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Carpe Æternum - Seizing A Window Of Opportunity
We live at a critical time in history. Never before has the church been so well equipped to reach the entire world for Christ. In this WiseTrack, Fred Markert looks at what this season of opportunity means to us in practical terms, and then explores what we can be doing to reach every tribe, language, people, and nation with the Gospel
"Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look to the fields, that they are white for harvest." (John 4:35)
The Season Of Harvest
WHAT GOD IS DOING IN THE WORLD TODAY
Summertime. Warm sunny days. Fields of golden wheat wave softly in the gentle breeze, waiting to be harvested.
We are living in one of the most incredible seasons of spiritual history ever. The Christian Church is witnessing a harvest of souls far greater than any of the apostles witnessed! God's great zeal for souls is leading His Church to massive victories winning the battle for the hearts of men, women, and children everywhere. Yet most Christians in the Western world are unaware of it.
Christianity is growing three times faster than the world's population! Every day, more than 178,000 people come into the Kingdom of God!1
Christianity is the fastest growing religion in the world, with a 6.9 percent growth rate, compared to 2.7 percent for Muslims, 2.2 percent for Hindus, and 1 .7 percent for Buddhists!
More than 70 percent of the progress in world evangelism from the time of Christ until today has occurred since 1900. Seventy percent of that progress has happened since the end of World War II and 70 percent of that progress has occurred in the past 36 months!2
From cover to cover, the Bible declares that every tribe, tongue, nation, and people will be touched by the power of the Gospel. Almost every continent has experienced a phenomenal increase in Divine activity within the last three years:
In 1900, Korea had no known born-again Christians, and was considered impossible to penetrate with the Gospel. But by 1986 South Korea was 20 percent Christian, and today it's conservatively estimated at 40 percent Christian, with more than 12.5 million believers!5 (Psalm 86:9)
Mongolia, one of the most isolated countries in the world, was closed to the Gospel until recently. In 1983 there was only one known Mongolian Christian. By 1989 there were six. But last summer, I stood among more than 300 Mongolian university students singing praises to our great God. (Isaiah 52:10)
In 1950, China had one million believers. By 1980 there were 40 million and by 1992 more than 75 million! The Communist leaders themselves estimate that by the year 2000 there will be more than 100 million Chinese believers!1 (Malachi 1:11)
In India there are more than 85 million believers, more than in the entire USA! Two hundred teams are traveling the nation with an Indian version of the Jesus film, entitled The Man of Peace, and are reporting 100,000 decisions for Christ monthly!1 (Zechariah 9:10)
In 1953, Nepal had no known Christians, but conservative estimates now number them at more than 150,000. Last year more than 5,000 Nepali believers gathered on the steps of the Parliament and held an Faster sunrise service in the nation that has some of the strictest laws against Christianity.2 (Psalm 47:7-8)
More people have come to know the Lord in Muslim Iran in the past ten years than in the previous 1,000 years combined! Thriving churches are found in almost every city and village.2 (Psalm 82:8)
Latin America had only 50,000 born-again believers in 1900, but by 1980 there were more than 20 million. By 2000 that number will grow to more than 100 million! Latinos are getting saved at four times their population growth rate.1 (Isaiah 11:9)
Because Christian soldiers shared their faith with Muslims during the Persian Gulf War, more than 100 new churches have been planted in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. As a result of medical missionaries working among the Kurds after the war, almost the entire population of some Kurdish cities have converted to Christ.2 (Haggai 2:7)
In Myanmar (formerly Burma) 37 of the nation's top Buddhist monks gave their hearts to the Lord at the premiere showing of the Jesus film.1 (Zephaniah 2:71)
Confirmed reports of supernatural visions of Christ have also resulted in dramatic conversions to Christianity.
In Algeria, a Muslim nation, every person in the village of Bugia became a Christian when Jesus appeared to each of them in dreams, declaring His Lordship, on the same night.2
During the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in 1991 a number of Nigerian Muslim mullahs (holy men) were praying inside the Grand Mosque, the holiest place in all of Islam, when Jesus appeared to them and declared that He was God. They converted to Christianity.
Outside Kathmandu in the Hindu nation of Nepal, 200 people called the police to report seeing a man nailed to a wooden cross in the clouds above their homes. Most had never heard about Jesus, and many became Christians.4
In the original Greek text, the Bible uses a special word for the kind of extraordinary spiritual outpouring we are seeing around the world. This word is kairos, which means an opportune or seasonable time; a special season of harvest. It's not an ordinary word. It's the word used by God in the New Testament whenever He wanted us to know that a particular event was an important moment in spiritual history .
Kairos was used in the New Testament to signify key events such as Jesus' death on the cross (Rom. 5:6; I Tim. 2:6), Jesus' second coming (Mark 13:33), and the ultimate and final resolution of the spiritual war we are fighting against the kingdom of darkness. " ...when the times [kairos] will have reached their fulfillment to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one heaven in Christ." (Eph. 1:10)
Jesus used this word in Matthew 13:30 following the parable of the sower and the seed to teach about spiritual harvesting, and again in (Mark 11:13) to teach that some seasons weren't times of harvest.
Is It Possible to Miss Kairos?
Jesus didn't use kairos in a positive way every time He taught about harvests. It is possible to miss the harvest. In Matthew 21:33-41, Jesus tells us a parable about a kairos harvest time that didn't have a good ending.
The story goes like this: a man planted a vineyard, then rented it to some tenants. When the man sent servants to collect his portion of the harvest, the tenants killed them. The man then sent more servants, who were also killed. Finally, the man sent his son, thinking the tenants would respect him. But the tenants killed the son also.
Does this story sound familiar? God sent the prophets, then Jesus, to the world. But the people of the world killed both the prophets and Jesus, and God never received His full share of the harvest.
Jesus' audience was shocked at the way the tenants treated the owners' representatives. When Jesus explained the parable, He didn't say that God wished we would have been nicer. Instead, He gave a strong rebuke: "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit." (Matt. 21:43)
God was not only heartbroken, but angry, because His servants didn't recognize their kairos moment in history and respond to it with wholehearted obedience to do all they could to gather in the harvest.
This was exactly the situation portrayed at the end of Christ's life when He looked down on Jerusalem, weeping and declaring God's judgment because they missed their kairos moment. "As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, 'If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time [kairos] of God's coming to you. (Luke 19:41-44)
The Israelites missed their kairos moment in history. "But," you say, "surely the Church, with the power of the Holy Spirit at its disposal, would quickly recognize and respond to kairos moments of harvest." Sadly, Church history records tragedy on the scale of Jesus weeping over Jerusalem.
Kublai Khan and Yugoslavia
Kublai Khan, the great Mongol leader, ruled the largest empire the world has ever seen. It extended from the Pacific Ocean on the east to Poland on the west and from Russia on the north to India on the south. Mongol warriors were so fierce and determined that they even conquered China in spite of its Great Wall.
In 1266 A.D., Marco Polo, the great explorer and adventurer, met with Kublai Khan in his capital city. This fierce warrior's heart was touched by the news of Christ's death for the sins of the world. He sent Marco Polo back to Europe with a request for the leaders of Christianity: "Send me 100 men skilled in your religion...and so I shall be baptized, and then all my barons and great men, and then their subjects. And so there will be more Christians here than there are in your parts."
God had prepared one of the most extraordinary kairos moments of harvest for the largest empire the world had ever known, and then hand delivered it to the Church! How could the Church help but jump at this incredible chance? After many years, only two missionaries came forward who were willing to endure the hardships necessary to bring the good news of Christ to the Mongolian empire. And even they turned back halfway into their appointment with destiny before reaching Mongolia. They left behind the legacy of the greatest missed opportunity in Church history.
How did Kublai Khan respond to this silence from the West? He turned to Tibetan Buddhists, inviting them to spread their religion throughout his empire. At one point, more than half of the men in the nation were Buddhist monks.3 And Jesus wept again.
Kairos - Harvest Time
"[Jesus] said to the crowd: 'When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, "It's going to rain; and it does." And when the south wind blows, you say, "It's going to be hot, and it is." You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time [kairos]?"' (Luke 12:54-56)
Now is the time; God is moving in these last days. The harvest is ripe, and I don't believe any of us want to miss it.
In the past, God has given the Church these kairos times, but we've not always taken advantage of them as He intended. Like the tenants in Matthew 21, we've cheated the Master of the harvest out of His full share. Let's not make that same mistake this time.
"He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son." (Prov. 10:5)
The only question now is: Will this kairos moment find us busy at work in the harvest or slumbering in the barn?
11,00 Reasons Why Jesus Won't Return Yet
What We Can Be Doing
"I make known the end [the goal] from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand and l will do all that I please." (Isaiah 46:10)
Almost every time the Bible mentions the word nations, it refers not to political countries like France, India, or Australia, but to people groups. Biblical nations are people groups, such as the Serbs in Yugoslavia, the Kurds in Iraq, the Navajo in America, or the Pitjanjara of Australia. It is calculated that there are about 24,000 distinct ethnic groups in the world today.
Matthew 24:14 reflects God's tenacity in accomplishing His central purpose of reaching all nations. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." The original Greek word translated as "nations" here actually means "ethnic groups," or "people groups." A people group is defined as any grouping that has specific characteristics, such as geographic location, language, religion, or culture.
How much progress have we made in the past 2,000 years to fulfill God's goal of reaching all people groups? We've reached 13,000 of these groups with the Gospel, but 11,000 still haven't heard. No matter what your end-time theology, Jesus told us that the end would never come until all peoples have an opportunity to hear the Gospel.
A Promise of Blessing
God's goal from the beginning of time was for mankind to fill the earth and rule it while enjoying intimate relationship with Him. This ideal situation was shattered when sin entered the world, turning our perfect planet into a raging war zone. Though man purposefully turned his back on God, the loving Creator still desired relationship with His creation. All of history is the account of His plan to bring that about - and the story begins with one man.
When God started looking for someone whose heart was open to Him, He was impressed with Abraham. In Genesis 12: 2,3 God promises to Abraham, "I will make you into a great nation...and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you." This promise is reaffirmed to both Abraham and Isaac (Gen. 22:18 and 26:4), with God making a solemn covenant with Abraham that, "through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed..." This blessing would ultimately be fulfilled through Jesus, who came to reconcile all men to God. Jesus was sent to ensure that all peoples would know Him.
The 10/40 Window
The part of the globe least touched by the Gospel is called "The 10/40 Window". It is an area that roughly spans from 10 degrees latitude north of the equator to 40 degrees latitude north, and stretches from West Africa to East Asia. Ninety-five percent of the unevangelized and 84 percent of the world's poor live there, as well as most of the world's Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.
These groups are not masses of faceless people, but individuals whom God loves intimately. He knows the Puku-Geeri-Keri-Wipsi of Nigeria, the Bozos of Mali, the Hwla of Togo, and the The of Laos. He doesn't want any of them to perish, but all of them to come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9).
Tragically, most of these people groups have absolutely no access to the Gospel. They have no Bible, no Christian literature, no radio or television programs. There is no one to tell them. They will never come to the Lord if no one takes the Gospel to them. Yes, we have needs at home, but the only way the Puku-Geeri-Keri-Wipsi will ever hear is if Christians leave home to reach them.
Just the Facts....
The world's population can be divided into three segments:
Christian world - that part which has heard the Gospel and been influenced greatly by it (1.87 billion people).
Evangelized Non-Christian world - that part in which up to 50 percent of the people have been evangelized, but are still resistant (2.52 billion people).
Unevangelized world - that part which has never heard the Gospel, and is often removed geographically, culturally, and linguistically from Christians (1.19 billion people).
Strategy Vs. Tactics
A pastor recently asked me, "Why should we dedicate money, people, and prayer to reach the Muslims over in Africa and the Middle East when my city is so needy and so many here don't know Jesus? The Muslims aren't affecting my city."
Even though most of us don't have much contact with Muslims, they still have an impact on us. Many of them have a strategy to take over the world, including your city. They're strategizing for the entire planet, while many times we are only tactically considering one battle - the battle for our particular city - out of a vast, global war.
If Christians continue to think and operate merely on a local, tactical level, we will constantly be on the defensive, reacting to the advances of the enemy instead of setting the pace in the war. We'll lose the battle for this generation around the world. However, if we think and act strategically by the power of the Holy Spirit, we'll continue to see mighty victories for the kingdom of God. We'll see the completion of the Great Commission within our generation.
Thinking strategically, the most obvious priority is to plant the Gospel in every one of the 11,000 unreached people groups who have no access to the Good News unless someone brings it to them. The focus of our world evangelization strategy must be to plant a strong church among each group that will grow to spiritual maturity and eventually evangelize the whole people group.
In God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3, He said, "I will bless you. ..and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." God wants to bless you, but He wants to bless 11,000 other people groups through you as well. Whether you are a college student or a construction worker, you can pray, you can give, and you can go.
Open the Blinded Eyes
Paul said, "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Cor. 4:4) Jesus said, "How can anyone enter a strong man,s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man?" (Matt. 12:29)
The battle for souls will not be won merely by raising money and sending people. We can have the best strategies, equipment, and missionaries, but God is the only one who can take the blindness from people's eyes. That happens through unceasing prayer (1 Thess. 5:17). In other words, we must continue to pray for our particular assignment from the Lord until we see the victorious results.
Ask Me for the World!
God said, "Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession." (Ps. 2:8) The specific, fervent prayers of God's people asking Him for the nations by name has been a key element in bringing about this special kairos moment around the world. For years, we've focused our prayers and efforts toward reaching Communist Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Now we're seeing the answers to all those prayers. Why are tremendous things taking place in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait? During the Persian Gulf War, the families and friends of our soldiers prayed for that area. We started praying, and God began to open the eyes of the people of those lands.
In the early 1300s, a Frenchman named Raymond Lull developed a burden for the Muslim world and went to live and preach among the Muslims in Bugia, Algeria. He was the first Christian missionary to the Muslims. After several years, he became the first Christian martyr among the Muslims. Since 1960, God has led groups of Christians from around the world to go to Bugia for prayer and spiritual warfare. They felt God saying they were not to preach, but to pray. Recently, every villager in Bugia became a Christian after Jesus appeared to each of them in dreams on the same night. The spiritual "soil" had been prepared through prayer, their blindness was lifted, and the kingdom of God was able to advance and plunder the strongman's household.
...But Only If We Do It
Why are the nations of Senegal, Bhutan, Chad, and Azerbaijan so resistant to the Gospel? Because many of us have never heard of them, so we haven't been praying for them - their eyes are still blinded by the god of this age. If we're going to be part of what God is doing in the world today, we need to pray specific prayers. You can get in on the excitement of this kairos harvest by adopting one of these people groups for daily prayer, not stopping until they are reached with the Gospel. A list of unreached people groups is available so that you can pray for them by name and receive God's Psalm 2 promise. James 5:16 declares that "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." We may not be able to see the results of our prayers right away, but God has promised that they will be effective.
Putting Our Treasure Where God's Heart Is
If we understand the priority of reaching the unreached peoples of the world, it will show in our giving as well as in our praying. But research shows that the majority of born-again Christians don't tithe regularly. We're not contributing as much or as wisely as we should.
Christians give $157 billion annually to churches and mission agencies. Of that, 94 percent is used in the Christian world, 5.5 percent in the Evangelized Non-Christian world, and only 0.5 percent in the Unevangelized world.
We sponsor 308,000 missionaries who work outside the United States. Of those, 90.9 percent work in the Christian world, 8.1 percent in the Evangelized Non-Christian world, and only 1.1 percent (3,400 people) are working to reach the 1.19 billion in the Unevangelized world.
Of the $3 billion spent annually to sponsor television and radio programs, 99.9 percent is used in the Christian world, 0.09 percent in the Evangelized Non-Christian world, and only .01 percent in the Unevangelized world.
This doesn't mean we should stop giving money to our churches or to the ministries we know and support. But we need to be good stewards. This means we need to increase our giving to frontier missions, as well as reviewing carefully where our current donations are being used.
The Bible says in 1 Samuel 30:24 that "The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike." Whatever your part in the Great Commission, you'll have the same reward as those on the front lines.
In 23 BC, the Roman poet Horace penned a phrase that has become the battle cry of modern secular man - "Carpe Diem. Quam minimum credula postero." "Seize the day. Put no trust in the morrow." We in the Church need to take up as our battle cry, "Carpe Æternum" or "Seize eternity!"
We can do that by praying for the unreached people groups by name, by making sure our resources are being used wisely, and by going, either short- or long-term.
God has thrust the battle upon us by releasing this remarkable season of harvest. Each of us must play our part as a soldier of the cross (2 Tim. 2:3,4) in this crucial hour. Let's rise to action today so we don't look back on this kairos season tomorrow with regret for what could have been!
1) US Center for World Missions
2) George Otis Jr., Sentinel Group
3) Chaos, Cosmos and Gospel - Dr. David Barrett & Dr. Todd Johnson, New' Hope.)
4) Christian News Service
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It’s important to remember that these studies do not mean all careful men and women put damaging attitudes toward bisexuality. As an alternative, these information imply that folks who are a whole lot more traditional were, on average, more prone to adhere damaging behavior toward bisexuality. Having said that, you can getting both conservative and acknowledging of bisexuality.
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Hormone Type Quiz
The thyroid makes two hormones, free thyroid 3 and free thyroid four , which regulate our metabolism , have an effect on the growth, and control how rapidly we make proteins and how delicate we’re to other hormones, says Comite. “Cortisol raises blood stress and blood sugar to energy your muscle tissue and assist you to run,” says Gottfried. Basically, the hormone suppresses all physique processes that might be nonessential in a real flight-or-fight state of affairs, in accordance with The Mayo Clinic. It’s launched every time your physique senses it needs to enter ‘excessive-alert mode’—whether you’re dealing with a significant work deadline, preventing along with your significant other, and even just hammering away in the gym.
People with obese are likely to have a lot of physique fats in the cells and high levels of leptin. In principle, the mind ought to know that the body has saved sufficient vitality. Adiponectin is not almost as well generally known as the previous three hormones—and that’s actually too dangerous. This incredible hormone is produced in and despatched out out of your fats cells, but it’s additionally got a direct and reciprocal relationship with them, which implies that although it is produced by your fats cells, it actually helps expend fats! Even higher, the higher your adiponectin levels, the higher your power and caloric expenditure.
1why Eating According To Your Hormones Might Be Key To Weight Loss
The PI3K pathway is also activated by the insulin receptor and is therefore an necessary space where leptin and insulin act collectively as part of energy homeostasis. The insulin-pI3K pathway can cause POMC neurons to turn into insensitive to leptin through hyperpolarization. In mice, and to a lesser extent in humans, leptin is required for female and male fertility. Ovulatory cycles in females are linked to vitality steadiness and energy flux rather more than vitality status . When vitality balance is extremely negative or power flux may be very excessive , the ovarian cycle stops and females cease menstruating.
Even though it has been used for years as a natural therapy for kids with epilepsy, it’s gaining popularity for its ability to revive energy, battle irritation, and regulate hormones. Sleep is the time when your physique regenerates cells and maximize hormone production. PCOS is oftenlinked to elevated charges of sleep apnea due to the presence of insulin resistance. In reality, analysis has shown that people identified with PCOS usually tend to also have insulin resistance. This inverse relationship should provide you with some extra motivation to show off the TV and catch some Zzzs. Deductive reasoning would say although that since individuals with PCOS have high testosterone ranges, phytoestrogen consumption might assist mitigate signs.
Most Effective Hormone Type 6 Food Regimen Plan Do They Work
Written by naturopathic physician Natasha Turner, the book explains how fluctuations in certain hormone levels could contribute to cussed stomach fats, weight gain, sluggishness, stress, a lagging libido, sugar cravings, and well being problems. Attempting to regulate them solely to lose weight can have an effect on the stability of other organs and systems. On prime of that, proof linking hormone synchronization and weight loss is minimal, although the e-book is written by a naturopathic doctor. The food regimen takes a stable stance on weight reduction and general well being, selling natural, nutritious foods and regular exercise. Also, the focus on emotional well being, stress administration, and enough sleep are all important components that folks must be doing, whether or not they are on a diet or not.
Thus, the deregulated manufacturing of adipokines and inflammatory mediators, hyperlipidaemia, and the rise of systemic oxidative stress are situations frequently associated with obesity which might favour joint degeneration. Furthermore, many regulation components have been implicated within the growth, upkeep and performance, both of adipose tissues, as well as of the cartilage and other joint tissues. Alterations in these factors can be the additional hyperlink between weight problems and osteoarthritis. Obesity is one of the most essential preventable elements for the development of osteoarthritis. Leptin level is decreased after quick-term fasting (24–72 hours), even when changes in fats mass usually are not noticed.
It’s additionally release whenever you lose out on sleep, according to research revealed in Sleep. Nicknamed the ‘hunger hormone,’ ghrelin is secreted out of your stomach lining when your stomach is empty or not taking in sufficient power by way of meals, and signals to your mind that you should eat, says nutritionist Susan Stalte, R.D. You might not know much about your hormones, however they have a big impact on so many elements of your health, including your mood, your intercourse drive, and yep, your weight. | <urn:uuid:c59fc476-d8f1-49c3-80d7-6ad64b1dbb76> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://italy-escort.info/2021/06/05/hormone-type-quiz/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.942736 | 1,022 | 1.898438 | 2 |
Definition: Certified organic crop area
Food: From farm to fork statistics
Agricultural holdings are certified organic by national Certification and Inspection bodies.
Farming is considered to be organic if it complies with "Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 (OJ No L 189/2007) on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91".
The area defined comprises all crop area. It might include secondary and other crops, so it might be not strictly comparable with the definition of Utilised Agricultural Area (only area of main crops) in the Farm Structural Survey.
Based on the level of conversion, data have to be reported on:
- Fully converted area (= organic area). It fulfils all the conditions of production established in the above-mentioned regulation. Only this area can be considered to be organic.
- Area in period of conversion. Area in process to be organic. It fulfils the conditions, but a period of time is required to eliminate prohibited products in the organic production methods. (It varies for type crop)
- Total area : sum of the fully converted area and area in period of conversion
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I’ve seen a number of mainstream articles lately claiming that MTHFR is “pseudoscience,” that “the existing scientific data doesn’t support the vast majority of claims that common MTHFR variants impact human health” (thanks, 23andMe), etc. The biggest problem with these is that, by and large, they’re attacking a straw man.
What do I mean by that? Well, the claim from the mainstream is that there isn’t evidence that MTHFR variants cause disease, and that MTHFR proponents are saying there is, so these folks (the MTHFR experts) are quacks. But that isn’t really what the MTHFR folks are saying; it’s a straw man. Misrepresenting the argument this way in order to “refute” it and dissuade people from learning more about how MTHFR can impact their health is, in my opinion, a violation of ethics. (Note: MTHFR is not the only genetic variant for which the following information is generally true, but it’s one of the best-known, and is a good representative example.)
What is MTHFR?
I’ve written more extensively before about MTHFR, but let me briefly recap for those who haven’t read those posts (or have forgotten). MTHFR stands for methyltetrahydrofolate reductase, which is the name of an enzyme. This enzyme is part of the methylation cycle, a process within the body which has, in simple terms, three significant areas of function (with some overlap). It’s necessary for detoxification, it’s necessary for the utilization of certain nutrients for other bodily processes, and it’s necessary for signaling certain genes to “turn on” or “turn off.”
MTHFR also refers to the genes that code for production of the enzyme. And those with certain genetic variant produce less — sometimes significantly less — of this enzyme.
Why Does This Matter?
Well, MTHFR is not a disease (although “having MTFHR” is a shorthand way of saying you have the negative variants). And it doesn’t cause disease — directly. However, the key piece the naysayers are missing (and what MTHFR experts are really claiming) is that MTHFR variants can lead to disease.
Frankly, this shouldn’t even be a matter of debate. It isn’t rocket science. It’s fairly obvious that if our bodies need a given enzyme to run a detoxification process, and there’s a shortage of it, our detoxification will be less effective. If we need a given enzyme to convert a vitamin into a form that can be used, and there’s a shortage of it, any process requiring that vitamin can be impaired. And if we need a given enzyme to complete the process required for telling genes to “switch on” or “switch off,” we may end up with a lot of things “running” that shouldn’t be, or “not running” that should be.
I mean, really, this should be as abundantly obvious as saying that since plants need water to grow, a shortage of water can result in stunted plant growth. It’s simple cause-and-effect. So why the antagonism? Besides simple philosophical differences, I think there are a few different road blocks here to greater acceptance of the fact that this gene (along with other, similar ones) matters.
1. The Historical Argument/It’s Common
This one is kind of a twofer, because these are pretty interrelated. A large proportion of society has at least one MTHFR “mutation” (polymorphism). The assumption is that if so many people have it, it can’t be bad, and that it can’t be contributing to health problems now if we weren’t seeing it contribute to health problems in the past.
This is overly simplistic, though. First, that something is common doesn’t inherently make it healthy/optimal. According to the National Institutes of Health, “approximately 39.6% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetimes.” Does that mean we should consider it “normal” to have cancer? The CDC says, “as of 2012, about half of all adults…had one or more chronic health conditions. One in four adults had two or more chronic health conditions.” [Or see this quick-reference.] Should we brush off chronic illness because it’s “common”?
Second, less than half the population has any mutation (of the type we’re talking about). The estimates are “as many as 40 percent.” That is certainly less than rare, but it isn’t even half — and even fewer people have a combination of mutations. These all have varying degrees of enzyme non-production, so there’s a lot of variation here. We’re talking about enough people to make this a significant issue, but not so many that we can necessarily call it “normal” to have a very low level of enzyme production.
Third, a common sense look at what MTHFR (the enzyme) does, and what has changed over the past several decades should make it clear that the increase in environmental toxicity could readily account for such a shift in symptoms. If your detoxification is inefficient, but you have little to detoxify, you probably won’t show a lot of symptoms. If your detoxification is inefficient and you’re bombarded with toxins, you’re likely to start having issues. Other relevant changes have also occurred, such as the introduction of folic acid fortification of grains in the U.S. Rodent studies have shown that high folic acid intake can mimic MTHFR deficiency even in those who don’t have an actual deficiency! 1
2. It’s Hard to Study
Because we’re not talking about a 1:1 correlation (“if you have MTHFR mutations, you will have x disease”), it’s a hard thing to study. Because really MTHFR is just one variable. We’re talking about the volume of production of a necessary enzyme. Even if 100 people all have exactly the same quantity of enzyme available, they may need the same amount. Whether or not this leads to illness is entirely a matter of at what point the demand for the enzyme tips beyond the production, and there are hundreds or thousands of factors that can influence that.
3. We Assume Irrelevance Where Relevance Has Not Been Proven
What I mean by this is, how do we know MTHFR hasn’t made a difference in the frequency of, for instance, chronic illness? You saw the numbers above. About 40% of American adults are diagnosed with cancer at some point, and around half of American adults have at least one chronic illness (around a quarter have at least two). We don’t know why. It’s highly probable it’s a combination of factors, and one could very well be that a segment of the population is not able to keep up with the increasing demands on the body’s detoxification pathways.
Meanwhile, without the need for studies to demonstrate a causal relationship (direct or indirect) between MTHFR and a particular health issue, we can know simply from what we know it does in the body, what kinds of symptoms it has the ability to cause if it’s lacking. Do we need studies that prove an increased number of traffic incidents in order to know that if the traffic lights go out, we might see accidents increase? If the traffic lights go out and accidents increase, is it foolish to theorize that the increase is due to the lights being out, and work to get them running again?
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|Sexual Risk Factors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rwanda: A Couples-Based Analysis|
||Jeanne Françoise Kayibanda, Raphaël Bitera, Eric Demers, Jocelyne Moisan, and Michel Alary
||Women & Health, 54(4): 301-316; DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2014.896444
||The goal of this study was to measure the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and to examine the independent association of sexual risk factors of women and their husbands/partners with IPV. We used data from 2,169 couples from the 2005 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, and multiple logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). A total of 560 (29.2%), 415 (22.2%), and 233 (12.4%) women reported any physical, psychological, or sexual IPV, respectively. History of genital ulcer in women was significantly associated with psychological IPV (AOR: 2.77; 95% CI: 1.67–4.59), whereas history of genital ulcer reported by husbands/partners was significantly associated with sexual IPV (AOR 2.80, 95% CI: 1.08–7.29). The number of lifetime sexual partners of husbands was positively associated with increasing odds of their wives being exposed to psychological IPV (p = 0.025) and physical IPV (p = .017). In a representative sample of couples, husbands/partners’ sexual risk factors were associated with IPV reported by their wives. Genital ulcer appeared to be a risk marker for the presence of IPV victimization/perpetration.
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PWM (pulse-width modulation) is a common technique for exciting sensors (such as ultrasonic sensors) and powering actuators (including motors, speakers, and lights). Sensors that generate PWM signals include digital Hall-effect sensors (such as those found in dynamometers), simple microphones (known as delta-sigma microphones), digital counters, and motor encoders.
For low-cost data acquisition devices, counter inputs are limited, in some cases making it difficult to both generate and detect PWM signals on the same device. Since digital counter inputs are hardware triggered, they are preferable when measuring PWM signals; however, if not enough counter inputs are available, digital inputs can be combined with signal processing to measure frequency and duty cycle of a PWM signal.
The VI below measures the fundamental frequency and duty cycle of a periodic square-wave or PWM signal using a standard digital (non-counter) input on a data acquisition device.
Frequency detection is an atypical use of a digital line and elicits some sampling and processing overhead, and will only be accurate with sufficient sample lengths and input signals that are periodic or pseudoperiodic. In testing with NI myDAQ, square waves up to 400 Hz were reliably measured. Aliasing will occur for higher-frequency signals, and digital counter inputs should be used instead.
The DAQmx Pulse Train Frequency VI is written similar to a DAQ Assistant VI; references to the data acquisition device are automatically opened, but should be closed at program termination. See the example, PWM Input Test to see its use.
1.0 (2010-08-10): Initial release.
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Together with the Mittlere Brücke, the Basler Münster (Cathedral) is probably the most famous landmark in Basel. With its red sandstone walls, colourful roof tiles and twin towers, no other building adorns the cityscape of Basel like the Cathedral.
Visit the former episcopal church, built between the years 1019 and 1500 in the Romantic and Gothic styles. The crypt, the chancel, the tomb of Erasmus of Rotterdam, the Gallus gate and the two cloisters are witness to a fascinating tale of construction over a period of several centuries. The piazza in which the Cathedral stands is today a popular meeting place and is often used for concerts and events. The Pfalz - the terrace offering wonderful views over the Rhine - is one of the most popular viewpoints in the city. | <urn:uuid:496ce74e-9b6d-4805-8000-4801c779e7a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.basel.com/en/attractions/basler-muenster-bc9d869a33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.930056 | 178 | 1.757813 | 2 |
The portrait looks like the sort of blurry image of a criminal you might see on the TV news. Or an oil painting that has been rained on, reducing the features to mush. But it is, in fact, the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) artwork to be auctioned. It fetched an astonishing $432,500 in 2018.
Portrait of Edmond de Belamy started a fierce debate, initially within the art community but then expanding to, of all places, evolutionary biology, prompting the question: can computers make art?
And what is art, anyway? Is it the sum of its creator, or should it be judged according to our personal reaction to it, regardless of context?
For Oliver Bown, that notion cuts to the heart of what it is to be human: what are computers capable of, and how are their capabilities different from what humans are capable of?
“We have always tinkered with machines and the world to better understand things,” says the associate professor and the co-director of the Interactive Media Lab at the University of New South Wales School of Art & Design.
While this may bring up images of Frankenstein-like monsters, Bown says those who research robots and computational creativity have different motivations.
“Some are commercially-motivated, while others are doing this out of artistic inquiry just to push the boundaries of art,” he says. In many ways, this is what Bown is doing in his new book Beyond the Creative Species.
Drawing on a range of disciplines, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, social theory and the psychology of creativity, he tries to answer what role advanced computers can play in the creation of music, art and cultural artifacts.
“There are two reasons to say why you think AI can’t make art,” he says, “The first is based on more old-school thinking around what makes us essentially human, that there is something innately special about us that cannot be faked or fabricated in a machine.”
The second argument supporting humans-as-artists situates us firmly in emotions and context: “In that case, you could say a computer could simulate all those things but it won’t have that grounding.”
If we say art is something that triggers an emotional response, where does abstract art fit?
“In reality, there are a large number of ways we can look at what art is, and what it does,” Bown says. “Not every piece of art will change us or provide a window into our souls.”
But he admits the argument a computer can do anything a brain can do - perhaps not today, but one day - is more persuasive.
“But in both cases, we’re still a million miles away from doing those things,” he says.
Yet, some believe that art - or our aesthetic preferences - are firmly rooted in evolutionary biology. The late American art philosopher Denis Dutton believed there are certain elements of beauty that transcend subjectivity and even cultural conditioning.
In his book The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution, Dutton argues that aesthetic taste is an evolutionary trait shaped by natural selection, with certain aesthetic values, such as a preference for landscapes that, like the ancient savannah, feature water and distant trees, universal across time and cultures.
“Evolution’s trick is to make things beautiful, to have them exert a kind of magnetism to give you the pleasure of simply looking at them,” he says.
Dutton gives the example of the Acheulean hand axe, the oldest stone tool created by humans dating back about 2.5 million years. He argues that while initially the axes may have been created to hunt, their sheer number and breadth of distribution (the hand axe has been found scattered across Africa, Europe and Asia) and no evidence of wear and tear suggest another purpose: simple beauty.
“Our best available answer is that these practical tools transformed into the earliest work of art … their symmetry, attractive materials and meticulous workmanship just beautiful to our eyes, even today, where they resemble the shape of a diamond,” he says in a 2010 Ted Talk.
He points out that competently made hand axes indicated desirable human qualities: intelligence, fine motor control, planning ability, consciousness and sometimes access to rare material.
“Over thousands of years, these skills increased the status of those who displayed them and gained a reproductive advantage over the less capable.”
The belief that art is intrinsically part of our humanity is shared by four-time Archibald finalist Esther Erlich.
“To me, art has to really get in your soul; you’ve got to have some emotional response,” she says. “I’m sure a machine can pitch a beautiful, perfect note, but when you hear someone like Barbara Streisand and she sings it there’s emotion, there’s a story there, and it’s no longer just the note - or when a pianist plays something and they just change the tempo and make it their own, that’s art.”
To Erlich, art is a process: “It’s not a maths or science where there is one answer, where you have to get it exactly right; because in many ways, art is wrong.”
So until artificial intelligence is a sentient being that can think for itself and draw from its own unique, lived experience, it is nothing but manifestation of its maker, the human who programmed and designed it.
As US author, neuroscientist and literature researcher Angus Fletcher points out, computers, based on their design, are unable to perform causal reasoning, “the engine of the human brain which generates narratives to guide us through the world”.
Narratives, he says, in life and art, despite how fantastical they may be, fuel “plots, characters and narrators which give us literary style and voice.
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Injuries Commonly Obtained From Improper Metal Fabrication
Given the kind of material that metals are, sustaining injuries when handling them is very likely if proper safety precautions are not observed. Employees who are working in metal fabrication industries are expected to be more cautious in their day-to-day tasks so that they can better protect themselves from various metalwork related injuries.
But the problem stems from the fact that some metal workers tend to be too confident in what they do - if they have been on the job for quite some time now, the risks and various safety precautions can possibly be taken for granted. This makes them more susceptible to the different metalwork related hazard which, needless to say, no one wants.
That’s why it’s important to promote awareness of these risks so that they can be avoided better and that workplace safety is observed. Read on to understand what the typical injuries are and how you can avoid them.
Injuries obtained from improper handling of material
The handling of materials, as simple as it may sound, can result in a mere sprain or other musculoskeletal-related injuries if it isn’t done properly. But in worse scenarios, this can result in complications such as an injury in the intervertebral disc. Injuries sustained from improper handling of material may be commonly due to the improper lifting of heavy objects - in this case, metal.
But apart from improper lifting, there are other factors that sometimes cause these types of injuries. To be more specific, exposure to vibrations and awkward positioning over extended periods of time can result into the same type of energy.
It’s important that metalworkers are familiar with the different ways that metals are handled and lifted, they avoid exposing themselves to vibrations over long periods of time, and that they observe proper posture when they are working so that chronic injuries such as repetitive strain injury, occupational overuse syndrome, to name a few, can be avoided.
Injuries from improper use of hand tools
In most metal workshops, various hand equipment is being used to get things done. But these pose another set of hazards that can lead to serious injuries in the metal fabrication process. Just like the injuries sustained from improper handling of materials, improper hand tool usage can also lead to a variety of musculoskeletal injuries which can impair and damage the functionality and structure of one’s hand.
These injuries can potentially result in various chronic disorders such as wrist tendonitis or an inflammation of the wrist tendons, carpal tunnel syndrome which causes numbness or weakness in the hand, and more.
Welders, for example, are prone to a variety of health and safety hazards such as handling extremely heavy equipment, exhibiting awkward posture, prolonged exposure to the bright light emitted by the welding arc, and more. Since welders are gripping an electrode holder, the chances of them inhaling the dangerous fumes from the welding process are high. This can cause a series of pulmonary problems which can be avoided if the room they are working in are well ventilated.
Injuries sustained through the lack of protective equipment
In most metal fabrication workshops, access to certain areas and rooms are often limited to promote safety. These can span from a physical barrier that can be placed and removed when necessary, all the way to an automatic sensor that detects whenever someone is close to a dangerous area or equipment.
If these measures are not in place, various functionalities that are meant for metals can be inflicted upon human flesh, such as an entrapment of a worker’s fingers into a metal cutter.
When it comes to metal handling, it is important to be aware of the various hazards present so that they can be avoided, such as injuries that a metal worker can get from improper handling of various metal materials, not observing the proper use of various hand tools or equipment, and injuries that arise from the lack of protective equipment or guards. Additionally, it’s also best if metalworkers go through different safety courses and various training.
Hence, a consideration to be made would be the ”Workplace Safety and Health in Metalwork (MSOC)" course. It’ll help metal workers get a better grasp at their line of work and the potential risks that are present – bolstering safety, awareness, and productivity altogether.READ MORE
5 Tips To Promote Safety In Big Crane Operations
In construction sites, the workers are mostly dealing with heavy equipment and materials. This exposes them to various occupational or workplace hazards, and given that heavy types of equipment like cranes are essential to a construction site, its utilisation is virtually unavoidable.
But this does not mean that workers and crane operators have to sacrifice their own safety to make things work because there are many safety measures and precautions that they can follow.
Read on below for the following tips to ensure better workplace safety when handing crane operations.
1. Make sure that the cranes on-site are properly conditioned
Since cranes play a big role in transporting heavy materials from one spot to another, ensure that your crane is fully functional and conditioned well.
Avoid using faulty cranes because if it malfunctions, the load might get dislodged from the machine and get destroyed when it reaches the ground. This will bear negative implications on the budget of the construction project, and can even compromise the safety of those working on the ground.
2. Know what the crane is capable of
The mistake that some crane operators make is that they overestimate what the crane is capable of.
That's why people tasked to operate cranes should be familiar with the limitations of the equipment so that they can make sure that the load they will be lifting is within its capabilities. Overloading is a big safety hazard to crane operation safety and can damage not just the load but the crane as well.
3. Do not rush crane operations
Crane operators have a huge responsibility in making sure that loads get transported safely from one place to another. But given that operating it can be quite complicated, some workers take shortcuts in attempts to speed up the operation.
This is something that should be avoided because careless crane operations can lead to serious accidents. To make sure that this does not happen, lifting operations must be planned out thoroughly so that the crane operator can follow suit.
4. Make sure that crane operators are qualified
Heavy types of equipment like cranes require sufficient knowledge about its operation so that it can operate safely. If at all possible, screen potential crane operators before hiring them so you can check if they are equipped with the proper skill and know-how.
Getting the right people to do the job goes a long way in making sure that all crane operations in your construction site will be done with safety in mind. As such, it is important for a worker to have the appropriate certifications to be fully qualified for crane operations. For instance, the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate in Singapore equips workers with procedures required when working, identify their roles and responsibilities, how to act during an emergency, and so on.
5. Value riggers and signalmen
Riggers are responsible for making sure that the loads are secured properly prior to lifting, and signalmen help the crane operator navigate the load from one place to another. To complement the safety measures imposed upon crane operations and operators, it's best that your riggers and signalmen also possess the proper skill required to get the job done safely. Screening them before hiring is a viable option to help you make sure they possess the proper technical skills and knowledge.
