In recent years, it is estimated that there were more than 156,000 injuries annually on public commercial playground equipments across the country that required emergency room treatment. By following the recommended guidelines in this handbook, you and your community can create a safer playground environment for all children and contribute to the reduction of playground-related deaths and injuries.This handbook presents safety...more
The safety of each individual piece of outdoor playground equipment as well as the layout of the entire play area should be considered when designing or evaluating a playground for safety. Since falls are a very common playground hazard pattern, the installation and maintenance of protective surfacing under and around all equipment is crucial to protect children from severe head injuries. Because all playgrounds present some challenge...more
If there's a hazard in any office or workroom, it's the guillotine paper-cutter. Every year, hundreds of people across the country have paper cutter accidents that could have easily been prevented if simple safety rules had been followed and common sense had been used. The extremely sharp blade on this type of cutter, along with the force used in bringing the blade down on to the paper, make it way too easy for someone to cut one's self or - even worse - lose a finger to the blade. Luckily, every paper cutter has three important safety features that can be used to avoid an accident. These features are...The blade guard, which is the most important safety feature on a guillotine paper cutter. Many paper cutters have a metal bar approximately 1/2" away from the blade. However, the best cutters will have a plastic guard that prevents a user's fingers from getting anywhere near the blade. Unfortunately, many people tend to remove the blade guard, saying that it gets in the way of the cutting. That may be true, but the blade guard is there for a reason: for your safety. So leave it be!The blade latch. Guillotine paper cutters come with a latch at the front of the cutter that locks the...more
It goes without saying that using a guillotine-type paper cutter can be dangerous. Anything with a super sharp blade that is capable of cutting through thirty to forty sheets of paper at one time is a force to be reckoned with, and needs to be used with only the utmost care. Every single person who uses the a guillotine style paper cutter, from...more
If there will be a global survey as to the top ten favorite playthings, Radio Controlled Toys would definitely be in the top three, if not the highest, position. This is because these radio controlled toys are so popular that people from all walks of life and in all age brackets would really love to get hold of one. There are many types of radio...more
The word safety means to keep yourself away from danger or an accident. It is a term which is associated with our everyday existence. Almost every day we face some kind of danger. An accident can take place anywhere it can occur in street, at the workplace or even at home. Therefore we need to be aware of the ways which would help us to prevent the possibility of such an occurrence and train ourselves to maximize our safety so that we can save ourselves from these dangers. It is here that a safety video plays a pivotal role not only in creating awareness about the dangers which we are surrounded with but also the manner in which they can be averted.It can be categorized as being normative, substantive and perceived safety. Perceived-safety is also known as subjective whereas substantive-safety is a synonym for objective-safety.A safety video provides people with various measures, educates them about the guidelines pertaining to their safety and how to stay away from danger. Proper awareness about safety is an utmost requisite and we all should be well versed about the dos and don'ts in terms of which of our safety. Sometimes we ignore little things which in turn have a deep impact...more
Safety videos are the premiere providers of safety training in our day-to-day life. They teach people important safety lessons. It illustrates the importance of critical safety issues like thinking before acting and the repercussions of our actions,...more
Safety training has become a very important field today regardless of what branch of training you have planned to join. There are numerous fields where you can make use of this training in life. One of the most important criteria to be remembered is...more
The word safety has come from the French word "sauf" which means a state or condition which is safe from any kind of damage, disaster or accident. Damage can appear in various forms like physical, financial, political, social, and occupational.It...more
No one wants to prepare for the worst- and that includes a home fire. But the fact is that having a plan in action will greatly bolster the chance that a family will be able to escape from a home fire. Each time a new place of living is obtained, a...more
The Metal Detectors used for electronic detection are using the Radar technology. These Metal Detectors can be used to identify the presence of radar application within the various Systems such as Car radar Metal Detector, Weather radar...more
A swimming pool should have the proper arrangement of Pool Safety Fencing to prevent unwarranted accidents. Children and small pets are more at risk of facing accidents than adults in an unguarded swimming pool. Therefore, to prevent any mishap at...more