backseat‚ flashy billboards‚ and the beautiful scenery can cause accidents‚ “text messaging requires visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive attention from the driver‚ it is by far the most alarming distraction” (Department of Transportation‚ n.d.‚ “What”). Driving requires the operator of the vehicle to have his eyes on the road at all times‚ because traffic conditions can change in a split second. If the driver is distracted‚ a fatal accident could occur without warning. Attention paid to texting means attention
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Unit 334 Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety 1.1. Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning activities the first thing I ask myself of the desired surroundings is ‘is this a safe environment’. I would look at space‚ is there enough space to fit all the children into. Whether it’s a group of thirty children in a hall for PE or six children in a small room for an intervention I need to
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question. Start each answer on a new page. 1 (a) (b) 2 3 Giving reasons in EACH case‚ identify FIVE persons` who could be interviewed to provide information for an investigation into a workplace accident. (5) Outline the issues to consider when preparing the accident investigation interviews for workers from within the organisation. (5) Outline ways in which a health and safety practitioner could evaluate and develop their own competence. (10) Outline‚ with appropriate
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hazardous materials in science‚ then they must be worn. - All equipment used within schools should meet recognised standards of safety. This can usually be checked by ensuring that the product displays on appropriate safety symbols. - if a child had a accident the teacher has to make sure that the details of
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Unit 208 – Supporting children and young people’s health and safety 1.1 Describe how current health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures implemented in the setting With reference to appended evidence C (Health and Safety Policy)‚ the document clearly our School’s stance on health and safety. The school is “committed to doing all that we can to ensure that the children in our care are healthy‚ safe and enjoy emotional well-being. We also have a fundamental duty of care to the adults
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do something to cost another person their life. There are numerous occasions where people perform this terrible act upon another being‚ but the taking of another person’s life is never alright whether it is a cold blooded act‚ a stupid avoidable accident‚ or an act of anger and revenge. Every so often an individual decides to facilitate the act of murder for no reason‚ or because they are mentally unstable. If they perform this act randomly then there is absolutely no reason for the other man’s
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have noticed a big difference. There are many times that children are off school but all the area businesses are still open. Yes we are keeping the children safe but if the parents still have to brave the roads and the weather this still could be an accident. When children do not have to go to school‚ many of them still have to go to a daycare because both parents work and they still need to be cared for. I feel that if they would shut down most of the businesses in the area as well this would
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NEBOSH International General Certificate Paper 1 Management of Health and Safety Element 2 Setting Health & Safety Policy 1. (a) Outline the general content of the THREE sections of a health and safety policy. (6) (b) Explain why the health and safety policy should be signed by the most senior person in an organization‚ such as a Managing Director or Chief Executive· Officer. (2) Answer (a) The three sections of a policy are the ’statement of intent’‚ which both demonstrates management’s
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Isaiah Riche Mrs. Granham 20 June‚ 2013 Final essay Riche1 Fatalities amongst teenage drivers rose over nine-teen percent in the United States in just six months. The primary reason for all the accidents is distractions‚ awareness‚ and ignorance. Banning texting‚ while driving in all countries is an enthusiastic idea. Distractions are all around us‚ such as; I pods‚ radios‚ T.V and phones. For some dreadful reason‚ America’s youth and elderly don’t seem to comprehend
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200 times higher for automobiles than for airlines‚ but people would rather ride in automobile because it’s…”easier”? In the US‚ each year there are about 40‚000 deaths per year in automobile accidents vs. about 200 in air transport. To put this in perspective‚ the chance of dying in an automobile accident is about 1000 times more than winning a typical state lottery in a year. The statistics are based upon the number of airplane crashes as a percent‚ in other words more people die as a result of
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