Alternatively, you can also enlist them for various construction training and safety courses that are specialised for them, such as the “Performing Rigger and Signalman” course that we at Wong Fong Academy (WFA) offer. This training is geared towards providing riggers and signalmen with proper training in their tasks and make sure they are done not just effectively, but safely as well.
Dealing with heavy equipment like cranes is a very hazardous task if various safety precautions are not observed. Cranes require not just focus but also the proper knowledge and skills, that's why it's important to hire the right people to operate cranes, rig the load properly, and help the crane operator navigate the load from the ground so that the overall safety of the workplace is promoted.READ MORE
4 Occupational Risks When Metalworks Aren’t Handled Properly
Metalworks like welding come with a bunch of occupational risks and hazards that can be incurred if various safety precautions are not observed. As such, basic construction training is always necessary.
Most people are aware of common metalwork hazards such as eye injuries or cuts and abrasions. However, there are some safety hazards that tend to get overlooked but are just as prone to happen as the aforementioned ones.
To avoid these, it's best that metal workers are aware of these risks so that they can act accordingly to prevent these risks from happening.
There are two ways that metals contaminate the air–emission of harmful fumes through welding and rouge metallic sawdust. Welding is a type of metalwork that gives off gases that bear negative implications for the worker's overall health. Short-term exposure to these harmful gases can make the worker feel nauseated or dizzy. They can also experience some irritation in their eyes, nose and throat. If the exposure is prolonged, it can lead to a variety of serious conditions such as lung cancer.
Metallic sawdust that contaminates the air and gets inhaled can also expose the worker to a series of lung complications such as Siderosis which is more commonly referred to as Welder's disease. To avoid these, make sure that your workers are handling metals in a well-ventilated area so that harmful gases don't build up to dangerous levels. Also, check the labels of the consumable welding products because these usually contain vital safety information that workers can follow.
Fire hazards from flammable materials
When a metal worker is welding, he or she needs to have ample space because welding arc splatters can sometimes go as far as 35 feet. If ample welding clearance is not observed and there are a lot of flammable materials such as dust surrounding the welding environment; the chance for an explosion is increased.
To ensure this does not happen, make sure that the welding space is thoroughly checked for any combustible materials before proceeding to weld. If there are flammable items present within the area, remove them so that the welding sparks would not start a fire.
Given that metals are big conductors for electric energy, the risks for electrocution is raised when it comes to metalwork. Workers who are not aware of this risk can easily touch live electrical components which can lead to serious burns or an electric shock.
To make sure that this does not happen, be sure that your workers have insulated equipment before handling metals that are potentially electric. Also, see to it that they are working in an area insulated by either plywood or rubber mats.
Burns from hot metal
Just as metals are conductors of electricity, they are also good conductors of thermal energy. In a metal workshop, there is probably some heat going on somewhere for a variety of purposes. If your worker is not careful, he or she can accidentally touch a piece of metal that has been exposed to extreme heat levels. It doesn't even necessarily have to be fire since exposure to direct sunlight is enough to make a metal sheet hot enough to cause some serious burns.
In this scenario, providing your metal workers with high-quality insulated gloves goes a long way with regards to protecting them from burning their fingers when handling metals at high temperatures. This will also give them some level of protection from getting a cut from handling thinner metals.
Metalworks require the proper skills and knowledge not just to assure that the job gets done effectively, but also to make sure that various equipment and tools are handled safely. As such, taking up safety courses play a huge role in bolstering employee well-being when a worker is equipped with the right skills and knowledge.
Hence, one can consider encouraging a worker to take up the ”Workplace Safety and Health in Metalwork (MSOC)" course. If metal workers are aware of the various hazards present in metalwork, they can better protect themselves from getting serious health complications from inhaling contaminated air, setting an entire metal workshop on fire, getting accidentally electrocuted, or burning their skin.
Everything You Need To Know About Signalman Responsibilities
Regardless of its necessity in a construction site, crane operations are arguably the biggest threat to workplace safety because not only is it heavy, but it also deals with transporting hefty loads from one place to another in high altitudes.
Crane operators cannot just manoeuvre the crane themselves because they are dependent on signalmen who use various hand or voice signals to direct their trajectory. Without them, lifting operations would be a very dangerous endeavour because signalmen serve as the eyes of the crane operator.
Signalmen contribute greatly towards promoting safe lifting operations. But beyond helping crane operators transport a load from point a to b, the responsibilities of a signalman is much wider than what you would expect. Read on to find out more.
Signalmen have to be equipped with proper knowledge and skills
In order to qualify for a signalman role, a person has to possess the right set of knowledge and skills so that lifting operations are executed with safety in mind – which is why construction training is extremely important. During a lifting operation, a lot has to be taken into consideration - the load's weight, the crane's capacity, the direction of the wind, the altitude that the lift should be executed, and so much more.
All of these make lifting operations quite a complicated process, that's why a qualified signalman must be aware of the crane's limitations and understand all of the things that have to be taken into consideration so that the job can go off without a hitch.
Signalmen must know the various signals very well
During a lifting operation, signalmen communicate with crane operators using a variety of hand or voice signals (sometimes both). That's why apart from being familiar with everything that goes into a lifting operation, a signalman should also memorise the different signals used in a construction site and is able to apply that knowledge with confidence.
Through the use of various signals, signalmen tell crane operators to either raise the load from the ground or surface, lower it down, swing it to a certain direction, or bring it to a higher altitude. During these moments, it is crucial to avoid any mistakes in signalling because it can lead to serious consequences - the load colliding with a certain structure, the load can land on a surface that cannot bear such weight, and more.
The role of a signalman is quite comprehensive. They don't only serve as the eyes of crane operators, but they should also have an in-depth understanding of everything that goes into lifting operations so that they can help crane operators transport a load from one place in the construction site to another.
So, it always to be aware of the basics from the very start – such as strengthening the fundamental knowledge and skills of your signalmen through various safety courses. Our “Performing Rigger and Signalman” course is tailored to help signalmen get a better grasp at their duties, responsibilities, and their skillsets so that your crane and lifting operations will be done as safely as possible.READ MORE
5 Things To Keep In Mind For Safe Metalwork Handling
There are a lot of hazards in the workplace if you don’t have enough knowledge of the potential risk when you go about carelessly. It’s best that you prioritise safety all the time because every situation has a unique set of dangers, just like the ones that you get when you handle metalworks for a living.
This task requires that you observe proper safety precautions because given a metal’s hard and sharp nature, it can inflict some serious injuries when you’re just trying to do your job.
As such, if you want to handle metalworks safely - ensure that you keep these five things in mind to practice safe metalwork handling.
1. Keep an eye on your eyesight
While handling metal machinery, it is important to get protective equipment - especially for your eyes. Metal polishing can cause a rogue metal debris shooting straight to your eyeball which can seriously injure your eyes, or cause blindness in worse scenarios.
But protective equipment for your eyes is not limited to just goggles, because when you are bonding two pieces of metal together, you are posing a threat to your eyesight by exposing it to the brightness that welding machines omit. Hence, it is crucial to wear protective goggles or a welder’s helmet to protect your vision.
2. Wear a respirator or protective mask
Some metal treatments can contaminate the very air that you breathe in, and cause serious harm to your respiratory system. Heavy metal poisoning should especially be avoided due to its harmful health consequences,,
Hence, when handling metalworks that could possibly contaminate the surrounding air, make sure that you do it in a well-ventilated place. But even so, you should have a respirator or a mask over your nose and lips to make sure that you don’t breathe those harmful metal particles into your system.
3. Wear heavy-duty gloves
Sheet metals, given their thin profile, can easily cut through your flesh if you happen to glide your flesh across its sharp edges, regardless if you did it on purpose or by accident.
But that’s not all – sheet metals are also highly conductive to thermal energy and can easily burn your skin off if you handle it without checking if it has been exposed to an open flame or direct sunlight. That’s why it’s good practice that you always sport some heavy-duty gloves when you have to handle sheet metals (or any metal with sharp edges, for that matter).
4. See to it that metal machineries are well-maintained
Equipment that are engineered for various metalwork purposes are manufactured to function well. But if they are not maintained decently, they can sometimes malfunction, delivering results that it wasn’t meant to.
In a worse-case scenario, poorly maintained metal machineries can compromise your safety and cause serious injury. This should be avoided at all cost by ensuring proper maintenance is observed, and if repairs have to be done, it’s best to have it taken care of as soon as possible.
5. Equip yourself with appropriate knowledge
You don’t have to bear painful injuries to know that metalworks should be handled cautiously, and you can learn more about them by reading through various learning materials on safe metalwork handling.
Alternatively, if you’re not the reading type, you can book your slot with construction training on “Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Metalwork” offered by Wong Fong Academy (WFA), an educational institute based in Singapore that provides you with the necessary trainings to make sure that you are competent towards workplace safety, as well as equipped with competent skills to handle and deal with metalwork safely.
Metalwork handling is an arduous and hazardous duty without the proper safety precautions and protective equipment being worn. For a start, you can follow these above-mentioned steps to ensure safe metalwork handling.READ MORE
Rigging and Signaling: Why Proper Training Is Essential
When it comes to construction sites, safety should be a priority and one way that this can be achieved is by making sure that the riggers and signalmen in your site are competent, considering that they both deal with the lifting of heavy equipment.
People who are designated as riggers are responsible for making sure that heavy loads are secured before they get transported using the crane. They possess the skills and technical know-how on various tying techniques, identifying the center of gravity for certain loads, balancing them out and making sure that they are stable as they are lifted off the surface, and more. Signalmen on the other hand are the people who help the crane operator move the load from one spot to another. They help the crane maneuver safely through the use of specific hand signals or communicating through radio transmitters.
So, read on to understand the reason why providing adequate training for workers doing rigging and signalling is crucial.
Why should you make sure that your riggers and signalmen are skilled?
Lifting operations pose a unique set of hazards than other construction practices. Since this operation deals with transporting heavy loads from one rigging location to another, you have to make sure that the people getting their hands into this know what they are doing – they know how gravity works, how to make sure that the crane doesn’t succumb to the load’s weight, how to estimate and guide the crane operator in transporting the load, and so much more.
The competencies that both rigger and signalmen possess or lack can either make or break an entire lifting operation, and you wouldn’t want the latter to happen because it will pose serious threats to the safety of your workers and compromise the construction site. That’s why if you feel like your riggers and signalmen could use a bit of training or just a refresher, you should see that it gets taken care of as soon as possible with the appropriate safety courses.
The importance of acquiring certification/training
While qualifying to be a signalman or riggers requires less preparation than is necessary for certification - it may not serve as sufficient training. With no minimal training required, the qualification procedure may not offer the means to completely assess if a rigger and/or signalman really possess the technical know-how and hands-on skills to be capable of executing crane signaling or rigging operations safely.
To be competent enough to manage rigging and signalling duties safely, comprehensive training is mainly necessary to acquire hands-on skills and sufficient technical knowledge. It lets individuals learn about the basic hand and voice signals as well as the different rigging techniques utilising various types of loads and slings. Once the training or course is completed, it will let them gain the ability to perform their duties more effectively and safely.
Hence, if you’re keen on getting construction training in regards to rigging and signalling - Wong Fong Academy (WFA) can assist you with our “Performing Rigger and Signalman Task” course, which is a 17.5-hour session that is designed to make sure that your workers are equipped with the appropriate skills and knowledge to help with crane and lifting operations, and see that it gets done with efficiency and safety in mind.
As the eyes and hands of people who operate cranes, riggers and signalmen are entrusted with a huge responsibility to make sure that the entire process of loading, transporting, and unloading goes smoothly, and the training that WF Academy provides is geared to help signalmen and riggers be more competent with their task.READ MORE
How Basic Safety Awareness Can Increase Productivity
Blue collar workers, such as janitors, factory or construction workers, security guards, and truck drivers, are the members of the working class who are responsible for delivering physically-taxing jobs. But due to the nature of their respective duties, they are also the ones who are most susceptible to both minor and major physical injuries.
As a matter of fact, the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore ran the statistics to back this up, and these unfortunate incidents are mostly due to involved parties being negligent, basic work safety measures were not observed accordingly, or there was a lack of proper training. This may seem to bear negative implications just to the aggrieved worker, but it affects the entire production run of the workplace as well.
Every employee or worker contributes to how a construction site or a factory runs through their respective job responsibilities, and one compromised worker is enough to cause some complications, and disrupt a smooth workflow. Awareness of basic safety measures and its observance for optimal workplace or construction safety helps not only to make sure that your workers are exposed to minimum hazards, but also to increase your factory or construction site’s productivity! Here’s how:
Be aware of the risks and how to mitigate them
It’s important to help them be more aware of the hazards that may arise if they fail to observe some safety guidelines, as well as how to respond accordingly when a negative incident does happen. Not only will it help them avoid potential risks, but also to help them perform their responsibilities in a safe and regularised manner.
If you’re looking for assistance in making your workers more aware of the various safety precautions when working and handling various metalworks, you’ll be glad to know that Wong Fong Academy (WFA) offers the “Apply Workplace Safety and Health In Metalwork” course which is a safety training designed to promote awareness of various workplace safety standards. It only takes 9 hours to equip your workers with the proper knowledge on how to avoid potential hazards to the best of their abilities!
Reinforce responsibility and accountability
It takes a lot of hands to move and operate a factory or a construction site. Every single worker has a responsibility in their respective designation to ensure that their work is done safely and productively, whether they are a line worker or a supervisor.
Awareness of basic safety measures helps all of your workers understand the gravity of mitigating hazards in their own areas so that they can perform efficiently. But do keep in mind that not all dangers are caused by negligence or human error, such as the ones caused by forces of nature. That’s why it’s also important that your workers are educated on how they should respond (or evacuate) once an emergency situation arises.! This is where emergency drills come in to ensure workers are equipped with the knowledge and experience to take on any dire incident.
Decrease the negative effects once the situation has been controlled
Workers who are educated in handling themselves during an emergency situation can help to speed up the emergency response, and lessen the damage thereafter. You would still have to deal with a few compromised equipment here and there, but it’s significantly less than it would have been if your workers are not trained accordingly. And once all the dust and debris have settled, rehabilitation and repairs can start so that your production can bounce back as soon as possible.
The observance of various safety procedures can easily be seen as unnecessary measures, or as hurdles towards getting more tasks done in a short amount of time. But it actually helps to make sure that the workflow runs for a longer duration because it mitigates the negative implications that danger and hazards can bring upon a workforce, which, in turn, increases the overall productivity.READ MORE
5 Ways You Can Reinforce The Observance Of Workplace Safety
Given the busy and hectic nature of a construction site in Singapore and the materials that are being used, dangers and hazards can easily be encountered. And once an unfortunate situation arises, it affects the entire workforce.
That’s why workplace safety must be observed as much as possible. But given the demand that workers often have to deal with, they can easily be carried away by their respective tasks and end up compromising not only their own safety, but also of the entire establishment as well.
Hence, the reason why safety in the workplace should be promoted. Read on to know of the various safety measures to ensure safe working conditions for employees.
1. Come up with a comprehensive safety plan
The wellbeing of a construction site’s workers lies in the responsibility of their manager or supervisor. As a person with such big responsibility, you should strategise a plan to help your workers avoid anything that can pose a potential hazard – this safety plan will serve as your workers’ path or direction towards effectively delivering their tasks in a safe manner.
But if the workplace does happen to find itself in an unavoidable emergency situation, this plan will also serve as a guide to help your workers evacuate safely.
2. Provide your workers with necessary information and/or training
A path does nothing if the person doesn’t know how to use his feet. The same goes with your safety plan – if your workers are not aware of the risks that the safety plan is trying to keep them away from, the efforts are futile. It’s best that your workers are well-aware of the health and physical hazards that are present in the workplace by providing them with materials that they can learn from, or perhaps a training on workplace safety.
In that case, you can consider encouraging your employees to sign up for safety training, depending on their line of work. For example, if the work you do is more focused on metalwork - the Apply Workplace Safety and Health In Metalwork course is suitable for your staff. It is a 9-hour training course driven to help construction workers comply with various safety standards, as well as to inform them of the risks that they are exposing themselves when handling metalworks. This will help your workers do their job and at the same time look out after themselves.
3. Keep safety equipment in-check
A solid safety plan is only impactful if workers are fully aware of the potential risks and the appropriate safety measures, they’ll be well-equipped to take on any task.
For example, it’s important to be aware of possible consequences such as compromised safety while working at a high altitude due to faulty harnesses, and missing equipment like a welder’s helmet to provide their eyesight. Every one of the equipment that your staff is supposed to have while on the job plays a crucial role to maintaining their safety. And as such, is the reason why your workers should have the right equipment so that they can safely execute their tasks.
4. Establish a routine checking of the entire workplace
Some emergencies and safety hazards are unforeseen, such as the ones caused by forces of nature. No amount of preventive measures can stop them from happening, but you can mitigate the possible damage by making sure the establishment is always prepared.
So, ensure to regularly check the workplace thoroughly for various preventive measures, such as: fire extinguishers, sprinklers work, fire exits, and so forth.
5. Remind your workers of their responsibility
No amount of safety equipment can ever remedy a worker who goes about his job haphazardly, posing a threat to the entire workplace.
That’s why as a person with authoritative power, you should see to it that all of your workers are reminded of their responsibility to observe safety precautions in their respective areas because one simple mistake can not only cause some delay but also compromise everyone’s safety.READ MORE
Why PPE Plays A Huge Role In The Construction Industry
The likelihood of accidents and injuries occurring in the construction industry is potentially higher due to its environment and setting. Without the appropriate equipment in place, health and safety issues are to be expected. Many workplace accidents can be prevented with adequate usage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Any negligence could lead to an accident occurring. Hence, the reason why it is crucial proper PPE guidelines are in place to protect workers from any health or safety risks. Learn more about the standard PPE used in construction sites and their purpose so you can better educate your workers on their importance.
Otherwise known as safety helmets, the hard hat is designed to protect against any falling debris or potential flying objects. Head injury is one of the leading causes of fatal injury in any workplace accidents. The human brain is fragile, which is why protection is so important. Workers need to choose the right equipment that best fits them, any hard hat that is too big or small will be inappropriate for use.
Safety goggles and face shield
Metalwork, woodwork and welding are some of the frequent tasks construction workers have to undertake onsite. When performing those tasks, foreign items can easily get in the eye without proper eye and face protection, leading to permanent blindness.
Safety goggles and face shield are mandatory when performing such tasks. Workers exposed to electrical hazards are advised to wear them as well.
Construction sites are filled with harmful substances that could cause permanent respiratory damage. Dust, fumes, paint sprays and pesticides present respiratory hazards to construction workers.
The workers need to wear a respirator to prevent them from inhaling these harmful substances and damaging their lungs. This equipment is also mandatory for poorly ventilated working environments.
Earmuffs and earplugs
Construction workers are exposed daily to machinery that causes high levels of noise pollution. Prolong exposure can cause permanent damage to their hearing. As such, they need to wear ear protection when using machinery such as drilling equipment.
Do note that earmuffs are designed to reduce high-frequency noise and earplugs are meant for low-frequency noise.
Coveralls and gloves
Construction work is manual labour that requires the use of hands - hence, it is essential to wear gloves at all times when performing any task. There are various gloves tailored for specific working conditions.
Workers need to ensure they are using the right PPE for the job. It is also imperative to wear coveralls during construction work to minimise stray debris like glass from cutting your skin.
The safety harness is a crucial piece of equipment for scaffolding work where workers are required to work at height. Workers are advised to inspect the safety harnesses before use and ensure they are wearing them correctly. This equipment is often one of the most crucial things preventing them from falling from a great height.
In addition to equipping yourself with the right equipment, having the knowledge of work at height (WAH) through attending the Perform Work At Height course will allow workers to carry out WAH duties safely and correctly. Meanwhile, for a more comprehensive understanding over WAH - the Manage Work At Height course gives workers an in-depth grasp of the skills and knowledge needed - such as ways to identify hazards and executing a Fall Prevention Plan.
It is paramount for construction workers to have proper footwear before stepping on site. They must ensure their safety boots are puncture-resistant and slip-resistant. The safety boots help prevent crushed toes in the event of falling objects or when coming into contact with heavy equipment.
Everyone has a role to play in ensuring workplace safety. Employers need to maintain proper PPE guidelines and ensure their workers are following them strictly. However, this is just one of many precautions employers have to take to protect their employees.
It is imperative that regular training is conducted and employees are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills. For instance, workers must attend an Apply Workplace Safety and Health (AWSH) in Metalwork (MSOC) course before engaging in any metalwork onsite. Such courses educate them on the proper safety guidelines, the requirement of the tasks and how to respond in emergencies. With proper training, we can establish a safer workplace for everyone.READ MORE
3 Ways To Prevent The Common Gas Exposure – Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a proven health hazard. Given all the machinery and possibly toxic-releasing equipment used in construction sites, it is likely that this gas is released while employees are hard at work.
Its odourless nature proves how dangerous it is in blending with the other smells and gases present. Especially since carbon monoxide is virtually unnoticeable until it is too late – exposure to this gas is very dangerous. Within minutes of exposure, one is rendered unconscious and may even suffocate. At a construction site, welders face the most risk among all the workers; carbon monoxide leaks are mostly found in oil refineries, warehouses, factories manufacturing steel and even boiler rooms.
Many measures have been put in place to protect workers from carbon monoxide poisoning. For example, getting a Singapore occupational health and safety certificate shows that your company is taking the right measures to avoid such accidents. Below are a few tips on how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning accidents.
1. Proper use of portable generators
Many construction projects utilise the ever-convenient portable generator. Generators are necessary during construction because the electric wiring has yet to be completed. When using the generator, it is common for workers to forget the potential dangers that come with this machine. If not well utilised, operated and maintained, these generators become a costly accident waiting to happen.
While in use, these generators should be placed in properly ventilated spaces. The reason being their gas-powered nature causes them to produce a substantial amount of carbon monoxide. These generators should therefore never be used in enclosed rooms. For construction safety, users are advised to place them away from walls and ceilings.
2. Appropriate equipment and safety
Individuals on site should be given portable multi-gas monitors. These devices are incredibly lightweight and functional, allowing them to be easily carried on by the worker. While carrying these devices, workers will receive prompt alerts on the presence of toxic gases. Together with these monitors, workers should make use of other appropriate safety gear such as breathing apparatuses.
A steady oxygen supply will prevent them from getting CO poisoning. Where possible, gas-powered machinery should be replaced with hydraulic, battery or pneumatically powered equipment. Including an adequate ventilation system on the construction site would also be an excellent measure.
In choosing the appropriate and safe equipment, the Apply Workplace Safety and Health (AWSH) in Metalwork (MSOC) course is tailored to equip your workers in navigating the metalworking factory. Besides essential knowledge on safety standards, the course empowers workers on its application onsite. They will learn their role and duties in the factory better and practise emergency response should safety measures be unfortunately compromised, as elaborated below.
3. Appropriate reaction
Workers on all construction sites should be well prepared on what to do in case of accidents and injuries. These accidents would include CO poisoning. Identifying the signs of a carbon monoxide leak will help them act swiftly to manage the situation. Well-trained workers will be able to observe the symptoms of CO exposure for both themselves and their colleagues.
The signs manifest in the form of vomiting, lightheadedness, dizziness and breathing difficulties. Once they discern a case of CO exposure, workers should swiftly move to a better-ventilated area and contact emergency services. After workers are moved out of danger, those who are severely exposed should be given oxygen masks. The oxygen will restore their blood O2 levels and kick start recovery. As such, having workers who can perform CPR is very valuable in such situations and better ensures a safer workplace.
To increase your factory’s safety level and therefore, productivity, it is crucial to educate yourself and your workers. With sufficient knowledge and application, workplace safety will be much more manageable in the long term.
So, if you’re seeking training and knowledge of performing your tasks and responsibilities with greater skill - the Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites (CSOC) lets a worker gain a better understanding of important safety procedures, health hazards, and safety requirements. However, if you’re simply looking to renew your certification - Wong Fong Academy (WFA) offers Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites (CSOC) - Recertification to individuals interested in doing their 2 or 4 year recertification.READ MORE
5 Crucial Safety Measures For A Post COVID-19 Workplace
Initially, only essential services and projects were allowed to keep running during the COVID-19 crisis. However, once the pandemic stabilised - many businesses were given permission to reopen, and as such - many industries have had to alter their usual ways of operating.
Fortunately, this reduced activity has provided the opportunity to continue some major construction projects. For instance,highway projects are being pushed ahead of their schedules. Hence, as an employer, you might be hiring more employees to assist the projects. If you are expanding your lifting team, the WSQ-Performing Rigger and Signalman Task course is essential for new riggers and signalman. The course will teach them how to utilise the standard signals together with a variety of rigging techniques.
In order to resume operations, industries required guidelines or Safe Management Measures (SMM) that focus on workplace safety. Construction sites are highly interactive and had to construct a framework that allows employees to work efficiently while preventing the spread of the virus.
It has become necessary for people to have their temperature screened before accessing any public building or public transport. And similarly, the same screening is done at construction sites. Given that high temperature is a symptom of the virus, it quickly proves who may be infected.
Employees should therefore be screened either with laser thermometers or thermal guns before they access the site. Any person found to have a fever should be sent home to self-isolate and recover, preventing possible exposure to the others on site.
Aside from screening being a necessity, workers resuming operations during the COVID-19 period should receive the appropriate training to maintain a safe working environment and minimise risks of potential or further outbreaks. At Wong Fong Academy (WFA), our COVID-19 Safe Management Officer (SMO) Training course provides SMOs with the skills to carry out their duties effectively.
2. Protective masks
Employees should wear protective face masks as much as possible. With regular interactions, employees will be in close contact with each other for most of the day. These working conditions, if not well-checked, can place your employees at high risk of exposure.
Assuming that some are asymptomatic carriers of the virus, these masks would be efficient in keeping others from contracting it. The occupational health and safety authority recommends that employees use face masks at work. The masks should be worn correctly at all times, covering both the mouth and nose.
3. Disinfection schedules
Construction sites now have to include regular cleaning and disinfection into their daily schedule. As these sites tend to be dirty and grimy, it significantly increases the risk of exposure. Hence, supervisors are expected to enforce this cleaning schedule for sites operating in this period – cleaning is to be done with disinfectant wipes, alcohol-based sanitisers or even soap and water.
These disinfecting agents have shown their effectiveness against the coronavirus. However, they are not entirely sufficient so personal protective equipment (PPE’s) should be used whenever possible. Clear guidelines on workplace social distancing should support safety measures. During construction safety training, employees should be advised to disinfect shared equipment frequently.
4. Paid leave
Many construction employees often feel the need to show up for work even when they feel sick as they have no other income sources. This act causes others on-site to be at risk of exposure.
Hence, employees not well should be given a provision or paid leave. The amount should be adequate to care for themselves during the recommended two-week isolation time.
While these measures may seem costly, they are more efficient in the long term. These measures help you protect your employees while resuming usual operations. It would be more costly to shut down operations due to a widespread infection.
Your employees’ safety and health should be a priority over factors such as short-term productivity, deadlines and profitability. Construction companies should do all they can to keep their employees healthy and safe, especially in these times.
As such, COVID-19 safety measures aside, workplaces should instil even the most basics of workplace safety practices. For instance, the Apply Workplace Safety and Health in Construction Sites (CSOC) ensures a good orientation for a construction worker before work commences.
A healthy workforce translates into a productive one, especially in these turbulent times. Employees should take heed from these five safe yet straightforward measures.READ MORE
The Importance Of Riggers And Rigging In Lifting Operations
Workplace safety is the number one priority at many construction sites. Site supervisors constantly stress the importance of safety and signages are erected throughout to educate workers on the proper safety guidelines.
Safety is especially paramount for any crane operations, where heavy objects have to be transported from one place to the other. It is mandatory to have a rigging team onsite to oversee every aspect of the operation and ensure the safety protocols are adhered to. They play a vital role in ensuring everything is in place before any lifting operation can begin.
As such, read on below to understand why rigging is important when it comes to lifting operations.
Roles and responsibilities of a rigger
A rigger’s role in an operation cannot be underestimated as an incorrectly rigged load is a significant workplace hazard and threatens everyone’s safety.
Their responsibilities include:
- Check the slings and ensuring the rigging angle is correct.
- Ensure the crane used can support the weight of the load.
- Inspect the slings and shackles and ensuring they are well-maintained and in good working condition.
- Make sure the load is secured and stable before lifting commences.
- Inspect the load and make sure any loose items are secured and sealed in a suitable container to prevent them from falling off.
- Report and flag any defective equipment to the supervisor for replacement.
- Ensure the load is adequately padded to prevent the container from damaging the sling.
Inspection of equipment
The rigging team is tasked with conducting regular inspections on the various equipment to ensure they are in pristine condition.
Things a rigger has to look out for:
- Verify and ensure there are no cracks or deformation on the lifting equipment.
- Inspect the hook for any signs of “opening up” as a loose hook may snap if the load is too heavy.
- Check and ensure the screw pin is always seated.
- Ensure the ropes are not frayed, and there are no signs of wear and tear.
Proper rigging practices
Once the equipment is inspected and deemed to be in working condition, the rigging team will begin the process of rigging the load. The team will also have to verify the correct procedures are in place and up to standard.
Correct practices that a rigger has to look out for:
- Ensure the choker hitches are installed correctly, and there is no cutting action on the running line.
- Inspect the shackle’s position to make sure it is centralised and not pulled down at an angle.
- Make sure the safety latch is in pristine condition, evenly spaced apart and hooked up correctly.
- Check and hook up any unused slings before lifting to prevent the hook from latching onto any stray object.
- Ensure proper paddings are in place around the container’s edges to prevent damage to the sling.
- Verify that a shackle is used when joining the various sling eyes.
- Make sure the correct screw pin is used to lock the shackle in place.
- Ensure a tag line is used to control the load’s movement during the lifting operation.
- Make sure shoring planks are used and in place during the unloading process.
The role and responsibilities listed above are by no means exhaustive. Riggers have to undergo vigorous training before they can step up to the role. It is mandatory to take the WSQ-Performing Rigger and Signalman Task course if one wishes to perform any rigging duties. Personnel must be certified due to the work’s hazardous nature, this guideline is in place to establish a safer workplace for everyone.READ MORE
How Employers & Employees Can Promote Onsite Safety
Workplace safety is a vital part of any organisation. Various things in the workplace can cause issues in safety, such as slips, material and manual handling, repetitive motion injuries, and so on. When people in the workplace encounter these hazards, it may result in accidents or injury.
An injured employee increases the workload for other employees. This necessitates the formation of regulations and measures to ensure workplace safety. For these measures to be accomplished, all parties within the organisation have to commit themselves in working towards it. They all have to comprehend and collectively agree that a safer workplace is a more efficient and productive place.
Read on below to gain a better understanding of the next course of action both employers and employees can take in creating safer workplace.
The employer can outline and implement in-house workplace regulations geared towards a safer workplace - these regulations should be in line with the set laws on workplace safety. Additionally, they will also need to effect and implement these regulations.
The employer may also consult an expert in terms of occupational health and ask them to visit the workplace. This visit allows them to draw up viable recommendations on how to make it safer and healthier to work at your organisation. Once in a while, an employer conduct medical screenings to ascertain that all employees are in good health. It is up to the employer to ensure that the employees meet the set measures and regulations meant to guarantee workplace safety.
Employers may also organise events that educate employees on workplace health and safety. This is possible by joining health and safety societies in a bid to give it vital support within their organisation. Meanwhile, employers should also distribute the necessary equipment and relevant information for proper workplace health and safety to the employees. One other measure that the employer can take is to send his employees for courses like the 5S techniques to equip them with safe habits that keep accidents at bay. This is especially crucial if you have employees that work from height or work with heavy loads.
Employees also have their roles to play in this endeavour. You can take the first step by bringing employees together, speak up about safety and training to the employer. On the other hand, an employee is also expected to use of the appropriate available equipment in the appropriate manner within the workplace.
Machines and equipment should be used for what they are intended. Meanwhile, use the provided safety equipment in the right manner. These measures will help an employee avoid the risks in the workplace.
How to be ready in times of accidents
To better prepare for such eventualities, employees are advised to take part in all the safety and health exercises hosted in the workplace. This training helps give insight into what you can do in case of an accident or other emergency. If you are well versed or trained for these scenarios, you are morally obligated to transfer this valuable knowledge to your fellows.
It is essential to know what to do in times of emergencies because most workplace accidents require quick thinking and decision making for solving. When employers organise for screenings, you should fully participate to ensure your own safety as an employee. At the same time, if an employee notices a breach in workplace safety, they should immediately notify the relevant authorities to take swift action. Negligence on this part could result in painful and costly accidents or injury.
Lean Manufacturing Guide: What Are The 5S Techniques
The 5S system refers to a methodology of lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing involves limiting the waste that results from production and while boosting productivity at the same time.
This methodology made its debut in the Toyota Production System and was geared towards increasing productivity, ensuring customer satisfaction, and simultaneously reducing its waste footprint. It entails employee training to adopt a more productive routine that eliminates unnecessary waste. The employees are taught to use the right equipment and efficiently organise the workplace. By making minor changes in the company’s framework, they are able to realise that there’s a more positive impact in its general productivity.
Below, you will find these 5S elements explained in detail, how you could use them in construction training, and other useful ways.
This involves allocating resources based on their priority in the organisation. It should be done for every level of equipment, from office stationery to machinery. This audit also looks at what each item brings to the table, its security level, and the optimal solution for its current application.
Once this is done to determine its usefulness and appropriateness, relevant actions are taken towards ensuring efficiency. This may result in its sale, a movement to the storage, a movement to another division or stripping or parts.
Set in order
Once you have sorted through everything in the organisation, the next step is to organise these pieces of equipment. This step involves optimising your resource utility and storage. Every individual in the organisation creates a relevant list of what they require to complete their tasks and be efficient at their jobs.
This will give you the ease of allocating resources to where they are needed. Organising this equipment is vital in eliminating waste in the workplace. This wastefulness usually manifests in the form of time wastage, imperfect products, erratic movement, surplus inventory, poor allocation of skill and poor management of surplus.
This step of the process is often overlooked despite how essential and useful it is. To ensure high levels of operating functionality, you are advised to keep the organisation neat and tidy. Work flows easily when every part of your workplace is neatly organised. It also keeps your employees’ morale high as they are not having a hard time at work and able to carry out their duties with ease.
As such, it leads to them enjoying being at work. This step also entails maintenance and repair of the machinery and equipment. As a result, employees are encouraged to keep their work stations clean in a bid to reduce the risk of workplace accidents. Such tips and precautions are also taught in the 5S techniques course, which has been proved to be useful in terms of workplace safety in the manufacturing industry.
The fourth ‘S’ is built on standardisation. All members of the organisation are expected to assimilate the newly acquired practices into their daily routines. It starts from tuning their mindsets to support these principles. Failure in this stage could revert operations to what they used to be. This can be achieved by coming up with reminders, schedules, charts and diagrams to help stick to the new standards.
This step is based on a long-term mindset – the need to interlace company goals with these set techniques. The set models will have to be constantly updated based on the changes in equipment and machinery. Members of the organisation will have to be motivated, remain vigilant of changes, and take on a healthy growth mindset to keep in line on a daily basis.
At WFA, we currently provide online learning for the 5S techniques, which’ll equip you with the knowledge and skills in areas like work area cleanliness, organisation, decluttering, and even self-discipline.
How You Can Boost Teamwork in Construction Projects
Construction projects are a social endeavour. This means that all the parties on the job site need to cooperate and communicate to ensure successful and efficient operations.
Teamwork goes a long way in ensuring a successful project, especially since unbiased communication, inclusion and collective contribution towards a similar goal is vital. It is a well-known fact in construction companies that the success of a project heavily relies on teamwork. All the people on site bring something to the table in a collective attempt to reach their completion goal. Through this coordination, workplace synergy is created. This newfound power allows the team to work faster, handle more significant tasks, be efficient as well as enjoy being at work. The team would also be able to handle tasks that otherwise seemed impossible.
Moreover, effective teamwork has many benefits. It increases work quality while also ensuring the safety of everyone at work. For example, resources are better utilised, and employees get to voice innovative ideas and make better decisions collectively.
Hence, if you are looking for new ways to encourage teamwork within your team during construction projects, keep reading.
This entails outlining and defining the company’s goals and objectives, both long and short term, and making them known to all the relevant parties. Companies that lack teamwork during their project typically make the mistake of neglecting this. This critical mistake makes it harder for your employees to streamline their activities towards one goal.
All the workers in a construction project should clearly acknowledge that they are working towards a shared purpose and do their best to achieve it. These goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-sensitive. A well-defined plan will motivate the team and inspire productivity.
Understanding your responsibilities
At a construction site, you will find a diverse array of skills and workers. You will come across the architects, contractors, investors, managers, financial planners, designers, engineers. Each one of them has a specific role to play towards achieving the construction goals. To work efficiently, they have to consult each other and agree on a common mode of operation.
Supervisors and team leaders are a vital part of this endeavour. They hone their ability to allocate manpower and assign responsibilities to ensure deadlines are met, and everyone is working towards the same goal. They should be skilled in determining each employee’s abilities and allocate them relevant tasks and duties based on their strengths and weaknesses. This allows them to work harmoniously and complement each other’s skill.
In a construction site, trust is a significant consideration. A good example is seen with those who work at height. An experienced individual with the knowledge and expertise in preparation planning for those going to work at height should be in charge of this process. The individual will be able to ensure precautions are made beforehand – such as equipping workers with training, skills, and proper personal protection equipment. But besides having a dependable planner, to build a sense of trust among all employees - supervisors try to encourage communication among all the parties on site. This is usually a process and may take time. Therefore, trust is the basis for teamwork as the two are correlated.
Workers can only engage and rely on someone they trust. When this trust is built across different working levels, employees are able to cooperate and work towards the same objectives. Suppose you would like to enforce workplace safety further. In that case, your employees could go for the 5S Techniques course which solidifies their understanding of ensuring safety in their daily tasks at the site.
Diversification entails building a workforce across a wide demographic. This means that your workforce involves people of different generations, culture, skill, education, mindsets, personality and perspective.
While the management team may find it hard to incorporate diversity into their operations, it comes with immense potential for the company, especially in the long run. Having a diverse system that works eliminates workplace tension and discrimination, allowing for increased productivity due to increased innovation and ideas.
Worksite Safety: Importance, Benefits, And Achieving It
Workplace safety is a significant consideration in any organisation. The working environment in any field should guarantee safety, good health and support the workers’ well-being.
Poor workplace conditions expose workers to health hazards, injuries, accidents and in some cases, even death. This is especially so for those that work at height. These mistakes tend to be very costly errors both for the employer and employee. It can also strain both workplace and external relationships, which can hinder the company’s productivity.
Hence, before even focusing on commencing operations – it’s crucial for your organisation to implement training and courses to ensure your workers are well-equipped.
Importance and benefits
Workplace safety directly reflects on a company’s productivity. Organisations that have a productive workforce consider it their biggest asset. It also reflects on the wellbeing of all the parties in the workplace. Healthier employees are happier and willing to give their best effort for the company. An elaborate workplace safety system protects everyone from accidents and injury; this helps you avoid shutting down operations for investigations and eliminate unforeseen costs.
Hence, employees are able to stay at work and contribute effectively. Additionally, equipment and machinery stay protected and are able to operate optimally for long periods. Eliminating such concerns over workplace safety allows the management to focus on other more pressing tasks.
How to encourage workplace safety
It is vital that while setting up operations, workplace safety is included in the day to day activities. One way that workplace safety can be ensured is by encouraging workplace awareness. This involves enlightening all parties on the risks and dangers in the workplace surroundings. Knowing what risks you face in your daily duties makes it easier to avoid them.
For instance, stress in the workplace undermines safety in the workplace. This stress may result from conflicts, busy schedules and long hours. Employers should encourage their workers to keep fit, rest well and destress to avoid the harmful build-up of stress.
Training to promote workplace safety
To ensure your workers are always safe, it’s necessary to train them on how to use the appropriate tools to carry out different tasks. These precautions eliminate avoidable injuries and accidents by discouraging shortcuts. If you would prefer for your employees to go through training from experienced trainers, then they should go for the 5S techniques course. This equips them with new knowledge and habits that promote workplace safety.
