vandalism‚ insects‚ mold and fire. Because of the speed and totality of the destructive forces of fire‚ it constitutes one of the more serious threats. Vandalized or environmentally damaged structures can be repaired and stolen objects recovered. Items destroyed by fire‚ however‚ are gone forever. An uncontrolled fire can obliterate an entire room’s contents within a few minutes and completely burn out a building in a couple hours. The first step toward halting a fire is to properly identify the
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Fire is defined as a chemical change accompanied by the emission of heat and light and after flame‚ usually a change consisting in the combination of carbon compounds with oxygen of the air. Since fire was invented during the ancient times it brought many changes in mans way of life. Today with the modern technology‚ we are experiencing the comfort brought about with the innovations done since fire was discovered. Fire has many uses to man but if left unattended it has always
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Fire!! “Cough! Cough!” John woke up feeling parched and gasping for air. Beads of perspiration dotted his forehead. He felt as if he had just been baked in a microwave oven. It was then he realised that smoke was curling into the room from the balcony! The word“fire” ricocheted through his mind repeatedly. John ran to the balcony to investigate. There was a fire at the opposite block! Pandemonium struck at the block that was stuck in the ominous smoke. The fire was like a cankerous monster‚ showing
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Christ University Law Journal A research paper on: “Evolution of Consumer Protection and Way Forward” Submitted to: The Journals and Publications Society‚ School of Law‚ Christ University Author: Abhishek Gupta Co-author: Kritika Mishra Faculty of Law‚ JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY‚ NEW DELHI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the outset‚ I would like to thank School of Law‚ Christ University with its core team of The Journals and Publications Society‚ School of Law‚ Christ University for organising
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attempt in putting our fires was in New Amsterdam in 1647‚ Governor Peter Stuyvesant. He appointed Surveyors of Buildings‚ they were a group of men that acted as fire wardens. Their duties where to perform fire prevention‚ and fine any violators. In 1658‚ The New Amsterdam Fire Company was founded. It consisted of eight men who would patrol at the hours of 2100 to sunrise. Their gear consisted of hooks‚ ladders and leather buckets. Culture is one of the basis for the fire service‚ there is a set
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Consumer protection laws are designed to ensure fair competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional protection for the weak and those unable to take care of themselves. Consumer Protection laws are a form of government regulation which aim to protect the interests of consumers. For example‚ a government may
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Ruff (1995) stated that the criminal liability of producers‚ distributors and suppliers of unsafe products is covered under Part II of the Consumer Protection Act of 1987‚ which has mandated a general safety requirement. The producer‚ distributor or supplier of unsafe products incur criminal liability for failure to exercise due diligence. The law is strict but the criminal liability can be dispensed with after showing that they exercised due diligence and have reasonable grounds to believe that
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Fires expose firefighters to not only flames. During a fire the main hazard is obviously the flames‚ but there are many other dangers that you don’t see. Those are the dangerous carcinogens that are burned in the fire and those carcinogens are very dangerous.”The smoke from a structure fire has a mixture of oxygen‚ nitrogen‚ carbon dioxide‚ and carbon monoxide.” (Goodson 182). Besides oxygen‚ these gases are known carcinogens which means that they are cancer causing when inhaled or absorbed through
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A decade ago‚ India didn’t have a single mall. A year ago‚ there were less than a half-dozen. But within two years‚ more than 250 are expected to be operational. It’s an enormous shift in a nation that for decades proclaimed itself a socialist state. After independence in 1947‚ India celebrated `swadeshi‚’’ or locally produced goods‚ and Mohandas Gandhi dreamed of a nation of small villages earning their living through cotton spinning and farming. So not everyone is happy about the new consumerism
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ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol.1 Issue 1‚ May 2011‚ ISSN 2231-5780 CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CONSUMERISM IN INDIA Ms Kiran Chaudhry*;Ms Tanu Chandhiok**;Mrs Parveen Dewan*** * Assistant Professor‚ Shivaji College‚ University of Delhi‚ Delhi‚ India **Lecturer‚ Yamuna Group of Institutions‚ Gadholi‚ Jagadhri‚ Haryana‚ India *** Principal‚ Sanatan Dharam Model School Jagadhri‚ Yamunanagar‚ Haryana‚ India __________________________________________________________________
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