School of Continuing and Professional Education City University of Hong Kong BEng (Hons) Fire Engineering Semester B (12/13) Engineering Design Project (FV3201) Assignment 2 Instructor: Dr. Dominic Yu Student Name: Chan Man Hong Student ID card: 52654785 1. Select one “fire-rated timber/glazed door” system OR one “fire-rated panel” system in local market and review its fire test reports and assessment reports. a) Describe the door or panel system‚ material used and its application
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The Triangle Fire was one of the worst workplace disasters in history up until the attacks on the world trade center on September 11‚ 2001. Flesh and Blood So Cheap by Albert Marrin tells about the conditions that the workers had to face‚ and the fire that sparked such a great conversity that worker rights were forever changed. Most of the non-fiction text deals with a lot of explicit and implicit details about the fire‚ all regarding the mistakes of the owner that lead up to the deaths of 146 workers
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Provision of information and training for employees at all levels so they can work safely. Audit and review of the OHSMS. OSHMS also plays their important role in fire prevention on construction site .Each of the six elements play it part in fire safety in workplace. The workplace must be equipped with fire detectors‚ alarm systems and fire-fighting equipment. The equipment shall be maintained in good working order. It must be adequate for the dimensions and use of the premises‚ equipment installed
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“I‚ with a number of other girls‚ was in the dressing room on the eighth floor of the Asch Building‚ in Washington Place‚ at 4.40 o’clock on the afternoon of Saturday‚ March 25‚ when I heard somebody cry ‘Fire!’” Unlike those on the ninth and tenth floors (the other two floors that our factory‚ the Triangle Waist Company‚ occupied)‚ I did not climb out of exterior windows in desperation; I was kindly shown to a window in a crash door that I could fit through in order to climb downstairs. Instead
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Macbeth and a Song of Ice and Fire By: Janahan Selvanayagam June 14‚ 2013 “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings‚ that you ’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” This quotation by F. Scott Fitzgerald explains that the best literature will always reflect on human nature and so will be immortal and universal. Literature has many aspects that are reused and refined to create modern stories. Some themes like forbidden
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to tell where asbestos is in your basement. It might be in old insulation in the walls or around pipes. If the basement is partially finished‚ it could be in the old flooring. Asbestos was used in everything from siding to insulation because it is a fire resistant material. You don’t want to demolish a wall or floor without knowing if it contains asbestos. If asbestos is left undisturbed‚ it poses no harm. It’s only when the material is cut‚ broken‚ or scraped that tiny asbestos particles float into
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knowledge and understanding on confidentiality. There are different types of confidentiality. It is the right of every parents/carer that information about them is respected‚ kept in confidence‚ safely‚ securely and in the accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. A teaching assistant needs to understand how important it is to respect confidentiality if we went to gain and keep respect of other adults and parents in the settings‚ although it is the most difficult to maintain. There is also legislation
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The Paracord survival bracelet is an extremely important item for the outdoor connoisseur. The material that makes up the paracord is durable and long lasting. Paracord is a United States Government contracted cord‚ that supplies the U.S. military. The survival bracelet is designed to be an intriquet tool in times of survival. The survival bracelet has many different and unique uses. There are several different designs of Paracord survival bracelets for all ages and people. Survival Bracelet A
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home safety process. One of the most important concerns is fire safety‚ since fires mostly start suddenly and unexpectedly able to damage home and our belongings therein in counted seconds. Most importantly‚ fire hazard endangers our life. In terms of safety process‚ to prevent fire from starting‚ it is necessary to sustain all heaters and (open) fires well-guarded. It is recommended to apply in-built guards that are provide extra protection‚ as well as nursery guards with side clips fitting into fixed
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