Alternatively, your workplace could also be fitted with elaborately indicated crisis exits. This can be added to shut-off protocols to be used in case of an emergency. Employees should also be encouraged to voice their concerns with regards to unsafe conditions in the workplace. In such scenarios, the employer has a legal obligation to ensure workplace safety and should, therefore take the right measure towards this endeavour. Employees should also be trained on what to do in emergencies. With the proper preparation, they are able to stay alert, quickly recognise dangerous situations in the workplace and act accordingly.
Proper use of equipment leads to workplace safety
Correctly using mechanical equipment can speed up productivity while reducing risks of injury. Lifting and moving heavy loads should be done using the right equipment and there should not be any shortcuts for performing such tasks. Employers should also ensure that their workers have and are making use of the required safety equipment.
This includes helmets, gloves and safety harnesses – such gear are meant to protect them while at work. Employees are also encouraged to take regular breaks to dissuade boredom and monotony. These can lead to fatigue which breeds poor performance, loss of focus, and laziness, making room for accidents and injuries.READ MORE
4 Ways To Greatly Improve Safety At A Construction Site
Maintaining safety measures at a construction site is important, but not many know where to begin. To better understand how to implement safety measures, it is important to understand workplace safety. At a construction site, workplace safety is a priority as it ensures that all of your employees are able to carry out their role diligently and without any accidents.
By making sure that safety is a prime concern at a construction site, you will be able to implement effective safety measures that benefit everyone. Here are 4 ways you can significantly improve safety at a construction site.
1. Do not neglect safety
As a manager or supervisor, you need to understand that the workers who are on the ground at the construction site should be your priority. Should any unfortunate accident occur at the workplace, the superior will be held responsible for not putting in extra safety precautions and practising safety measures.
Hence, it is crucial that managers and staff members can come up with a comprehensive safety plan that ensures each worker complies and that they are not vulnerable to any accidents on-site.
2. Ensure that workers are well-equipped
Some of the common accidents that can take place at a construction site include tripping, falling, fire explosions, and many others. Among all of these, noise is a major concern at a construction site as excessive noise can distract the workers, which can lead to accidents and long-term hearing disorders.
The best solution in this scenario is to ensure that your workers are well-equipped for their role. For instance, having the appropriate safety gear on like harnesses for workers who work at tall heights ensures that they are protected from falling accidents. At the same time, this also extends to equipping them with new knowledge and skills – such as through attending a course. For instance, the WSQ course is suitable for educating workers on workplace safety, health (WSH) regulations, and allows them to gain the ability in assessing risks and identifying hazards while still adhering to WSH procedures at one’s workplace. With this newfound knowledge, they will be more prepared at managing any accidents and improve safety within the workplace as well.
3. Provide workers with the appropriate training
If you find that someone is not able to carry out a particular task after multiple tries, you should provide that worker with appropriate training that is specific to their task. Doing so will not only improve their performance, but it will also improve their productivity as they will have a better understanding of their role and what they need to do.
This can improve safety at a construction site as workers will be able to receive the training that they need to operate the tool safely, preventing any accident from taking place. Hence, it’s crucial to do the necessary research and find out which type of course will suit your worker best. For example, the Work At Height course equips workers with the requisite WAH knowledge so that they’re able to conduct their activities safely and properly.
4. Plan out regular checks at the site
Last but not least, regular safety checks at a construction site by a supervisor or a manager can help to ensure that the tools and equipment that are used by the workers are in top condition, and not broken or spoilt. This can prevent any accidents to your workers, allowing you to replace the machinery or make repairs immediately.
Most importantly, regular checks also ensure that no construction worker will suffer from negligence and that they are able to work on-site without any accidents occurring. Regular safety checks are also crucial in helping to highlight any issues or problems that might arise on-site so that you can fix them early before they cause any accidents.READ MORE
Why Safety Education Is Important At Construction Sites
Among all the different jobs in different industries, a construction worker is one of the most dangerous. In Singapore, Ministry of Manpower released a report that stated drivers, security guards, cleaners and construction workers were the most prone to injuries by being susceptible to trips, falls, and slips. Despite many safety precautions and measures that are being put in place at construction sites, accidents can still happen.
The best way to prevent this from happening is by providing construction workers with the appropriate safety training. This way, you will not only prevent accidents from happening but ensure that the workers will not face any danger when they are on-site. These safety trainings can be provided through multiple different methods, such as case studies, role play, practical training, Q&A sessions, online certification courses, and many more.
Key benefits of safety training
- Basic awareness of safety protocols
- Identification of any risks or hazards
- Implementing an Effective Safety Management Plan
- Learning the responsibilities and roles of supervisors and line managers
- Understand the importance of permits, ventilation, exposure limit, and monitoring methods
- Reducing injuries at workplace with prevention methods
- Improve the safety culture within the organisation
The construction industry is the most critical part of the manufacturing sector as it is an integral part of infrastructure development, which is essential to Singapore's economy. While the development of technology has advanced quickly, labour is still necessary at a construction site.
Hence, as construction workers are the most susceptible of all unskilled and unorganised labour, they are exposed to severe OSHE (Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment). Thus, organisations should take a step forward in providing the proper training to construction workers so that they can reduce the rate of accidents on-site.
Importance of workplace safety
Workplace safety is also one of the most critical factors in ensuring that a worker is safe when working at a construction site. Some key aspects of workplace safety include eye and face protection, fall protection, safety training, head protection, aerial lifts, using portable ladders that do not extend 3 feet above the landing, and many others.
On the other hand, it may also mean equipping yourself with new knowledge or skills through courses. For instance, the 5S Techniques course is crucial for workers in the manufacturing sector. It properly educates individuals on how to maintain a clean, tidy workplace, ensure self-discipline, decluttering of items, alongside other important pointers that should be followed while working in the manufacturing industry.
How working at height training can help workers
There are various different height training that is conducted on a national and international basis. In these courses, the workers will learn about the techniques to work on different heights. Specifically, the Work At Height course emphasises on knowing how to carry out the height-risk assessment, monitoring, and safe use access equipment to ensure that workers can reduce the risk of falling from tall heights, adopt protective and preventive measures, and learn about rescue procedures in the events of an emergency.
These courses can greatly benefit workers as they will be able to gain extensive knowledge, skills, and experience that are necessary to set up equipment for safe use and operation at tall heights. They can also further learn about identifying risks in the workplace and reduce or eliminate any risk of severe or fatal injuries.
Moreover, through these courses, managers and supervisors will be able to learn about proactive measures to reduce any likelihood of an industrial injury for construction workers. They can also set up a safe platform for their employees, and most importantly, encourage workers to take steps to avoid, prevent, or reduce the risk of falling from heights.READ MORE
5 Key Tips To Further Enhance Construction Site Safety
Construction workers are considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs among all industries. As a manager or a supervisor, it is your responsibility to ensure that the safety protocols and measures are already put in place to ensure that workers are safe from accidents when working on the ground.
With that in mind, here are 5 essential tips that can help you further increase workplace safety at a construction site.
1. Provide proper training
One way to ensure workplace safety is to provide proper training to your workers. This can be in the form of construction training or operational training for tools and machinery, which can aid in preventing accidents on-sit. Or offer courses which equip you with skills that educate you on how to maintain a clean and neat workplace environment, such as our 5S techniques that’s available via online learning. You’ll not only have a better understanding of the manufacturing sector but you’ll also be taught self-discipline, ways to maintain work area cleanliness, and declutter of uneeded items.
Additionally, training shouldn't be a one-off event. By conducting regular training, you will be able to reinforce the best practices, and ensure that your workers can retain what they have learnt and place safety at the top of their mind.
2. Plan ahead for safety
Excellent planning before any project commences can help you to greatly reduce any risks at a construction site. Without planning first, construction workers may face high pressure on-site as they rush to complete tight deadlines, which can lead to accidents.
3. Conduct regular inspections at the site
Regular inspections at the construction site can help you to keep track of any workers who may be distracted or are working carefully to carry out their task. If they are distracted while working on the ground, it could lead to accidents.
A regular inspection can also help to prevent accidents as you will be making risk assessment on-site. For instance, inspections can help to identify any potential hazards, like falls or slips. Risk assessments also allow you to know how effective your safety plan is, and what are the changes you would need to make.
4. Ensure clear channels for communication
Communication is another crucial aspect of safety that must not be neglected. It allows your employees to clarify anything that they may not understand so that you can help them avoid risks while on-site. You also equip them with real-time communication equipment, like walkie-talkies or headsets, which allow much more efficient communication between supervisors and construction workers.
Without proper communication, construction workers may not know what to expect. Hence, concise and clear communication can help to keep everyone informed and better understand construction site safety.
5. Reinforce positive behaviour
One of the best ways to help your employees learn is by providing positive reinforcement. For instance, you can reward workers who regularly attend training courses and sessions, wear the right protective equipment and report any potential hazards that they find in the workplace.
On the other hand, you should also provide feedback to those who are not adhering to the implemented safety practices. By doing so, you will not only potentially prevent any life-threatening accidents on-site, but you will also take proactive steps in encouraging staff to follow safety precautions.READ MORE
4 Reasons Why Safety Is Essential At A Construction Site
Did you know that one in five workers suffer fatalities in the construction industry due to negligence of safety? This makes safety an essential factor that must be maintained at a construction site as it ensures that the construction site is safe for operation, that workers are protected at all times, and that no negligence is found on-site.
As such, we have compiled 4 reasons why safety is an essential element at a construction site. Read on below to find out more.
1. Reduces financial losses
Practising safety is also vital in ensuring that you do not suffer financial losses. If you prioritise workplace safety, you put the safety of your workers first. When you do not put safety as a priority, an accident may occur at a construction site. This can lead to fines, damage to property, hikes in insurance premiums, and many other financial losses.
After all, accidents can cost you way more than taking safety preventions. Hence, it is important to prioritise safety so that you can keep everyone safe, and that you won’t face avoidable financial losses.
2. Increases productivity
A cluttered construction site with equipment all over the place may lead to accidents. And this can occur in all industries, whether it is chemical, mechanical, or construction. In order to reduce the risk of such accidents, proper safety measures need to be in place.
Doing so can lead to higher productivity for all workers, as they will have all the tools and equipment that they need to work safely. It can also raise their morale, and encourage them to continue working on the ground.
To further ensure their safety and productivity, you could also encourage your staff to apply for an Occupational Health And Safety Certificate, which both boosts employee motivation by creating a safer workplace and improves the investigation procedure of incidents within an organisation.
3. Promotes accountability
Who will be held accountable should any unfortunate accident occur at the construction site? In such situations, the managers and staff members are responsible for not taking preventive measures on-site. Hence, the superiors need to come up with safety rules and regulations that workers need to follow.
It is also the responsibility of the superiors to conduct regular safety checks on individuals, equipment, and tools to ensure that they are working properly before any project commences.
3. Prevent additional hours
Accidents not only incur financial losses, but they can also significantly limit the time of the project that the company is working on. For instance, if there is any damage done to the property, additional time is required for repair and maintenance. You should seek to ensure that everyone understands the safety measures and are following them when working on-site.
Time is also a crucial factor for construction companies as they may have a strict schedule to follow that does not allow for additional days or weeks. Thus, superiors should ensure that no unnecessary time is added to the project and that it can be completed smoothly.READ MORE
4 Benefits Of Online Courses For Construction Site Managers
Infrastructure Development is an essential aspect of Singapore. By developing infrastructure, Singapore is able to open up the markets to the global consumer, ensuring a proper set-up for international investors to show interest in their offerings. This makes construction management a very lucrative career for any individual. Construction managers, on the other hand, can further develop their existing skillsets by enrolling in online courses.
There are various online courses available for these managerial roles which can help you better understand and learn the requisite skillsets for a construction site manager, as well as better equip yourself in construction training. Here are 4 important benefits that you can gain by pursuing these online certifications.
1. Specialised training modules
The days of generic training courses are now replaced with specialised training modules that can help individuals achieve the position of a manager in their specified role. With the growth of the construction industry, managers can now choose their specialities which depends entirely on the nature of construction. By enrolling in these online courses, you can choose the training that you wish to take that best suits your interests. This allows you to follow up by picking a course that fits your requirements and get certified for a future managerial position.
2. Speedy learning
In the digital age, time is of the essence. These online courses are broken down into simpler and shorter training modules which are much more user-friendly. This leads to a faster learning process as the modules are self-explanatory. All of the courses are updated to the current standards, which provide managers with the latest knowledge on various safety regulations at any construction site.
The certifications in some cases are instant and hold value, making it much more efficient than attending a full-day of classroom training.
3. Portable lessons
Traditional classroom training is generally much more expensive as it involves a specialised trainer’s knowledge and time. On the other hand, these online managerial courses are pocket-friendly, and taking them is entirely up to the choice of the individual. These online certifications are also not forced and are easier on the company’s budget, making them ideal for learning and development.
4. Practical knowhow
As the construction industry is mostly outdoors, hands-on experience is important for anyone seeking a managerial level profile. A manager would have to update his knowledge from time-to-time about the changes at a construction site. This includes workplace safety, worker safety, material handling, and health hazard rules. Although most of the knowledge can be learnt and picked up online through these courses, eventually, a manager has to be on-site to apply these rules practically.
This not only enables you to learn about the day-to-day challenges that are faced on the field, but it can also raise your confidence as a manager in the making.READ MORE
4 Safety Measures All Construction Companies Need To Have
In Singapore, Ministry of Manpower released statistics that security guards, cleaners, drivers, and construction workers are most prone to injuries as they are involved in both minor and major injuries like trips, falls, and slips. It is important to note that at a construction site, workers are prone to accidents that may occur from negligence, lack of training, or not having the right safety measures in place.
There are many reasons why proper safety measures are essential at a construction site. It can prevent financial losses, ensure that the project is able to finish on time and that everyone working onsite can return home safely to their families. Hence, if you are looking to implement safety measures, they should fulfil the needs above.
If your company has yet to get started on carrying out any workplace safety measures, here are 4 key measures that all construction companies need to have.
1. Conduct regular meetings
By conducting regular meetings with other supervisors, superiors, or workers, you can better understand the situation on the ground. Supervisors can use the meeting to voice out any broken machinery or tool, lack of safety equipment, or ensure that every worker is well-equipped to handle their task.
During these meetings, you can also keep track of the number of accidents that are taking place and implement preventive measures so that they do not happen again.
2. Implement safety protocols
By implementing safety protocols, such as keeping the construction site tidy and to never start work without an induction, ensures that workers can carry out their tasks safely and effectively. Additionally, if you or a supervisor find that your staff are working attentively, you should reward them for their efforts using incentives. This can raise morale and productivity for your workers on-site as they continue to work cautiously.
At the same time, it’s important for them to be properly equipped with the knowledge and skills to operate equipment safely. And it is possible by educating oneself through a Work At Height course, for instance, as staff will be able to understand the various fall arrest systems and equipment.
3. Provide workers with proper safety equipment
A few common accidents that can take place include falling from heights, tripping, fire, and many others. Above all, one major concern for workers is the noise level when working at a construction site. This is because excessive noise can distract workers and even lead to long-term hearing disorders. One way you can safely prevent this from happening is to provide them with the appropriate equipment while working.
Apart from providing them with the appropriate safety equipment, you can also train them on how to effectively use the equipment, tool, and machinery so that accidents do not occur on-site.
4. Appoint workers with experience in their desired field
You should look to appoint workers who have experience in a particular field. For instance, when operating heavy and intricate machinery, experienced workers have the necessary training needed to excel in the task. While you would not put a new construction worker in-charge of these tasks, you can provide them with the necessary construction training they need so that they can be better equipped to operate them in the future.
By appointing workers with the required experience to operate these heavy pieces of machinery, you can reduce blunders at a construction site, which will lead to fewer accidents.READ MORE
Site Safety Inspections: Everything That You Need To Know
Safety inspections are standard practice for most industries and sectors. The construction industry is no exception.
Most construction sites adhere to periodic site safety inspections. However, others are not yet ready to adapt to this rule. Some might ask, what is even the need for such safety inspections in the first place? One of the major reasons is to ensure that health and safety are enhanced and provided on a construction site. To ensure better workplace safety in Singapore, here are some of the reasons regular inspections are needed at a construction site.
1. Identify any problems beforehand
The statement that 'prevention is better than cure' is essential in the construction industry, where every worker's safety is vital. Site safety inspections can help to identify any possible problems before any accidents or fatality occur. A considerable percentage of accidents, which can lead to severe injuries and fatalities, originally started as small problems.
By identifying the problems early, accidents and fatalities can be prevented.
2. Keeps people organised
Site safety inspections help construction workers and the supervisors of a construction site to stay organised. The preparation of safety inspection in itself requires proper organisation from the staff. Without it, the inspection will not be able to go through successfully.
During a site safety inspection, different faults and problems identified in the due process can help workers to stay better organised. They can begin to change on certain safety practices, equipment, and remove any items that create disorder on site.
3. Gives accreditation
Being an accredited construction company or site is something to be proud of. It also offers you peace of mind knowing too well that you aren’t failing to obey any safety rules and regulations.
Most inspectors will award a certificate after finding out that the site meets all the set standards required in a construction site. Having such a certificate will also give everyone the confidence to work safely on site.
4. Gives staff more confidence
As stated earlier, site safety inspections ensure that your workers have the encouragement and confidence to work safely on site. Most employees would be fearful when operating machinery that hasn’t undergone inspection. However, if the machinery has gone through the necessary inspection, then they can work with full confidence knowing that the equipment is fully operational and does not have any problems.
5. Shows accountability
With site safety inspections, your staff will be held accountable to ensure that all of the equipment, tools, and machinery are working as intended. As there is a written record, accountability will be in place for your staff to perform their roles according to the required standards.
6. Helps to create a good routine
Safety inspections take place regularly. It is important to fit in these inspections into the routine at a construction site. For instance, if the safety inspection takes place annually, you should ensure that documents, equipment and tools are prepared before the inspection takes place. This can also create a good routine of ensuring safety at a construction site.
7. Cultivates discipline
Nobody wants to fail in the safety inspection. Thus, it helps to cultivate and maintain discipline amongst construction workers and their supervisors in keeping the site safe at all times. This ensures that safety is continuously promoted and that everyone can play a part in creating a safer workplace.READ MORE
Basic Construction Safety Training: What You Should Know
Basic safety training can be all it takes to save a worker’s life at a construction site. This makes it crucial for all construction workers to undergo basic construction safety training.
The construction industry accounts for the largest share of workplace accidents, injuries, and fatalities. By undergoing the essential basic construction safety training, your workers will be better prepared when it comes to working on-site. Here are a few ways to ensure basic construction safety training at a construction site.
1. Offer practical training
Practice makes perfect. If you are looking to help workers grasp their training quickly, you should consider practical training. You could start with a theoretical approach before moving to physical training.
You can seek a professional trainer on workplace safety to help you coordinate the training sessions and begin right away. By the end of these training sessions, your workers will have an increased understanding of how they can keep themselves safe at a construction site.
2. Use case studies
Show your staff and employees past experiences of others who have suffered from construction accidents, and those that have maintained safety precautions. It is important to use case studies so that your employees and workers can better understand how accidents occur, and how they can prevent it from happening. If you are able to retrieve other case studies that apply to your construction site, you can use them too. The best options are using case studies from around the locality of the construction site.
3. Q&A sessions
Carrying out a Q&A session can help you to evaluate whether or not your staff have grasped the required knowledge on safety training. It can also help the trainer understand how far they have understood the topic through the session. By answering the questions from what they have learnt, your workers will have a clearer picture of what they should do to protect themselves better on-site.
4. PowerPoint presentations
PowerPoint presentations are ideal in the beginning stages of safety training. They can be useful in conducting theoretical classes for your staff. Before moving forward with physical examples, you should consider starting with PowerPoint presentations.
5. 3D animation movies
Watching movies is an excellent way of cultivating safety training. This is especially true if your staff can relate to the specific movie based on their workplace experience. In addition, movies are exciting and tend to capture people's attention span much more than other basic training methods.
You can also use 3D explainer videos to showcase the basic safety techniques that your staff should follow.
Another effective method to educate and inform your staff is by role-playing. It is a fun training method that captures their attention as they will be involved in role-playing. You can use a few of the staff to act and show how they can enhance workplace safety, what to do in specific scenarios, and how to avoid accidents from occurring on-site.
Last but not least, you can use assessments for training. Look to take the time and assess what your workers have gotten from their training. You can do this by giving short tests and evaluating their response. Those that do not pass the test will undergo a refresher course on the areas that they do not understand. This can help to reiterate workplace safety and ensure that they know the dos and don'ts on-site.READ MORE
9 Key COVID-19 Precautionary Measures At Construction Sites
Construction workers fall under vulnerable groups mentioned by the World Health Organisation in regards to COVID-19. This is especially true for those working under dilapidated or harsh conditions.
Most construction sites involve many people moving together at once and sharing the same social amenities, which prevents critical COVID-19 guidelines such as social distancing. With the elevated risk of COVID-19 exposure, it is time for the construction industry to change their practices. It is a time for everyone, from the construction supervisor to the workers and employees, to adopt COVID-19 precautionary measures on-site.
While this might seem challenging for the construction industry, it is possible. Here are a few COVID-19 guidance tips that should be followed at construction sites.
1. Encourage workers to report any health concerns immediately
Should any worker or employee face any difficulties or challenges while working, it is essential that they report to a supervisor or an authority. For instance, if a worker experiences shortness in breath, they should report their health concerns immediately. Any health concerns that surface at a construction site should be taken seriously as they could be COVID-related.
2. Clean and disinfect social amenities
At a construction site, most of the amenities serve everyone present there. The toilets and all the other amenities used by the workers should have a hand sanitizer ready alongside hand wash dispensers or sinks. In addition, frequently touched surfaces should also be disinfected regularly.
3. Limit meetings
At a construction site, people meet for various reasons. You should look to minimize safety meetings and toolbox talks. Even during safety training, it is imperative to observe social distancing and limit the number of attendees. If possible, look to keep the meetings short, and ensure that the attendees follow proper hygiene and sanitizing.
4. Use alcohol-based wipes on shared tools
At a construction site, it is almost impossible to avoid sharing tools. However, using alcohol-based wipes can help reduce the chances of spreading COVID-19. Ensure that the workers wipe all of the tools before and after use. Reiterate the importance of regularly wiping all tools so that your workers understand why there is a need to do so.
5. Encourage safety etiquette
Respiratory etiquette is essential, and it is more important now than ever due to COVID-19. Advise all construction employees and workers to cover their coughs and sneezes when not wearing a mask. They can cough into their handkerchiefs, or if they do not have one, they can cough into their elbows instead.
Personal hygiene is a must to combat COVID-19 in the construction industry. You should also look to encourage your workers to use hand sanitizers whenever possible.
6. Teach workers how to use PPEs properly
Personal protective equipment (PPEs) is vital at a construction site. In the case of COVID-19, workers should be taught to use their PPEs properly, and cover up their faces with a mask.
7. Advise employees to avoid physical contact
While this is a challenge in the construction industry, you should encourage workers to avoid physical contact when possible on site. Ensure that they know about the one-meter rule when walking and dining. While working, they should look to maintain social distancing as much as possible.
8. Observe all other COVID-19 precautions
Aside from social distancing, workers should also embrace other COVID-19 safety measures necessary to protect themselves against the pandemic. For instance, washing their hands properly and using hand sanitizers regularly.
9. Tell workers to stay at home when they feel unwell
Should any worker feel unwell, you should advise them to stay at home and seek proper medical assistance. Should they experience flu-like symptoms, they will need to notify their superiors and seek proper medical assistance.READ MORE
6 Construction Safety Facts To Share With Your Employees
Safety is a high priority at a construction site. This is why many supervisors and construction site staff are advised to enhance and promote safety in their workplaces.
Sometimes, it is imperative to provide your staff with concrete facts and data about safety to help them understand it much more effectively. When you are in charge of a construction site, it is critical to carry out all safety measures and to guard against accidents, injuries, and fatalities. You should also remind your workers about the results of not maintaining safety precautions. While you look to supervise safe lifting and other risky operations on a construction site, here are 6 important construction safety facts to share with your staff.
1. Surviving a construction accident doesn’t mean that it is the end
Remind your staff that the chance of getting injured during a construction accident is high. Should they survive, they might even have to live with certain disabilities for the rest of their lives. For instance, when an accident happens to their limbs, the affected worker might have to live with a disability that could see them walk with a crutch or a wheelchair for the rest of their lives. However, this all depends on the severity of their accident and the extent of the injury.
It is important to note that some of these accidents can be avoided. For example, losing hearing capabilities is something workers can avoid by actively using ear muffs. By practising safety precautions, your workers can ensure that these accidents do not occur, and do not have to face lasting consequences because of it.
2. Workers are at the greatest risk of injury
No particular role in construction is completely safe. While staff roles such as carpenters and supervisors may also come into contact with dangers such as falling objects at a construction site, casual labourers are at the highest risk of being injured while working.
This is why construction workers require effective protective gear to prevent accidents.
3. Electrocutions account for 9% of workplace deaths
In the construction industry, electricians face a significant risk in their role. Most electrocutions occur due to lack of protective gear, misusing equipment, and getting into contact with power lines. Thus, always ensure that they have the equipment they need, as well as the required safety training to ensure that they are protected properly.
4. About two deaths occur every day in the construction industry
This number is a small quotation of the real incidents that happen on the ground. On average, two construction staff pass away due to occupational hazards that they face while on-site. This number could grow to be even higher, especially with how many construction jobs there are present every day.
5. Falls pose the biggest threat to construction workers
Working at heights is extremely dangerous in the construction sector. This makes falls the leading cause of fatalities in construction. Failure to observe proper safety precautions while working at heights can raise the risk of accidents for workers.
6. New construction workers are at the highest risk of injuries
New construction workers are often most likely to face accidents when working on-site. One way to prevent this is to ensure that they receive sufficient safety training, and that they have the required experience and equipment to work safely on-site.READ MORE
5 Best Practices To Increase Construction Site Safety
Construction work is considered as one of the riskiest professions in the world. However, with the right safety precautions and protection, this risk can be reduced significantly.
By putting in place the right safety precautions and protection for construction workers, construction sites will be able to ensure the safety of construction workers and protect them against accidents and injuries. The injuries that these safety precautions can prevent include fatalities, falls, and more.
With many occupational hazards present, here are the 5 best practices you should implement to increase construction site safety.
1. Create awareness
While some construction workers and employees may have a basic understanding of the hazards that are involved at a construction site, it is vital that they are aware of how to prevent these hazards. The best way is to create awareness of the possible hazards and how construction workers and employees can prevent and avoid them.
This awareness can reduce the injury risk workers and employees at construction sites, and ensure that they know the right safety precautions to protect themselves effectively.
2. Offer safety training
By providing essential safety courses to construction workers, they will be further prepared and educated on the right steps on-site. One way to provide safety training is to offer training by a professional firm at the construction site.
By making safety training mandatory for every construction worker, they will be better equipped with the resources and safety tips to ensure that they can work safely at on-site. It is also vital that construction workers and employees who do not have the necessary training go through it so that they can continue to stay safe and protected when working on-site.
3. Provide all the necessary equipment
At a construction site, it is crucial that the necessary workplace equipment, apart from machines and tools, are provided. This includes personal protective equipment (PPEs), such as helmets, boots, reflector jackets, gloves, face masks, and others. It is also essential for workers to undergo proper training on how to use these machines and tools on a construction site. While the workers may have already known about how to operate the equipment, a refresher course can help to remind them of the safety precautions.
It is essential to ensure that the construction site has ample protective equipment for all workers and employees. It is also vital to note that the PPEs provided need to have the ability to undergo any harsh conditions.
4. Have designated machine handlers
Safety training will not only ensure that certified professionals are equipped to handle the heavy machinery at a construction site, but it also ensures that they are the right people to do so. Majority of the fatal accidents that occur at construction sites happen due to negligence from using machinery. This includes the process of getting onto and off machinery, which can cause serious injuries or even fatalities when workers and employees do not have the proper training to operate these machines.
5. Know the necessary first aid measures
Anything can happen on a construction site. Thus, it is imperative to have first aid equipment ready. In addition, every construction worker and employee should be trained on the basics regarding first aid equipment. This will prepare them in the events of an accident and understand the steps to take for the injured individual requiring immediate medical attention. They will have the know-how and understand what to do in such situations, which can potentially save the life of the injured individual.READ MORE
4 Important Reasons Why Safety Is Vital In Construction
Everyone wishes to be able to work in a safe environment. Simple mistakes can cost lives, especially at a construction site. Thus, it is vital to ensure that safety is in effect for all workers and employees.
Workplace safety is crucial for every employee in the construction sector, as working in the construction industry is regarded as one of the riskiest professions. Thousands of accidents happen on construction sites every day. Some can lead to severe injuries, while others can even cause fatalities. The construction sector is responsible for about 20% of workplace deaths. Any construction site should look to attain an occupational health and safety certificate so that workers can continue working safely.
Here are 4 reasons why safety is vital at a construction site.
1. To safeguard the lives of workers on site
Life is precious to everyone that is working at a construction site. Thus, by taking the necessary precautions and safety steps, possible hazards and accidents can be significantly reduced. A construction site has numerous occupational hazards that can come into play for construction workers. However, these hazards can be minimised considerably.
For instance, you can make sure that all of the construction staff wear personal protective equipment before commencing work on site. In addition, ensure that they have the right training before handling any types of machinery during construction work. You should only allow staff who are experienced to operate the heavier machinery, rather than workers with basic safety training.
2. To avoid liabilities
It doesn’t cost much to observe and follow the right safety precautions. However, failure to do so can cost heavily. Supervisors and bosses at a construction site will be held liable for any injuries or fatalities that occur due to the negligence or lack of safety precautions.
You should understand that the failure to provide the right safety standards for workers is equivalent to breaking the law. Should the situation go to court, liability charges could cost you aplenty. In addition, you will have to foot the bills of any construction worker that is injured due to the lack of proper safety measures in place. In the case of a fatality, hefty compensation will need to be given to the family of the deceased. In such cases, your license to operate could be revoked in the construction sector.
3. Minimise response times
In the example of a workplace injury, you should look to understand how long does it take for the affected person to receive help. It is crucial to find out the safety measures that are in place to ensure that any injured staff have access to first aid quickly.
First aid is crucial in the construction sector. It could be the reason for an injured construction worker to make it safely to the hospital. While accidents can happen unexpectedly, the response to the accident matters too. By putting up enough first aid kits around the construction facility, you can reduce the response time should an accident occur. It is also important for construction staff and workers to be trained appropriately on necessary first aid procedures so that they can help others during an accident.
4. Reduces the chances of tragic accidents
Safety precautions help to cut down on accidents by a significant margin. While some accidents may be unavoidable, with enhanced safety training, they can be reduced significantly. Safety precautions can help to protect certain construction site accidents, such as trips, slips, and falls.READ MORE
5 Protective Measures Of Electrical Hazards On-Site
Electrical hazards are one of the most common safety hazards that most construction workers experience. As most electrical tasks are routine, it can be easy to downplay the electrical dangers that exist in construction sites.
Some of the electrical hazards experienced by most workers include contact with power lines, improper grounding, exposure to electrical parts such as live wires, poor wiring, overloaded circuits, damaged equipment and tools, and wet surroundings.
These electrical hazards may cause extensive damage to the site, significantly affect a worker's health, and even cause death. Thus, it is essential that every worker undergoes vital safety training to protect themselves from electrical hazards in the future.
Here are a few protective measures you should observe to prevent electrical hazards at a construction site.
1. The ten-foot rule
When using a ladder or an electrical equipment, you should always ensure that the workers are at least ten feet away from the power lines to avoid any power failure or overload. The rule also applies to how close the workers should stand next to a power line. Thus, it is best to keep this distance to a minimum.
Additionally, it is a workplace safety measure to post warning signs next to the power line, indicating the ten-foot rule to protect workers and anyone else from electrocution.
2. Staying on equipment
In a situation where a worker on a ladder is in contact with the power lines, they should stay put. Getting off it and going onto the path of the ground could cause the worker to get electrocuted.
The best way is to ensure that they remain put, and call for help from others and warn them not to get too close until the power line is shut off completely.
3. Unplug tools before cleaning or servicing
First, ensure that the tools are shut off before disconnecting them from the power source. It is vital to keep them off as accidents may happen when tools are plugged back in without being switched off first.
Additionally, cleaning tools that are still connected to a power source, especially when cleaned with water, may cause an electrical hazard and injure any nearby workers or even start a flame. Thus, unplugging and switching off tools before cleaning is a must for every worker to know.
4. Use tools with three-pronged plugs
Tools with three-pronged plugs are secured as they can earth the electrical charge, protecting the user when plugging the tools back into the slot.
It is best not to use a broken plug as it might not be able to earth the electrical charge, which can cause injuries to the user or start a fire.
5. Keeping the work area dry
When water comes into contact with a naked wire or any power source, it can electrocute the nearby user or cause significant damage to the area. Thus, workers should always keep their work area dry, especially when there are nearby appliances connected to a power source.
Electrical hazards have proven to cause severe injuries to their victims and may even prove fatal. It is best to follow these safety measures listed above so that all of your workers will be safe during the construction process.READ MORE
4 Reasons Why Effective Communication Is Important On-Site
Effective communication ensures that the message relayed is received accurately. In a construction site, effective communication is crucial, especially when it comes to discussing safety solutions that determine the workers' safety on-site.
Safety solutions at a construction site can be essential in helping construction workers be aware of the hazards that they can face and how they can prevent them. Such hazards can cause extensive damage to the property, injure the workers, or cause fatalities if they are not properly communicated beforehand. Thus, how you relay the information is crucial in ensuring that the construction process continues without any accidents for your workers.
Here are 4 key reasons why effective communication can provide construction safety solutions.
1. Providing clarity and direction
Effective communication in providing workplace safety ensures that the workers clearly understand what you are saying. The solutions and precaution measures you offer will also be understood clearly and quickly by the workers.
In addition, the instructions will direct them into taking the right action and measures in response to hazards at a construction site. For instance, in fire safety, having clear, short and precise instructions ensure that anyone caught in a fire can follow the right steps and get to safety. Having clarity and direction could prevent a potential hazard for your workers.
2. Improves productivity
Through effective communication of construction safety solutions, workers will have a clearer understanding of precautionary measures. It also reduces the chances of workers making mistakes while trying to follow the instructions of these precautionary measures.
Mistakes can cost construction companies a lot of time and money. Thus, you should ensure that your workers can avoid them during construction. Construction progress should always go according to schedule, and this is heavily reliant on the productivity of the workforce in the project. If any workers get hurt or if any of the equipment breaks down due to the workers' negligence or ignorance, the cost you will have to pay is significant. This could delay the project further, which can result in you forking out even more money for repairs and additional safety precautions.
Thus, you should always effectively communicate the safety solutions to your workers to ensure improved productivity during construction.
3. Ensures the company is taking steps to provide safety
Workers safety is essential. When you are able to effectively communicate your message, precautions and solutions to your workers, you can not only protect them from risks, injuries and accidents, but you also ensure that your company can uphold accountability and responsibility towards the safety of your workers.
If possible, you could have your workers undergo safety training, as it can help them be aware of the potential hazards on-site. Effective communication is easier when your workers know that safety precautions are in place and that they have the right protective equipment to protect themselves from any hazards on-site.
4. Increase loyalty
When workers are able to clearly understand the safety solutions you provide for them due to their exposure to the hazards of their work environment, they will feel cared for and safe.
Thus, they could raise their productivity levels and their loyalty to you when you have installed the right safety measures to protect them.
Effective communication of construction safety solutions can benefit a company and its workers greatly. It clarifies any misunderstood statement, gives the right direction, offers the proper safety steps for your workers, and increases their loyalty.
It is an effective workplace safety practice to ensure that all occupants and workers are safe at all times.READ MORE
4 Key Factors To Keep In Mind During Toolbox Meetings
Toolbox Safety Meetings refer to a presentation on safety matters experienced during construction. It provides guidelines, information, and continuous training to workers to prevent future accidents, illnesses, and environmental damage during construction.
They are used to create a safety culture in the workplace and show the company's commitment in providing the right workplace environment for its workers. It also shows that the company is able to provide accountability and responsibility to its workers.
Toolbox Meetings are essential in every workplace, especially in construction, as many hazards exist in construction sites. Therefore, the meetings must be given with full efficacy similar to a safety training practice to ensure the safety of all workers during construction.
Here are a few important factors you should keep in mind when conducting training for your construction workers on Toolbox Safety.
1. Extensively cover the hazards in the workplace
In construction sites, a worker can be prone to many hazards such as slips, falls, roofing hazards, electrical hazards, fire hazards, traffic hazards, hazards of equipment and many others.
It is essential to extensively cover each topic during the Toolbox Meeting so that your workers know how to protect themselves from these hazards and take the right action when faced with such issues.
At the same time, ensure every worker has an occupational health and safety certificate before starting work. It is a compulsory course to take up for fully understanding one’s roles and responsibilities, actions to take in the event of an emergency, and so on.
2. Frequent meetings
Toolbox Safety Meetings should be done either on a daily or weekly basis. They should last between 10 to 15 minutes and be done quickly so that they do not take up too much time during the day. Frequent meetings that focus on a specific topic have the most significant impact on the workers. It enables you to brief them on any new developments on the site that may pose a danger to them.
The meetings can also enlighten workers on the various hazards in the workplace, and ensure that they know the right precautionary measures to take. This can prevent further accidents, enforcing progress and effectiveness of safety on-site.
3. Conducted in small groups
Toolbox Meetings are practical when conducted in small groups such as groups of 10 to 15 people. It ensures effective communication as it is much easier to communicate with smaller groups than it is for larger groups.
In smaller groups, you can communicate with specific workers and take notes to see if your workers are paying attention. Additionally, you can have group discussions with your workers and receive feedback and contributions to the topics discussed.
4. Attendance list
By noting the attendance of the workers, it can show that your company is taking strides to keep the site safe for all workers involved.
It also shows that the workers are properly informed of the right instructions and information on how to respond to these hazards, and prevent them from happening during the construction process.
Toolbox meetings are fundamental in creating a safe work environment and must be done seriously. The numerous hazards that construction workers are exposed to make these meetings paramount.
The effectiveness of the meetings is crucial to the safety of the workers. Thus, the meetings should extensively cover one topic at a time, be conducted frequently in smaller groups, and attendance should be noted at every meeting to show that the company takes the right steps forward to protect workers from future hazards and risks.READ MORE
4 Important Steps To Take Following An Accident On-Site
Construction workers make up a considerable number of the working population in Singapore. They are also involved in many physical tasks throughout the day. Due to immense manual involvement, construction workers are most likely to be exposed to extreme hazards. However, by having a routine set of tasks that they need to complete daily, they can become vulnerable to these hazards, which may cause them to get hurt or suffer fatal injuries.
Construction site accidents should not be taken lightly. It is best that everyone, including every worker, knows what to do in the case of an accident or an emergency.
Here are 4 crucial steps to take following an accident at a construction site.
1. Check on personal safety first
Instinctively, the first thought of any worker is to check on their colleague after getting hurt. However, before checking on them, they should ensure that they are safe and unharmed before helping others.
If any workers are hurt, they might put others at risk or worsen the situation while trying to help others. When they move to try and save another worker, their movement could result in further collapse and cause additional unnecessary damage.
Thus, they should ensure that their safety is secured before helping others during an accident.
2. Call the proper authorities
The injuries sustained will help you to determine the proper authorities to call. In a case where the injuries are minor, the supervisor or the safety manager would be the right person to call.
They will ensure that they can prevent such accidents from happening by replacing the hazardous equipment with safer equipment, or repair the equipment that is broken.
If the injuries are severe, you should call for an ambulance or an emergency hotline so that the injured worker is able to receive immediate medical attention as the accident might be life-threatening.
3. Administering first aid
If the case is severe, first aid can be applied to the victim as you await for further medical attention. However, if there is nobody available with expertise on first aid, then it is best to leave it to someone who is more experienced.
Trying to administer first aid to the victim without expertise might put you or them at a higher risk of getting hurt.
