Construction hazards • Working at height: XXX describes that working at height includes any workplace has the potential of personal fall of a distance that is sufficient to cause personal injury whether this workplace is at ground level or below it. However‚ most of the resources including XX_____XX mention any work activity which is 2 m and above from the floor surface as working at height. Falling is the major cause of accidental fatalities as it causes about 50% of the total fatalities in
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Seismic hazards have many different impacts around the world. An earthquake took place in Haiti 2010 and it was measured 7 on the Richter scale. The main hazard was the seismic waves caused by shifting rocks in an earthquake. There are two main types of waves‚ P waves and S waves. P waves travel through solids and liquids around 6-7 km/h and parallel through the rocks. S ways travel side ways at 2.5-4km/h and can only get through solids. Both waves can have a big impact on the community‚ a lot of
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To what extent are volcanoes more harmful to our society than earthquakes? Many people may argue that volcanoes are much more dangerous than earthquakes due to the devastating impact it has on people lives and the area it takes place in; however‚ others may solidify that earthquakes are infinitely more catastrophic than volcanoes considering the amount of destruction that it causes. There are two types of plates‚ oceanic and continental. Various types of movement occur along the different types
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Environmental Hazards Kenya Lewis Environmental science Instructor: Donald Demoulin Everest University June 11‚ 2011 What are the four categories of human environmental hazards? Culture Hazards are a person risky choice of their lifestyle. People engage in risky behavior and subject themselves to hazards. They may smoke cigarettes‚ eat too much‚ drive too fast‚ use addictive and harmful drugs‚ consume alcoholic beverage‚ sunbathe‚ engage in risky sexual practices‚ get too little exercise
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Earthquake in Haiti Earthquake in Haiti Introduction Introduction A little over 2 years ago Haiti was struck with a horrendous earthquake that caused a lot of damage. The earthquake in 2010 was a defining moment for Haiti because it had a huge impact on them then and still does today. The earthquake left Haiti in ruins. The impact of this 7.0 quake will have a huge impact for many years to come. People have many questions but do we have all the answers? An earthquake is
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Introduction Based on the journal “ National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Exposure To Biological Hazards And The Provision Of Controls Against Biological Hazards In Australian Workplaces”‚ shows that the percentage of the health sector recorded the highest employment exposed exposed to biological hazards. Therefore‚ this study is to see more about the biological hazards in the health sector. Therefore‚ this study will reveal the types of biological agents that can be harmful to health‚ that the spread
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2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami Introduction The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake‚ also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake‚[6][7](Japanese: "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster" was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred on Friday‚ 11 March 2011 It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan‚ and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900. In addition to loss
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HAZARDS EXAMPLE PHOTO Lava flows burn and bury crops. Mount Merapi‚ Indonesia - More than 350 people were killed. An estimated 75‚000 residents had been evacuated from the area between October to November 2010. Ash falls ruin crops and machinery‚ disrupt transport‚ pollute the air and cause breathing difficulties. Mount Etna‚ Italy - Grapes needed to be washed individually before consumption to avoid ingesting fine ash. This effectively ruined the grape crop economically‚ even though the
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study are thus presented under the following headings. • Concept of occupational health hazard • Principal of occupational health • Classification of occupational health • Biological risks of occupational health hazards • Physical risks of occupational health hazards • Mechanical risks of occupational health hazards • Psychological risks of occupational health hazards 2.0 concept of occupational hazard Occupational health developed in Europe with the oldest industry (mining). Some individual
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