ANT Turkey’s government launched two investigations on into the latest of several fatal accidents at the country’s leading shipyard‚ where about two dozen workers have died in the past year. The government already had recommended better training and stricter safety measures to end workrelated deaths at the booming Tuzla shipyard on Istanbul’s eastern tip. But on Monday three workers died there in another accident. A lifeboat that employees were on broke free from a ship under repair and plunged into
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Unforgettable Accident What is accident to you? Is it a spill of coffee on your shirt? Is it a misunderstanding about someone‚ or something? Or is it just a silly mistake that makes you regret? I’ve had all of the above accidents all my life once in awhile‚ but there was the very big one that I’ve never forgotten. It was my first car accident in 2005. Not only that has opened my eyes about living my life more carefully‚ but there also were consequences. In 2005‚ I was studying in a language school in California
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Traumatic events come in many different ways at many different times of ones life. Mine came on the school bus while I was on my way home from school. The bus had stopped to let a couple kids off and I stood up to throw some trash away. I stood up we were rear ended by a young lady who had been trying to get a bee out of the car and not realized the bus had stopped. I was standing up and the impact caused me to bang into the seat in front of me and the one behind me. I didn’t realize what had happened
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‘Most accidents occur in and around the home. Discuss’ We’d all like to believe that our home is a secure‚ comfortable environment‚ but we tend not to notice that this very place holds the potential to become very dangerous. In fact‚ most accidents occur in and around our homes‚ with the consequences involving anything from minor abrasions to a fatality. Believe it or not‚ water one of our most valued necessities in life‚ can not only provide life but also take it. Young children are often the
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Problems that motivated the researchers to do this study: * The number of deadly car accidents in the U.S. caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol has increased in the past decades making alcohol one of the main factors of fatal crashes. * The legal level of BAC (blood alcohol concentration) in the U.S. has changed. 31 states defined level of 0.10% BAC as a crime‚ while 17 others defined the level of 0.08% BAC as a crime. Purposes: * To re-examine and refine estimates for alcohol-related
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terms “chemical accident” or “chemical incident” refer to an event resulting in the release of a substance or substances hazardous to human health and/or the environment in the short or long term. Such events include fires‚ explosions‚ leakages or releases of toxic or hazardous materials that can cause people illness‚ injury‚ disability or death. While chemical accidents may occur whenever toxic materials are stored‚ transported or used‚ the most severe accidents are industrial accidents‚ involving major
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SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT INTRODUCTION This book provides a rare insight into aviation safety from the work carried out by the UK Government’s Accidents Investigation Branch‚ by its former Chief Inspector. It is an account of the particular contribution that aircraft accident investigation has made‚ and can make‚ to the ever improving standards of flight safety. The basic objective of an accident investigation team is to bring to light a potential or actual failure‚ either technical or human. It is
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Most of the common accidents at work can be prevented provided both employees and employers consider it as their duty to prevent accidents at their work place. Employers are required to perform risk assessment for probable accidents that could happen and adapt necessary methods to prevent accidents in the health and safety procedures practiced by them. Employees must strictly follow the health and safety measures adapted by their employers and help to avoid accidents at work. Slips‚ trips and falls
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Not a Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction In this article‚ Mark C. Crowley tells us about the Google workplace and how they are using innovative ideas to keep their employees happy. Over the past few years‚ the media’s coverage of Google has given considerable focus to the incomparable--and seemingly over-the-top--perks the company bestows on its workers. We’ve all seen photos of the bowling alleys‚ billiard tables‚ and people getting free haircuts during work
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History of civil aviation does not exceed a hundred years. Therefore‚ the understanding of aviation safety as well as the cause of the airplane accidents remains limited. Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 has defined an airplane accident as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft‚ which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked‚ where a person is fatally or seriously
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