4. Secure and manage the work site
This workplace safety practice involves moving the other workers away from the scene of the accident, eliminating any danger, and ensuring that nothing in the area is tampered or touched. By keeping the workers safe and away from the accident area, you can ensure that no other person will get hurt. The emergency personnel should retrieve and dispose of any hazardous equipment that might cause another accident.
For investigation purposes, the scene should remain as it is and stay guarded so that no one tampers with it. This can help you gather results from the accident, and ensure that the right safety precautions are in place to prevent them from happening in the future.
Everyone at a construction site should always take the right precautionary measures to prevent further accidents from happening in the workplace. This may mean signing up for a signalman course or having your employees attend such courses to have a better grasp over how they should use their equipment safely. Likewise, observe the safety measures and look to remove any hazards that might cause serious accidents at a construction site.
Should you or a fellow worker ever be injured, follow the steps above to ensure proper safety and recovery.READ MORE
3 Effective Ways You Can Ensure Proper Construction Safety
The construction industry is prone to exposure to numerous hazards that can pose a risk to the workers' health and safety. Accidents in this line of work may result in serious injuries that can even be fatal. Thus, it is crucial to set up the right measures and prevent such accidents from happening.
Many countries have set up laws and regulations that require construction companies to provide extensive measures to protect their workers from the many hazards experienced at a construction site. These measures include conducting Toolbox Safety Meetings and Regular Equipment Inspections to ensure the safety of the construction workers.
Here are some of the factors you should consider to ensure proper construction safety.
Protective personal equipment should be a requirement for every construction worker. They include reflective clothing, hard hats, earplugs, steel-toed boots, dust masks, eye-goggles, safety glasses and ear masks.
They should be of high quality, as low-quality equipment will prove ineffective and may not work safely throughout the construction process. Additionally, it is the company's responsibility to ensure that the site is safe by securing foundations, preventing height hazards, and installation of platforms and hand railing.
Advanced technology can help to provide a safe environment for construction workers. You can use this technology to do tasks that would otherwise be too dangerous for workers to do, such as using a drone to go through a collapsed building instead of a worker to see what is on the other side.
Moreover, advanced technology, like mobile apps, can assess and rate the effectiveness of the safety precautionary measures you currently have in place. With the information at hand, you can also improve the areas that may not be meeting the safety requirements for the workers.
Furthermore, using advanced technology such as safety monitors and alerts can help track workers and alert the supervisors when accidents occur. This can ensure a fast response time and reduce the chances of severe injuries and fatality.
3. Training and educating workers
Construction workers should undergo safety training and understand the right safety precautions before they start work on-site. They should learn the company's rules and regulations, educating themselves and preparing for the tasks ahead. In addition, they should be aware of the possible risks involved in their working environment. These include common hazards such as fire, height, electrical hazards and machine failure.
Hence, the workers should be trained on how to deal with the possible risks, and avoid them while working, such as using heavy equipment without the proper safety training.
If possible, you can also have your workers undergo workplace safety training, and ensure that they are properly equipped with the tasks at a construction site. Your workers will receive an occupational health and safety certificate upon completion, which ensures that they are trained in safety and equipped to prevent future accidents.
Safety in a construction site is a paramount responsibility of any construction company. The company is held responsible for any injuries or death when such accidents occur.
Thus, construction companies should take the initiative to provide safety measures for their workers and ensure that they follow the laws, regulations, and guidelines to protect their workers from the many hazards that are present at construction sites.READ MORE
3 Benefits Of A Pre-Site Inspection Before Construction
Site inspection ensures that the progress and quality of the work comply with the standard requirements. As a construction project involves a lot of activities, materials, and people, some accidents might occur and jeopardise the entire construction process.
A pre-site inspection involves many different factors such as identifying the type of terrain, road accessibility, utilities and drainage. Here are a few key benefits of how a pre-site inspection is vital before construction.
1. Identifying potential risks
The pre-site inspection makes it possible for you to detect risks that you might face during the construction process. For example, inaccessible roads or having an area with low porosity in drainage is a potential risk that should be tackled before the construction process.
Additionally, you can also identify risks concerning the legal requirements that will negatively affect the construction process. Thus, it is essential to inspect the site before construction begins to ensure that everything is in order. Ignoring these requirements could cause potential injuries to workers, legal trouble, or halt the construction process altogether. Always identify any potential risks and tackle them early.
2. Setting up corrective measures
After identifying the potential risks you might face, you can set up safety measures to prevent these risks. These could be in the form of installing safety equipment or educating through programmes like a signalman course, designed to ensure the operator is up to the task. One will learn standard voice and hand signals, as well as all sorts of rigging methods using different kinds of loads and slings.
Similarly, the measures provided can be solutions to the possible dangers before they start affecting the construction process. This way, you can save on time and money, as you will be able to clear potential risks before they appear during construction.
For instance, realising that there is an oil pipe beneath the ground would ensure that your employees are cautious not to interfere with the piping system during the excavation process. If you are not aware of the piping before digging, you could cut through the piping or break it, resulting in spillage. This would stall the construction and interfere with the overall progress. By setting up the corrective measures, you can tackle the problems before the process begins and carry on without any interference.
By having knowledge of the risks and setting up the right corrective measures, you can begin to plan the whole construction process. For instance, you should consider factors like the number of personnel, equipment, materials and design to ensure proper workplace safety.
A pre-site inspection enables you to plan how you will undertake the construction regarding both the possible risks and important factors such as the type of terrain. It helps you outline the construction process and know the sequence of operations.
An example is when dealing with marshlands or swampy land, you will realise that you will need to reclaim the ground first before undertaking any construction. This way, you can assemble the personnel and the equipment, while taking into consideration the terrain. You might have to change the design to help with the drainage and evaluate the type of soil that is in the area to ensure that the construction process continues without any issues. Critical planning ensures that you know all about the construction process and sequence of operations so that you have an understanding of what can happen and have solutions ready.
Conducting a site inspection before construction is more than just a requirement, it is necessary for every site. It benefits both you and your workers, greatly eases the construction process, and enables you to see the holes ahead. Once you have identified the risks, you can put in measures to address them, and plan for the entire construction process.
A pre-site inspection foresees the entire construction outcome and helps you to set all the safety measures in place to make it happen accordingly.READ MORE
How To Prevent Electrical Accidents At Construction Sites
Working in construction sites with exposure to electricity poses a considerable risk to the lives of construction workers. To ensure that your workers are safe at all times, here are a few safety measures that can prevent your workers from electrocution.
Provide Personal Protection
Before taking on any other safety precaution, every worker at the construction site must be directly protected against electrical mishaps. The kind of personal protection required for every worker depends on the potential exposures. The two most basic safety materials that they need are proper gloves and footwear.
If they are more likely to be vulnerable against electricity, they will need additional protection such as eyewear, helmet and earmuffs.
Use Cord Protectors
One of the ways to protect your workers against electrocution is the use of extension outlets strips and cords. To provide further protection, you may also choose to use cord protectors or cable covers. The use of floor cable protectors can also help to ensure that they are visible for every worker working on the construction site.
It is essential that your workers are able to have a clear view of all the cords before releasing power to an electric line.
Equip Your Workers With Testing Equipment
Your workers should never handle any electrical equipment if they do not have the required knowledge on how to use it. With electrical power testing equipment, they will have the right protection against any potential deadly shock. At the construction site, you can equip it with voltage detectors, receptacle testers and clamp meters so that each worker will have some knowledge of what to expect on-site.
Use Voltage Regulators and Circuit Breakers
These two equipment are critical safety pieces that seek to curb the problems before they get worse. Surge protectors such as a circuit breaker can immediately shut off construction site power supply in the case of any emergency. A voltage regulator, on the other hand, prevents the equipment from being damaged due to an electrical surge. The economic cost that comes with hardware destroyed due to the result of electrically-related damages can be vital.
Understand Equipment Use
The use of electrical equipment in construction sites make work easier for construction workers. However, the mishandling of this equipment could be hazardous. Before letting the workers use any electrical equipment, you should have them undergo proper construction training. Ensure that they understand what they should do and what they should not do when handling such equipment.
You should also ensure that every worker that works around such electrical equipment has proper knowledge of its use, and have gone through safety courses that entail proper safety precautions.
Assess Risks At Construction Sites
Before starting any construction work, a comprehensive risk assessment should be drawn so that you understand any potential risk that you are facing. By doing so, you can take the necessary steps to protect your workers from potential risks. You will also have a better knowledge of which hazards you should look out for and how to further prevent them.
Electrocution is an unfortunate yet common thing in most construction sites. You should keep your workers safe as much as possible, such as having them go through the right education to receive an occupational health and safety certificate and prevent electrical risks from happening at sites. Safety training is essential, so always keep your workers properly educated on such dangers and accidents.READ MORE
Eye Protection 101: How To Keep Your Workers Safe On-Site
The majority of eye injuries found in construction sites are a result of small objects or particles, such as metal silvers and dust striking the eyes. Research have shown that close to 70% of such injuries are caused by falling or flying objects.
An eye injury is significant as they can cause a permanent loss of vision for the affected worker. Blunt force traumas as a result of workers running into an object is another major issue to the eyes. In addition, workers on construction sites are also exposed to chemicals that could splash their eyes.
If you are looking to keep your workers protected from such dangers to their eyes during construction, here’s what you need to know.
Occupation and Eye Injuries
The vulnerability of eye injuries depends on which section in construction a worker is currently engaged in. Craft workers in a construction site, for instance, have the highest rate of eye injuries as compared to other workers. Other workers with the same vulnerability of eye exposure include electricians, pipefitters and plumbers.
When selecting the most appropriate eye protection for your construction workers, here are the essential factors you should consider:
- Personal vision needs
- The type of exposure
- The extent of hazard considering Singapore regulatory requirements if available
To achieve the head-to-toe protection of the eyes of your workers, you should integrate eye protection with PPE. You should also ensure that they fit the worker using them with a small adjustment space to help them provide maximum coverage.
You should not underestimate the importance of comfort when it comes to eye protection. The eyewear must be comfortable enough to last the worker throughout the day. Some essential comfort-enhancing features you can look at include the padded nose, flexible temples, cushioned eyebrows, adjustable angles on the lenses and vented frames. It is also crucial to look at anti-fogging features on googles.
With protective equipment, you may wish to consider the worker's taste and style. Research has shown that workers who are able to express themselves with their protective equipment can lead to better compliance.
Conducting Training on PPE Use
Conducting training to workers that require eye and face protection in their construction work is crucial. Most workers who end up hurting their eyes during work argue that they did not feel the eye protections were appropriate for their situation. While most construction sites in Singapore provide proper eye protection, most workers may find it uncomfortable to wear eye protection gear.
The crucial points to go through during safety training include:
- When and why they should wear eye protection
- How they can get a replacement for their eye protection when it is worn out
- The enforcement process of eye protective equipment
- What they should do when eye protective equipment is missing
Permanent loss of vision can be caused when minor injuries are not treated immediately. As such, a simple scratch from cement sawdust or even metal should never be taken lightly. However, such injuries are preventable through protective eyewear.
With all that said, ensuring that your workers wear eye protection gear can protect your workers against short and long-term eye problems. The law explicitly outlines that employers are liable in the case of any injuries. Therefore, you should ensure that your workers go through relevant and appropriate safety courses before they start any construction work.READ MORE
5 Simple Safety Tips Every Worker Should Know On-Site
Every year, thousands of construction workers in Singapore are injured, and many others lose their lives while on construction sites. More importantly, if critical precautionary measures are taken, such injuries at construction sites can be prevented. Here are 5 crucial safety tips that your workers should know to prevent and minimize these accidents found at construction sites.
1. Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Before entering any construction site either as a worker or a visitor, PPE is a must-have. In the case of an unforeseen circumstance, PPE will be their last line of defence. There are also many other PPE that can offer different ways of protection, such as high visibility clothing for workers at construction sites.
PPE such as safety boots, on the other hand, will protect their feet against debris or anything dangerous found on the floor. Finally, a hard hat can greatly protect their skull against falling stones. Before heading into any construction site, workers should wear the appropriate PPE depending on the task that they are required to carry out.
2. Education Is Key
As each site has different hazards to take note, safety training should be adhered to by all workers at construction sites. Before starting work, ensure that they have undergone the proper safety courses. It is a legal obligation in Singapore for workers to go through an induction.
Each worker should be educated thoroughly on what to do and what not to do at a construction site. Ensuring that they are equipped with an occupational health and safety certificate can grow their knowledge on the dangers and risks at a construction site, and how they can best avoid and prevent it.
3. Keep The Site Tidy At All Times
Any construction site can be messy due to the random debris or equipment lying around. Thus, it is vital to keep the construction site tidy and clean at all times. If the work environment is clean or free of debris, the chances of your workers receiving a significant injury are low.
The best way you can prevent injuries is by keeping the construction site tidy at all times.
4. Avoid Working on Unsafe Areas
One way of ensuring your worker’s safety at a construction site is by ensuring that their work area is safe. Many accidents in construction sites are a result of objects collapsing. Another major cause of accidents is due to workers working near a busy street where cars are always passing through.
Workers should avoid working on dangerous heights without suitable guards and other fall preventions such as a safety harness. They should also beware of unsupported trenches. Before your workers climb at a risky height, ensure that they have access to a safety harness and other safety precautions. They should also avoid working under crane loads or any other hazardous operations.
Workers should also be briefed on escape routes that offer an easy escape in case of an accident
5. Report Defects Without Hesitation
The safety of your workers is the biggest priority. If something is not working as intended, it should be reported and dealt with immediately. Make use of the proper procedures provided by your employees to report any issues of concern.
When defects are reported and dealt with, you can further prevent future accidents from happening. Your workers' safety is the utmost priority, so be sure to clear all defects before beginning any construction work.
All the precautions mentioned above are essential to any construction site. They can protect your workers and any visitors around the construction site, preventing future accidents from happening. With the proper safety measures in place, accidents can be significantly reduced, raising the overall safety of your workers.READ MORE
5 Important Tips To Prevent Falls At Construction Sites
Ensuring safety at a construction site should always be a top priority, and it is no less important with fall injuries. In 2014, research indicated that falls are the leading cause of deaths at construction facilities in Singapore. Whether it is building a new home, roofing, or moving from one high place to another, fall injuries are a significant concern and should not be dismissed. To prevent such accidents in future, necessary safety measures must be taken to safeguard the lives of construction workers.
Here are 5 important tips you should take note so that you can further protect your workers at construction sites.
1. Give Your Workers A Safe Workspace
Many construction sites may have dangerous unprotected openings which can lead to floor holes during construction. If no precautionary measures are taken to protect workers at these sites, then accidents are inevitable. One guaranteed way of keeping your workers' safety in check is by ensuring that they wear a safety harness at all times when working in high places. This way, you can prevent fatal fall injuries from occurring.
Depending on the type of building you are looking at, you can choose to use one of the following: safety net systems, fall arrest systems, or guardrail systems. They are all effective in giving your workers a safe workspace and prevent fall injuries.
2. Provide Proper Equipment
Ensure that all workers and visitors wear hard hats, safety-toed footwear and gloves at all times when they are at the construction site. Proper equipment can also be the tools that your workers use daily, such as ladders. Falls from worn-out ladders are an area of concern at construction sites and should be inspected prior to using.
To further ensure proper safety regulations, you should ensure that the ladder is positioned in a pleasant and comfortable position.
3. Provide Proper Training for Workers
Ensure that your employees go through safety courses on how to use tools, equipment, and machinery. It is one way you can greatly prevent unnecessary fall accidents. Giving video presentation on safety measures will also give workers the attention on workplace safety on site
It is essential to hold weekly meetings so that you are able to update your workers on safety practices and precautions during construction. Constant communication is one efficient way to prevent fall accidents from happening.
4. Daily Clean-Up of The Site
Keeping the workplace clean and hazard-free is another integral way of ensuring a safe working environment. You should educate your workers on cleaning up the site at the end of every day as workers are more likely to fall due to unattended debris than on bare surfaces.
Working in a clean environment also makes it easier for your workers to move around and work, reducing other construction dangers significantly.
5. Daily Inspections
Before each workday resumes, you should task qualified personnel to inspect every equipment, machinery and tool that are going to be used during construction. Some other necessary materials that need to be checked include drop cords and electrical appliances.
As mentioned previously, ladders should also be checked frequently, especially those that are used to reach higher places.
It is crucial to ensure that your workers are prevented and protected from fall-related accidents in construction sites. Apart from following all of the mentioned safety tips above, it is important to educate your workers on fall prevention. By ensuring that they are properly protected and equipped with an occupational health and safety certificate, fall injuries can be greatly prevented at construction sites.READ MORE
4 Safety Precautions Working With Concrete For Construction
Unlike other alternatives for construction, concrete is easy to work with due to its versatility, durability, and by being economical. In addition, it is one of the safest building materials in Singapore. If we look at the process of handling throughout construction, very few people are involved. However, while it might be safe, concrete still requires safety precaution. This is because long-term health problems may occur for workers in the future.
To ensure that concrete workers understand the safety precautions and risks, basic safety training in Singapore is required. Here are a few precautions concrete workers should take note of during construction.
1. Protect The Skin
One key factor of prolonged contact of the skin surface to fresh concrete can result in severe burns for workers. Thus, for workers working actively with concrete, they should avoid prolonged skin contact between skin and concrete. Clothing that prevents direct contact of these building materials can greatly help. If irritation persists, workers should visit a doctor immediately. If the burn is severe on the skin or sensitive areas such as the eyes, medical attention should be sought as soon as possible.
2. Protect The Head and Eyes
Any construction site possesses a considerable risk to the eyes and the head of workers. Anything could fall and cause significant injuries for the workers on-site. For this reason, a hard hat is an essential requirement when visiting or working on a construction site.
Blowing dust is a norm in any construction site that involves concrete, hence increasing the vulnerability of worker’s eyes. It is advised to wear full-cover goggles to protect the workers’ eyes from dust. As head and eyes are sensitive parts of their body, they need to remain alert to falling items at all times while on-site.
3. Protect The Back
At a construction site, most equipment, objects, and materials are heavy, even those in small quantities. Because of this, workers may suffer back problems when picking up heavy things. When lifting equipment, workers should keep their back straight and bend their legs so that they keep the equipment as close to their body as possible when lifting.
If the load is too heavy, workers should ask for help. Protecting workers' back is essential when working with concrete. For example, for spreading concrete, a shovel is required. This is because of the excessive horizontal movement of concrete that segregates the concrete ingredients, making it less effective.
4. Placing and Finishing
Waterproof pads are a great way to protect the bodies of workers when placing and finishing concrete. Should the eyes come into contact with concrete, the use of clean water is essential for washing their eyes thoroughly. Look to clean all clothes that may have come into contact with concrete to avoid transferring concrete onto the skin.
Construction employers in Singapore are responsible for providing CSOC training for their employees to educate and teach them on the right safety precautions. While workers are required to have an insurance cover, safety precautions should always be practised on a personal level. Taking note of occupational health and safety can avoid unnecessary injuries that prevent workers from returning back to work.READ MORE
5 Precautions To Take At Commercial Construction Sites
Many construction workers put their lives on the line when they work at construction sites. As such, it is essential to ensure that all safety precautions provided are adhered to at all times, and that workers have gone through the necessary safety training. This further prevents injuries and accidents from taking place at a much more frequent rate.
In addition, you should also look to protect your workers outside of construction sites whenever possible. Due to the imminent spread of fake news online and fake company information, attending an essential fake news course provides the best way for workers to tackle these online scams. Safety is important both on-site and online for workers.
Whether as an employer or an employee at a construction site, it is critical to note that such injuries can be significantly reduced. Here are a few simple precautions to take at a commercial construction site.
1. Use of Proper Safety Equipment
While this is the norm in many construction sites in Singapore, some workers visiting commercial construction sites may fail to wear the safety equipment required. Some of the proper safety equipment includes hard hats, hearing protection, harnesses, eye protection, and any other safety equipment.
Safety equipment is not just about anyone. It is a personal initiative to protect the worker's body against any accidents or injury. Therefore, having the proper safety equipment at all times at a commercial construction site is vital to protect workers and employees.
2. Safety Clothing
At construction sites, certain clothing is much more necessary than others. For example, reflective clothing is used as it enables the visibility of the wearer to others. It is especially vital for working in a commercial construction site or at a place with heavy traffic so that other workers can spot them easily.
Visible clothing is a part of safety clothing as it reduces the chance for any accidents or injuries from fallen tools, equipment, and more. As they are light, it makes wearing these safety clothing a small issue and one that is completely necessary.
3. Regular Breaks
Construction work involves every worker and requires a lot of energy to carry out. It is important to note that fatigue is one of the most significant causes of injuries at construction sites. Regular breaks for employees are one way to reduce accidents when working. Doing so will keep workers energized and alert at work, substantially preventing injuries and accidents that may occur. Taking snacks regularly between meals is another way to keep workers alert whenever they feel tired.
4. Daily Safety Meetings
Many workers feel that a daily meeting is a waste of time. However, it is essential to know that meetings are not. During meetings, it presents an opportunity for managers and junior workers to express their concerns about work. In meetings, discussions on various safety measures and accidents ensure that there are steps in place to prevent them from happening again.
With new regulations, workers will have an opportunity to air their views and their concerns, further tightening safety precautions while at a commercial construction site.
5. Proper Lighting in Construction Sites
The perfect working schedule is often during the day, but there are also few construction companies in Singapore that work until late at night. As it is impossible to work for more than eight hours, workers will do so in shifts. To ensure that safety precautions are carried out even at night, proper lighting is paramount on-site. This is because night-time workers are much more likely to suffer from injuries as compared to day time employees.
While it is almost impossible to eliminate the chances of injuries in a construction site, it is essential to reduce them by taking the necessary precautions mentioned above. Having a proper workplace safety and health management system can ensure that the right steps are put in place to protect workers on-site.READ MORE
How To Ensure On-Site Safety Procedures Before Construction
There is a considerable amount of legal requirements and processes in regards to notifications, risk assessment, safety plans, as well as examination procedures. This is because safety management starts with properly performing on-site assessments to identify any potential risks within the construction site.
The contract will proceed to undertake corrective and preventive measures to prevent any possible occurrences or hazards. In this article, we will be looking at how you can assess on-site safety procedures before construction begins. It is important to note that these safety assessments are necessary to achieve an occupational health and safety certificate.
The first step is to perform a general and specific risk assessment. The general assessment entails identifying loopholes that might jeopardize the health and safety of employees and occupants at a construction site.
Specific assessments, on the other hand, involve assessing specific hazards like hazardous substances, manual handling, noise, vibration, and work at height. These are all important to the safety of your employees.
CDM construction phase plan
The primary contractor or sub-contractor should prepare and continually update a construction phase plan throughout the project. This plan is presented in the form of a document that helps to plan, monitor, and manage construction work in a way that ensures everyone's health and safety.
The "health and safety file” containing all of the information regarding the project's health and safety procedures, applies to the CDM construction phase plan as well.
In colossal buildings where there are cranes, slings, and pulleys, all lifting equipment should be thoroughly examined to avoid any possibility of extreme hazards.
If technical examiners find a minor fault, they'll proceed to rectify it. If the defect is significant, they would have to replace the equipment and present a thoroughly examined report to relevant enforcing authorities.
Evaluation of fall arrest systems
All ladders, excavators, and scaffolds should be investigated to ensure that they work with maximum efficiency and adhere to safety requirement. In buildings like skyscrapers that are of tall heights, having effective fall arrest systems is critical to avoid fatalities.
Should an accident occur to any employee, the odds of survival would be incredibly low. Therefore, a thorough inspection is required on the equipment with the preparation of detailed and well-outlined reports.
The procedure and arrangements of bringing down buildings, dismantling, and structural demolitions should be presented in writing before the demolition is carried out. Contractors achieve this requirement by preparing a document and presenting it in the form of a risk assessment report.
Contractors can also prepare method statements for demolition to help plan and prevent any fatalities on the construction site. With overall uncertainty in the demolition of the building and the immensity of the risk, a method statement helps in ensuring strict adherence to training procedures and deal with any severe danger that might occur.
Hazards in construction sites are always an imminent risk. The underlying principle to achieve the most effective safety procedures and prevent the occurrences of such dangers is to undertake an on-site evaluation. It is also an effective way to achieve bizsafe level 2 recognition by the Workspace Safety and Health Council.
It is essential for the management to promote safety training and communicate to all involved parties about the imminent risks that may occur at a construction site.READ MORE
Health Conditions That Can Put Workers’ Safety At Risk
Many construction workers in Singapore suffer work-related health conditions, many of which are not caused by physical injuries, but by factory disposals. Such diseases can be vital to a worker's health and take a long time before they start to show any symptoms. What makes the situation difficult is that such conditions may likely arise after a worker has long left the company.
Having workers educated on credible information towards health condition is equally important. That is why having workers attend an essential course on fake news and scams can greatly increase their ability to distinguish credible information and fake news from unreliable source. It can also help workers to better understand more about their health conditions, as well as the required treatments and solutions they require which may go undetected if they are not trained in this area.
It is important to take note on all the information available towards safety training in Singapore. Here are a few pre-disposing health conditions that can put your workers’ safety at risk if they are not checked.
1. Airborne Fibers and Toxins
Health reports in Singapore indicate that many construction workers have reported rising health issues during the later stages of their lives. The problem here is that such conditions can take years before they come up. For this reason, workers and company owners are relaxed in implementing measures that prevent such health conditions from happening.
The primary cause of the problem is dust collected by stone masonry, and toxic fibre when laying carpet that are used in paints, flooring, and various other insulation materials. If not detected early, these conditions can lead to more severe illnesses such as lung cancer.
Reports have indicated that over 1000 deaf cases reported in Singapore are caused by noise. Construction sites are one such place where noise levels are extremely high. To prevent workers from such noise-related illnesses, you should advise them on wearing proper hearing protectors.
When choosing a hearing protective, ensure that they put on the right ones. The risk arrives when the wrong hearing gear is selected at a construction site. As this problem is not instantly noticeable, workers may not be able to detect this condition early.
Construction work is extremely challenging. Apart from the physical activity taking place in these sites, dust is a significant contributor to exhaustion. Dust reduces the circulation of oxygen that workers will have on these sites. Once a worker is mentally exhausted, their level of attentiveness goes down, opening the door for injuries caused by a lack of concentration. The best way to reduce such exhaustion is by drinking a lot of water and taking breaks in between work.
4. Moving Objects
A typical construction site is filled with workers and equipment in constant shifting mode from one place to the next. Many construction workers in Singapore have reported sustained injuries caused by moving objects. Companies must place warning signs where there are movements of dangerous objects as collision with a mobile object can cause workers significant injuries. Another way of preventing such injuries is by wearing necessary safety equipment while at construction sites.
5. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
This condition is likely to occur when a construction worker continuously uses handheld power tools. While the situation is treatable, once a person develops HAVS, the damage becomes permanent. One early symptom of this condition is numbness in the hands. If left untreated, the touch receptors can become limited for the worker.
If certain precautions are not adhered to in construction sites, they become a potential risk for both long and short-term health conditions of workers. Both workers and the management must be aware of the risk involved in working at construction sites. A good construction site will always have workplace safety and health management system in place to ensure the safety of its workers.READ MORE
5 Important Safety Tips That Should Not Be Overlooked
No working environment is 100 percent safe from accidents. Therefore, you should seek to have full knowledge of any accidents that may occur and prevent them. In addition, by ensuring that your workers and your employees stay away from injuries, they can continue to be productive throughout the day.
Safety training is crucial to every worker at a construction site. Here are 5 crucial safety tips that should not be overlooked.
1. Proper Handling of Tools and Machinery
Proper use and handling of tools and machinery will significantly reduce your chances of getting injuries. Before operating any machine, you can learn about the required safety measures required by attending CSOC training. One way to ensure the standard operation is to keep machines cleaned and maintained regularly.
Another risk of tools and machinery is using it for other purposes other than what it is intended to do. It is always better to use tools and machinery in the best way possible, such as pulley systems or a wheelbarrow, to lift heavy items rather than the hands of workers.
2. Wear All the Required Safety Gear
Different working environments have different sets of safety gear. In a much more dangerous working environment, there will be more safety gear as compared to others. On-site, it is best to ensure that workers wear the required safety gear, leaving none behind. This helps to prevent any unforeseen accidents, and greatly reduces the chance of injuries.
Keep your workers safe at all times by ensuring that they have the right safety gear on when they are at a construction site.
3. Report Any Unsafe Machine or Equipment
One of the most important factors of injuries and accidents are when a machine misbehaves or has trouble operating. If it is not reported beforehand, there is a chance an accident or injuries may occur to any employee or worker currently using it. Ensure that the machine or equipment is fixed and safe to operate so that you can ensure no employee or worker will be harmed due to it being damaged.
4. Keep Working Place Clear from Clutter
Having a clean workplace can prevent unnecessary injuries. In addition, having an organised workplace can positively impact workers and employee’s job satisfaction. It is important to ensure clutter-free workspaces as hazardous objects can be hidden in plain sight. Keep the workplace clean at all times so that you can prevent injuries to your workers and employees.
5. Stay Hydrated
In order to remain alert, staying hydrated is crucial at a construction site. No matter the weather, water is a critical component for the body. Without it, workers or employees may lose focus and come under light-headedness. To keep your workers safe at all times, having them carry a bottle of clean water around can keep them hydrated throughout the day. If not, having a place for them to drink and hydrate themselves can also help your workers to stay alert when working.
Keeping the construction site safe is the responsibility of everyone, including the management. Taking the initiative to ensure that all safety measures are carried out properly can prevent unnecessary injuries, and ensure the safety of your employees and workers. Above all, having a workplace safety and health management system in place can greatly prevent further accidents from happening.READ MORE
Steps To Better Prepare For A Construction Site Safety Plan
Every safety plan needs to be planned in advance so that you can implement them much more easily. The complexity of the safety plan goes along with the complexity of the project in equal measure. Therefore, all of the tasks found in a project should be evaluated independently to find out all the present hazards.
Some workplace hazards can be predictable while others are not. You need to tackle the predictable ones while seeking to enforce sufficient measures and prevent unpredictable hazards from taking place. You should also assign all the significant duties in the safety plan, including the role that handles an emergency and how he or she does it.
An appropriately and thoroughly prepared construction site safety plan will help you to bolster construction safety for you and your workers. Here are a few tips on how you can better prepare for your construction site safety plan.
1. Assign the safety representative
This is the supervisor to whom every worker reports to in case of any emergency. The appointed supervisor should have gone through relevant safety courses, including first aid training, and accident management and control. He or she should also verify and ascertain the workers’ compliance with the set guidelines on safety.
2. Cover medical treatment
It is important to assist a role for emergency medical cases. The role should highlight how the medical practitioners will be summoned and where the emergency services will be given. In such cases, an insurance coverage will be help to defray any cost incur.
3. Factor in safety inspections
Safety inspections help to foresee the future and prevent accidents from taking place. Point out the supervisor that will be in charge of performing regular safety inspections and make sure that all faults are noted and rectified.
4. Performance of continuous safety training
Safety training is an ongoing process on a construction site for new measures set by authorities. You need to include it in the safety plan and indicate how often it is carried out in the company. It should also include information on who is offering the training and their experience. See courses available for different roles on continuous training.
5. Proper housekeeping
Neatness and order in any workplace are mandatory. Most of the slips, trips and falls on a construction site occur due to the lack of proper housekeeping. Therefore, it would be imperative to include who handles the cleaning and how often he or she does it.
6. Protective personal equipment (PPE)
The use of PPE is mandatory on a construction site. Therefore, you need to include in the plan the types of PPEs to be used and who receives each one of them. You will also need to include who becomes responsible for enforcing the use of PPEs and how to replace such PPEs.
7. Reports on accidents
In the plan, indicate that all accidents, no matter the extent or severity, should be reported to the supervisor. The supervisor should then have the accidents reports in separate files. It is best to outline who will carry out the investigation on the accident.
8. Fire protection
Fires are quite common on construction sites and preventive measures should be set in to prevent fire hazards. Outline the fire protection equipment required in the safety plan and some of the precautions to take in the case of any fire outbreak.READ MORE
10 Most Common Accidents Found At Construction Sites
The number of people affected by construction-related accidents is rising every year. While it is impossible to foretell an accident before it happens, it is possible to use prevention methods to reduce the chances of it taking place. Such include training staff and enforcing the use of personal protective equipment, known as PPE.
To better understand the methods of prevention, it is best to understand what caused them. Here are the 10 most common accidents you can find at a construction site.
1. Scaffolding or falls from heights
This accounts for most of the severe injuries and fatalities on a construction site. Construction workers do several jobs on a construction site, including working at heights using scaffolding or ladders. It is imperative that they are taken through a work at height course for workers so that they can learn how to keep themselves safe while working at such high-risk areas.
2. Collapsing of trenches
Trenches are typical of most construction sites. However, they pose one risk – collapsing. When a trench collapses, it could bury the worker and all the tools and machinery that hits him or her.
3. Vehicular accidents
As a construction site is usually busy, people can fail to pay attention to their entire environment. In addition to the noise generated, it can be difficult to be aware at all times. With most construction sites located near roads, workers might not be able to catch the sounds of passing traffic entirely.
4. Accidents from machinery
Construction sites employ the use of heavy machinery, which is in turn, quite dangerous. This includes bulldozers and cranes, which can cause many injuries and fatalities when used improperly.
When workers work for too long under hot weather conditions, they can easily overexert, and this can even cause a heat stroke. This is why it is vital to give them frequent breaks so that they can relax and recharge.
6. Fires and explosions
Incomplete electrical wiring, leaking gases and unfinished piping are some of the leading causes of fires and explosions on a construction site. The best way to guard against any injuries during such occurrences is to wear safety gear and mount fire extinguishers strategically around the construction site.
7. Getting caught in between objects and items
Since there is a lot of machinery on a construction site, one could easily get entangled between them. This can cause serious injuries to an individual, such as losing a limb if they are not aware at all times.
8. Falling materials
Falling debris from heights can lead to head injuries, among other forms of injury. The best way to guard against falling materials is to use helmets and other headgear.
9. Slips, trips and falls
These are also on the leading end of construction accidents. Slips occur due to wet floors while trips and falls occur due to obstructions such as wires and loose chippings. Depending on how a worker lands on the ground, it could be dangerous or just a simple trip, slip or fall.
This is especially the case with workers operating mainly electricity equipment. The risk of electrocution is a possibility that they face every day. However, protective equipment such as gloves can help them ensure that they are safer when doing their job.READ MORE
COVID-19: How To Ensure A Safe Workplace With Safe Practices
As Singapore prepares to shift towards post-circuit breaker period of COVID-19, the work is far from over. On 3 June 2020, over 3 out of 200 workplaces were found to be breaking safe management measures put forth by the Ministry of Manpower. These measures are specific to minimising any COVID-19 risk, as well as implementing safety measures at workplaces. In order to ensure that your workplace is safe, there needs to be a workplace safety and health management system in place. The same applies to construction sites, where accidents and safety are equally as important.
Here’s how you can ensure your employees understand the safety system, the safe practices, and how they can continue to thrive under a safe workplace.
1. Social distancing whenever possible
The key factor in protecting your employees is to ensure that they are safe when they are working on the ground. As they will be mingling, shifting and congregating from place to the next, social distancing should be done as much as possible to limit any contagious outbreak on-site. Segregated teams are required, with each team working on a single area.
While on-site, all personnel must wear masks at all times on construction sites. This applies to employers, visitors, contractors, suppliers and others that may come in contact on-site. The top priority is ensuring that there are sufficient masks for all of your employees, and improving the working environment where possible so that they are able to wear masks for extended periods while on the ground.
2. Implementing health checks and protocols for your employees
Before your employees are able to return to work, a safety check for their health and their temperature is required. This not only helps you to keep track of your employees but also check regularly to ensure that they are healthy to work. An electronic system must be set in place to record down all personnel's health, for both entry and exit of construction sites.
In addition to health checks, you can also task your workplace to introduce contact tracing requirements. The TraceTogether app should also be downloaded and activated for devices on all personnel at all times.
3. Appoint a Safe Management Officer (SMO)
It is vital for employers to establish a system and implement safe management measures so that employees are able to work and minimise any risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. This is where a Safe Management Officer comes in. These officers can be union leaders or workplace safety and health officers, seeing over the coordination, implementation and supervision of all safe management measures at the workplace.
Employers must provide all appointed SMOs with the right instructions and information so that they are able to carry out their duties fully. If they were not previously trained, they are to undergo both safety training as well as training for safe management measures. Here is what the duties of a SMO include:
- Coordinate the implementation of safe management measures
- Conduct checks and inspections on-site
- Remedy any non-compliance immediately
- Keep all records of correction actions, checks, and inspections
Employers may also appoint Safe Distancing Officers or COVID Safe Worker Leaders to enforce safe distancing measures on the ground and to keep track of employee's physical and psychological well-being, respectively.
4. Cohorting & segregating for transport and accommodation
To ensure safety for all workers and employees at a construction site, cohorting and segregation are important factors to note. These require employers to cohort construction workers into a different living arrangement, such as on-site temporary accommodation, off-site temporary housing, or segregated from other workers into smaller units. For transport, employers need to provide dedicated transportation to worksites in small teams, with a regular updated schedule back from worksite to place of accommodation as well.
Construction sites, unlike other workplaces in Singapore, see a bigger number of employees interacting together during different periods of the day. It is crucial that all personnel adhere to safe management measures, and play a part towards minimising risk for themselves and others. Equipped with the right tools, knowledge and training, your employees can continue to feel safe and work safely at all times while they are on the construction site!READ MORE
Toolbox Talks On The Causes Of Fall And Fall Protection
Typical accidents from construction sites occur due to falls. However, this can easily be controlled using the precise mechanisms of operation. The worst fact about falls is that most of them lead to deaths – due to the massive impact. This is especially the case for workers located above six feet high. They face death and fatal injuries in case of any accidents or shortcoming. You can easily get rid of these tragedies and hazards, or reduce them through proper planning and training sessions. You can do so through toolbox talks, which we will be discussing throughout this article. You can correspondingly learn about this as well as other topics from the SSIC training in Singapore.
A toolbox talk can help to cater to the health and safety of workers at a construction site. It is more of an informal discussion that converses a lot on fall protection and guidelines. These talks are meant to be brief and straight to the point. They are also meant to ensure participation from everyone and are easy to follow through to the end. The talks are not time-consuming as they only take an average of five minutes to a maximum of ten.
Toolbox talks can be administered at any time, but preferably before meetings and shifts of work. Since they don’t take a lot of time, they can seamlessly connect with the meeting you have planned. During such talks, everybody should be encouraged to participate and engage in the session. This is either through sharing their meaningful insights or through asking questions. Workers should be told to hold discussions about the topic at hand and be allowed to talk freely, without any restrictions. Since they are participating in the conversation, it will be easier for them to implement the talk in their daily operations and activities.
Each session of toolbox talks should commence with the examples of incidents where falls occur and how the training will help to prevent them from happening. The guidelines should reflect the topic under discussion so that workers can seamlessly connect and apply them to work.
Some of the guidelines in toolbox talks include ladder safety, roofing work safety and scaffolding safety, among many others. For each talk, you need to have a training sheet that has blank lines. This is to allow workers to fill in how the topic relates to their workplace. There are extensive materials present for toolbox talks, and you need to ensure that you use all of them appropriately.
The risk of falls looms in every work station. However, different factors can increase the risk even further. Workers sometimes carry out unsafe operations, and in other cases, it is the condition at hand that is dangerous. Therefore, distinct contributing factors lead to falls each time. Some of the risky conditions that may cause a fall include the following:
- Having open holes at the construction site.
- Slippery conditions in the workplace.
- Leading edges that are often unguarded.
- Unmarked elevation changes.
- Damaged equipment such as ladders and staircases.
4 Top Risks And Hazards Found At Construction Sites
There is a reason why the construction industry is one of the riskiest sectors for all involved. It is the place where the most injuries and fatalities occur every year. However, the most important part of understanding these risks and hazards is that measures and safety plans can be put in place to control these problems.
One such example of why a construction site is deemed risky is due to the presence of heavy machinery and tools. If it is a chemical plant, there is an added risk of hazardous materials. When you implement and prioritize construction safety, you can cut down on such risks and hazards by a great margin.
Before doing so, it is best to understand some of the risks and hazards posed at construction sites. Here are 4 top risks and hazards you should know.
