harmful to both man and other organisms. Biological hazards are hazards caused by micro-organisms (fungi‚ virus‚ pollens‚ insects‚ bacteria etc) to animals‚ crops and to man. Biological hazards are often linked with other hazards like droughts‚ floods‚ volcanoes‚ earthquakes etc. Biological hazards affect peoples Livelihood and also their resources making vulnerable to this hazard. Forms of Biological Hazards: 1. Independent Biological Hazard • Contributes to‚ develop into & exacerbate vulnerability
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The NFPA’s Hazard Rating Diamond The National Fire Protection Association has developed a rating system to identify and rank hazards of a material. You’ve probably seen the colorful labels used to communicate these hazards. The label is diamond-shaped‚ made up of four smaller diamonds‚ one each blue‚ red‚ yellow‚ and white. A number or special symbol is placed on the four diamonds. This week’s Toolbox Topics takes a look at the meaning of the colors‚ number‚ and symbols used on the NFPA diamond
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The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Community The assignment for this paper asks about a disaster that could happen in my community. A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption‚ and or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012‚ p.508). The purpose of the paper is to provide information how the professional nurse react in the community when a disaster take place. The Role of the Nurse The disaster selected for the paper
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Factors making small communities In Pakistan more vulnerable to disasters As soon as we hear the word disaster‚ automatically resounding screams and shocking images come in to our mind. Disaster however is a sudden or unforeseen event that has a negative effect on human lives. At individual level it may limit to major illness‚ death or some economic issue and at a wider scenario it might have effects on the community as a whole in the form of a fire‚ collapse of a building‚ epidemics‚ flood
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P1 Risk: the chance of getting harmed. Hazard: anything which can cause harm. I will be taking 5 children aged 2-4 from the nursery to the park. There are many hazards that can occur in the park such as the following. 1. Glass on the ground‚ child could pick up the piece of glass and cut them self. 2. Ice on ground‚ child could slip and could cause them to fracture their arm or leg‚ if they land in a bad position. 3. Pond is another hazard as the child could fall or jump in to the
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MP A R Munich Personal RePEc Archive Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan and Abuturab Khan 12. October 2008 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11052/ MPRA Paper No. 11052‚ posted 12. October 2008 23:59 UTC Natural hazards and disaster management in Pakistan Himayatullah Khan Professor‚ Department of Development Studies COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Abbottabad and Institute of Development Studies NWFP Agricultural University‚ Peshawar
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Wheelchairs in the corridors are a tripping hazard‚ to avoid this hazard the possible thing we can do is that put the wheelchairs in a corner. People who are affected by this hazard are the staff‚ visitors‚ and the
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organization. In a training guide published by FEMA defines modular organization as “The Incident Command organizational structure develops in a modular fashion that is based on the size and complexity of the incident‚ as well as the specifics of the hazard environment created by the incident.” (Incident Command System 3). Organization is important because of course‚ without organization‚ this flexibility is important because as the situation changes so does the priorities and functions of the ICS.
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follow health and safety procedures at all times. Our responsibilities in terms of health and safety hold a very important role as we are always direct in contact with the classrooms and playgrounds therefore we should always ensure that there are no hazards left being unattended and unreported. Our role includes routine walk around checks where we ensure items are stored safely in cupboards after using them and the floor is kept clear at all times. Any spillage should be cleared up and should not be
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activates Risks are related to hazards; if there’s a wet floor it should be cleared up straight away and put a wet sign on top of it‚ to prevent someone from slipping over and injuring themselves badly. Identifying risks There are many types risks of hazards in every day life‚ all around us every where. Theses always some risks that are more likely to happen and some less likely. However‚ once you notice you have identified a hazard you must assess the risk that hazard can cause. Such as while crossing
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