ABOUT DISASTERS A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be ostensively defined as any tragic event stemming from events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ catastrophic accidents‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural
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W. C. Hurst (2013) examined food processors around the world have applied the principles of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) as prevention- based approach to food safety. In 2005‚ the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued the ISO 22000 standard‚ which incorporated HACCP into its food safety management system. An inherent weakness of HACCP is that there is no advanced warning when a critical control point (CCP) will exceed its critical limit (CL) safety zone. However
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and Safety in a workplace What is a hazard? A hazard is any way damage‚ harm or anything affecting health at work. Hazards can be caused by any health effects or by organizations as property or equipment. What is a risk? A risk is if a person has a change that they will be harmed due to a hazard. Factors that can affect the risk are; how much the person has been affected by the hazard and how severe the effects were. Evaluate the Risk: For evaluating the risk‚ the hazards have to be spotted
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Case Study Tornado In Barneveld‚ Wisconsin On June 8‚ 1984‚ at 12:50 a.m.‚ a devastating tornado struck the small village of Barneveld‚ Wisconsin. Although a tornado watch was in effect‚ no warning was issued since the tornado originated near the town. The town‚ which had approximately 580 residents‚ was literally flattened by winds in excess of 200 miles an hour. Casualties made up about 11% of the population: 9 lives were lost and 57 persons were treated for injuries. The storm destroyed
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A Life Changing Accident I was twelve years old enjoying my summer after fifth grade. My two cousins‚ Blake and Lacy‚ my aunt ’s boyfriend‚ Chris‚ and his daughter‚ Emily‚ and I hopped in Chris ’s old ford truck. All of us kids had been bulldozing down trees in the forest behind the house all day and decided that we wanted to build a tree house. We were headed to town to buy supplies for the tree house. As we were all getting in the truck there was no room in the front for all of us‚ so Blake
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The National Cadet Corps (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय कैडेट कोर) is It is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis. National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organization‚ comprising the Army‚ Navy and Air Force‚ engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens. The National Cadet Corps in India is a voluntary organization which recruits cadets from high schools‚ colleges and Universities all
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Outcome 1 understand roles and responsibilites in the preventation and controll of infection. 1.1 explain employees roles andresponsibilities in relation to the prevention and controll of infection. . dispose of waste correctly . wash hands properly . keep all equipment clean . wear ppe . maintain personal hygeine . attend training . report hazzards 1.2 explain employers responsibilities in realation to the prevention and control infection . provide training . provide ppe
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By: Risa Mae B. Lospe TC 1-6 Direction: I. Follow this link by highlighting this link and do a right click. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/07/29/... II. Read the article. III. Write a summary of the entire article. One paragraph only. IV. Choose two items/points and discuss these in relation to national economic progress. (At least two paragraphs) I- President Benigno Aquino’s SONA 2014 was all about what his administration has done for the past two years in serving the Filipino
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Asbestos Removal: Removal Precautions And Safety Tips The grave peril postured by asbestos all inclusive was perceived in 2006 by the World Health Organization (WHO)‚ and additionally the International Labor Organization (ILO). An ILO 2006 determination set out to streamline worldwide endeavors for aggregate disposal of asbestos utilization later on‚ as a measure to guarantee the wellbeing and security of laborers. Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACMs) in a perfect world ought not be a reason
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dq5 Samantha Garrison Grand Canyon University dq5 Jessica. This is great information you found to help in preparation for a disaster. I especially like the steps of planning for disaster such as preimpact‚ impact‚ and post impact. You clearly stated and explained them. They are very resourceful‚ especially in times of a crisis. When a crisis arises‚ it is beneficial to everyone involved‚ including emergency services‚ police‚ government‚ and citizens to have preparation and plans in place
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