1. Working at tall heights
This is one of the primary risks in a construction site. Most of the fatalities in this sector emanate from falls due to working at tall heights. This is why proper training is mandatory for all of the employees working at tall heights. They should go through one-on-one training about the usage of equipment such as ladders and scaffolding, as well as proper handling of their PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment).
Meanwhile, if your employee will be operating a boom lift in the future to reach difficult locations with heights, then it’s key to be fully equipped with the knowledge on how to use such equipment; especially when it comes their safety and. Hence, put aside some time for your staff to take up boom lift training so they’ll know about the dangers of using these lifting equipment and avoid them.
2. Moving objects
Moving objects also pose a significant risk to workers at tall heights. When the construction is underway, moving objects tend to increase. Some of these moving objects among many others; include supply vehicles, forklifts, overhead lifting equipment and diggers.
All of these moving objects pose risks on the workers as they can lead to injuries and even fatalities. This is especially the case when objects move under uneven terrain. A good practice to counter this risk would be to balance and level the area where they pass and ensure that they operate far from workers. Another way to do this is to ensure that all the workers wear high-visibility jackets so that they can be seen by the people managing the machines, even from a long distance.
3. Falls, trips and slips
These risks can take place in almost any surrounding. However, due to the nature of the job description, a construction site is much more likely to expose one to trips, falls and slips. Falls usually occur when somebody is working from tall heights. Trips and slips occur due to obstruction from objects and oily, slippery or greasy surfaces.
Some of the obstructing objects may include wires and concrete equipment used at work. A good measure would be to place tools at the right places and ensure that all floors are cleaned and dried. If the floor is still drying up, then a wet floor sign should be placed. Analysing the possibility for proper placement on these cordless tools could prove to be beneficial as well.
Similarly, any of the above-mentioned incidents may also occur when you’re using equipment to access restricted job sites. This becomes a danger zone for staff due to the limited movement. As such, it may be necessary to take up relevant courses like scissors lift training and such to be fully prepared and ready to handle this type of equipment.
Noise is a common hazard in a construction site as there are a lot of physical operations involving tools and machinery. Excessive and repetitive noise can lead to hearing problems in workers, including deafness. Noise can also act as a distraction from work, leading to an accident on site.
The solution to noise is to use the right PPE for noise cancellation and to ensure that every employee or worker has one worn at all times when they enter into the construction site.READ MORE
How To Get Your Employees More Concerned About Safety
Safety is an important topic that many people tend to overlook. As important as it may seem, safety is simply elusive to many. In the case of accidents occurring at a construction site, as a supervisor, you will need to account for the safety measures and precautions you took to ensure that everyone is secured. Thus, it is a matter that you cannot afford to take for granted. There are different training schemes to use, including the shipyard safety instruction course in Singapore, and many other safety courses. Here are a few ways to get your employees more concerned about safety:
Prefer positive reinforcement
This will increase the behaviour of your employees in terms of safety. This means that instead of going hysterical at your employees over safety, do it in a friendly manner. Make it known to them that the measures are there to protect them from injuries and any looming danger. If possible, reward the employees who follow safety precautions to the latter. This will motivate others to work in the same direction. Using dictatorship and other sorts of negative reinforcement aren’t going to work, but instead causes fear and dislike. As a leader, make it your goal to instil responsibility for safety.
Make every employee feel appreciated and part of the entire process
You are never going to achieve safety alone. You will need the participation and cooperation of all the employees in the company. They need to feel that they are a part of the process and not subjected to it. It makes them feel special and ready to participate.
So, how can you make sure that everyone is participating and has the urge to maintain safety? Well, it’s pretty simple. All you need to do is to ensure that all workers are reminded that their diligence to safety measures is an integral part of their workplace. Also, inform them that by maintaining safety measures, they are not only safeguarding their own lives but the lives of all their co-workers too.
Welcome feedback and suggestions
Don’t be ignorant to the fact that you don’t know everything as a leader or boss. Due to this, you will need to listen in to the suggestions and feedback emanating from your employees. It is essential to reassure them that their feedback is meaningful and is taken into consideration. Also, when they finally come to you with suggestions, be sure to give them considerations. Never brush off any thought or idea, even if you think, in your discernment, that it is not right. Use employees’ feedback to make the right changes and fashion a way that matches the expectations of everyone at the workplace.
Lastly, learn to take action promptly, rather than delaying employees’ suggestions. It gives them confidence that you have them involved in the entire exercise of safety.READ MORE
5 Key Safety Tips For Working At Tall Heights In 2020
What is the definition of working at tall heights or high places? This is any work that endangers the life of a person through their falls and injuries. It could be as simple as using a ladder to work on a roof and any height that is more than a metre tall.
It is important to note that safety while working at high places is crucial to the life of a worker, no matter where they work or their occupation. Whether he or she is working there once in a while or regularly, wearing the right protection is mandatory. It only takes a single fault to cause massive damage and injury. Taking a work at height course would also help you in following these safety tips, which will keep you and your colleagues secured. If you aren’t sure, here are 5 safety tips you should take note.
1. Make use of railing
This is passive protection, which can help a lot in protecting workers from falling off tall heights. This is also by far the easiest way to keep all of your workers working at heights safely. There is no training required for this measure as the rail does the job of protection on its own. There are different types of rails you can use, and regardless of the kind that you use, they are very effective in preventing falls.
2. Choose the right PPE
Personal protective equipment, also known as PPE, has a direct impact on the safety of workers, not just for those working at heights, but also those working at regular duty posts. It would be best to choose the right equipment for your workers as this is what will guarantee their safety when working at tall heights. Things like helmets are mandatory and would help to protect their head in case of any falling debris.
Depending on the type of job being handled at heights, different protective gear would apply. For instance, if the workers are welding, they would need the necessary nylon harnesses for protection.
3. Use the right equipment
One typical mistake that many make while working at heights is using the wrong work equipment. It is pointless to wear all the right PPE and still use the wrong working equipment. It is not about convenience or whether the equipment is working as intended. It is about safety and protection from falls. This applies in the same way of using a screwdriver to hit nails. It is also the same in the way where it doesn’t make sense to climb a roof using ropes or trees other than a ladder.
Similarly, staff should have a sufficient amount of knowledge when using such equipment. Without the proper skills and knowledge, it can put one’s life at danger, damage equipment, and eventually, impact the company’s entire bottom line. Hence, it’s important for your employees to sign up for the right courses such as scissors lift training; only then, will you be able to travel around smoothly with a stack of heavy pallets, enjoy repetitive jobs, and so on.
4. Have first aid kits available
The fact that you have all the PPEs and right tools doesn’t write off the chances of an accident occurring. Therefore, in case of such an eventuality, it would be best to have first aid kits ready. In case of any injury, you can offer assistance before the individual can visit a medical facility.
5. Train workers effectively
Never assume that people know everything. Train your workers appropriately and adequately to operate at heights and remind them of all safety measures before they commence work.
For instance, when your staff has to use equipment at high heights, courses with boom lift training will help ensure a more secure environment, making it safe for operating equipment at any elevation.READ MORE
Keep It Clean: How A Clean Worksite Is A Safe Worksite
Due to the nature of work, you might not think that a construction site can be a clean place. Definitely, it won’t be as clean as, say, an indoor office; however, a construction site can also be kept organised and mess-free. Truth is, cleanliness at a worksite should not be overlooked because it can affect the efficiency and safety of the work. This is how a clean worksite contributes to a better working environment:
Keeping the worksite in an orderly state can help to prevent accidents. For example, there will be fewer chances to trip over stray tools on the ground. Many accidents do occur due to simple lapses like spilt liquids on the ground causing a slipping hazard. Attending a construction safety course can educate workers on the kind of things they should be looking out for around the workplace. Workers should develop a system to organise their tools, equipment and materials, and clear them away when not in use.
A construction site is usually already dusty and dirty due to the materials and process involved. This puts workers at risk of coming down with conditions such as respiratory problems or skin irritation. Thus, further risks should be reduced by keeping the worksite as clean as possible. This means not having stagnant water lying around to avoid the breeding of mosquitoes, and taking care to keep food and drinking water separate from the dirty areas of the worksite. As far as possible, the worksite should be kept clean enough to not be a breeding ground for pests and contaminants.
Increases the performance of workers
When your worksite is clean, your workers are likely to stay more healthy, thus reducing the chances of absenteeism due to illness. Therefore, a hygienic workplace can help to upkeep the performance of your workers. From another perspective, a tidy worksite can also improve the efficiency of your workers. When equipment and tools are kept in an organised manner, your employees can work better as they can locate what they need quickly. Of course, a clean worksite will also reflect better on your company, making your workers feel happier to work for you.
Helps to avoid loss of tools and equipment
An organised worksite will help workers keep track of their equipment, tools, and materials. This reduces the chance of losing their tools, and the time wasted looking for them. Ideally, there should be a system in place to arrange the necessary items near the work area, and a storage space to stash other materials that are not currently in use. This way, everyone can easily locate what they need, contributing to a more efficient workflow.
Indeed, a clean construction site is vital to maintaining the safety and efficiency of your workplace. You can find out more about how to keep your workplace clean and tidy in the bizSAFE level 2 course. Make it a point to keep your worksite clean from today onwards!READ MORE
6 Required Types Of Basic PPE For Construction Workers
Construction jobs involve vigorous activities. These activities can lead to either injuries or accidents. The safety of everyone working on a construction site is paramount. This is not only to ensure the continuity of the project but also for the personal welfare and safety of every individual. This is why safety training are vital to the sustainability of a construction project.
Ultimately, the safety of everyone, including the non-construction workers on a site, is the primary priority. The use of personal protective equipment is meant to cushion construction workers from any injuries or fatalities. You should make sure, as a site manager or employer, that everyone has their PPE at all times, irrespective of whether they are working at that moment or not – so long as they are on the site.
To get you started, here are some PPEs that workers are required to have.
1. Head protection
This includes helmets and hard hats. In a construction site, the chance of falling debris is a huge possibility. In any case, these debris land on the head of a worker can lead to immense head injuries and can even cause fatalities. This is why construction workers should have their headgear on. In the case where they fall, slip or trip, it will not damage their heads.
You should enforce the use of this PPE at all times by ensuring that all site workers that enter maintain their full headgear, including helmets and hard hats at all times.
The feet are also essential body parts to protect. All of the personnel on the construction site should wear footgear at all times. Sometimes the nature of work may put you in danger when you fail to use proper footgear. For instance, you can easily get electrocuted when you step on a live wire without the right foot protection. This is why it makes a lot of sense to wear sturdy boots that can guard your feet.
3. Reflective vests
Having moving objects are part of any construction site. These include forklifts and other site machinery. Some of these locomotive’s injuries caused can lead to severe damage and even fatality, in rare cases. Most of the injuries and fatalities that occur as a result of moving objects are a result of poor sight from the people operating the machines. Wearing reflective vests can help to solve this problem by ensuring that workers are always visible, even from a distance.
4. Eye and face gear
This includes safety goggles, which help to protect the eyes from any possible splashes and injury. Some projectiles and debris may affect the eyes without the right gear to guard them. The eye gear that you purchase should meet these safety standards.
5. Hand protection
Gloves are imperative to ensure that workers don’t get bruises on their hands. There are a lot of coarse and sharp materials on a construction site, and their improper handling could lead to injuries. Taking note that sometimes toxic substance could appear in the course of work, making hand protection an essential part as well.
6. Hearing gear
These are important to protect the ear from noise pollution, which may cause distraction or even deafness. Such include earplugs and muffs. They should also meet the ISO international standards that have been set.READ MORE
How To Make Safety A Way Of Life At The Construction Site
It can be challenging to maintain safety at a construction site, especially if there are many workers. Sometimes, all it takes is one person who fails to follow safety measures to sabotage the whole team. Often, people who do not adhere to safety rules do so out of laziness, forgetfulness, or complacency. However, the supervisor of the workplace can set the right tone for construction safety by implementing some measures to encourage the proper safety practices. Here are some things you can do to promote worksite safety:
Reward safe practices
Reinforcements in the form of praise or rewards can condition workers to choose safe habits. These serve as affirmation to the workers so that they know they are doing the right thing. If your worksite has a weekly or monthly award for the best worker, take into account the safety of their actions at the workplace. All these actions send the message to your workers that you place safety as a priority at the construction site. Together, the workplace can cultivate a culture of safety, and encourage each other to keep to safe practices.
Conduct regular safety exercises
It won’t help to have a rewards or praise system if your workers do not know what to do in the first place. Thus, regular safety exercises are useful to run through the expectations you have of them. Those who have been through safety training courses like the bizSAFE level 2 can help to guide the others who have not gone through formal training. These safety exercises can come in the form of onsite safety briefings, mock emergencies, and spot checks of workers behaviours. This way, workers can be constantly reminded of safe work habits, and be motivated to practice them all the time.
Set an example
As their supervisor or boss, you should set an example by practising what you preach. If you are telling your workers about safety all the time, you should also make sure your own actions reflect that of safe work habits. Only when you genuinely believe in what you are doing and saying, then will the people around you be influenced. By setting a good example to your workers, they will be more clear on what they should do, and learn to follow in your footsteps.
Invest in safety
You cannot expect your workers to practice safe habits if the equipment itself is malfunctioning – thus, by investing in safety, we mean to invest in things that will help to ensure the safety of your workers. For example, machinery should be kept up to date and in good working order so as to prevent accidents occurring due to a malfunction. The company should also invest in proper protective gear, and ensure there is a sufficient number for all the workers. Going one step further, the employers can also invest in the workers by sending them to training courses that are relevant to their roles, such as the work-at-height course for workers, or forklift operator training courses.
With a few steps, you can develop a culture of safety in your workplace. Build a safe worksite with your workers and make safety a way of life!READ MORE
4 Reasons Why Safety Is Important At A Construction Site
Many construction workers have taken shelter at construction sites where they are currently working due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as more and more workers begin to recover or resume work at construction sites gradually, it has become clear that construction safety is essential. Workers who are treated well and provided with the right tools can better prepare themselves when they are at a construction site.
Here are 4 reasons why safety is vital in a construction site.
1. Prevent outbreaks
Construction sites consist of many workers congregating together and managing their daily tasks. As many workers are gathering and moving from one place to the next, ensuring optimal safety in such circumstances can prevent contagious outbreaks and keep your workers safe.
A few ways to enhance safety measures is to provide temporary living quarters where your workers can stay in a while adhering to safe distancing. This can help to prevent further spread. Additional measures such as wearing face masks while carrying out essential work services such as vector control and site maintenance can minimise a contagious outbreak. Workers should also be informed of the key personnel to look for if they are unfit to work on-site during that day.
2. Awareness of potential hazards and risks
Potential hazards are some of the things that can make a significant impact on a construction site. For example, potential hazards and risks are much more dangerous at a construction site than in any other workplace. This makes optimal safety important at a construction site as you can better protect your workers from potential hazards while they work.
By having your workers undergo courses such as bizSAFE level 2, they can be better prepared and make improvements to their safety and health standards at a construction site. In addition, having an effective training plan in place for new workers on safety can go a long way in minimising common mistakes, incidents and safety risks.
3. Provide appropriate safety training
With training sessions such as workplace safety and work at height course conducted in basic English, workers will be better equipped with the knowledge and safety to work at construction sites. For workers who do not have the necessary safety training, it can be dangerous for them on-site.
Appropriate safety training prevents accidents from happening while working on the ground. Critical training on workplace safety is one of the most important factors for workers, allowing them to receive the right training and keep track of their own safety at a construction site.
4. Well-equipped and well-informed to minimise anxiety
When a situation happens that is out of anyone's control, workers will surely feel concerned about their current situation. There are many things you can do to ensure workers have a peace of mind. One such example is to have a proper rest time where they can relax and contact their friends, family and loved ones back home. When workers are connected to them, they have a peace of mind when they work, hence making for lesser distractions when on the ground and on-site.
While it is vital to ensure that workers are less distracted during work hours, observing construction site safety measures are equally important. Everyone plays a part in ensuring that safety protocols are adhered to at a construction site. By equipping yourself, your team and your workers with the right skills and knowledge, construction safety can be better maintained at all times. A safe construction site is one where everybody knows their required roles and are equipped with the proper training!READ MORE
Why Safety Inspections Are Essential At Construction Sites
A construction safety inspection is essential to have at a site, whether you do it independently or have a third party come to do it for you. The main motive behind performing safety inspections is to protect workers from injuries emanating from the work that they do every day. In turn, this can also help you to save on compensation costs and medicals bills, which are more likely to emerge after an injury or fatality has taken place. It is also more likely to prevent accidents from taking place by discovering and sealing the loopholes early enough.
Getting a third party agency to carry out the inspection for you is advised much more frequently rather than doing it independently. You can get a balanced opinion on what really matters without any sieving of information. Besides, you will then receive an occupational health and safety certificate, which will guarantee that you have established a safe and secure workplace for your staff. To bring you up to speed on all that you need to know, here are some of the ways site safety inspections are essential.
Improves results in the construction site
The more frequent safety inspections are in the company, the higher the chances of productivity and positive results going up. Workers will get the impetus to work more confidently after being assured of their safety and health while working on a construction site. Therefore, after every inspection, make sure that you take every instruction you get seriously by working to improve the site’s safety.
Saves on costs
Engaging in a third party or even yourself to conduct a site safety inspection helps you to cut down on unnecessary spending in the future. This is because when you unravel some of the potential workplace dangers early enough, you are able to deal with them before they eventually get out of hand. As mentioned above, an accident or injury on the construction site can cost the company a lot of money.
Creates a checklist
Since safety inspections are consistent, they help to create a checklist of things that have been handled and those that are still pending. This way, the construction site becomes easier to manage and ensure that all of the things established are running accordingly.
Improves workplace motivation
Would you work at a place where you are uncertain of your safety? If you have answered no, then you should not expect your employees to say yes to the question. Therefore, you need to reassure them that their safety is guaranteed when they are working on site. You can do this by conducting regular safety inspections and even going further to share the results with them.
Reduces the chances of accidents
Accidents on a construction site can be very common, and some of them can become quite severe. To prevent them from happening, or reduce the chances of any accidents taking place, it would be advisable to conduct safety inspections often and regularly. They can unearth any possible opportunities for accidents to take place and help you deal with them early to guard your workers better.READ MORE
Here's How You Can Be A Safety Professional At Your Worksite
Beyond written rules and guidelines, safety is a way of life. As much as a safety handbook is effective in teaching safety, one must know how to practice these safe habits on the ground. Only with a safe environment and safe workers can the construction project be completed successfully. Therefore, it is crucial that everyone on the construction site adheres to safe work behaviours.
Are you confident of your construction safety knowledge? Here are some tips to help you become an expert at worksite safety.
Get sufficient training
Depending on which type of construction project you handle and what types of machinery are present, you need to get the relevant training to equip you for your job. For example, there are forklift operator training courses to help people get familiar with how to operate the forklift safely. For those who need to work on high-rise constructions, a work-at-height course for workers will be beneficial. At a reputable institution for workers, construction workers will receive the necessary training to do their job effectively and in a safe manner.
Stay up to date
As we know, technology changes so quickly in the world. The construction industry is no exception. There are often new equipment and machinery, new workers, or updates to safety regulations. It is essential to stay in the loop so that one can update their own skills and knowledge to evolve alongside the changes. By having an ongoing thirst for knowledge, you can regularly update your skills by attending related courses, talking to other safety professionals, and reading up on the latest construction industry changes.
Practice what you learn
It is useless if you learn about safety but do not put what you learn into practice. For example, what use is it if you know that you need to put on safety gear, but do not do so? After learning about worksite safety, it is important to use the knowledge you have gained in your daily work so that you can actually contribute to the safety of your workplace. This way, it also helps you to remember the rules, and soon it will be second nature to you.
Set a good example
When you practice good safety habits, others will soon follow. This is the power of influence, where you have the ability to affect other people. While other workers may have forgotten or choose not to follow the safety rules, you can remind them and set an example by adhering to the regulations. You can use what you learnt in the safety courses to explain to your workers about the risks and dangers of not working safely. Coming from their colleague or supervisor, they are more likely to understand and follow suit.
Becoming a safety professional at the construction site is a noble path to take. Make sure you equip yourself with the right knowledge and skills so that you can help to maintain a safe work environment for you and your workers!READ MORE
Don’t Wait Till It's Too Late: Safety Lapses To Avoid
The construction site is fraught with dangers like heavy materials, sharp objects, powerful machinery, and so on. With just one instance of oversight and negligence, accidents are waiting to happen. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of safety practices one can take to ensure safety for you and the people around you.
Below are some of the common safety lapses at construction sites – are you or your workers guilty of any? Learn how to keep safe by avoiding these mistakes!
Failure to deal with electrical hazards
Most of us use electricity daily without a second thought – but that does not mean it is risk-free. Many construction site accidents occur due to electrical faults, most of which are preventable by taking the necessary precautions. Electrical safety can be followed by ensuring the site’s electrical system is correctly wired with voltage regulators and circuit breakers, proper labelling of electrical parts, and sufficient training on how to operate the equipment. However, workers sometimes skip the safety practices, for example, by overloading the power outlet, out of convenience or forgetfulness. It will be too late to wait until tragedy strikes to change these habits. Apart from regular checks for the electrical system, there should also be safety spot checks for workers to see if they are adhering to safety guidelines.
Failure to use protective gear
Protective gear is an essential part of construction safety to protect workers from work-site injuries, such as falling objects, sharp nails, and high heat. While it may not avoid accidents altogether, it reduces the extent of injuries to the worker. At times, the difference between having a helmet or not can determine whether a person survives an accident. Thus, it is an unfortunate mistake when workers fail to put on their safety gear, which may include the helmet, boots, gloves, safety jacket, and safety goggles. Although it is a simple step to protect oneself, some people may forget, or choose not to put the gear on when doing simple tasks, or wear them improperly. Thus, it is essential to train workers on these safety procedures and remind them regularly.
Not carrying out a safety risk assessment
After working for a long time without incident, it can make people feel complacent and become lax in their safety habits. However, this is the time when many accidents can take place. This is why it is crucial to carry out regular safety risk assessments to check the safety of your workplace. The risk assessment can include checks on the infrastructure as well as on the actions of the workers. These assessments are vital to ensure that potential hazards are reduced, and that workers are adhering to safety regulations.
Safety is of the utmost priority in the workplace. To find out more about work safety at the workplace, you can check out the bizSAFE level 2 course that equips learners with risk management knowledge. For shipyard workers, you may consider the SSIC training course. Together, you and your workers can avoid potential disaster by practising safe work habits!READ MORE
What Makes For Engaging Construction Safety Training?
What pops up in your mind when you think of construction safety and training? A boring, tiresome, and time-taking process? Well, this doesn't have to be the case all the time. It’s possible to make safety training worthwhile and yet still fun and engaging at the same time. But how do you go about doing this? Here are a few ways to make construction training more meaningful and less boring:
Use several methods
Pizza is excellent, and many people love to eat this delicacy. But, would you still love it if you ate it every day of the month for a whole year? Most probably would answer no to that, but why? As much as it is a favorite, monotony will make it unpopular.
Similarly, with construction training, if only one method is utilized throughout, there is a higher chance of participants losing interest. This will make them avoid paying attention to the essential parts of the training, thus making all your efforts go to waste. To break up the monotony, one needs to employ different methods. Aside from using slides, for example, you can use other means including but not limited to demonstrations, live-action, and animations. This will help get your message across without resulting in boredom. Also, you can incorporate humor to add to that entertaining aspect while still ensuring that the message drives home.
Bring in experts to the training
You cannot conduct training solely with scripts and booklets. You need to bring in experts from the field that have substantial knowledge. For instance, if you were to conduct training on fire response and prevention, it would make more sense to invite a firefighter who has hands-on skills on the topic. By having these experts freely sharing their experiences and including some funny anecdotes, employees can connect and relate more easily.
Merge sessions with breaks
It shouldn't just be a dull day of training – you know what they say about Jack, work, and play. Use breaks to revitalize employee minds and have them on their toes between different training sessions. One right way to achieve this is through the use of games that engage the workers both physically and mentally. The main idea behind it is to reduce fatigue and to remove boredom.
Organize a drill
A drill is a mock rehearsal of an accident or any other dangerous occurrence meant to instill disaster management training. It is carried out impromptu in most cases and should only be done after a thorough explanation of the disaster training course is given to employees. Do try to make the drill realistic and have your workers take it seriously as practice in the event of an actual emergency. You don’t want to have them be playing around now only to end up with real injuries and casualties later.
Plan a team-building exercise
Aside from uniting the workers to be more productive together, team building can be a great avenue to use for training employees on disaster preparedness. Whether through a retreat or any other exercise, you can quickly get your employees trained and ready in no time via this method. Again, it is an excellent way of teaching individuals on how to handle an emergency or accident collectively as a group as opposed to individually on their own.
In summary, the above methods can help you train employees or workers in the right manner while still making it fun and exciting for them. This way, they will easily be able to commit the training to memory.READ MORE
Why A First Aid Kit Is Essential For A Construction Site
In many cases in nearly every sector, individuals ignore the crucial role a first aid kit plays in the event of an emergency. No matter what your level of precision and care in following safety procedures, accidents are still bound to happen. And when they do, you need to have a remedy near you in case the situation gets out of hand. This is why it is essential to have a well-packed first aid kit for every construction site. There always comes a time when you wish you knew something beforehand. Here is a chance to learn the importance of a first aid kit, so that you won’t end up falling victim to regrets.
There is a lot that a first aid kit can do in the moment where someone gets injured. We never anticipate accidents and injuries, and that’s the case even with death. But it is imperative to understand that such occurrences are inevitable. Here are a few genuine reasons why you need to have a first aid kit on your construction site:
To offer help when it is urgently needed
Some cases don’t allow for the injured to head to the hospital immediately, mainly due to the severity or urgency of the injury. For such cases, a first aid kit helps to contain the situation before it gets out of hand, at least until the arrival of paramedics and medical specialists.
An example is a case of extreme blood loss. We, as humans, don't have a blood bank inside the body. So, when someone starts to bleed, the situation can quickly get out of control when too much blood is lost. First aid would have to be administered to staunch the bleeding before the arrival of an ambulance.
To prevent liabilities and unwanted costs
You can easily get in trouble by failing to have a first aid kit at your construction site. If an accident occurs, and there was no first aid kit to help the victim(s), you may be sued and be forced to fork out money as compensation and to settle other costs. Also, you may have to foot an unexpectedly huge bill as a penalty. Make sure, therefore, that you have a well-stocked first-aid kit at your convenience.
Helps to ensure protection and peace of mind for your employees
To facilitate better productivity from your workers, you need to have them settled. For them to rest assured of their safety, you need to have several measures in place that can help in the eventuality of an accident. Some of these safety equipment includes fire extinguishers and first aid kits. These kits can play a major part in saving lives and protecting those working on the site in the event of an accident. The last thing you want to see happening is losing the life of an employee due to lack of a first aid kit.
To minimize the extent of injuries
Some injuries that happen on a construction site can easily be prevented from worsening. One might have a simple cut, but if not attended to early, it can worsen to become a more significant injury. In brief, by having a first aid kit, you are reducing the severity of an injury of the individual. The longer a person has to wait to be treated, the more severe the situation ends up.
In summary, having a first aid kit is a construction safety precaution that can save lives in addition to relieving you of the burden of bearing unwanted costs.READ MORE
To What Extent Can Construction Safety Training Save Lives?
In a world where danger is prone to occur at any given time, we should be prepared to handle the threat when the situation calls for it. Unfortunately, most construction firms and companies ignore this critical factor, often to be met with devastating consequences. Research has shown that most of the accidents and sustained injuries on construction sites are a result of negligence and a lack of proper safety measures or training. It is therefore imperative to correct this mistake for the better. Accidents are a typical phenomenon that can take place even in fields unrelated to the construction sector. The worst-case scenario is one which results in a loss of life when an accident occurs. However, this doesn't mean that such dangers cannot be prevented. Thus, here are a few arguments as to why construction safety training is essential, in addition to how it can save lives:
Prevents the real danger from occurring
Every time individuals walk into a construction site, for one reason or other, they face the potential risk of an accident occurring. This is the reality, even if we assume that it is unlikely to happen. Numerous accidents occur every year, and most of them are unexpected. However, not expecting an accident to take place doesn't prevent it from occurring. Instead, we should strive to avert the situation while at the same time working to improve on our preparedness rate in case it does happen. The danger entails transportation errors, assaults or violence, falls, electrical faults, and fires, among others. Errors resulting from transportation and operation of machinery can be prevented through proper safety training. For instance, attending forklift operator training courses can guide workers in operating forklifts in the right way. Through mastering the professional handling of machinery, employees will become increasingly vigilant to possible dangers and better at preventing accidents.
Reduces injuries, casualties, and loss of life during an accident
It is a fallacy to say that accidents can be done away with altogether. Essentially, whether one likes it or not, they are bound to experience accidents at some point in life. However, practical safety training will not only prevent anyone from losing their life but also reduce the chances of casualties and injuries occurring. In simpler terms, yes, the accident will happen eventually, but it will not cause massive damages. Human life is precious and should not be lost due to mere negligence of safety precautions.
Makes workers more alert to safety hazards
When employees on a construction site are equipped with the right set of skills and training, they start to be more alert and less vulnerable to damages due to accidents. This means that they will be aware of any hazards that may contribute to an accident and will administer the necessary remedy to prevent such an occurrence. This can significantly help to save lives that may otherwise have been lost had the mishap been ignored.
To wrap it up, you have been enlightened on some of the reasons why safety training should be enforced, in the perspectives of both an employee or as an employer. Aside from saving lives, which is the most crucial reason, you can equally cut down on unwanted costs that may arise due to an accident or negligence of the proper safety procedures.READ MORE
Why Practical Training Is Vital In Site Safety Procedures
The construction industry is one of the most hazardous places in employment, and it becomes even more so when workers are inexperienced. Sometimes, the higher authorities of the organization overlook the safe environment that should be offered to workers. An efficient business knows that by providing training to workers, the risk factor can be reduced and even eliminated. As a result, the organization should look to conduct various workshops.
By organizing these workshops, the workers will be provided with knowledge about how to operate the machinery and make use of the equipment. Technology has been continually developing in the construction industry for the past recent years. It becomes even more essential to train and update the skills of the workers who are currently working in this sector. Other ways you can train your workers include having them take up relevant courses, such as work at height course for workers that seeks to prevent accidents at construction sites.
Accidents can sometimes be life-threatening. For instance, falling from a height, injuries from machinery, working in confined spaces, and more. By training the workers right, there are a few benefits that can come from it:
If the workers are well-trained, they will not make mistakes while working. As a result of which, there will be no disruption during working hours.
Completion of goals
If the higher authorities are organizing regular workshops, the workers can get hands-on training with the machinery and make them complete their work in less time.
More workers will be attracted
If the organization is imparting knowledge about the safety measures that an individual can take, then more and more workers will be attracted simply due to how few organizations believe that there is no need to train workers.
Importance of education
Education plays an important role when it comes to following safety measures. If a worker is educated or even literate, they know what actions should be eliminated and what things should be followed. Through education, workers can pick up basic norms, values and ethics. These values are essential in ensuring that the chances of misunderstanding through the lack of communication will be less. In today's scenario, it is crucial to stay updated with technological changes happening around us.
There are quite a few ways by which training can be conducted. The following tips are a few common tips that a worker should consider at the site for workplace and construction safety.
- Sturdy and hard hats should be worn on the head while working to eliminate the risk of getting hurt if something falls on the head.
- The workers themselves should be able to recognize the consequences that may occur due to the mishandling of any machinery or equipment.
- Workers should always read the instructions given on the chemicals before using them. They should know of the proper way to handle them.
By providing workers with on job training, the company will be able to work effectively and efficiently. This increases productivity from the worker’s side. With proper guidance, there will be fewer disputes that otherwise could have occurred because of safety issues. It is proven that practical training is the best way to keep a worker intact with construction work.READ MORE
Tips To Ensure Your Employees Are Protected When On Site
Safety is a major concern in any working environment and should be observed at all times. As an employer, you may not be able to always make sure that the safety measures in check are followed and, hence, the need for the workers to be responsible as well.
A few things that you can do to make your workers safer on the site are like.
Give them the right protective gear
A construction site normally has a lot of materials, machinery, and equipment. It is important that you provide them with the right protective gear so that they don't get hurt while working. Some of the protective gear may include helmets, to prevent anything from falling on their heads and hurting or knocking them out. Work gloves that will keep their hands from bruising when they are picking up debris. Work footwear that will protect their feet in case they accidentally step on anything sharp in the debris. Eye goggles that will keep small pieces of dirt from hurting their eyes are another essential equipment they should have.
You may also provide overalls that they will wear when on site. Giving them protective gear is not enough, have your site supervisor ensure that they have them on before they begin working every single day. Whoever doesn't have protective gears on should not be allowed in the construction site until they observe construction safety regulations.
Have regular inspections of the facility and the equipment used
You should avoid a scenario that leads to getting sued by your workers simply because the tools that they are using are faulty. You need to have the machinery regularly checked to make sure that everything on site is in good working order. You may feel like hiring experts to do this will be an added unnecessary expense, but it may save you a lot of money in the long run. Environmental management system consultants can assist you with the inspections.
Create a stress-free environment
Whenever there is tension in an environment, the staff tends to get wound up and make more mistakes that could have been avoided. You should have a way of talking with your employees in a way that makes them comfortable too. Listen to them whenever they have a complaint and do the best you can to make their working conditions favourable to everyone. In case one of them messes up, then find an amicable way of sorting it out without instilling fear to the rest of the workers. You should also be considerate of the hours that they work. A tired employee will be less sufficient and likely to endanger their lives and those of their colleagues should they have to operate machinery or work in dangerous places.
Train them on safety
You should also educate them on how to observe safety whenever they are on the construction site. They should learn not to handle naked electrical wires around the site. In case an accident occurs, it is important to investigate it and put precautions up so that it there is no repetition. Any time an issue arises, note it down and then have it fixed immediately so that you avoid any accidents or incidents that may arise. Keeping your employees safe and feeling protected is one of the pillars in a strong business excellence framework.READ MORE
The Essential Traits That Construction Site Workers Need
It is important to have people who are knowledgeable in a construction site. They should know what to expect and the right solutions when working in a construction site. It is also important to have people who have the relevant knowledge when it comes to safety issues as well because they can use it to save not only their lives but those of their colleagues too.
When hiring employees to work in a construction site, you need to look for people with the following traits:
A team spirit
In a building site, people need to give each other a helping hand every on a regular basis. Having someone around who doesn't work well with others will make the site a very unpleasant place to be, and you will find the work lagging behind.
This is very important, especially when a worker needs to have all the tools well arranged and ready for the next day. If you hire a person who leaves everything scattered everywhere, then they will always waste valuable time the next day trying to find the tools before they start their work.
Any person who looks for a job in a construction site should have the constructions skills and knowledge so as to be able to work there without any pressure. Even if they are going to get extra training, such as bizsafe level 2 training or construction safety training, when they start the job, they need to have some prior knowledge. If they have mechanical knowledge as well, then that will be an added advantage.
This is very important because there are so many instances that require the workers to communicate with his peers or bosses. Whether it is written or spoken, the way the worker communicates has to be effective enough so that the message can get across.
A good sense of awareness
While on the site, the worker may feel uneasy about a certain area of the construction phase, even if everything seems okay. People with a critical sense of awareness such as these can alleviate and mitigate problems or accidents if they follow through to confirm that everything is as it seems.
Great coordination skills
A person who can effortlessly organise and coordinate the workflow can be a great addition to your team. Such people can help you in managing and supervising the other workers as well. This can make your work as the boss much easier and less stressful.
If a worker is not very knowledgeable, but they are very eager to learn new information, then you can give them a chance. Since new information, technology and tools are always coming up; it is very important for the person to be able to adapt quickly.
You should also consider the physical fitness, strength, and overall wellness of the person before hiring them to work in a construction site. In addition, you can ask the worker to attend safety-training courses to receive occupational health and safety certificates before joining the team.READ MORE
Construction Workplace Made Safer: A Quick And Easy Guide
No matter what job is assigned to you, the risk at your workplace must be reduced. A company should understand the difference between taking safety measures and maintaining them. Organizing a couple of workshops and putting up posters isn’t enough. Maintaining a safe environment for the employees will make them engrossed in their work, thereby increasing productivity. Prevention is better than cure. Just by considering some measures, an organization can acquire a lot of benefits.
The higher authorities of a company should ensure that proper safety measures are taken for the benefits of the employees. Here are a couple of simple safety measures that can be taken to make the working environment safer for employees.
1. Educating employees
The company must train all the employees regarding the safety measures that they can take while working. The entire scenario should be conducted in the language which is understood to them. The employees need to know their rights in a construction site.
2. Reduce stress
Workshops can be organized regularly so that each employee gets ample chances to participate actively. In this way, the stress level of employees can be greatly reduced.
Another alternative can be to organize parties on the completion of projects so that employees can eliminate the stress that they were taking and start afresh with a new project.
3. Recognize the risk
It should be the responsibility of everyone ranging from the lower authority to the higher authorities to recognize the risks that are prevalent at a workplace and play an essential role in maintaining construction safety.
The common factors like location of the workplace, shifts or time duration, equipment used by the employees and kinds of injuries should be considered. Proper measures should be then taken to eliminate these factors.
4. Give employees breaks
If an employee is not given adequate breaks, then issues like stress, overall condition of the employee and its negative impact on the organization may arise. Some organizations believe that just by making their employees work 24/7, they can achieve productivity, but that is not the case. Breaks should be given to employees to re-charge themselves for the rest of the day.
5. Ensure employees are well-trained
Proper training should be provided to the employees regarding the equipment that they will be using while doing their job. A manual guide should be given to each employee so that they can refer to it while working with the machinery.
6. A fire extinguisher at the workplace
Fires are another potential hazard, and to combat it you would require fire extinguishers. You should seek to have fire extinguishers present at the workplace where employees are working, and where they can easily find it.
7. Give appropriate equipment to employees
Employees should be given necessary equipment that suits the job assigned to them. Apart from this, a proper session should be conducted by occupational health and safety consultants with vast knowledge about the equipment that is there at the workplace. With educated employees that are guided well, they will be able to handle the equipment better.
8. Formation of a safety committee
A safety committee should be formed so that the issues that employees are facing at times regarding their safety can be addressed.
9. Construction of fire escape routes
Fire escape routes should be constructed so that it will become easy for employees to escape in case of emergency.
10. Terminate potential hazards
All the causes of injuries should be recognized, and several steps should be taken for the prevention of such risks. Although, the higher authorities are responsible for ensuring that appropriate safety measures are taken, the employees themselves should also work towards keeping in mind the instructions that are given to them.READ MORE
Safety 101: Using The Right Equipment In Construction
It is a common occurrence for people to utilize tools that are not originally meant for usage in such a particular way. While it may work for you, the end doesn't necessarily justify the means. Accidents and injuries sometimes arise due to the use of tools unfit for the job. This is why it is vital to use the right equipment to enhance construction safety in the workplace So, the next time you think of using that hammer or screwdriver in the wrong manner, remember that you are not only making work harder for yourself but also increasing your likelihood of sustaining injuries.
An attempt to improvise a tool for a function that it is not meant for can end in tragedy. In essence, indiscriminate tool usage is a remedy for disaster if you are not careful. Most of such safety precautions are covered under bizsafe level 2. Various entities in Singapore offer lessons in this course and later award certificates to individuals. You can take advantage of these certifications to improve your safety awareness and skills as a construction worker.
While working on-site, you may have made use of a tool at one time or another that isn't meant for a particular job and gotten away with it. However, it is imperative to note that this may not be the case every single time you do so. An accident or injury doesn't happen at the same place all the time. Therefore, you might think you're safe—only to end up nursing wounds and counting your losses after a momentary slip of the hand. The first rule of safety in any construction site is to use the right tool. The wrong tool can easily snap off and end in a disaster. Here are a few reasons that might give you the impetus to use the right tool:
Prevents injuries and accidents
Although cases whereby a loss of life resulting from the use of wrong tools are minimal and rare, it is still worth noting the importance of making use of the right tool. Aside from the loss of life, there are several other effects that can be accrued from using the wrong device. One example is injury and accidents. Several unnecessary and easily avoidable accidents take place on a construction site due to improper tool usage. It would be quite unfortunate to end up hospitalized due to such negligence. Sometimes, the injury may be so grave that one is forced to lose a body part. Such a drastic incident can be averted by using a device only where it is fit to be used.
