Earthquake From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters‚ 1963–1998 [pic] Global plate tectonic movement An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time
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Of all the naturally occurring events on Earth‚ earthquakes are among the most devastating and bring a lot of truth to the statement‚ “Just because something is natural does not mean it is not dangerous.” Earthquakes are one of the most natural things I can think of that can cause massive damage and loss of human live in many instances‚ and the effects are sometimes long term. “Nothing happens without a force. Many geophysicists accept the theory that continents move as a result of the forces
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reflect whatever it contains‚ it needs to identify hazards in the workplace and which staff might be harmed‚ and employers need to identify how the individuals might be harmed. Hazards in the working environment A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life‚ health‚ property‚ or environment. Employers as well as employees have to co-ordinate their work‚ so that they ensure that no-one gets hurt during the process. Most of the hazards which are mostly found in hospitals surroundings
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the recycling of Earth’s crust‚ as well as earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and volcanic eruptions. According to the article‚ there are roughly a dozen subduction zones around the world. Scientists have been studying these systems for several decades‚ but there are still so many questions. For example‚
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process or minimize by founding earlier the hazard. For example‚ have a look around how many hazards are exist. If there is a broken toy‚ we can hurt or injury by small sharp plastic pieces. At that case‚ if we eliminate the hazard‚ we can’t face with that dangerous situation. And also‚ assume the wet floor. It probably possible to fall down or broken legs while running children or walking adult didn’t recognize the floor is wet. We can avoid this hazard using the yellow small caution standings.
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Risk assessments should be carried out before an activity to identify and minimize potential hazards before occurring. The risk assessment for a water play activity should include the risks‚ the identified potential hazards‚ who are actually at risk‚ the level of risk after evaluation and the appropriate action to be taken to minimize the risk or hazard. The risk assessment that was carried out for the outdoor activity I have called ‘puddle play’‚ was for children between the age of 3 and 4 years
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Step 1: Identify the hazards: First you need to work out how people could be harmed. When you work in a place every day it is easy to overlook some hazards‚ so here are some tips to help you identify the ones that matter: * Walk around your workplace and look at what could reasonably be expected to cause harm. * Ask your employees or their representatives what they think. They may have noticed things that are not immediately obvious to you. * Visit the HSE website. HSE publishes practical
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EARTHQUAKE Introduction: An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity‚ seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency‚ type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the
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contributing to climate change (Lever-Tracy‚ 2008) (Rubenstein‚ 2012). Global warming and climate change not only have detrimental effects on the weather‚ they also have a sociological impact on healthcare and income disparities‚ disaster preparedness‚ and hazard mitigation (Lever-Tracy‚ 2008). The past several decades have demonstrated that climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of natural disasters in Haiti (Rubenstein‚ 2012). Disaster event recordings dating back to the 1500s indicate
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Million Death Quake Review When Haiti was struck by an earthquake in 2010 the impacts were disastrous. With an official estimate of 316‚000 deaths‚ it is the second most destructive earthquake in recorded human history. Over 97‚000 houses were destroyed and more than 188‚000 damaged. However‚ could this Earthquake have been predicted and some‚ if not all‚ of the 316‚000 deaths prevented? Are we able to predict‚ or even prevent‚ the next large earthquake that is bound to rock our planet to the core? These
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