian angel can ever fly. I remember that I always answered “Yes‚ yes- nothing will ever happen to me‚ Mum. Calm down”‚ closed the door
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