Saves on numerous costs
In the case of an accident resulting from misused tools, you are bound to incur several charges that will lead to many losses. For instance, you may be forced to answer to the injured and later replace the machine that got destroyed in that process. Why end up in such an easily preventable situation? By using the correct tool, you stand to save on such loses and unnecessary costs.
Helps to improve the longevity of tools
You may have the most up-to-date equipment on your construction site, but if you don't maintain them well, you'll be left with reduced productivity. To increase the durability of any tool, you need to use it only for the purpose intended. The wrong usage of tools can destroy them and render them useless. When machines are in good working condition, this ensures the safety of workers.
To conclude, the aforementioned are the reasons why you should use the right tool in the exact place it is intended. It doesn’t cost you much to do this right and will keep you out of harm’s way.READ MORE
Construction Site Safety: Vital Measures To Implement
The basic responsibility of any employer is to protect the rights and lives of their employees, whether it's a closed office space or an open construction site. When it comes to working at an ongoing construction site, any site manager must be well informed about all of the construction safety norms which require being a part of the ongoing construction site. This is because any site manager is primarily responsible for the life and safety of his staff at the ongoing construction site.
Here are a few necessary measures to take beforehand to ensure the safety of the people working on a construction site.
Accidents are unforeseen circumstances which may lead to loss of lives and money. These accidents cause a delay in the ongoing work and also cost the company non-monetary losses. There are other losses as well, such as the loss of time for the worker who is met with the accident, other workers who have to stop working due to the accident, loss in raw material being spoilt, loss in damaged equipment and more.
There are various direct and indirect costs which can occur in the case of an accident at an ongoing construction site. With a site manager that has an understanding and knowledge on safety norms, it can help to avert these unforeseen circumstances.
Each process at a construction site has to have safety measures in place. There are various operations which happen simultaneously at a construction site, and a site manager should be able to set up the required safety norms for all of these operations. The heavyweight machinery, which is used at construction sites, require to be checked daily to see if they can be safely operated the next day.
The machinery has to be in good working conditions and require regular maintenance which helps in preventing major accidents at any construction site. While the managerial staff is responsible for all of the safety measures to be undertaken at any operational construction site, it is the site manager's primary responsibility to ensure all safety norms are followed by keeping in mind the team's well-being.
A construction site is a place where a site worker comes into contact with various kinds of cement, chemicals, equipment and machinery. There are various medical problems which may happen due to any individual coming into contact with these hazardous chemicals and cement mixtures, such as skin allergies, itching, irritation, etc. The clothing or the gear that the team wears need to cover their body while working at the construction site completely. The long sleeve gloves, safety goggles and high boots are some basic needs of the team at any construction site.
The site manager needs to have the managerial team implement safety measures for his team to be able to complete the project on time without any unforeseen accidents happening on site. If required, you can call in occupational health and safety consultants to survey the site. These safety norms are essential in preventing any delay or loss, especially at a construction site.READ MORE
Necessary Protective Gear For Construction Site Workers
Anything can happen on a construction site, and that is why it is necessary to be always prepared. In case of any eventualities, ensure that your workers have the right protective gear on to safeguard them from any severe injuries. Sometimes, protective gears can save a life. Unfortunately, most construction sites have workers who are lax in complying with the standard safety procedure. This endangers their lives and puts them at risk of sustaining multiple injuries. It is quite necessary to observe construction safety at all times. Prevention is no doubt better than waiting for a tragedy to occur and floundering for a solution.
Remember, if an accident occurs as a result of negligence on a construction site, the consequences are far direr than you can imagine. Aside from the potential injuries and loss of lives, the entire team and project will end up with a tarnished reputation. Furthermore, you are likely to be imposed with a stop order that prevents you from continuing with the project, thereby delaying completion of the work. As a contractor, this also increases the costs you have to pay for out of your own pocket, thus bringing down profit. These are just some of the consequences you have to face if you don't make use of the right protective gears. In Singapore, just like any other country, workers must put on personal protective equipment (PPE). Here is some of the essential protective gear for workers on any construction site, grouped according to the areas of the body they protect:
This safety gear helps guard the head against injury that may arise due to objects falling from above. It also shields the head from accidental bumps against fixed objects and prevents direct contact with hazardous items that may lead to electrocution. Hard hats are one of the best head protective gears and should be routinely checked for any cracks or dents. Any headgear found to have defects should be replaced.
Work shoes and boots fall under this section and help to prevent any possible injury to the feet. They should have soles that are puncture and slip-resistant. Depending on the construction site, it may also be necessary to take further precautions by wearing footwear which also guards the toes. This gear aids in preventing injuries as a result of falling objects and bulky items.
Hands do most of the work on a construction site. Thus, it only makes sense to give them protection from injury. One sure way to achieve this is through the use of heavy-duty gloves. Different types are necessary depending on the job one is doing. For instance, there are insulated gloves for working on electrical equipment, welding gloves for joining metals together under high heat, and concrete rubber gloves for abrasive concrete work.
For this part of the body, workers need to put on ear defenders or earmuffs. This is to protect the ears against the damage sustained from noise pollution.
Eye and face gear
The face is an especially important part of the body and needs to be guarded well. Here, face shields and glasses are usually utilized to prevent objects and dust from getting into contact with the eye or any other parts of the face. This is especially important when grinding, welding, nailing, and cutting, among other operations.
In summary, the above protective gears are essential for every construction worker to be able to prevent injury and loss of life. As much as they may be tedious or uncomfortable to wear, it is still imperative to ensure that your employees put them on for their own safety.READ MORE
Benefits Of Having A Construction Site Safety Certification
Construction sites are among the areas of employment where hazardous accidents can prevail in the everyday working environment. At times, certain accidents can even be life-threatening and leave traces or permanence in worker’s lives.
There is a need to understand the benefits that a worker can get from workplace safety. This way, many things can be achieved at once. To get you started, here are the benefits of having a construction site safety certification.
1. Enables the company to establish a substantial positioning in the industry
The responsibility of maintaining construction safety falls on the shoulders of the higher authorities of the company. If appropriate measures are taken for the safety of the workers, then the company will be able to achieve a substantial positioning in the industry.
If a company is shown to be taking great care of their employees, the company is more likely to flourish because other businesses are willing to work with a company that takes care of the people working for them.
2. No disruption
Typically, the main hazards you’ll find at a construction site include falling objects, dust inhalation, injuries from machinery, carrying heavy loads, and many other dangerous accidents. Any of such incidents can negatively impact a worker’s life greatly, be it health-wise or working ability-wise.
Henceforth, by creating a safe environment in the workplace, workers can focus on the projects knowing that their safety is assured of. It will not only help in creating a disruption-free environment but also enhance the performance of the employees.
Finishing a project on time depends upon the employees. As such, higher authorities should ensure that proper safety measures from noise levels of construction sites and industrial operations are within the permissible range for employees.
3. Staff retention
A construction site safety certification benefits your employee greatly; it doesn’t just equip them with the knowledge and skills to handle your equipment appropriately, but they’ll also appreciate the thoughtfulness by encouraging them to apply for construction safety or workplace safety workshops.
When employees are comfortable within the safe boundaries of their workplace, they are likely to obtain satisfaction with their job. This will increase not only their productivity but also the overall performance of the company.
4. Enhanced productivity
Once employees are ensured that they are working at a safe place, they would be punctual and keep themselves focused with the work assigned to them. This will increase the productivity from the employee's end. Another significant benefit is that there will be no disputes taking place because of safety issues that have been solved.
5. Attracting more employees
If your company is reputable enough that they are providing proper safety measures for employees, then more and more people will be attracted and would love to work with your company or company. It will not only benefit them, but the workload can be divided among more people, making the process of completing work done more efficiently. Overall, you will be able to see an increase in the performance of the company.READ MORE
Haven’t Been Wearing Your Ear Muffs? Reasons To Put Them On
In any field, prevention is better than cure. The construction industry is no exception to this rule because treating a damaged ear is far more difficult than preventing it from happening in the first place. Therefore, you should strive to guard your ears and other parts from injury through wearing the right protective gear. Unfortunately, most workers operating under constant noise pollution neglect this rule and end up having to fork out money for treating what would have been prevented. There are numerous difficulties in working with your ear unprotected. So, if you haven’t been wearing your earmuffs, here are a few reasons as to why you should start doing so today:
Exposure to excessive noise puts you at risk of developing certain conditions
There are numerous medical conditions that you are likely to develop if you don’t guard your ears well enough. When you expose yourself to noise pollution as a one-time or continuous experience, you stand the risk of ending up with certain conditions such as ONIHL. In full, this refers to occupational noise-induced hearing loss. This condition can either be permanent or temporary depending on the severity in which it hits your ears. Also, it can affect either both your ears or just one. There are chances, though rare, that the condition will occur upon your first visit to a noisy construction site without protective gear. Otherwise, it mostly occurs after several times of exposure to noise pollution without ear defenders. Tell-tale signs vary from difficulty in hearing words to pain in the ears and a vertigo-like feeling. If you do experience such effects and signs, treat it as a wake-up call for you to visit an ear specialist. The worst part of this condition is that it has no cure and can only be controlled or managed.
It can affect your mental health
Yes, exposure to noise pollution doesn’t only affect the ears but also the brain. And this is why construction safety is key to preventing such occurrences. Mental health can be affected where a person gets depressed or stressed. This occurs due to working under high levels of noise pollution. It distracts you, as an employee, from the work you are doing and thus reduces productivity. When concentration levels go down, this can lead to depression through physical and emotional strain. Remember also that sleep will be affected in the long run as you will suffer from sleep deprivation and homesickness. Lack of sleep often results in constant fatigue, mood swings, dizziness, and occasionally, memory loss for some. It also makes one more vulnerable to diseases and injuries.
Affects cardiovascular functioning
In addition to the ears and brain, the heart may also end up at risk of being affected by high levels of noise pollution. The heart is affected when there is a sharp rise in the heart rate. This can lead to several other complications including hypertension and high blood pressure.
Based on the effects above, it is only wise to prevent them from occurring than going in for treatment after the damage has already happened. Thus, you should insist that your employer gives you a set of ear defenders if he or she has not done so yet. On the other hand, if you are an employer, you should protect your employees from the devastating effects of noise pollution. After all, if any injury occurs due to working on your site, you’re likely to be the one footing the medical bills and compensating the affected worker.READ MORE
Why Worker Safety Is Essential In The Construction Industry
Every employer needs to make sure that his or her employees will be safe when they are at work. However, this is not always the case due to either ignorance or lack of knowledge. To avoid unnecessary medical expenses that may be incurred in case one of them gets hurt, organising training sessions that prioritises construction safety will help in alleviating such scenarios.
Let’s also take a look at the various reasons why safety should always be prioritised.
To protect lives
The first and most important thing when you think about safety issues is to avoid the loss of life and the inflicting of serious injuries that will affect the workers for a very long time.
A typical construction site usually has various types of equipment. Some of them are more complex than others, but it’s essential that all of them abide by safety regulations and are certified with the occupational health and safety certificate.
In addition, the workers need to handle every equipment with the utmost care. As small as a nail is, it can cause massive damage to a person if stepped on. Setting aside a day or so to have the workers be taken through how to be safe while on the site can be a deciding factor in establishing a safety standard for everyone.
Save your money and time
When your workers are well trained on how to handle themselves and the equipment on the site, the chances of accidents happening are less. When there are no accidents, you will not have to allocate more funds for compensation of an injured employee or to replace spoiled pieces of equipment. You will also be able to get a lot of work done as well when none of the workers is taking time out because of injuries from the site.
When the people working for you are well trained in safety, they will be able to use the types of equipment at hand smoothly without second-guessing themselves, making them more efficient.
Complying with the law
In case an accident occurs, you as the employer might need to have the insurance company step in and help with the payment of either hospital bill or getting new equipment. Facilitating training for the staff will go a long way when you make your claim. When you don't have a lot of claims, you will end up paying much lower insurance premiums. Training the workers will also save you from being sued by them in case anything happens. The relevant construction safety trainers will give out an occupational health and safety certificate once a company is deemed qualified.
Have a higher productivity
This simply means that that the work that needs to be done will be finished on time, especially for the ones with timelines. Your employees will feel safer and secure when they know that you have their best interest at heart and truly care about their welfare, not only the work that they will be doing for you.
Such training might not come cheap, especially when you involve safety experts, but it is a necessary expenditure if you want to have a safe working environment.READ MORE
5 Key Practices To Improve Construction Site Safety
Working at construction sites is amongst one of the most hazardous land-based occupations. The organisation at times overlooks safety at these sites. Sometimes, accidents can be life-threatening. The responsibility for providing construction safety falls on the shoulders of higher authorities. They must ensure that their employees are making use of the appropriate equipment or if they realise that their employees are finding it too difficult to complete a task, they should organise specific workshops to provide information regarding the usage of the equipment and the machinery.
Apart from these workshops, practices should be taken into consideration and implemented. Here are 5 essential practices that can improve construction site safety.
Training should be a key part of ensuring the safety of employees in the workplace. Most importantly, higher authorities should look to ensure that their employees are safe from the territories of the workplace. They should train the existing employees as well as the new ones regarding standard safety. The workers should be tasked to undergo proper training sessions on security practices, such as the awareness about the possible hazards that may occur. Through this first training session, a worker will be able to know more about what safety measures to take.
Before considering the condition of an injured worker and taking them to the hospital, several immediate measures can be taken to provide necessary aid and reduce panic. As such, imparting first aid kit knowledge is a must.
Supervisors play an essential role in ensuring whether proper safety measures are being taken. Every construction site must have a strong supervisor who is willing and capable enough to keep an eye on the employees. They should keep track of day to day actions of the employees and correct those who are not following safety procedures that should be followed at a construction site.
They operate as the leader, keeping everyone intact so that the goals and targets set by the company can be achieved. This way, they can eliminate the disruptions that may arise due to accidents. By creating a safe working environment, the employees will be able to focus on their work.
Awareness about many things at a construction site is essential. The employees should be aware of the possible hazards that may occur. Recognising the risk and working in a perpetual state of wariness is the best way to eliminate accidents. To avoid the possibilities of accidents, the organisation, including the employees working in it, should be aware of the risks.
The higher authorities of an organisation should ensure that the employees working at the construction site are aware of the risks that may arise while working and should protect their employees from these risks. Henceforth, it is absolutely necessary for an employee to go through adequate training before they start work at a construction site. Gaining sufficient experience also plays a part in one’s own safety.
Lack of communication can sometimes lead to frequent misunderstandings. At a construction site, accidents are more likely to occur because subordinates do not communicate with their employees. There are many ways to enforce communication, such as walkie-talkies, smartphone devices and more.
It is the responsibility of the staff members to ensure that the work assigned to the workers are being communicated properly, keeping in mind the measures that should be taken at the construction site.
Hiding accidents that have taken place at a construction site is sometimes the worst thing an organisation can do. If there is transparency between the public and the organisation, then various safety measures can be taken as a result whereby the choice of working at the construction site lies in the hands of the employee.READ MORE
3 Simple Ways To Create A Safe And Secure Construction Site
An ongoing construction site is a place that is most prone to unforeseen incidents if the safety rules are not in place. There is a whole lot of machinery and equipment all working simultaneously and have to be in good condition so as to avoid any onsite accidents. The safety of the site has to be of primary importance to the managerial committee. A good site safety plan in place can help the company complete the project on time and ensure the safety of all workers until project completion.
This makes construction sites a dangerous place to work in, especially with the news of lives lost through sheer negligence when preparing a safety site plan. To help you out, here are 3 simple ways you can create a safe and secure construction site.
Work Site Assessment
The first thing that any site manager should be doing before his team starts working on a construction site is to assess the entire site. There are common reasons for how accidents can happen onsite. As such, the site manager has to ensure that the equipment and machines are in proper working condition before the team begins their daily work.
Proper signs have to be put up on the work site informing the team about fire and emergency protocols, first aid procedures and amenities which are available at the site. There should be a proper security team hired to monitor the site for 24 hours, including the entry and exit points of the construction site. The entry and exit points for the heavy vehicles and staff would be different to avoid any accidents. The site manager at the end of the day should check the entire site and taking into account what work has been completed and what work is required to be done the next day.
Training the Team
Training is an essential aspect for all jobs, even if employees have been through it before. Each construction site has its own rules and refresher training that is always welcome for old employees too. The team has to be made aware of all the safety protocols to follow, in the case of any unforeseen incidents that could happen when working on a construction site. The construction industry employs a large number of people worldwide where a lot of lives are lost due to negligence daily.
The new employees on the team have to be trained on the usage of equipment and clothing gear. This is also an excellent time to let the existing employees remain updated on current safety protocols. The training should be crisp and created in a simple format for any team to understand.
Providing Safe Gear
Each worker on the site has to wear proper clothing and safety gear so as to be able to carry out their daily work. This is because there are various chemicals, cement mixers and chemical solutions being present and used at construction sites.
The site manager has to ensure that the team is provided with proper protective gear when working on the site. Essential clothing such as long sleeve gloves, long rubber boots, helmets, safety glasses and anti-slippage footwear are some of the few crucial protective gear that the team cannot work without. The workers should also have protection in place for their hearing and breathing. It is of utmost importance that these workers understand construction safety with proper protection.READ MORE
Safety Tips That Must Be Implemented At A Construction Site
Working at a construction site can be dangerous because of all the tools, machinery and chemicals that are involved during the construction of a building. The employees that work on a construction site need to be aware of the dangers that can occur, and also make sure that they follow the safety tips that are implemented.
As an employer or manager, you should implement these safety tips for your workers to maintain a high level of safety standard.
Have an emergency exit plan
You need to consider some of the life-threatening emergencies that may occur when they are working, such as fires caused by electrical malfunctions and have a way of ensuring that everybody can exit the area safely. The employees need to familiarise themselves with all the accidents that can occur and be ready to follow the protocols to the letter. They need to take any construction safety training that is offered seriously to them by the employer. There should be policies and procedure set in place to make it easy for the employees to navigate safely too. In case they are allowed to have visitors during working hours, you need to set a separate place for that so that the visitors are not exposed to any danger.
Wear protective gear
The employees should be responsible enough to wear protective clothing and gear that is given to them without fail whenever they are in the working area. The employees also need to make a report in case any of the gear is worn out or spoiled, and have it replaced with a new one immediately to avoid lapses in safety.
Have an open communication
It is important for the workers to be able to express themselves in a free yet respectable manner. Such communication will help in case there is an issue that needs to be sorted out, hence creating a better working environment. Be attentive to them and address the issues as fast as possible.
Put up signs
Sometimes a worker may be too occupied at work to notice his or her surroundings, which is quite dangerous. Putting up signs around the construction site will keep reminding them of the dangers around them and can go a long way in ensuring that safety measures are observed. The signs also need to be written with colours that can be visible from a distance.
Organise for them to have regular breaks
Your employees need to be in a good state of mind, especially when they are working in a high-risk environment such as a construction site. They don't all have to stop for a break at the same time, because that may affect the productivity and timelines that you may have set out, but having short, regular breaks will make them feel less tired, and their minds will be more alert.
Before you do this, you need to ensure all the employees understand the risks involved. After facilitating safety training for them such as construction safety, then you should let them know that you expect them to observe all the safety measures because their lives and the lives of the people around them may depend on that.
Have a manager or supervisor who will be able to hold briefings every morning before they start working and give out reminders. In addition, you should also be certified with the occupational health and safety certificate so that your workers work in a safe environment.READ MORE
Dangerous Workplace Hazards To Avoid In A Construction Site
No employer wishes to have their employee getting hurt while they are at work, although it doesn't always turn out that way. Any construction site is prone to have an accident now and then, and the accidents may be minor or major. It is important to try to foresee what can lead to these accidents and remove them or find a safe way to use them so that you can keep having a safe environment for everyone.
Some of the hazards that you may encounter at the sites may include:
Having sharp objects in a construction site is a common thing, especially when there are tools and equipment. Even though you still need most of them to be able to do your work well, it is imperative that there is a safe way to organize and keep them when not in use. If your workers are using nails, then always remind them to pick up any that are fallen and put them away nicely. If you make it a habit, then you will find that there will be minimal sharp object injuries.
These refer to most machinery that is found on construction sites like forklifts, bulldozers or even cranes. These types of equipment can cause a lot of damage to the human body that can even result in death if not managed and handled properly. When using such pieces of equipment, it’s essential to have barriers set up so that the machinery operates in a designated area. In addition, operators of these machines should be trained in construction safety courses and also equipment operation training like forklift training. That will also help to keep out pedestrians and other motorists.
Any building that is being constructed has to have wiring so that there will be electricity when it is done. In construction sites, the presence of exposed wiring is very dangerous and can cause death. You need to make sure that you have qualified electricians handling the wiring of the building. Even then, the electricians need to be extra careful and keen on what they are doing. Any machinery that uses electricity should be handled with utmost care. You should train all the workers to ensure that any electrical object is not subjected to water or other liquids. Cables and wire should also be insulated, and if any is left exposed, then the electricians should be informed as soon as possible.
Stability of the building
It is possible for a building to come tumbling down if the foundation structure is not properly built. You need to have experts check the construction from day one until the end of the construction work. The foundation needs to be able to handle the number of storeys that the building will support in order to avoid future mishaps.
There are a lot of adhesives and chemicals that are used in a construction project. Most of these materials can cause harm to the body if inhaled directly for a long period of time. You should ensure that the workers wear their protective gear whenever they are on site to avoid such harm. In addition, there should be strict protocols implemented on the handling and storage of such toxic materials.READ MORE
Construction Equipment: How To Keep Them In Top Condition
If you have a construction company, then surely you have invested in heavy machinery and equipment that cost a lot of money. These types of equipment need to be operated, handled, and maintained with care for long-term use. It is also an important part of your business excellence framework to have equipment that is safe and well maintained in order to minimise costs.
If not well taken care of, the equipment will suffer from wear and tears that will affect how well the equipment works.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the general things that you should do to ensure that all machinery is in working order.
Cleanliness should is a priority when dealing with equipment. Whether it is a hammer, pliers, or an excavator, you should ensure that when the job is done at the end of the day, the tool or equipment is cleaned so that it can be ready for use the next day. The cleaning process may vary depending on the type of machinery that you are using and there are also different methods of cleaning for each of them. There are some that you will simply need to wet a cloth and then wipe off any kind of dirt or debris from it, while there are others that you will need special chemicals to clean effectively. It is essential to follow the steps that have been given for cleaning by the manufacturers.
Lubrication of the equipment
Most machinery that has moving parts need to be oiled from time to time in order for them to work flawlessly. The frequency of when to oil it will be determined on how often the particular tool is used. This will prevent the parts from accumulating rust. When that happens then corrosion sets in and then the wear and tear begins.
Adhering to the manufactures recommendations
Following the manufacturer’s advice is definitely the best thing that you could do. This is due to that fact that the manufacturer will know the best maintenance methods for their equipment, and they know what it is needed to make it last longer and better while also being certified with the occupational health and safety certificate that makes it suitable for use.
You should also get the repair parts from the same manufacturers that you bought the machinery so that you get the appropriate parts. It may be cheap to have other parts from different places, but chances are that it will affect the overall performance and shorten its lifespan. As a safety precaution, if a machine is specifically meant to lift or carry then you should not use it for other functions.
You may have followed all the other instructions religiously on how to care for the equipment, but you should also be knowledgeable when it comes to how you store the equipment. Heavy machinery, especially, should not be placed in unsafe locations or be exposed to the elements to observe construction safety.
You should ensure that these equipment is placed in a dry shed with a covering so that the weather elements like rain and hot sunlight doesn't cause damage and degradation to the machines.
Buying such equipment is a huge investment and no responsible owner wants to waste or lose their financial investment so make sure that you take care of them in the best possible way.READ MORE
Why Safety Courses Are Important For Your Employees
Observing safety rules should be everybody's first prerogative in any company.
However, it may not always be so and hence the need to have your staff educated on the dos and don'ts when it comes to being safe in the workplace. This is extremely important in a place like a construction site, where debris, stones and dust are easily accessible.
Here is where safety courses come in to educate your staff, and through this article, you will understand why they should be properly trained.
Induction into the company
Whenever new employees join the company it should be a must for them to get training in safety measures. This will enable them to know what is required of them at any given time.
It will show them how serious the company is when it comes to safety issues and hence observe them. Also, it elevates the trust that the older employees will have, simply because they have knowledge of what to do at any given time.
If you run a company or business that has high accidents risks then the employee should be properly taught on how to handle themselves when they are on the site.
Safety courses can help learn how to handle heavy machinery without causing harm to themselves or others. Fork lifting training can help an employee be able to use it without any unforeseen eventualities.
Be able to respond to emergencies
If the employees get safety training then whenever an emergency occurs they can act in a swift manner to save a life or reduce the extent of the damage. However, if they don't have the knowledge - they may end up doing more harm than good.
This mainly happens in construction or building sites where you may find that some sort of debris may fall on a person, if the employee is not well trained there are some ways that they could hold them in an attempt to give them aid yet they are causing more injuries to the internal organs.
Buying new machinery
If you want to advance with technology then you have to offer training on how to use the new pieces of equipment as well. At times, the manual itself is not sufficient in completely teaching your employees.
Equipment does not come cheap so invest in the training so that they are looked after in an appropriate manner.
Getting a promotion
When an employee is in an organization that rewards and promotes their staff then having a safety course is very important to be part of their being integrated into their new positions. The training will enable them to smoothly fit into their positions.
You should emphasize on the importance of such a course to them and expect everyone to fully participate. There should be a measure that is taken if the employee breaks the rules.
When it comes to safety training it should be done across board from the senior most employees to the juniors, because everyone is in the same environment so no exceptions should be there.READ MORE
Ways To Protect The Brand Image For Your Factory
Regardless of your business type or which industry that it’s in, having a brand is very important in any business. To put it simply, it is a sure proof way of being known by your clients and adds on to your revenue.
By protecting it you are ensuring that your customers can continue getting the best value of their money when they do business with you.
Below, you will find several ways of protecting the brand image for your factory.
Align with the right people
For your business to thrive you have to make sure that you are working together with the right people. Whether it's regarding your partners or employees, they have to possess good qualities and contribute to the business.
Ultimately, you should be with people that will add value to your brand image and not take away from it.
Sell your brand to your staff before your clients
This just means that you need to make sure that the employees working for you completely believe in your brand.
You may wonder why that is important when your main objective - is to get the customer to like it first. But you should remember that as long as you don’t deal with the clientele on a one-on-one basis every day, the staff should be able to sell it to them. And they can only do that if they believe and trust in the brand.
This will also be crucial because you don't know who your employees interact with when they are not at work and such casual conversions can ruin your brand image if it is leaning towards the negative side.
Do not compromise when it comes to quality
You should be very cautious when it comes to quality. Whether it is a service or a product make sure that you continue to give your clients the very best. Do not be deceived simply because you have a wide clientele that you can start giving out substandard services or products.
Deliver what the customer has paid for and your brand will continue to be the best. You should have the necessary forklift license in Singapore to be able to operate such machinery.
Have a story behind it
Most brands come as a result of a time that was special to the owner; you should also relate it to something meaningful whether it is to you or the society in general. This can be a way for clients to connect with you even if they have never personally met you.
You should also put measures in place to discipline any staff member found misbehaving while having the factory's uniform on. This will make them be more careful about how they interact and behave whether they are at work or not because they are an extension of the brand image.
It can take quite a while to build a brand image, but destroying it can happen very fast if you make just a few tiny mistakes. Keep in mind what you need to do so you are able to protect your brand image, without damaging it at all.READ MORE
Tips To Promote Teamwork In Your Factory
For every business to have great returns, the staff needs to be able to work together flawlessly. And even if that is not fully possible due to differing personalities, they should at least be able to respect and help one another in the workplace towards the common goal of making profits.
Some great techniques to promote teamwork are listed below.
Encouraging and embracing diversity
You need to create an environment that is acceptable to different types of people. If meals are usually served at work and you have Muslim employees then you need to cater to them as well, it would be wrong for the cook to be serving pork without any other alternatives. There might be people whose personalities are a bit hard to deal with and yet produce amazing work. You should encourage them to be more understanding and be kinder to the person as well yourself.
Appreciate them for a job well done
Saying thank you to the staff when they have done a good job is very important. You can do that by organizing a lunch at the factory together. Get some gift certificates for them. Or maybe some personalized mugs for them. Whatever you do, make sure they feel appreciated.
Include them in decisions
You don't have to impose your opinion on your workers all the time simply because you are the boss. You can ask about their views and even implement some viable ones—especially if it concerns their welfare at the workplace. You might be shocked at how good some of the suggestions are in contributing to the growth of the company. This will also make employees feel like they matter and belong.
Organize a team building session
You can organize a team building session or construction safety course when the factory or company is not operating. This will not only make the employees become friends and know more about one another, but also create a trust that is needed for a more compliable work atmosphere.
You can reserve a hotel with a spacious ground to do this or head to your local park and get a caterer to organize some food and drinks. You can even encourage them to bring their families with them so that it becomes one huge get together. At the team building session, try to include exercises that are not only fun but engaging as well.
You can decide on one day in a week where you and your staff members meet earlier to jog or run together. You may think that it is too much of a hassle, but you will definitely see rewards in the company's productivity. It is also a great way of making the staff take care of themselves. Before you embark on this, you need to have showers at the workplace where they can freshen up after exercising.
It is advisable to establish some rules for a smooth-running factory. You should also make sure that everybody knows their roles well to avoid stepping on each other toes.READ MORE
Importance Of Staying Alert In Fostering Construction Safety
Being alert of your surroundings at a construction site can help boost safety. This is because construction sites are highly prone to risks and dangers. The most common reason for accidents to occur at construction sites is due to negligence. Therefore, maintaining a clear and precise focus while working on a construction site is mandatory. Any slight deviation in your attention can cost you a lot of trouble.
Here are some of the typical accidents that take place on a construction site and, how being observant is an essential preventive measure:
Falls are some of the most common accidents taking place on a construction site. They also fall under the most significant cause of fatalities in the construction sector. Many will argue that several factors play a part in falls, including inconsistent footing, the lack of ideal protective equipment, and also human error. Human error is among the highest contributors to falls.
Human errors occur due to a lack of observation and focus. Some instances include the minute you change your attention from the work you are doing to maybe, getting a hold of your phone. Accidents can happen in a split second. Therefore, it is important to avoid any form of distractions, especially if you are working on a construction site. This is why most employers prohibit the use of phones when working, as this leads to a change of focus; hence, the occurrence of possible accidents such as falls.
Three main types of burns can take place in a construction zone – chemical, electrical, and sunburns. Out of the three, chemical and electrical burns are the most undesirable and can be sustained through human error. Unfortunately, many people are not observant when working in a construction zone. For instance, one might fail to notice a sign on the wall, cautioning him or her of a possible chemical or electrical danger. This is mainly due to negligence and lack of concentration, which again points us back to being observant. When you fail to focus on construction safety, you will fall prey to accidents and injuries.
As a worker, ensure that you read every sign you see, observe and follow the advice stated. Even a simple wet floor sign can save you from slips or falls. The electrical or chemical hazard signs are mostly in red and in a triangle form, which makes them too conspicuous to ignore. Keep your eyes open and your mind alert every second you are on a construction site.
3. Injuries from tool misuse
It is imperative to use the right tool for the specified operation. Using a pair of pliers to drive nails into wood works perfectly well. However, is that the right tool to apply for the job? Use a hammer instead, and a pair of pliers only where it is intended. Besides, it will not cost you much to be observant of simple rules. You may be lucky to get away with tool misuse at times; however, you will not always be that fortunate.
4. Injuries due to improper clothing
As an employer, you need to make sure that your workers put on the right sets of protective equipment when working. If you are unable to ensure this personally, you should appoint a supervisor to assist with this task. Observation of workers as they operate on the site is mandatory. It may help prevent a significant fault that would have led to a tragic accident.
In addition, you can also seek advice from environmental management system consultants on how to ensure that your work area is kept safe and secured for everyone.READ MORE
Tips To Enhance Safety At The Workplace
Safety should be a major concern to everyone, whether you are the employee or the employer. Even with stringent safety measures already put in place, precautions should be taken to make sure that their workplace is a safe, and conducive environment for staff.
You may have taken all the precautions necessary, but if your work area is messy and cluttered, all your efforts may all be rather pointless. Having items strewn all over the floor can lead to a horrible accident if someone were to trip over them. Even if there is a janitor who is in charge of the cleaning, be sure to keep your space neat and organized.
Do regular checking and maintenance on the machines
Depending on the type of company that you have, you will need machines to help the workload run smoothly. Some of the machinery used can be quite dangerous, hence the need for proper care.
Keeping the equipment being used in good condition is a way to avoid accidents. Make sure that they are well oiled and cleaned. This will enhance construction safety.
Have training sessions for the employees
You need to train your employees on how to be safe at work. This may cost you some money for paying the trainers—but it will save you much more in terms of offsetting the hospital bills that the company will need to pay if an employee gets hurts at work. Ensuring they learn what to do in certain emergencies will minimize the likelihood of workplace injuries.
Put up signs around the workplace
Even if you are dealing with experts at a workplace, it wouldn't hurt to put up signs. This can come in handy when someone is absent-minded and doing things without thinking, or perhaps out of habit. When they see the sign, it serves as a reminder that the product or room is not safe, making sure they take the necessary precautions before handling anything hazardous or entering the room. An example would be a hospital whereby it is necessary to have signage indicating rooms with radiation effects.
Equip your staff with the necessary gear
It is important for your staff to have the protective gears needed at work for safety purposes. If you are in the construction business, you need to make sure that all the workers on site have their helmets on. There are some who will need to have gloves and work boots to protect their hands and feet. You shouldn't forget the eye goggles as well to protect their sight.
Have qualified personnel
There are some companies that tend to hire people who are not fully trained for a particular job and then train them as they are working. While these companies do save a lot of time and resources, it poses a huge risk when it comes to accidents. Hiring a well-trained expert who knows how to work with different types of equipment may be expensive, but will save the company money which would have otherwise been used to cover frequent accidents occurring.
Don't forget to have fire extinguishers, fire blankets, and first aid boxes in the company. The first aid boxes should also have everything required in it.READ MORE
How To Identify Training Gaps In Your Company
For you to get the very best out of any training, you should know what your employees really need. Training costs money and time, which makes it essential for it to be fully maximized. You don't want to have the staff miss work and not learn things that need to be utilized well in the company.
You can identify the gaps by doing these things:
Be keen on communication skills
There are some tasks you will assign your staff that require extensive training. This is something that the staff has to carry out every single day. An example would be an employee who is in charge of dealing with customer service. Be it serving food or being at the front office, the staff needs to be able to know how to communicate well with the clientele. They need to learn how to be respectful and polite. The training should teach the staff how to deal with difficult guests in an amicable way. If you feel that there is a communication break down between the staff as well, then the training would be able to help. How the client is spoken to can be a deal breaker for whether or not they return again.
Monitor technical and industrial tasks
You can tell if your staff needs training when they struggle to do industrial or technical tasks. They may be conversant with different equipment but since pieces of equipment are getting better with technological advancements, they may feel out of place. You don't want to have staff getting hurt simply because they have not familiarized themselves with the machinery. If your staff needs to manufacture and assemble parts or appliances, then training them will enable them to do it well. If you consistently do so, your employees will be able to deliver amazing work, which will elevate your brand.
Assess them on product knowledge
It is important for the staff to be fully aware of the products or services that you provide as a company. A lack of knowledge can make your business look unprofessional. Your staff should be able to answer any and all questions pertaining to the kind of service or product that you sell without mumbling or being confused. You can also carry out training by getting staff to introduce a new product or service to the consumer.
You can set goals that employees need to achieve within a certain time limit and assess whether or not they will be met by then and how best they will be accomplished. Ensure that the goals are clear and well understood by the staff before they embark on them.
You can select a few of the workers who need to be trained in a certain department. You can also use bizsafe level 2 to learn more about the gaps that you need to fill. Try to talk with your employees to know what they struggle with when it comes to service delivery. You can have mentors who are able to relate to the employees and have them help out when needed.READ MORE
The Importance Of Attire & Safety In A Construction Site
Personnel protection equipment, also known professionally as PPE, is the gear that every worker must don before going to a construction site. The minimum gear that one has to put on is a pair of glasses and a helmet, though it is still considered and deemed as insufficient. Tons of other clothing should be worn by workers who require extra layers of protection. This is to guard against any eventualities. Aside from protecting workers from the dangers at a construction site, protective gears also help to reduce the challenges that occur in a workplace setting.
Some of the risks faced by construction workers include naked flames, burns, trips, falls, radiant heat, acid, and electrical faults. This is especially true for workers operating in high areas. However, workers on ground level are equally vulnerable to traffic dangers and falling objects.
For more information on workplace safety and how you can ensure that your environment is safe for workers and neighbors, you need to plan a meeting with professional ISO 45001 consultants in Singapore. Otherwise, the following protective gears will help to bolster construction safety:
1. Protective gloves
Our hands work the most on a construction site. You will probably be using your hands a lot since construction work involves many hands-on skills.
For this reason alone, you need to guard them against any accidents or eventuality. Wearing safety gloves is the best precaution to take against any injuries or damage to your hands. When you encounter live wires or chemicals unknowingly, these gloves will protect you from potential danger.
2. Fall protection equipment
Putting on fall protection equipment is imperative, especially for workers operating above six feet. For such high areas, accidents, if any, are fatal. Therefore, it is crucial to be prepared, and employers should ensure that all employees have the right fall equipment that protects them against any fall-related accidents.
3. Hearing protection
Hearing gears include ear muffs and plugs. Construction sites tend to have excessive noise, and this can affect one's eardrums or entire hearing system. To avoid footing enormous bills for your employees and to ensure their well-being, make certain that they put on the right hearing guards and do not suffer from impaired hearing.
4. Respiratory gears
The human breathing system is very sensitive. Therefore, you need to guard it using the best equipment, which includes facemasks. A typical construction site has too many dust particles and polluted air. When these intoxicants get into the breathing system, they jeopardize the health of an individual. Therefore, putting on respiratory gears are imperative at a construction site.
5. Safety goggles
The eyes are vital body parts, which need extra care due to their sensitivity. Wearing safety goggles ensures that workers’ eyes are safe and well-protected from any chemical splashes or spills that may contaminate them.
6. Special protective gears
Finally, special protective gears apply to specific jobs such as welding or working with electric equipment. They are mainly designed to offer extra protection for such activities. Special protective gears include the face and hand gears.READ MORE
Effective Ways Of Promoting Employee Productivity
Every business owner yearns to hire the best workers in their company. You may have attained qualified and hardworking staff, but not see that directly translated to sales and returns just yet. There may be an array of factors that are contributing to that. You could encourage productivity in your office by:
It is important for your staff to know what you require of them. They should be able to tell you whether there is anything amiss. You may not be able to deal with all of your staff, especially if it a huge organization, hence the need to have structures that will facilitate that. You can appoint supervisors and managers at your workplace so that employees are able to interact with them and so they can help out if any issues arise. The supervisors can report to the managers and the managers to you so that you don't have a bulk of complaints all at once overwhelming you. This can help the employees increase their productivity simply because of effective workplace communication.
Your staff needs the appropriate equipment for maximum productivity. An office needs to have a photocopier machine, computers, scanners and telephones. If you own a factory, all the machinery needs to work smoothly so that the employees won't have a hard time operating them.
If there is any faulty equipment, have it repaired immediately and if not, order a new one so that the work can continue without any glitches. Your employees’ safety should be a priority, so ensure that you acquire a Singapore forklift license.
Have a conducive work environment
The staff will not be able to accomplish much if they are unhappy at work. This may be brought on by many factors like insensitivity in the workplace. The workers may feel that the organization doesn't take their needs into consideration. This can stem from issues like not getting compensations whenever they do over time, or restrooms in terrible condition with the management not doing anything. Their supervisors or managers may even be treating them badly or not giving them due credit. Stigmatization of any kind, whether it is because of color, race or even disability is also a concern. As an employer, you need to look at all these factors. If you normally have food prepared for your employees, then eat with them once in a while and see if the food is well made or not. Put in place measures that will deal will employees’ harassment at work be it sexually or otherwise.
