HARDLINES NO. 145/09 AUGUST 2009 REVISED STANDARDS FOR FIRE SAFETY FOR CANDLES & CANDLE ACCESSORIES Recently‚ ASTM has announced the release of newly revised standards‚ ASTM F2417‚ Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candles‚ and ASTM F2601‚ Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candle Accessories. Their previous versions have been replaced by the 2009 editions. BACKGROUND ASTM F2417 was developed to create the minimum safety requirements for candles. Candles are defined as flame-producing
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Occupational Health and Safety Questions 1. (15 marks) The TLV for carbon monoxide is 35ppm. Define the terms TLV and ppm and calculate them for the following example: Answer: TVL = Term for airborne concentration of a substance‚ below which all workers are believed to be protected while exposed to it day after day for 8-hour periods. PPM = Concentration by volume of one part of a gas‚ or by weight of a liquid or solid‚ per million parts of air or liquid. A mechanic in
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CAR SAFETY Active and Passive: Car safety features are grouped into two categories: Active and Passive. Active feature are designed to reduce the likelihood of a crash. Things such as tires‚ brakes‚ lights and steering are active features. The most important of all of them however is the driver. Passive safety features aim to reduce the damage done to a car ’s occupants in the event of a crash. These include things like seatbelts‚ airbags‚ and crumple zones. For all these features any car
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Forklift Safety 1 Forklift Safety Many industries and operations (manufacturing‚ agricultural and warehousing) use powered industrial trucks (including forklift trucks or lift trucks) routinely in the workplace. Forklift trucks are used to move‚ raise or lower objects that are stored in containers or on pallets to other areas of the workplace. Their use helps to improve workplace productivity and reduces the need for excessive manual handling of goods and objects by employees. However‚ according
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The issue of women’s safety is indeed a global one‚ transcending borders and impacting people at all levels‚ including governments‚ policymakers‚ non-governmental organizations and citizens. Women are at risk of violence both in public and private spheres‚ in and around the home‚ in neighbourhoods and at city level. Risk is influenced by urban design choices and the organisation of public services including transport and energy‚ amongst other things. Women experience a higher degree of insecurity
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PhD; KELEE E. HANSEN‚ MBA‚ RD; ALAN S. LEVY‚ PhD; ANTHONY VOLK ABSTRACT Objective To compare consumer food-handling behaviors with the Fight BAC! consumer food-safety recommendations. Design Subjects were videotaped in their home while preparing a meal. Videotapes were coded according to Fight BAC! recommendations. A food-safety survey was administered and temperature data was collected. Subjects/Setting A market research company randomly recruited subjects by telephone. Ninety-nine
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Brian Ly Mrs. Baker English 4 14 November 2014 I Pledge The Net Neutrality Debate The Internet has always been thriving with innovation. These innovations have integrated themselves into the daily lives of people everywhere. Innovations‚ such as YouTube and Twitter have become a huge part twenty-first century living. However‚ the period of innovation on the Internet may be coming to an end unless something is done. The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal‚ as of May 15‚ 2014‚ potentially
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go Guidelines for Good Safety Practices in the LP Gas Industry d indu o try pr s tices ac About the World LP Gas Association The World LP Gas Association was established in 1987 in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ under the initial name of The World LPG Forum. The World LP Gas unites the broad interests of the vast worldwide LP Gas industry in one organization. It was granted Category II Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1989. The World LP Gas Association
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Home Safety for Infants Infant safety education is needed for all new mother’s not just first time mothers‚ new safety concerns may have been discovered since the last child was born. A person’s home is meant to be a safe place for the family. Unfortunately every room in a home has potential danger. With some thought and a little money a home can be child proofed in a few days. The subject of this interview is a 22-year-old white female. She lives in Buckeye Arizona with her husband who is
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Assignment 1 1. Suppose you discover a treasure chest of RM10 billion in cash a. Is this a real or financial asset? b. Is society any richer for the discovery? c. Are you wealthier? d. Is anyone worst off as a result of the discovery? 2. The average rate of return on investment in large stocks has outpaced that on investments in T-Bills by about 8% since 1926 in US. Why‚ then‚ does anyone invest in T-Bills? 3. You see an advertisement for a book that claims to show
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