Western Oregon is a region that is threatened by landslides that can cause hazards to the public’s safety‚ their natural resources‚ and infrastructure. The most hazardous areas are in the mountain terrains. Landslides are a common occurrence in Western Oregon. They can be very devastating to homes and businesses and each year millions of dollars are spent repairing the damage caused by landslides (Hofmeister‚ 2002). Landslides are not individual events‚ they occur in conjunction with other factors
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Steps for Putting Together an Emergency Action Plan By Professor The steps for creating an EAP (Emegencey Action Plan) can be easily implemented by following these simple steps. The first is to have an extensive phone list. On top of the list should be 911 and local fire‚ police‚ and hospitals followed by a list of contacts in a chain of command format. In an emergent situation it is best to lay everything out clearly since things can get hectic. A list of all availible equipment
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NAME AREA OF HAZARD TYPE OF HAZARD SERVERITY LEVEL OF OCCURANCE 10= CERTAINLY 1=UNLIKELY PROBABILITY OF OCCURANCE 10=CERTAINLY 1=UNLIKELY ACCEPTANCE YES/NO JUSTIFY 9IN DETAIL) WHY THIS HAZARD CARRIES ACCEPTABLE RISK (M2) AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING RISK EVEN IT WAS ACCEPTABLE RISK (D1) May fall into pond Drowning 7 The reason why I give this occurrence a 7 is because it is not major but it is not unlikely for a child to fall into the pond. 4 The reason why I have chosen this number
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You need to check this when you assess the risks. Don’t be over complicated‚ in most of our situations the hazards are few and simple. Checking them is common sense‚ but necessary. You probably already know whether‚ for example‚ you have equipment that could cause harm‚ or if there is an awkward entrance or stair where someone could be hurt. If so‚ check that
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approaches vary‚ it is agreed that disaster management activities should be carried out in a cycle. Some of the terms used in disaster management are described as follows: * Mitigation: any activity that reduces either the chance of a hazard taking place or a hazard turning into disaster. * Risk reduction: anticipatory measures and actions that seek to avoid future risks as a result of a disaster. * Prevention: avoiding and reduce the chances of disaster‚ usually the impact and damage of disaster
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The environment must be fit for purpose - that is‚ it must be considered safe and free of any hazards or anything that might be detrimental to childrenâ€TMs learning or comfort. In most schools‚ pupils will spend the majority of their time in a classroom. These rooms must be kept tidy and well organised‚ taking into account seating positions of individual children and addressing the physical needs of individuals. For example‚ if a child has any visual impairment‚ it would be important to seat that
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Health and safety responsibilities in schools derive in the main from the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations. Health and safety duties and responsibilities apply to employers of school staff and employees. In practice employers may delegate specific health and safety tasks to individuals‚ but the employer retains the ultimate responsibility no matter who carries out the tasks. The employer should therefore maintain records‚ making clear who is responsible for tasks
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to: • Eliminate the risk; or • Mitigate the risk‚ if elimination is not feasible; or • Cope with it‚ if neither elimination nor mitigation is feasible. The identification of appropriate risk mitigation measures requires a good understanding of the hazard and the factors contributing to its occurrence. For this reason‚ a risk matrix needs to be completed. Risk mitigation measures may work by reducing the probability of occurrence‚ or the severity of the consequences‚ or both. Achieving the desired
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Manual Handling Activity/Task Complete the relevant details of the activity being assessed | TRANSPORTATION OF STOCK FROM CURBSIDE TO STOREROOM | Hazards All hazards associated with the activity should be entered here. Task‚ Individual‚ Load‚ Environment. See over | TASK: stooping‚ bending‚ holding away from body‚ strenuous pushing‚ strenuous pulling‚ repetitive handling and high initial effort.INDIVIDUAL: requires unusual strength‚ young person‚.LOAD: heavy‚ bulky‚ difficult to grasp‚
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which makes it dangerous. It may include storage tanks‚ tunnels‚ silos‚ underground electrical vaults pipelines or vessels. Confined space hazards To select the appropriate protective clothing for a specific confined space area or work environment we have to identify the hazards in that particular environment that we want to select it for. What the hazards can be in confined space? lack of oxygen poisonous gas fire and explosions hazardous liquids left in tanks dust present in high concentrations
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