Giving out rewards and incentives can be a huge morale booster for a lot of people. Even though they need to give their best so as to not get fired, dangling an incentive or two can make them give 100% instead of just 90%. You should also promote people that really deserve it, based on merit.
This will push the rest to work hard so that they can also advance further. Be sure to make time to listen to your staff’s complaints and try your level best to have them sorted out.READ MORE
How Back Injuries Occur And Top Ways To Prevent Them
Back injuries are common accidents that occur in construction areas. They mostly happen due to heavy lifting and, in some cases, due to mishaps. These injuries greatly affect general workplace productivity and efficiency.
Therefore, to deal with this scourge more efficiently, you need to first understand how it comes into play. Most companies and employers compensate workers who get such injuries and, this costs them a lot of money. Instead, you can take measures to prevent your employees from injuring themselves. Here are some ways of how back injuries occur and methods to counter them:
1. Through improper lifting techniques
Poor lifting habits at a construction site can derail the performance of one’s back. If you lift heavy items inaccurately, you can obtain severe and fatal injuries. It would be helpful for employees to be coached on the importance of proper lifting techniques. Otherwise, they may repeat the same mistakes. Besides, it would be best if employees have a supervisor at every workstation to ensure that these rules are correctly implemented. It will cost you more to pay up compensation funds than to hire a supervisor to handle the construction safety of your workers while on the site.
Have machinery do most of the heavy lifting, rather than workers on the site. If you can afford to have one or two lifting equipment on-site, ensure that they help with the heavy loads, while workers carry only what they can handle. Again, it is worth spending on these types of machinery than being liable for hefty compensation fees.
2. Insufficient training
Most of the time, the accidents and injuries that take place on a construction site happen due to inadequate training for workers. You should never assume that safety is common knowledge. Not everyone knows how to keep himself or herself safe when working; thus, the importance and necessity for training. This applies to all areas in the construction zone, including high regions.
The work at height course for workers is one significant training that helps to alleviate back injuries by securing workers. A lot can happen when working in high areas, including items falling on your back. This course shows workers how to move around while on their duties. It teaches them how to prevent falls, trips and slips when they are on high grounds. In addition, workers are also taught how to deal with any emergencies if they should occur.
It is equally imperative to train workers on the right ways of lifting heavy items, to reduce back pains and injuries. Educate and inform them on how much they can sustain per lifting and the importance of not exceeding the set maximum. You can make this a mandatory training during the orientation process of each worker on site. Prevention is definitely better than cure.
3. Rushing and irritation
Sometimes a long day at work can make someone frustrated and anxious to go home. However, there may be a required number of items to move around by the end of the day. The pressure to do so and to rush home may cause many workers to tend to exceed their lifting load amount. The best way to deal with this situation is to avoid building unnecessary pressure on employees. This will help them be less anxious when working.READ MORE
What To Know About Burn Hazards & Ways To Prevent Them
Burn injuries are no longer a rare eventuality on a construction site. Every year, several employees suffer from burn-induced injuries. However, most of these accidents are preventable when you take specific measures. You can reduce the risk of burns on your site by having hazard prevention talks, awareness, and protection. Nevertheless, it is essential to look at the types of wounds beforehand:
1. Electrical injuries – from the name, these types of wounds occur due to electrical faults, as current passes through the body. To avoid them, you need to stay clear of high-voltage machinery if you are uncertified to deal with them. It is crucial for workers to put on protective clothing and equipment. Those working on electrical parts and areas should be cautious and avoid any contact with water.
2. Sun exposure burns – you might overshadow this burn easily and claim that it is costly to prevent sun exposure. However, numerous employees, working under the scorching sun, sustain sunburns every day. One of the ways to reduce this is to have employees working under shifts to minimize exposure to harsh rays. They can also wear protective clothing and use sunscreens to reduce the chances of getting burnt.
3. Chemical burns – these types of wounds are one of the fatal variants. They are typical of every construction site and, thus, require special prevention mechanisms. Chemical burns occur when an individual gets into contact with corrosive materials such as alkaloids and potent acids. This usually happens when workers are dealing with industrial cleaners and other workplace chemicals. The best way to handle this issue is to have labels on potential hazards to create awareness in the workplace. In addition, it would help if you provide your workers with a few preventive measures or steps in case any of them fall prey to chemical inflictions.
Besides what is mentioned above, it is also highly advisable that you send your employees for CSOC training. The training can help enhance the safety and security of other workers. Additionally, here are some tips to assist you in maintaining your safety as well as that of your fellow workers:
1. Wear appropriate clothing
Never underestimate the power of protective clothing. Depending on the area you are working on, make sure that you put on the proper attire accordingly.
2. Be keen
Pay attention to hazards and other pieces of information outlined on the construction site. Also, everyone should be aware and take note of one another’s movements and whereabouts.
3. Follow every rule in the book
Do not ignore any rule you see on a construction site unless you want to place yourself vulnerable to accidents or injuries. Prevention is key.
4. Prepare for accidents
No one would anticipate having accidents. However, accidents do happen. Therefore, it is very important to know what to do during such times. Every worker should go through proper construction safety courses to learn how to handle accidents if they should occur. It is also crucial for every workplace to possess all the necessary safety equipment. This includes first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, as well as emergency eyewash stations.READ MORE
Importance Of Safety Tips When Handling Metal
When you’re working with metal fabrication tools and metal, it’s important to follow a number of safety precautions. More importantly, anyone handling any of such tools and metals should receive sufficient training. Otherwise, they won’t be able to use the tools as effectively. Not to mention, they’ll be putting themselves and others around them at risk because of their lack of proficiency.
Below, you’ll find important safety tips for handling metal to help minimize any work-related accidents and injuries.
1. Proper training
Before you even think about handling metal, it is important to at least go through a basic metalworking safety orientation course.
Knowing the equipment, potential hazards, working conditions, and how to prevent accidents are all key to improving safety.
2. Double-check the equipment
Check every tool and equipment involved in the project before and after. Look out for any signs of wear and tear, malfunction, and more importantly, damage. If they are no longer in good working condition, report them immediately and don’t risk using them anymore.
At best, it will just take a lot longer for damaged equipment to finish metal works. But in a worst-case scenario, it can lead to accidents, and possibly even death.
3. Proper safety wear and precaution
Workers should always wear the required clothing and remove anything that might put them at risk, including loose clothes and jewellery.
Handling metal requires a lot of pushing and pulling, and sometimes, things can get stuck in machines. The way protective gear is made is to make sure that they are not as susceptible to being pushed or pulled and not all clothes are made with that in mind.
Always observe proper gear when handling metal. Otherwise, it’s an accident waiting to happen.
4. Use tools and equipment properly
Although this is usually covered during the training session, it is still important to remind workers not to use equipment and tools for which they are not intended for.
The reason is that they might not be able to do it as effectively. Or, they might get damaged. Also, even if the majority of tools, especially large machinery, are equipped with safety features to prevent them from being overworked, it’s imperative that the workers handling such equipment know what signs to watch out for so that they know if and when they are overworking the tools or equipment.
5. Wear respiratory protection
A lesser-known risk of working with metal is the inhalation of dust particles as well as of other chemicals. But luckily, more and more companies are acknowledging this. Thus, they are now requiring their workers to wear proper respiratory protection as part of their work gear.
Make sure that all metal workers are wearing standard respiratory protection to minimize their risk of respiratory illness and disease.
6. Invest in quality equipment
Cheaping out on metal equipment will cost you a lot more in the long run, both in terms of maintenance and increased risk for workplace-related injuries.
The best equipment is never cheap, but they are definitely of high quality. They’ll last longer and are more effective. More importantly, they’re much safer to use, which ultimately can save your company a lot of money in the long run.
Handling metal requires a lot more knowledge and training than you can even imagine, so it should not be taken lightly. Making sure that your operators have received proper training through their course is vital in making sure that they are handling metal the right way.READ MORE
Ways General Workplace Attitude Affect Construction Safety
As much as employers think that workplace attitude only affects how well an employer does the job, it also equally affects their safety. Positive workers are enthusiastic about everything, including safety. This is unlike their negative counterparts who complain about everything, including safety. This is why negativity can lead to unsafe work behaviours and, ultimately, accidents. Therefore, employer attitude shaping and training should be part of your construction safety courses. In case you still doubt how attitude and safety work hand in hand, here are several pointers:
1. Safety mentality and attitude
An employee with a positive attitude tends to think first before doing anything. This is a sharp contrast to one with a negative attitude, who does things without having a careful thought. The reality is that the human mind can identify unsafe behaviours and habits, but a negative mindset can overrule them.
A positive mindset helps you to discover any workplace hazards and find a quick and easy way to deal with them on the spot; something a negative mindset will not achieve. The other advantage of a positive mindset is the focus – an imperative factor in construction safety. A simply distracted minute or even seconds can lead to unwanted tragedy. When you have a negative attitude, you will not pay close attention to machinery and other equipment on a construction site. Positivity not only gives you focus but also better efficiency and organization at work.
2. Attitude and behaviour connection
Attitude fuels behaviour in numerous ways – it shapes your thinking and general perspective. This means that you will react to different things in the workplace, based on your attitude. Therefore, it directly forms what you do and how you do it too.
This is the reason why it is easier for individuals to ignore safety precautions that should keep them safe when working in a construction site. Thus, negativity most often leads to unnecessary carelessness while handling different tasks at work.
3. Positive vs negative attitude
Positive individuals get more out of life and their daily actions. This is why it is easier for a positive employee to learn about the ways of practising safety at work in comparison to an employee with a negative attitude. A negative individual may also ignore safety practices and end up risking his or her life.
The ability to be keen on details does not come by itself. Instead, it comes by interest, which is present in positive individuals. Therefore, you can make sure that you have a broadened perspective by harnessing a positive mentality.
4. The relationship between attitude and accidents
There is a close connection between attitude and accidents, and this cannot be overemphasized. Carelessness tops the list of unwarranted accident causative agents in a construction site. Mostly, this begins with a negative job attitude. People with negative morale and attitude do not care much about their actions, thus, leading to tragic accidents. This is especially true for those working next to sensitive and potent machinery.READ MORE
How To Improve Construction Site Safety
A lot of companies may preach construction site safety, but only a select few actually practice it, and for good reason – it is much easier said than done.
Establishing construction site safety and building a culture that puts safety first above others takes a lot of time, money, and effort. It’s not just about paying for Bizsafe level 2 courses and passing them either. Although such certifications could help, it is more about establishing a culture that starts from the upper management.
Below are tips that can help you improve construction site safety and put your company one step closer to building a safety-first culture.
1. Invest in training
This cannot just be overstated.
Training is the best way to get everyone in the construction site involved and improve their knowledge. Whether it’s equipment training, emergency training, safety training, and so on, there should always be safety training happening, one way or another, for the company.
By putting effort into establishing an ongoing training schedule for all employees, workers can retain all that they’ve learned and will be able to practice safety at the workplace, even without being reminded to do so.
2. Involve your workers in the safety culture
Training workers to practice safety is one thing, making sure that they’re actually working in a safe environment is another.
To involve your workers and have them believe in the “safety-first” culture, you need to put their safety first. This means that making sure that the site is rid of as many safety hazards as possible and is continuously checked to make sure that contingencies are in place and working.
As an added measure, you can establish a response team made up of employees who have undergone the necessary basic training and have understood how to apply the standard first aid and have the ability to guide other employees in case of emergencies.
By involving all workers and getting them to buy into the safety culture, they’re more likely to take the safety measures in place much more seriously. Also, by making them feel like you value their opinion, they’re likely to voice out their concerns, which, the majority of the time, serves to their and the company’s benefit.
3. Conduct daily inspections
Construction sites should be checked before and after every workday. This isn’t so much as not trusting your workers, but to prove a point and hold them accountable, as well as making sure that everything is in order.
Daily inspections are also crucial as they improve the chances of any potential hazards being identified as early as possible and make sure that all workers are working safely so as to prevent any unwanted injuries.
All companies have some form of emphasis on safety. Not all of them, however, take it as seriously as they should.
Taking the time to establish a safety-first culture, though not easy, ensures that the company has a progressive mindset towards employee safety and minimizes any chances of a financially-crippling accident happening now or in the near future, which is both a win-win situation for both the company and its employees alike.READ MORE
How Forklift Safety Training Can Save Money And Lives
Forklifts are powerful tools for warehouses. They make it possible for one person to move what would normally take multiple people, and with more efficiency at that. But, it is not a toy, and it’s important that employers invest heavily in making sure that their operators undergo proper forklift training in Singapore to know how to properly use their equipment.
The reason is simply that forklifts are extremely dangerous. Improper use and mishandling can result in accidents, even the loss of life. The best case scenario is everyone walks unscathed in an accident resulting from the misuse of forklifts due to improper training or knowledge, but the products and property probably won’t be so lucky.
Fortunately, more and more employers are realizing this. As a result, forklift operators often are required to undergo training today.
To further convince you why forklift training is absolutely necessary, we have put together multiple ways to show you how it can save companies money and lives.
Included in forklift safety training is learning how to inspect the forklift and knowing if it’s unsafe due to a malfunction or if it’s missing a part or two.
Other than minimizing the risk of using unsafe equipment, forklift training also helps operators make sure that all equipment is working at their absolute best. This improves the likelihood that all forklifts will be as efficient as possible, making movement and storage of product, as well as materials, go faster at practically zero added cost.
2. More money
You don’t always need to improve profit margins to increase profit. You’ll be able to make more money just by simply saving more.
Can you just imagine how much money you’ll be saving on equipment repairs, product and stock insurance, as well as worker insurance if all of your equipment, especially forklifts, were working as intended?
Giving operators proper forklift training improves their understanding of how the forklift works and the science behind how it works. This results in lower downtime, cleaner operations, increased equipment life, and overall, more money saved (or earned) for your company.
3. Law compliance
Depending on the country that you’re operating in, there might be laws that regulate and require operators to have undergone proper forklift safety training. Some countries or states even require operators to continuously undergo training so they can learn new things on how to use forklifts more effectively.
Because of the added emphasis on safety these days, there could be an ordinance that requires you to train your operators and you might not know about it. The worst part? You’ll be penalized for this, especially once the governing bodies find out that your operators don’t have sufficient training and that an accident happened as a result of this.
As you can see, there are many benefits to having your forklift operators undergo proper training and very little downsides.
If your operators are running forklifts without sufficient training, you could be bleeding money without you knowing it. Minimize, or even prevent accidents by making sure that your operators are well-trained and have sufficient knowledge in regard to the proper use of forklifts.READ MORE
Debunking The Most Common Construction Safety Myths
Safety is a priority for every construction company. Just how much they prioritize safety depends on a case-to-case basis.
For a lot of construction companies, they have firm beliefs in misconceptions and myths that, more often than not, cost them more money and put them, as well as their workers, in tremendous risk for workplace-related accidents.
Below, you’ll learn how to conduct a more effective construction training session by learning the truth behind the most common construction safety myths.
1. If you’re following safety standards, then you’re good to go
Contrary to popular belief, government-mandated safety standards are a bare minimum. To fully protect workers from workplace-related injuries, it’s important to adopt stricter and more comprehensive safety requirements within the construction site.
Remember, government-mandated safety standards are merely a foundation for which you should build upon your own specific safety program.
A safety-first workplace culture doesn’t end by following the standards. It doesn’t even stop with a Bizsafe level 2 certification. In fact, it doesn’t really end. Instead, it’s a constant effort to continuously improve workplace safety.
2. Accidents are not preventable
It’s impossible to prevent ALL accidents. However, you can minimize them to the point that only “freak” accidents happen, and even then, you should still actively try to prevent something like a rare occurrence from happening ever again.
The truth is, more than half of all workplace-related injuries and accidents happen because of improper usage or handling of equipment, or the lack of planning, proper training, and more.
By addressing those deficiencies, you can minimize accidents to the point that you’ve nearly totally prevented them.
3. Safety should not be the top priority
Or, rather, it should be the priority of only a single or a few people, namely, the safety managers.
But, the truth is, safety should be everyone’s responsibility. It cannot be emphasized enough that it especially starts from the top, including the upper management. Those who are at the top set the precedent for which the others will follow. If they mandate safety, the rest will naturally follow suit and practice safety. Though it is much easier than done, it is still doable with time and effort.
Holding everyone on the job site accountable and making sure that they are following rules, as well as safe working practices, while also giving them the proper training as well as orientation, can all go a long way in establishing a culture where everyone’s top priority is everybody else’s safety.
4. Workers don’t need regular training
Most people think that each worker will undoubtedly remember every single detail in their workplace but in reality, it is impossible for them to remember everything as they are not robots, after all.
Holding daily meetings, as well as regular training, all can make sure that safety practices are drilling into every worker’s head. This means that a single or a couple of training sessions every year or so is not enough. There should be constant reinforcement of safety on a near-daily basis.
While in some cases, myths can indeed be true. But in this case, it is time that you stop believing these myths and start minimizing workplace-related injuries, as well as accidents. Your workplace and your workers will be thankful for you implementing a shift in company culture.READ MORE
Common Hazards In Construction Sites & How To Avoid Them
Construction sites have a lot of potential hazards. So much so that some can get past even after a lot of scrutinies. But, even so, that shouldn’t be a reason why employers neglect their duties and stop looking out for their employees.
Below is a list of some of the most common hazards in constructions, and what kind of construction safety measures can be implemented to help prevent them in the future.
Falls from heights, account for as much as a third of all industry-related deaths, although, depending on who you ask or what studies you pull up, the numbers could be a whole lot more.
From falling from ridiculously tall heights, or even something as seemingly simple as falling off a ladder, falls are fairly common. Unfortunately, some can be fatal, especially if someone ends up landing in the wrong position, like on their head or neck.
A surefire way to minimize falls is to make sure that all work surfaces are stable and all equipment, especially ladders and scaffolding, meet safety regulations, are checked regularly for any damages and are used only for the right purposes. Or to put it simply, just do not overload them.
2. Electrical Hazards
Also, one of the most common (not to mention, most neglected) hazards in construction sites is electrical hazards.
Luckily, the majority of electrical hazards and hazards are preventable. For starters, making sure that workers are using the proper equipment when dealing with electrical wiring is key to minimizing accidents. Double checking everything is also a great way to make sure everything is safe and sound.
For better safety knowledge, having your construction training focused on electrical hazards might be necessary.
3. Hazardous materials
Construction sites are full of hazardous materials that could put everyone in the vicinity at potential risk if mishandled properly.
The proper handling and storage of hazardous materials should be an integral part of construction training. It’s important that employees know the dangers of the materials that they’re working with and know what to do to minimize the chances of putting themselves in harm’s way. More importantly, they should be wearing the necessary safety equipment if in case they’re required to handle such hazardous materials.
Collapses in construction sites are so common that some have resorted to calling them as an occupational hazard. Although there is some truth to that statement, collapses are also preventable. Or, at the very least, you can minimize their occurrence.
Minimizing unintended collapses is possible by applying every possible precaution necessary (and possibly, even more) before starting work. Scaffoldings, for example, should be double checked, and anything that holds something particularly heavy should be checked for any loose bolts or nuts.
Employee protection starts at the top. Providing the necessary construction training is just a small step, knowing all these hazards is another. It’s important to constantly educate yourself on what it takes to improve the safety standards of your construction site and making sure that you establish a safety-first culture for your company.READ MORE
Why Your Warehouse Staff Need Training On Equipment
Training in the warehouse is vital for many reasons. From a financial standpoint, training is often needed as a result of monetary investment in new technology, facilities or equipment.
From a customer satisfaction point of view, the proficiency of warehouse staff affects the speed at which merchandise moves in and out of a warehouse and from a safety perspective, staff absenteeism and workplace accidents are reduced when they are regularly trained on how to handle equipment.
Forklifts are essential equipment in modern warehouses and they are widely used across Singapore. Below are the reasons why your warehouse staffs need training on equipment.
Training Saves Business Time and Boosts Productivity
Proper forklift training can boost your company’s overall productivity thus giving you a competitive edge. Trained forklift operators and other warehouse staff spend less time picking the right equipment for a job, manoeuvring it to do the job and handling a job.
These are essential qualities you want to see especially in a warehouse that handles e-commerce orders where turnaround time is critical for client satisfaction. It is also sufficient motivation to keep you training your warehouse staff.
Training Prevents Accidents
The number of accidents in a warehouse will drastically reduce if you maintain a regular, consistent and frequent training schedule.
For instance, forklift training equips operators with the skills they need to handle tasks properly and avoid injuring themselves. Workers can get injured through accidents or if they operate equipment for prolonged time whilst in a wrong position.
Injuries at the warehouse not only reflect poorly on business but also trigger delays due to increased staff downtime.
So, schedule frequent training for the sake of your team’s wellness, to maintain uptime and to save on health insurance costs.
Training Prevents Pilferage and Inventory Losses
Accidents do not just result in human injuries and downtime, they can also lead to loss of inventory which is accounted for as losses. Forklift training enables your warehouse team to keep such losses at bay because the staffs are watchful of their health and skilled in handling the goods.
Training Reduces Maintenance Costs
When staffs are trained on proper handling and equipment operation there are fewer instances of equipment breakdown and wear and tear slows down. Forklift training enables operators to keep the machinery running in mint condition and minimizes the cost of repairs and replacements.
An untrained operator cannot diagnose if a machine is faulty and may end up operating it and turn a bad situation into worse. However, training warehouse staff helps you identify faulty equipment ahead of time enabling early service and thus keep maintenance costs down and productivity up.
Lastly, Proper Training Protects the Equipment from Damage
Warehouse equipment is not cheap. You probably spent a significant portion of capital acquiring valuable assets. Many companies continue to pay for the price of acquiring the assets long after they’ve been operational.
The last thing you want to hear is that your equipment is damaged. Equipment damage happens more frequently when the operators are not trained.
Forklift training gives your teams the skills to operate the equipment properly and keep the assets in top condition, keeping your business productively afloat.
At first, you may have thought that such training may be deemed unnecessary. But now that you are aware of the different reasons, it’s time you take action and give your staff the training that they need if you want your business to flourish.READ MORE
Ultimate Guide To Passing Forklift Operator Tests
Before you go for a forklift operator training course in Singapore you need to be aware of what the training offers.
Apart from excellent forklift driving skills, a good course will equip you with the following skills: operational checks, workplace hazards, racking pallets, roll cages, handling symbols, refuelling, and general safe practices. You will also go through some theory on forklift assessments and some practical classes.
After you have done your training, you’ll go through an assessment before you can get your forklift license in Singapore.
Below are salient features of the forklift operator assessment, that’ll guide you on the test.
A forklift is a dangerous piece of machinery if left in the hands of an untrained person. Before you jump on the operator seat and start the engine, you need to familiarize yourself with the components of the specific machine. That means reading the user manual, checking the controls, and checking if the machine is faulty.
When performing preoperational checks, scrutinize for any oil or fuel leaks, identify and report any faults, or damaged parts. Also ensure the machine is parked in a safe area, clear from any obstructions or pedestrians. The final pre-operational check is on the job to be done and the worksite, to tell if the equipment is the appropriate machinery to handle the job successfully.
Completing Different Manoeuvres
All forklift operator training courses are required to provide sufficient sessions where you interact with the machine in a practical class. During this time, you learn how to perform different manoeuvres and the teacher assigns you to a supervisor who ascertains your ability by completing and signing off on a log book.
As part of the forklift operator licensing test, you are required to demonstrate different manoeuvres such as loading and unloading, moving various loads, picking up and correctly placing loads on low, medium and high-level racking, shifting and stacking loads, proper parking and shut down of the truck.
Recognizing Hazards and Preventing Accidents
As you perform the pre-operational checks and complete the different manoeuvres, assessors are keen on checking if you will notice any hazards, observe safety requirements and take measures to prevent accidents.
Some of the areas to look out for are whether you inspected the location for obstruction or pedestrians before mounting, seatbelt usage, slowing down and use of horn at blind turns and intersections, travelled with empty forks at the proper height and followed the proper parking procedure.
Theory and General Knowledge about the Forklift
Finally, you will be asked a couple of questions touching on general forklift knowledge either during or after the practice session. Some of the questions will require you to explain the reasons you made some decisions or took specific actions. But you don’t have to worry about these questions since you already went through the same during your theory class and reinforced it during the practical.
These checks are necessary and speak volumes about your competence as a safe and reliable forklift operator.
Now that you know of these tips, you’re ready to take your forklift operator test and ace it!READ MORE
Tips On Saving Plant Time On Operators Training
Professionals who require renewal of certification and licenses often face the same predicament. It’s difficult to get time off from work in order to schedule a refresher training and assessment. The same applies for forklift operators who have to attend a forklift operator training course to renew their licenses.
Also, company owners and managers have to struggle with releasing essential refresher training and renew their licenses as this will have an impact on the company’s performance when there are no staff on site.
Finding the right kind of agency to provide the forklift operator training course on site is a smart solution. However, it’s often expensive.
If you have a warehouse or distribution centre and you need to schedule refresher forklift training, here are tips on how you can save your valuable business on operators training.
Contract an Accredited Trainer to Train on Site
This is the traditional approach which businesses use to save on downtime and costs. Instead of having your operators packing up and travelling to a training centre, convert your facility to be the training centre and get in touch with a qualified trainer who is able to visit the premises.
It’s a very convenient way of preparing your operators for renewal of forklift license. All you have to do is to make arrangements with the trainer and with the staff for a suitable time. Since nearly all equipment that is used during the training is available on site, it’s easier and less expensive to have the trainer come over.
Choosing the right training agency or the right trainer can be a little overwhelming. You can check the thoroughness of the program if it captures the training and evaluation specified in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
Adopt a Computer-aided Online Curriculum
Although not as costly as sending an entire team to a training centre, having a certified forklift trainer on site for several days attracts its fair share of expenses. You can cut down some of these expenses with a little creativity.
Forklift training is now offered through the digital spaces. Some training agencies offer computer-aided training curriculum online.
This makes scheduling and undertaking sections of the required coursework easier and operators can learn at their own pace. Moreover, online courses are evaluated among international health and safety standards, making them more robust and flexible.
As long as the training is up to speed with OSHA regulations and covers the assessment requirements, online forklift training is excellent for both business and operator.
Forklift Simulator and Virtual Environment
Physical forklift training onsite and online programs are exciting but also carry some risks and limitations.
No matter how careful or experienced a trainer is, there is always the risk of accidents happening when training. Especially when introducing novice forklift operators to the machine.
The business always bears the risk unless the training is conducted at an external training facility owned by the training agency.
However, forklift simulators and virtual environments have changed the status.
Now, novice operators can learn the operations of a forklift in a “fail-safe environment.” Trainers too can simulate various scenarios to impart specific safety tips and knowledge without risking injury or accidents.
The initial cost of acquisition of simulators or constructing the multi-user virtual environment can be high. However, the returns received are enormous, from more thorough training to significant savings of business time.
To conclude, business time is valuable time. You need all your operators on the deck to maintain your competitive edge. These tips will help you perform forklift training with little impact on employee or business time.READ MORE
The True Cost Of Not Adhering To Workplace Safety Rules
For many organizations, workplace safety rules are often seen as an inconvenience. They view government demands for workplace safety as a clog in the system that inhibits productivity through restrictive rules and overly conservative procedures. Some managers wrongfully view workplace safety as a “necessary evil” that inhibits operational excellence.
Nothing can be further from the truth.
Organizations that are placing significant emphasis on safety and entrenching it as part of operational excellence are seeing improvement not just in operational issues but also the bottom line.
Such organizations have realized the benefits of safety rules.
Here’s a look at the opportunity cost of adherence to safety rules, and the consequences of not adhering to workplace safety regulations.
Without a doubt, non-adherence to workplace safety rules will result in financial losses. Either you will be caught up by an external inspector or sooner or later, the inevitable will happen and there will be an accident.
Accidents are costly, first, there’s a loss of man hours, second, there’s possible damage or loss of property, injury to people or even death, fines by regulatory bodies, hikes in insurance premiums and an array of other financial losses.
In 2017, a logistics firm in Singapore was fined $80,000 for flouting workplace safety regulations which caused the death of an employee, who was run over by a forklift. Assessors concluded that the company had not been facilitating forklift training for operators.
Employee Anxiety and Downtime
Non-adherence to workplace safety rules causes employees to always be on edge whenever there is a notice of audit or routine inspection. Anxious staffs are not very productive and they can cause accidents.
Worse still, non-adherence is often the root cause of accidents and system breakdowns resulting in unnecessary downtime.
If you are operating a warehouse, forklift operator training courses in Singapore are available through various providers who can provide follow-up meetings to ensure staffs continue to observe rules.
High Maintenance Costs
Equipment breakdown is often an outcome of wrongful handling of the machinery. If you use a forklift in parts of your operations, do not let anyone operate it unless you are sure that they have attended a certified training course and they have the requisite forklift license.
This way, you’ll be confident that the operator knows and understands how to handle the equipment and does not allow it to go through strenuous operations that in turn lead to faster wear and tear.
When you don’t adhere to workplace safety rules, it means that you are comfortable with unqualified staff handling equipment, faster wear and tear, frequent breakdowns and high repair and maintenance costs. And in truth, no owner or boss would even want to see that so get those safety rules down if you want to prevent such incidents from happening.
Seizing of Operations
It may sound extreme, but it can happen. When you don’t adhere to workplace safety rules, you expose your firm to the possibility of your license being revoked or a stop order being issued.
Worse still, you could be jailed for breach or violation of the Workplace Safety and Health Act.
These outcomes of non-adherence to workplace safety rules are catastrophic, and it applies to any company which is notwithstanding the sector.
Often, many overlook the importance of adhering to workplace safety rules and as a result, the organization along with the many employees, have to suffer the consequences of it. So, now that you know of these adverse outcomes, you should do what you must to ensure that you create a safe working environment!READ MORE
Smart Ways To Promote Workplace Safety
Each year, there are various reports from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) about serious injuries and fatalities that occur at the workplace. In the first half of 2018, there were 20 fatalities in Singapore’s workplaces, most of which were caused by improper working methods.
Although the government provides standardized construction safety courses that are mandatory, a majority of these fatalities were recorded in the construction sector. Also, some injuries were reported in the logistics sector with forklift operations being the focus. In 2017, a logistics company was fined $80,000 and had its license suspended for causing the death of a worker due to safety breaches that lead to him being overrun by a forklift.
In cases like this, the cause of the accident and responsibility ultimately lies squarely with the employer. Employers are required to take steps to train their teams on workplace safety, demonstrate safe working practices, make sure that their staff is safe and take steps to promote safety in the workplace.
Now that you know the importance of having safety in the workplace, here’s what you can do to promote it.
Have your employees take up training programs
Training is the most critical thing you can do as an employer to promote safety in the workplace. That means you have to employ plenty of training programs and keep evaluating the impact these programs have on the teams.
During these programs, the focus would be to make safety rules and procedures as clear as possible and that your team members practice them as second nature. It doesn’t matter what kind of experience your employees have, no one is exempt from regular training. This keeps them abreast with the latest developments on workplace safety.
But training doesn’t have to be the same old boring lectures or e-courses. You can engage in creative courses and competitions, for instance in forklift training to encourage new and experienced employees to participate and be enthusiastic.
Don’t Preach What You Don’t Practice
You may train and promote safety until your voice turns sore but it won’t bring any results if you don’t swallow your prescriptions. Make sure safety rules and procedures are known and seen to be adhered to from the topmost hierarchy of the organization.
To make sure that your employees follow your lead, you have to demonstrate a good example yourself first.
If you’ve received an “experienced” forklift operator whose forklift license in Singapore is due for renewal but pressed to take on a shift, what action should you take?
The answer is to definitely not allow the person to use the forklift even if it’s for a short period until they have their license renewed. Once you have taken the first step to showcase the importance of work safety, others will follow suit.
Facilitate for the Staff to Know and Practice the Rules
People cannot perform unless they know what it is they are expected to do and are facilitated to perform the objective. Therefore, employees need to know what the workplace safety rules and procedures are. After that, they need to be reminded and facilitated to follow the rules.
You can post signs around the premises, reminders such as “Always wear proper safety gear” or “Fasten the seatbelt” conspicuously on a forklift. Just like how there would be a “wash your hands” sign just outside the washrooms, facilitate and remind the employees to practice the rules.
These methods will help you promote workplace safety at your facility, not to mention, you’ll be able to take workplace safety a notch higher by entrenching it in the staff’s performance objectives and reward achievers. So do what you can to make sure that your employees are safe and sound when they’re working.READ MORE
How Surveying And Inspection Can Boost Construction Safety
Conducting a survey and inspection are essential for construction safety. It is during these processes that you can discover many flaws and challenges faced at a construction site. Unlike other inspections, construction inspections requires a tremendous amount of dedication and commitment. When done efficiently, it is easy to identify different violations and deal with them accordingly. It is, thus, imperative for surveys and inspections to be conducted by professionals who have diverse experience. After the inspection is completed, you need to ensure that your workers receive sufficient training course, such as the compulsory CSOC training and BTCC training in Singapore. Here are some ways how surveying and inspection can help to boost construction safety:
Assists in the identification of different hazards
On the whole, it is not easy to note dangers in the workplace. One of the significant advantages of survey and inspection is the identification of distinct risks. Some of them can result in accidents and fatalities while working. Safety measures can be applied to alleviate the various challenges or obstacles before they occur if the risks are identified at an early stage. Therefore, it is important to be aware of all looming dangers at the construction site as any slight mistake can cause devastating outcomes.
Boosts protection and safety
The entire construction site is safer when you carry out an inspection and survey. As mentioned above, a well-conducted inspection will be able to identify different flaws present in the workplace. This information helps to fortify the construction site against hazardous threats and, thus, protect employees’ welfare.
Helps in safety planning
Safety planning before the occurrence of any eventuality is crucial. Surveys and inspections help you to devise the best safety plans for a construction site. Inspectors employ great significance in safety. It is therefore beneficial to ask them to come over to your work site. They help to ensure that none of your employees faces any potential threats or dangers. This greatly reflects the importance of inspections and surveys and why they should be part of the main features for any construction project.
Improves task focus
Inspections and surveys help workers in a construction site boost their concentration and alertness level. It helps them to concentrate more and maintain an attentive state of mind. Besides, being aware that the construction site is safe and secure, after the survey and inspection are conducted, aid in workers’ productivity and focus as well. With ease and contentment, workers can work with peace of mind, and this naturally increases productivity.
Boosts the quality of construction
Ultimately, an inspection and a survey will help to improve the result of the construction project. This is due to the elimination of various flaws and inconsistencies that occur in a typical construction zone. It brings about better quality of building structures and other constructed items. When quality and safety go up, this depicts that the construction project is a success. To add on, the better the quality of the completed buildings, the higher the profits gained.
Helps to foresee future challenges
At the start of a project, it is not easy to identify problems that will occur in the latter days. Therefore, a survey and inspection are crucial as they help to shed light on numerous challenges at an early stage.READ MORE
Expert Tips On How To Overcome Warehouse Trouble Spots
Running an efficient warehouse is an ideal all managers and business owners strive for. Warehouse operations are often interlinked and interdependent. If you are not careful in ensuring its efficiency, the warehouse can easily turn into a cash hole and productivity inhibitor.
An inefficiently operated warehouse that doesn’t take the time to identify errors or malfunctions and fix them can cause the company to lose its competitive edge. Identifying warehouse trouble spots entails entrenching a regular and consistent evaluation of processes, layout and organization, equipment, and people.
Here are tips from experts on common trouble spots and how you can overcome them.
1. Non-compliance to Processes and Safety Regulations
Trouble spots in warehouses often emanate from points where there is non-adherence to business processes or occupational safety and health standards.
These spots manifest through unnecessary delays, frequent accidents or frequent shutdowns due to non-compliance to regulatory standards.
You can overcome these trouble spots by conducting regular, mandatory safety training and providing all the support that staffs need to be aware of and enforce safety standards.
2. Disorganized Warehouse Layout and Workstations
How well organized is your warehouse? Does the layout promote efficient movement of products through the distribution chain?
If not, your warehouse can be a bottleneck to your company’s productivity and hinder your competitiveness.
Just check, how far away are the order packers from the supplies? How much room do your forklift operators have to manoeuvre when transporting goods?
Consult with a professional and work out a layout that boosts productivity, efficiency, and safety.
3. Poor Equipment Maintenance
Do you use forklifts in your warehouse? How frequently are they inspected and how often is maintenance performed on them? Do the operators have a valid forklift license in Singapore?
Frequent breakdowns due to poorly maintained equipment and mishandled equipment can drag your business down, and will ultimately cause your business to lose money.
Ensure you schedule regular forklift inspections, maintenance, and refresher training for the crew, so that you don’t end up losing anything.
4. Handling Excess Inventory
Many warehouse managers have to struggle with the issue of excess inventory. Some choose to do nothing about it and clutter the warehouse, others lease additional space, while some others dispose of these inventory by liquidating them at discounted prices or give them away.
Doing nothing about excess inventory is not the smart choice. Get rid of excess inventory in an efficient and meaningful way.
5. Inefficiency and Losses Due to Lack of Training
Workplace accidents in the warehouse often occur due to improper working practices. Forklift operators who have not been trained can cause accidents which can cause injury or fatalities.
Safety training is essential. Also, forklift training is critical to ensure that the operators can handle the machines competently.
Don’t look at the cost of training and put off the next forklift training session. Instead, consider this an opportunity to prevent an accident or negative inspection from happening and take proactive steps to train the staff.
Being aware of the common warehouse trouble spots is one thing, but knowing how to overcome them is another. However, with these key tips, conquering all these problems will be as easy as shelling peas.READ MORE
A Helpful Guide On Recruiting Forklift Operators
Forklift operation is one of the busiest jobs. It requires maximum concentration and steady output to keep up with customer demands. The factors call for highly skilled and qualified personnel for client satisfaction. Another essential aspect is the ability to observe the safety measures put in place by the organisation and governing body. It is the responsibility of the company to conduct forklift training for new employees.
The course is tailor-made to make the operators accustomed to the organisation’s work environment. The operator should have both soft and hard skills for efficient handling of customer requests.
With the influx of unemployment, you will get piles of applications for an advertised position. It can prove hectic going through each applicant to determine the best fit for your company operations. To make this easier, we have compiled a list of some of the top priority factors when hiring a forklift operator.
1. Experience Level
The number of years one has spent in forklift operation depicts their competence. The higher the experience, the lower the training costs for the new employee. Ensure that the operator is conversant with the operation of the type of forklift you use in the warehouse. Although the skills are transferable, some machines are complex to operate without prior experience. Highly experienced operators also tend to be less likely to cause accidents because of their keenness to observe safety measures.
2. Excellent Communication Skills
We are social beings, and effective communications play a critical role in customer retention and conversion. The operator should be able to handle client request with utmost efficiency. Some customers are irritating, but the operator should strike a balance between retention and self-interests. Reading and following of the manufacturer’s instruction is also part of the communication aspect of the position. They should efficiently encode signs, pictorials, and texts in the user manual.
3. Pays Attention to Details
Delivery tasks require utmost care to avoid confusing customer orders. The operator should read, understand, and record the requirements of each client. For efficient operation, the employee should be able to adhere to safety measures put in place no matter how minute they are. Some acts of negligence may cost the company its profits or compensation. The legal penalties against an organisation can prove costly if an accident occurs and there are damages, deaths or injuries.
4. Reliable Worker
A day missed without informing the managers can disrupt the company activities and cause customer dissatisfaction. The operator should commit their availability when they are on duty for smooth learning of operations. The attributes go hand in hand with honesty because some employees can feign emergencies which are unavoidable. You should check the job history of the operator to determine their turnover over the years. Job hoppers can cost the company if trained and within the first year, they want to shift to another company.
5. Basic Mathematical & Safety Skills
The position of a forklift operator requires some calculation of loads, bills and quotes. The employee should meet this threshold to maintain efficiency in the warehouse. The operator should know the volume of the loads they are handling each day for easy projection of output. Safety is an essential factor when working with machinery. You should give a high priority to workers who have undertaken construction safety courses.
Warehouses should be kept neat and tidy for fast and efficient operations. The individual should have a considerable degree of organisation. The attribute is also critical in avoiding accidents in the workplace. The operator can easily account for various orders from clients.
