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    fire hazard ananlysis

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    FINAL HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE ERARING POWER STATION UPGRADE PROJECT Prepared for: Eraring Energy Document Number: ERAENE\14-218 Revision B Prepared by: Karin Nilsson 5 November 2009 PO Box 248 Berowra Heights NSW 2082 Telephone: [02] 9985 1056 Facsimile: [02] 9427 7841 Email: Planager@bigpond.net.au Final Hazard Analysis for the Eraring Power Station Upgrade Project Acknowledgment The author would like to thank Frank Mieszala for his assistance in preparing this report

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    Earthquake Preparedness

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    Seism is a violent shaking of the Earth’s crust that may cause destruction to buildings and results from the sudden release of tectonic stress along a fault line or from volcanic activity. Earthquakes strike without warning‚ so it is important to know safety measures and act now to be prepared. Before the Shaking Starts Prepare Your Family •Know the safe spots in each room― against inside walls‚ under sturdy tables‚ desks or archways. • Know the danger spots― windows‚ mirrors‚ hanging objects

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    Earth’s Newest Superhero: Ionospheric Earthquake Prediction‚ How it May Change the Lives of Those Effected Abstract Making an earthquake forecast that is successful is still one of the biggest challenges before the scientists. Losses caused by earthquakes alone are greater than the loss caused by any other natural calamity. Many attempts have been made from ancient times to predict seismic events‚ but success has not been achieved yet. This is about to change with the study

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    examples of earthquakes‚ assess the extent to which attempts at prediction and mitigation may have influenced the impact of the hazard. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake is a major threat to the human and natural environments‚ in which people died‚ buildings collapsed and cities destroyed. Prediction and mitigation are usually conducted in order to reduce the impact of an earthquake on environment. Earthquake prediction

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    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‚ orexplosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people. In contemporary

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    Hazards in the healthcare Workplace Hazards is anything that can cause harm or injury to someone‚ hazards are everywhere‚ some hazards cannot be eliminated complete‚ but it can be substitute to something less dangerous‚ and reduce the risk of injuries or accident. Most of the hazards can be preventable. To prevent an accident to happen‚ first the hazards must be identified‚ once the hazards were identified‚ assess the risks‚ for example who is at risks and what can be done to eliminate the hazards

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    Hierarchy of Control The Hierarchy of Control is a list of control measures‚ in priority order‚ that can be used to eliminate or minimise exposure to the hazard. It consists of two levels Consider elimination before all other options. LEVEL 1 1st Priority Elimination of Hazard LEVEL 2 Minimisation Options which substantially reduce the risk. 2nd Priority Substitution 3rd Priority Engineering 4th Priority Administration Last Priority P.P.E. From “Officewise”‚ Comcare Many employers start

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    1 Hazards In Australia

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    Differences between natural hazards and natural disasters 1 A hazard is an event or object that is a potential source of harm to community.  A disaster occurs as the result of a hazardous event that dramatically affects a community. Natural Hazards Human Hazards  Atmospheric – eg cyclones‚ hailstorms‚ blizzards or bushfires. Technological – accidents‚ explosions or hazardous materials. Hydrological – eg example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism

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    Katrina Earthquake Essay

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    Katrina and the recent earthquake in Japan. It will have 42 multiple-choice (2 points each) and 4 short answer/diagrams (4 points each). Topics for review * Earthquake terms: * fault: break (fracture) in a rock * rupture: breaking of rock along a fault * hypocenter (focus): rupture point of rock below surface * epicenter: point on earth surface directly above hypocenter * scarp: topographic (elevation) display of a ruptured fault * natural hazards * what qualifies

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    San Francisco Earthquake

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    measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake. Devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985) and technically known as the local magnitude scale‚ it has been superseded by the moment magnitude scale‚ which was developed in the 1970s. The Richter scale is logarithmic; that is‚ the amplitude of the waves increases by powers of 10 in relation to the Richter magnitude numbers. The energy released in an earthquake can easily be approximated by an equation that

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