Having a forklift operator, you can fully entrust with the operations of the warehouse goes a long way in increasing the productivity of your company. You should conduct a thorough assessment to get the best operator. Other important skills in this position include patience, ability to work under pressure, and flexibility.READ MORE
How Effective Communication Greatly Assists Workplace Safety
Communication is vital in the workplace, especially if you are working at a construction site. A lot can happen in the blink of an eye, which include accidents and fatalities. This is why attentiveness and proper communication is immensely crucial. As a safety professional, you should definitely impose these on your workers. The method and type of communication matter a lot when handling different tasks at a construction site. Without a doubt, verbal communication is the most common universally and is applied by most people constantly. However, not many are aware of how one speaks have an impact on the message they are projecting.
Needless to say, it is imperative to take up various safety classes, including the shipyard safety instruction course and work at height course for workers in Singapore. However, all these training are meaningless if you do not possess the right communication skills. In times of emergencies in the workplace, you will realize and understand the significance of verbal communication. Most people are unaware of the exact measures to take when faced with emergencies and accidents.
If you are unaware of how to handle an emergency, communication will be greatly beneficial to you. Due to the presence of diverse tools and equipment at a construction site, there is a higher risk for accidents to occur at a construction site.
As an employer or boss, it is crucial for you to ensure efficient communication among your employees in the workplace. It is highly essential for all workers to communicate effectively in the workplace, regardless of the departments they are in. you need to make sure that your workers can easily communicate in the workplace. Workers can be in charge of driving vehicles, operating forklifts, or involve in any types of machinery and equipment. All in all, efficient and effective communication at a construction site is mandatory and critical, as it only takes a split second for dire consequences to occur.
Verbal communication reduces the risk of accidents significantly. Moreover, even if an accident occurs, you can handle fatalities responsibly and quickly, with the aid of accurate informing. You can take a fire breakout in one of the departments as an example. When there are adequate communication mechanisms, you can prevent other workers from entering the affected areas. You can also ensure that workers in the affected area evacuate safely.
Without proper and effective communication at the work place in times of accidents, the entire site will face the dire consequences and effects. Therefore, good verbal communication within the workplace can help you to save on bills that are not required.
After gaining awareness on the importance of verbal communication, it is equally imperative to understand how to implement it in your workplace. As an employer or site manager, you can get sufficient walkie-talkies and equip all workers with one. You can strategically distribute them in the various departments If it is not possible to pass everyone one each. In addition, it is important for you to train all your staffs on when and how to use the gadgets professionally.
Ultimately, when workers receive sufficient training on verbal communication, the construction site will be a safer and more secured workplace for everyone. If you are unable to train the workers on your own, you should highly consider engaging the assistance of a safety professional.READ MORE
Safety Precautions For Your Warehouse Employees
Though overlooked, workplace safety measures have a high number of benefits. The injuries or deaths caused by accidents can be prevented by observing the set guidelines. The employees also feel cared for are likely to improve their productivity. It is also a legal requirement to follow safety measures in a warehouse. Violation of the guidelines could lead to huge penalties which affect the profitability of the company.
Employers should strike a balance between productivity and safety. Some push employees to the wall to hit the targets at the expense of their wellbeing. This is not only disastrous but unsustainable in the long run.
There are some necessary safety measures which are standard in most warehouses. Regular assessment of the safety measures you have put in place to reduce accidents is essential. You should also have construction safety training often to make sure your premises are safe. Here are some of the basic safety tips to reduce accidents in the workplace.
1. Use of Safety Equipment
When moving heavy loads around the premises, employees need to put on protective clothing. For example, gloves, gumboots, hard hats, and goggles. The attires are designed to absorb shock and reduce the effects of accidents in the workplace. Ear plugs are also essential in the noisy working environment to avoid damage of the eardrums. The workers should also put on highly visible clothing like reflectors to make them identifiable from objects around them.
2. Labelling Danger Zones
You should install visible signs that warn people of any lurking danger in any area in the premise. Some areas include high voltage power supplies, slippery floors, dark rooms, and high traffic sections. The workers will keep off these sections or take the necessary safety precaution. Dangerous equipment which requires handling by experts should also be labelled to keep off those who don’t have the skills.
3. Safe Lifting
It looks like something quite obvious but if ignored could cause severe injury or death. Whether you are doing manual or computerised transportation, it is vital to ensure goods are handled efficiently. Most containers indicate how they should be stacked. The practice helps avoid breakages, injuries, and wastages. Where sharp objects like glasses and metals are handled, workers should have gloves and lift from the safest side. Understand whether the material should be pushed, pulled, or dragged. There are also designated routes to follow when moving objects in the warehouse.
4. Fire Equipment
Some of the most catastrophic accidents in premises are caused by fire. The company should install all the necessary fire equipment in case of such accidents. Some of the facilities include extinguishers, hose pipes, fire blankets, and fire bells. The tools should be placed in points where they are easily accessible. Emergency doors should also be put in place and easily breakable or open to minimise accident damage. Fire drill to assess the preparedness of workers is also an essential part of safety measures.
5. Regular Training
Employees need the knowledge of probable accidents in the workplace and how they can handle each. The courses help in emergencies preparedness and prompt response to any incidents. Workers do not have to wait for the response unit, but they can mitigate the risk. The training also helps the workers in their homes or neighbourhood in case they encounter such accidents. New employees also need the CSOC to make them accustomed to the safety guidelines of the company.
Safety precautions in the workplace can save the company from incurring high compensation, litigation, and indemnification costs. Therefore, all the necessary equipment and training should be put in place for the efficient running of the company. The workers should be informed of the need to adhere to the safety measures because it if for their good and the organisation. The ability of the company to manage accidents should be assessed regularly internally and externally to validate the systems put in place.READ MORE
Several Unsafe and Risky Conditions In a Construction Site
Each day, construction site workers are faced with different risks and unsafe working conditions. Therefore, it is imperative to look at what poses as a threat to your workers and learn about the various ways to deal with these issues. It is mandatory for your employees to have a safe working environment for their health and safety. Most injuries occur due to unsafe conditions that are certainly be avoided. Dire consequences of unsafe working conditions include losing one’s life. Despite the presence of safety measures, occupational hazards still occur. The following are 7 unsafe conditions:
1. Improper hygiene
The lack of a clean working environment is not only risky to workers but serves as a potential threat to the workplace as well. Aside from diseases and pathogens, accidents can cost the workplace a large amount in terms of safety and bills. A cluttered construction site is more likely to result in numerous disasters and fatalities. Trips, slips, and falls are common occurrences from a dirty and disorderly environment. An untidy environment includes items left unclear and lying around, as well as dripping oil left uncleaned.
It is therefore crucial to clean up and keep the workplace tidy at all times. If you are unable to get your employees to do so effectively, you should definitely consider engaging the services of a professional cleaning company.
2. Defective equipment
Defective equipment includes different tools and items that do not work or function as intended. Some are faulty and defective from the manufactory while others are worn out over prolonged usage. It is critical to replace such tools to prevent and reduce the amount of accidents in the workplace. Besides that, proper and well-functioning tools and equipment are able to boost productivity and efficiency at the workplace.
3. Hazardous air
Air pollutants are unsafe and hazardous for employees. In cases where it is unavoidable, it is essential to provide them with facemasks to wear while working. Air pollutants can lead to respiratory conditions and other diseases. It is crucial to not let your workers breathe in contaminated air and prevent it while you can.
4.Inadequate safety gears and guards
While working at a construction site, workers are exposed to numerous risky conditions. Many construction equipment and tools pose different risks and can cause injuries. This reflects the importance of wearing essential safety gears and guards to prevent and reduce fatalities.
5. Dysfunctional warning systems
The sole and primary purpose of a warning system is to alert and warn employees of impending dangers. Therefore, a warning system should always be functional and working, in case of any accidents or emergencies.
6. Congestion at work
A crowded workplace is highly prone to dangers and challenges. One of the most evident examples is that it takes a longer time to evacuate everyone in times of emergencies.
7. Improper training
Sensitive tools and equipment require handling from professionals. For instance, before a worker operates any heavy machinery like a forklift, he or she should first attend the WSQ operate forklift course in Singapore. The compulsory CSOC training also helps to guide and teach construction workers on their responsibilities and prepares them well for times of emergencies.READ MORE
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Operating Forklifts
Forklift lift accidents can lead to significant injuries and even death. Simple mistakes have caused companies huge losses which are avoidable if some guidelines were observed. Unlike cars, forklifts are unstable because of their height and width. Therefore, their operations differ and require more keenness when moving goods in the warehouse. Several deaths and injuries are caused by operation accidents in warehouses. Even the most experienced operators are prone to some common mistakes which are avoidable.
Operators should do the basic forklift operator training courses which can reduce accidents in the warehouse. Following the manufacturer’s guideline is also essential in improving safety in the workplace. There are also various types and capacities of forklifts, and each operates differently. Some skills may not be transferable from one operation to another unless one is given the go ahead.
New employees may also find it fun to operate the machines and are prone to mishandling either by over speeding, overloading or joy-riding. Below are some of the common mistakes that forklifts operators must avoid.
1. Exceeding the Load Capacity
Every type of forklift has a specified volume that it can handle in each loading. Check with your manufacturer’s guide and adhere to the standards. Overloading the truck reduces its stability which is a recipe for disaster. Most forklifts have stickers that indicate their capacity and should not be tampered with. In case the figures are illegible, you can contact the manufacturer for clarification. If you use different machines in the workplace, it is advisable to confirm the capacity before lifting the loads.
Acceleration reduces the stability of the lift. The machines should be driven at a person’s walking speed to maintain their balance. Even if the way is clear, because forklifts are tall and narrow, they are quite unstable. An attempt to over speed to cover up any downtime can cause more significant loss than idle hours. Productivity should come second after safety. In case there are pedestrians along your path, the speed should be even slower.
3. Lack of Regular Inspections
You should check the battery capacity, hydraulic system, and tires to avoid tipping or any uncontrolled movement. Check the battery level and top up if it is low. Ensure that all the cables are firmly connected to various systems. The tires should be in good working condition for the maximum safety of the operator and the premises. Any worn out wheels should be replaced. The operator should keep the braking system efficient for good control of the lift along the paths.
4. Operating on Slippery Pathways
Warehouses are prone to liquid spills or objects along the way. Some of the substances may also be flammable if exposed to friction. Therefore, the operator should have a good understanding of the work environment. In case of any spills which may hinder operations, it is advisable to dry the floor before resuming work. Some liquids like grease can also cause operator slips or forklift skidding.
5. Negligent Parking
Forklifts have specified parking lots to maintain safety in the warehouse. Operators should avoid undesignated areas which can inconvenience other drivers or customers. Keeping the fork exposed can cause injury to other workers in the warehouse. When the machine is parked, all the systems should be neutral, and the lift lowered to the ground. In case it is the end of your shift, you should switch off the power.
6. Unfamiliar Routes
The operating premises can be small, but you need an understanding of restricted and unrestricted pathways. When giving way to other operators, ensure that it is not due along blind spots which can lead to collisions. Some areas can be restricted due to sensitive products which can cause accidents.
Forklift operators should always keep a keen eye on their paths for maximum safety. Regular bizsafe level 2 courses are essential in having an efficient loading system for any company. Therefore, encourage your workers to undertake the training often.READ MORE
How Will Selective Attention Affect Construction Safety?
Construction safety is a sensitive and significant issue that requires the undivided attention of all workers at the workplace. Any slight loss of concentration and alertness will lead to dire consequences. From the moving of items to the drilling of holes, maximum attention is vital. Many accidents occur due to workers’ lack of concentration. The construction industry carries so many risks and safety threats that can escalate quickly like wildfire. Fortunately, courses such as Basic Traffic Control Course (BTCC), work at height course for workers and the compulsory CSOC training can help boost construction safety, although these alone are not sufficient.
What is selective attention? It is when you do not give your full attention to something. Ideally, you need to give your full and undivided attention to any task. This will help you focus and get it done accurately. Unfortunately, many people assume that they can multitask well, and thus, end up giving selective attention to tasks. However, some jobs are too risky for workers to multitask. For example, for an office job, such as typing reports, multitasking will not affect your work severely. However, if you are working at a construction site and is in charge of drilling holes, multitasking is too dangerous and risky.
Also, for an office job, you can rectify the mistakes you made when you multitask. If you miswrote a report, you could delete and rewrite it again. However, if you are working at a construction site, that is certainly not the case. You will not be able to reverse an inaccurate drill on a wall. Dreadful and unimaginable consequences are also involved if one were to multitask and lose focus at a construction site. For example, one may accidentally drill his or her finger by accident. This is certainly avoidable if you do not multitask and concentrate.
It is imperative to train all workers at the workstation to stay alert around the clock, as well as the importance of doing so. Maintaining full focus is certainly not a topic that construction workers should take for granted; many people tend to break the rule of undivided attention. Here are two ways you can utilize to manage selective focus at a construction site.
1. Ensure that nobody works with their mobile devices
There are several ways to implement this rule. One is through confiscating all mobile phones from workers before they head to their respective working stations. Only provide a few walkie-talkies for workers who will communicate any looming danger. In the case where workers have to have their phones with them, ensure that you inform them to switch their phones off during working hours.
For this implementation to be carried out successfully, fines for offenders should be introduced if they are caught using their phones while working.
2. Check on the mental health of your workers regularly
Mental health is crucial to undivided attention. Whenever someone has something bothering him or her, one cannot concentrate fully. It is, thus, necessary to check on the mental stability of all your workers from time to time. If it is possible, have the human resources manager at the site to hold regular meetings to make sure that this implementation runs smoothly.READ MORE
The Importance Of Taking Regular Safety Training Courses
The number of illnesses, injuries or deaths caused by accidents in the workplace has always been a talking point when discussing safety. The injuries and illnesses alike prevent millions of workers from having optimum productivity throughout the year. Companies can reduce these incidents by having regular safety training to empower their employees with knowledge on how to handle and cope with accidents. The guidelines are also updated from time to time to keep up with changing work dynamics. The company must take the responsibility to remain compliant with safety guidelines.
Most companies may opt out of the responsibility of training their workers on safety measures in the name of reducing costs. However, the expenses of compensation and legal procedures are way higher. For example, construction companies are required by law to conduct construction safety courses and failure to do so may lead to legal action. It is also essential to note that people are the most valuable resource in any organisation. Therefore, they should be taken care of to keep them motivated. Here are some benefits of regular safety courses.
1. Reduced Accidents
If your company is often hiring, you should keep your new employees updated with safety measures in the workplace. The old staff also needs the training to develop a safety culture. There are also deaths caused by fatal accidents in construction sites. Some of them are preventable by following set out guidelines.
2. High Productivity
Organizations lose considerable time replacing workers or waiting for those affected by accidents to recuperate. If you have a low turnover, you will have a high number of experienced workers thus high output. A high number of sick-leaves can affect the company operations and reduce its efficiency considerably.
3. Lower Production Costs
It is the responsibility of companies to compensate or reimburse workers who are injured in their course of duty. The costs incurred can be lowered by keeping incidents at a minimum. The legal action taken against companies which neglect safety training courses can cost the organisation a fortune. If a workplace is prone to accidents, the company may have to part with higher insurance premiums to cater for the employees. Organisations also incur high investigation costs when they have an incident.
In case of death or severe injury, the company will have extra training costs for new employees. The time is taken to adapt means that the organisation will lose some income concerning time.
4. Avoids Complacency
Unless the company shows its employees that safety is a priority, many workers will never take it seriously. If the organisation invests in regular safety training, a culture of adherence to these guidelines will develop. Consequently, new employees will dance to the tune of the organisation’s safety procedures. The measures also enhance the company’s commitment to the protection of the workers.
5. Up-to-Date Information
The governing bodies keep evaluating the safety programs to ensure they are in line with the dynamics of the workplace. There are also better ways each day to cope with incidences. Organizations should integrate advanced safety guidelines to reduce incidents. Technology also keeps changing and plays a vital role in the safety of workers. Therefore, organisations are bestowed with the responsibility of training their employees on emerging regulations.
6. A Vivid Memory of Procedures
If an accident occurs, workers can swing to action because they know what to do. Fast response can prevent deaths or further damage to affected property or people. Consequently, you will save on several costs and operational disruption.
There is a need for regular forklift operator training for maximum productivity, reduced costs, low operation disruption, and low employee turnover. You can play a part in reducing thousands of death caused by complacent tendencies in the workplace. Millions of workers are also injured or become ill each year due to lack of knowledge on safety procedures in the work environment. It also boosts the morale of employees to know that your company cares for them.READ MORE
Several Crucial Safety Plans You Should Take Note Of
Safety is vital while working on a construction site. Any slight glitch and you may be put in a critical and dangerous situation. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that your working environment is safe and secure. There are different plans you can use to boost safety at the construction site. For example, purchasing the right equipment is a good start to ensure that all of your workmates and employees are safe.
There are various construction safety courses for construction workers to attend. This includes the compulsory Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC) training and the work at height course for workers in Singapore. These courses are designed to train construction workers in preparation for emergencies and dangers.
Besides the essential programs, there are several key safety measures for you to reflect on. Here is a list of some of them:
Make sure you have all the PPE tools and supportive gears
Prevention, in all cases, is better than cure. You can protect yourself from injuries by ensuring that you are well-equipped with the necessary supportive equipment. From safety goggles to headgears and boots, all of these items are mandatory during work. By putting on the essential supportive gears, you ensure the safety of you and your workers during operations. Should an unfortunate accident happen, the right supportive gears can reduce the damage greatly. Always use the right protective equipment for the particular job you are handling.
Always have an induction before the start of work
Each construction site is unique and peculiar in terms of operations and hazards. Every new worker should always be aware of what happens daily at the construction site before commencing tasks. Thus, the commencement of induction is highly required.
Seek advice from experts
It is vital to ensure that your safety guidelines are backed up by professional and certified experts. Speakers who are presenting talks should be proficient and experienced. Engage an experienced official who is highly skilled in workplace safety and security for your employees to receive the best advice.
Organize a drill
Workers will not easily grasp what they are told without a proper example. This is why drills are carried out. Drills should be done occasionally, around once after five months. It will make everyone more alert and ready for any dangers. It also helps workers to learn the rescue and evacuation measures to use, in case the occurrence takes place in reality.
Consider safety courses for employees
It is beneficial and important for your employees to receive proper training through various safety courses. Most of these safety courses are available in different packages. For instance, you can get a package that covers all of your employees as a group at an affordable price. This can make a huge difference in the workplace.
Invest in alarm systems
Alarms are designed to alert everyone of a predicament or accident. Proper alarm systems will help you identify the affected areas quickly and come up with the appropriate solutions. If the entire job site is affected, the alarm will send an alert to all the departments and make sure that everyone is evacuated safely and quickly. You can also customize the alarm system to meet your requirements, such as making seamlessly make emergency phone calls to the fire unit smoothly and swiftly.READ MORE
Who Should Attend the BCSS Course?
The Building Construction Supervisor Safety Course (BCSS) is a compulsory course for project coordinators, site supervisors and other workers in the construction industry. It is also recommended for individuals who wish to work in the construction industry, such as engineering graduates and people with diplomas in the various fields of construction.
What is the course about?
The Singapore’s BCSS course is designed to educate participants on the following topics:
- Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act. The Act covers the duties and responsibilities of employers and employees. For example, an employee should not ever do anything that endangers himself or his colleagues. An employer should take all necessary steps to remove or control risks at the workplace.
- The duties and responsibilities of the building supervisor and construction workers to ensure their personal safety and health.
- Identifying risks to health and safety and applying the necessary control measures at the construction site, such as when working with cranes, scaffolding, explosives, flammable materials or mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Assessing and managing the risks associated with various construction activities
- Planning and conducting safety inspections and incident investigations
What will you learn?
Upon the completion of the BCSS course, you will have knowledge of the following:
- WSH safety legislations and construction regulations
- Safety and health management system
- Safety planning and organisation
- Your role and duties as a site supervisor or construction worker
- Risks associated with working at height, demolition, excavation, piling, and handling mechanical and electrical equipment and the respective safety measures to apply
- Occupational health
- Managing risks at construction sites
- How to prevent and handle fires at construction sites
- How to prevent construction site accidents
- How to investigate construction site incidents
What are the entry requirements?
To be eligible for the BCSS course, you have to fulfill the following requirements:
- If you are Singapore citizen, you must have passed the Secondary 2 examination in a school registered with the Ministry of Education, or you must have completed the Employability Skills - WSQ WPLN 4.
- If you are a Malaysian citizen, you must have passed Form 3.
- If you are an Indian citizen, you must have attained the Secondary School Leaving Certificate.
- If you are a Bangladeshi citizen, you must have passed Secondary School Certificate examination.
As the medium of instructions for the course is English, you may be required to pass a written and verbal English test before you join the course. You will also be required to show the original copy of your educational certificate.
Who should attend the course?
The following personals should attend the course:
- Construction site supervisors
- Site engineers
- Clerk of works
- Engineering graduates
- Individuals with diploma in various construction jobs
- Anyone who wishes to work in the construction industry
How much does the course cost?
The course costs $300 net. You may be eligible for SkillFuture, SDF and WTS funding. All Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents who are 21 years or older are eligible. The fund subsidises up to 95% of the course fee.
What is the duration of the course?
The duration of the BCSS course is 28 hours. The will be a 4 hours examination at the end of the course. You must pass the examination to obtain the certificate.READ MORE
Handy Tips To Keep Your Warehouse Organised Effortlessly
The warehouse plays a critical role in ensuring that your customers are able to receive their orders in a timely manner. Without a well-organised warehouse, you not only risk delayed delivery to your customers, you expose your workers to various workplace injuries due to confusion when performing daily tasks. However, keeping your warehouse well-organised at all times is easier said than done. There are so many considerations in a warehouse, such as:
- warehouse design
- utilising available space
- use of the best warehouse management software systems
- use of the latest material handling tools and equipment
- designated receiving and picking areas
- proper training for employees to ensure that your warehouse and equipment supports your organization's ultimate goals.
If you want to achieve maximum warehouse efficiency, here are some handy tips that can help you keep things running smoothly in your warehouse:
- Keep it Cleaned
Warehouses can get littered with dirt, debris, and discarded packing material such as paper, pallets, and plastic wraps pretty quickly when workers are entering and leaving the facility multiple times in a day. A dirty and disorganised warehouse will not only become a hotbed for work-related accidents and injuries, it will also lead to more inefficiency in your warehouse operations and lower the morale of your employees when they see the mess surrounding them. Keeping your warehouse clean and tidy at all times, therefore, should be your top priority if you want an efficient and highly productive warehouse. The best way to keep your warehouse ticking is to first identify the most cluttered zones and assign regular and prioritised cleaning tasks to staff.
- Keep Running Items Near The Shipping Area
Another way of keeping your warehouse well-organised and free from clutter is to keep your popular products at convenient positions. This will save a lot of time as it will be easy to repeatedly find and pick out popular items. This will not only help you save a lot of time by minimising the travel time inside the warehouse, it will also be less taxing for your employees and keep the warehouse well organised in the long run.
- Use Ergonomic Warehouse Equipment
The more help you provide your employees, the more productive they will be. One way of keeping your employees motivated and productive is to provide them the tools and equipment that can help them perform their operations simply and safely. Warehouses owners must take advantage of the wide range of forklifts available on the market. From loading and unloading merchandise off the trucks to putting them on the shelves, there seems to be a forklift for every function. Using forklifts will not only increase the productivity of your employees, it will also minimise the chances of mistakes and mishandling. Your capital investments will see many benefits in the future. To reap maximum benefits from forklifts and other warehouse tools, you need to make sure your employees receive proper forklift training. This will allow them to use the equipment to their fullest extent.READ MORE
The Importance Of Water In Construction Safety
Water is vital in life and necessary for survival, especially under tropical weather. It is crucial to ensure that your employees are well-hydrated all the time. Besides hydrating you, there are other important factors that water play. In case of any eventuality, water may be vital to resolve the matter. For instance, if there is a fire outbreak, water is crucial to alleviate the situation with the help of a fire extinguisher, while waiting for the assistance of the SCDF.
Another important factor of working in a construction site is the right working conditions. Even if you are well-trained through relevant courses such as the compulsory CSOC training and BTCC training in Singapore, accidents may still occur if you do not have the right working conditions.
Lack of proper hydration is the top cause of daytime exhaustion. If your employees are dehydrated, they will experience fatigue, and this would lead to severe issues.
Many construction site accidents occur due to fatigue and slowed body movements. Over 60% of the human body comprises of water, reflecting the importance of water. As meagre as a 2?cline in the levels of water in a human body can lead to grave consequences involving the brain. It can result in short-term memory and slowed thinking. This is highly dangerous and critical for someone working at a construction site.
Dealing with tools and machinery at a construction site requires undivided attention. Any mishap can cause dire results involving the entire workplace. Many construction site accidents occur due to dehydration, which leads to the fatigue and general exhaustion of one's body.
Water also acts as a cooling agent for your workers, especially in Singapore's tropical weather.
This is why frequent water intake should be mandatory for workers. It reenergizes them and replenishes lost energy.
Lastly, another important element of water is that it helps in the lubrication of joints. It helps to make workers stronger and more productive while working. To ensure that your workers are well-hydrated, you can arrange regular and frequent water breaks daily.
Regarding the use of water in emergencies, make certain that you have a safely secured tank to store enough water for any looming dangers.READ MORE
Develop A Robust Risk Management Plan
Risk management refers to dealing with the risks endangering to the safety and health of employees at the workplace. Thus, a risk management plan is designed to prevent these risks from transforming into hazardous incidents. It is the duty of each employee to take necessary precautions towards this goal. However, for their efforts to bear fruit there must be a coordinator directing everyone towards the right steps. Bizsafe level 2 training gives you the knowledge and information to formulating a robust risk management plan of a workplace.
How doesit benefit employees?
It should be obvious that risk management is a crucial task for every workplace and must, therefore, be treated with due respect. A Risk Management champion is the coordinator leading a risk management team that is recognised by all employees. These champions are responsible for coordinating all risk management activities. A crucial task for them is to develop a robust and functional risk management plan. They must also undertake the responsibility of its implementation once it has been approved by senior management.
While RM champions are chosen for their active voice, ability to take quick decisions and concern for the safety of workplaces, they make lack the requisite knowledge to create foolproof risk management plans. Thus, they must undergo training to be able to perform this task optimally.
Designed to Safeguard Employees
Bizsafe level 2 is a course recognised by the Workplace Safety and Health Council for the training of risk management champions. Programs like these help risk champions of different companies understand probable causes of various kinds of disasters. It also teaches them the best methods to deal with these risks and thus equips them with enough knowledge to develop a robust risk management plan.
Individuals will learn how to identify risks in the workplace during the training. They will learn how to develop feasible plans and implement them to combat these risks. This will be done by conducting system and operation reviews to understand resources available to them. Then conducting gap audits to identify steps to be taken. Once they've completed their analysis they need to consolidate their conclusions in a step by step, easily understood plan. This risk management plan will require approval from senior management before it is finalised.
Training is needed
A robust risk management plan would ensure the safety of one's workplace, allowing the employees to feel secure while working. This might lead to an increase in overall productivity in two ways. One, by preventing injuries and illness that might have reduced the number of working days and two, by allowing workers to give in their best in an environment they feel safe working in!
To conclude, we can say that a key ingredient for developing a robust risk management plan is appointing a capable risk management champion and making him or her undergo government approved training via programs like Bizsafe’s level 2 training. After this, the success of the plan lies in the hands of the employees themselves as they are the key elements in its execution!
Top Safety Rules To Implement On A Construction Site
At a construction site, workers are easily prone to accidents and injuries. However, this can be reduced through the implementation of various safety rules. For instance, workers must always be dressed in protective gears when carrying out any tasks; hard or simple. Alongside other rules, we can ensure that the construction site is a safe and secure working environment for everyone. Training courses are also equally useful. Some examples include the CSOC training and WSQ Operate Forklift course in Singapore. By sending your workers to these training, you equip and allow them to gain the right expertise and necessary skills at the workplace. If you have not done so, here are the top essential rules you should implement at a construction site to ensure the safety of all your employees.
Keep the construction site neat and tidy helps a lot in terms of safety, both for health purposes and protection against accidents. A single oil spill on the floor is sufficient to result in terrible consequences. For example, a worker working on the highest floor may accidentally slip on the oil and fall, injuring himself/herself. This, however, could have been prevented if cleanliness was ensured. Prevent accidents from happening by maintaining a clean environment.
Always follow safety guidelines and procedures
Regardless of how simple a safety procedure or guideline is, do not dismiss any of it. The different safety guidelines and procedures are there for a reason, that is to deter any mishaps from occurring. As an employer, you should ensure that you carry out the proper risk assessment for all activities. In addition, you should make sure that your employees understand and abide by the safety rules. There are different control measures for various tasks. It is important for all workers to implement them accurately.
Avoid operations in unsafe zones
Make certain that your employees' working environment are safe and secure. If workers are required to be present at high levels, appropriate guardrails or protective guarding should definitely be present. Falls are common at construction sites that lack proper safety mechanisms. As a worker at a construction site, it is also your individual responsibility to keep yourself safe and secure. Do not engage in any dangerous operations, and always wear the necessary protective gears.
Deal with defects as they arise
If there is any mishap or accidents that have occurred, never ignore it for later. By doing so, you are putting others as well as your own safety at risk. The occurrence of some accidents is due to negligence.
Ask when in doubt
Not everyone is aware of everything, and that is okay. It is impossible to be aware of every situation that has happened. Therefore, if you are unsure or confused about anything, do not hesitate to ask or seek help. You may be surprised at how much you can gain and learn, just by asking.READ MORE
How To Deal With Slips, Trips & Falls At A Construction Site
Many workers are faced with injuries daily at their workstations due to slips, trips, and falls. Fortunately, these accidents can be reduced with the application of several measures. In most cases, these accidents cost the company a lot of money which include compensation fees.
An estimate of around 40% of accidents related to slips, trips, and falls occur due to negligence, especially when working at heights. This reflects the importance of the Construction Safety Orientation Course (CSOC) training, which is compulsory for every construction worker working in Singapore to attend. The course guides and teaches the construction workers on their responsibilities and prepares them for times of emergencies.
This is why the work at height course for workers is available to train your employees. They gain expert advice and skills on how to evade accidents when working at heights.
Before looking at the means of preventing these accidents, we need to focus on why they occur. Slips frequently happen when there is not enough grip on the floor. Friction and traction are significant on the floor to avoid slipping. It is either through enhancing the footwear or the floor. Whichever the case, some of the reasons why slips happen are due to loosen mats and rugs on the floor, oily or wet flooring, spills and weather hazards, as well as extra smooth floors that do not have enough traction and friction.
As for trips, they occur when your foot hits an object, and this leads to a loss of balance. Consequently, someone ends up falling. Some of the common causes of tripping include uneven flooring or walking surfaces, obstruction, uncovered wires and cables, clutters, uneven carpeting and lack of sufficient lighting.
Here are some useful and effective ways to reduce slips, trips, and falls on a construction site.
Decluttering and housekeeping
You can never overemphasize cleanliness on a construction site. It is crucial to maintain clean surfaces at all times, as this will help to deter any potential accidents. If you are unable to do so, employ workers to clean the surfaces appropriately and then consider hiring a third-party company to do the job. Some of the housekeeping duties they will assist you with, comprise of cleaning all spills on the floor, marking wet areas, sweeping away all particles and debris, removing all obstacles on the floor and ensuring the orderliness of the construction site.
Without proper cleaning and housekeeping, changing the flooring and other items on the construction site is irrelevant.
Using appropriate flooring
If the flooring at the construction site is inappropriate, consider changing it for a better design. The floor needs to be coarse and with high friction to prevent slipping and falls. You do not have to change the entire flooring. You can modify the surface by making it a little bit rougher. Since it is a construction site, you may even save more on recoating the floor with the availability of labour and resources.
Equipping staff with proper footwear
Do not let your employees get to work without the appropriate footwear. This may lead to trips and slips when working on the site. If they do not have the right and suitable shoes, you should equip them with a pair to prevent any accidents from taking place.READ MORE
Why Responsibility Is Imperative For Construction Site Safety
Most construction site workers and bosses think that it is one individual’s role to ensure the safety of everyone. Well, unless you have a superman or woman in charge, safety is not always guaranteed. Thus, it is still imperative to have self-responsibility when dealing with safety concerns at work. In other words, construction safety is everyone’s responsibility at a construction site. You should learn to watch each other’s back as failing to do so can result in fatalities. In this manner, you must employ high levels of responsibility in all of your operations. This should minimize the number of accidents that happen at the site, and also ensure that everyone is protected, in case of any danger. Here are a few reasons why it is important to observe responsibility:
Reduces the chances of accidents taking place
When everyone stays responsible at a construction site, the chances of accidents happening are minimized by a great margin. The tools will always be kept at the right places, and the construction materials will be secured at the correct spot too. Even if there is no one available to monitor the safety measures, you can be assured that they are kept in place.
Encourages participation from everyone at the site
The fact that everyone gets to participate in safety measures is a reason to appreciate responsibility. When people learn that it is their individual duty to ensure safety, they will do it without being told. Moreover, when you show them how good it is to be responsible at a job site, you need not wait too long to see the results. In fact, they will have higher morale of working as opposed to when you instruct them to follow instructions without their direct participation.
To further prove this point, a lot of individual participation is encouraged in the bizsafe level 2 training, and this involves being responsible when you are required to do so.
Makes safety easier to implement
As opposed to one-person handling safety designs at a construction site, the idea of inclusivity of every worker is more effective. Imagine a scenario where an individual safety officer is to handle everyone’s safety at the construction site. This would mean that if he or she is unwell, everyone is susceptible to fatalities and injuries. Again, it is not easy handling the safety of everyone perfectly. You might find that there are voids and limitations that interfere with the daily operations. However, when everyone is involved in the precautions and safety, it becomes much easier to handle things at work. There will be no need for an individual to keep following up whether or not safety is implemented. Again, it lessens the work of a single safety officer, if present.
Helps to lessen the effects of a tragedy or accident
In case anything happens at work, and there are any injuries, being responsible individually will make sure that the situation is contained. This is through the acquisition of proper first aid kits and other emergency tools swiftly, to ensure that the damage isn’t stretched beyond control.READ MORE
Why It Is Unsafe To Use Cigarettes At A Construction Site
Smoking is one habit that can get you addicted quickly. Smoking may be great, depending on one’s perspective. However, it may pose several challenges due to the danger involved. Also, it matters where you are smoking. At a construction site, smoking may bare more harm than good. There are chances of electrical faults and fires occurring with just one spark of cigarette droppings. In fact, it is estimated that 70% of the fires occurred on construction sites are due to sheer negligence, and cigarette smoking is one example. Most construction safety courses encourage people to avoid cigarettes when working and any other drugs. But are you aware of the actual reasons why it is imperative to avoid them in the first place? Here’s why:
Due to the risk of accidental fires
This is the number one reason why you need to avoid cigarettes at your work station. It is the leading cause of accidental, or otherwise known as man-made fires. Most fire fatalities occur when one person decided to smoke inside a workstation, ignoring the obnoxious risks posed on others. The best way to address this is to completely avoid smoking while working. By doing so, you will not only keep yourself safe but also ensure the safety of your colleagues and fellow workers. In addition, you can also encourage your colleagues to employ safety and avoid smoking while working. Inform them of the negative consequences, allowing them to stay mindful of their actions.
As a boss, you need to be clear on why you don’t approve of smoking within the company premises, and that anyone found guilty will face harsh disciplinary measures. Additionally, mount NO SMOKING tags around the workplace, as stern reminders to employees.
A construction site requires full attention and absolute focus; any shift in the mental sphere can result in wrong calculations and decisions that impact work. For instance, when dealing with machines, you cannot afford to be high on drugs. This will interfere with the way you operate machinery and any other equipment.
They can either be on your body or on someone else’s body. There are numerous cigarette-related injuries on a worksite, and you can avoid them by staying clear of cigarettes during work.
Now that you are aware of the harm that cigarettes can bring, it is crucial to implement safety measures to prevent any fatalities. One significant way is to create cigarette smoking zones for workers. You may not succeed in making everyone stop smoking completely. However, you can have them smoke under safety conditions, such as establishing cigarette smoking zones. This will be a secluded area in your premises that is set aside for smokers. It will help them avoid smoking inside the site.READ MORE
Types Of Cranes Used In Construction Projects
Cranes are massive and essential machinery needed to do work on a construction site. But did you know there are different types? Read on to find out more.
Construction projects are usually very extensive and require a lot of machinery to construct the simplest of buildings. The various types of cranes are used for different purposes in a construction site.
A crane consists of different components like pulleys, booms and cables which enable it to lift, carry and lower down heavy machinery and construction materials. This machine is often used by the manufacturing and construction industry. There are different kinds of lorry cranes that are used for various purposes, and some of them are:
1. Mobile Cranes
One of the commonly used types of cranes is a mobile crane. This type of crane mainly consists of a telescopic boom attached to a mobile platform that can be wheeled, cat or rail truck. The boom is attached to the bottom of the crane which can be adjusted with the help of a hydraulic cylinder or a cable according to the construction projects.
2. Telescopic Crane
Telescopic cranes are a little different than normal ones as they consist of several tubes attached to one other. These tubes are used to increase and decrease the size of the boom. These kinds of cranes are usually used to install steel truss or carry brick pallets. These cranes have the additional component at the end of the boom similar to forklift crane which helps in carrying brick pallets and other heavy objects.
3. Tower Crane
Tower crane is a modern version of a balance crane. These are usually fixed to the ground so that they can be used to lift heavy materials to great heights. These cranes can hold up to 20 tons of material to the height of 265 feet. To ensure the safety of constructors and operators, it is necessary to ensure that the crane is fixed on a concrete base and large bolts are secured for anchoring purposes.
4. Truck Mounted Crane
In this type of equipment, the crane is attached to a truck. The good thing about this type of crane is that it can easily be shifted to other places. These cranes consist of outriggers that are placed in horizontal and vertical positions to stabilise it during the process of hoisting.
5. Overhead Crane
Overhead crane is also known as a suspended crane. This is usually used in for manufacturing purposes or in a factory, these can easily lift a lot of load at one time. As the hoist of a crane is adjusted on a trolley, it can easily move along two beams.
6. All Terrain Crane
As the name suggests, a terrain crane can be used on all roads whether they are paved or rough. The only difference is that this type of crane consists of more wheels as compared to others. Extra wheels help in maintaining the balance of the vehicle especially on rough terrains and uneven roads.
7. Floating Crane
These cranes are basically used for constructing a port or a bridge. These can also be used for loading and unloading heavy materials from ships. These cranes can lift up to 9000 tons of material, so these can also be used to lift ships that are sunk in water.
These are some of the commonly used cranes that are used in construction projects.READ MORE
Factors to Consider When Buying A Crane
Cranes are essential machinery at any construction site. Without it, it can be very difficult to lift and move heavy materials or equipment. Purchasing a lorry crane can be a daunting and expensive task. There are so many models of cranes available in the market that it can be very difficult to select the right model. You do not want to buy a machine which will not be used in the field frequentREAD MORE
What Are the Main Components of A Lorry Crane
Different types of cranes have different components which enable them to carry out various tasks. Read on for more insight into these components and parts.
Lorry crane is one of the essential machinery that is used on construction sites by different industries. A crane is a machine usually used to aid the construction process. This machine is joined with a mobile platform which is used for lifting and carrying heavy materials and objects. These machines are hydraulically operated and can quickly move heavy objects and materials. Below are the main components of a lorry crane that play an essential part in carrying heavy materials within a construction site:
A crane consists of a boom, and it is the most critical part of a lorry crane. It is the arm of a crane that lifts and lowers materials. The boom is situated behind the cabin of the operator, and it enables the crane to raise heavy materials to the required height. There are three types of booms that are used for different operations and purposes.
The Jib is another vital component of a crane – it is the extended part of the boom. The primary purpose of this component is to make the boom longer so that heavier materials can easily be lifted. Some of the cranes do not consist of a jib as these are designed to lift less amount of weight.
It is the gear located below the cabin of the crane. This gear enables the cabin to rotate to a full 360 degrees, and it controls the boom with the help of a hydraulic motor.
The cabin on the crane is joined on the deck, and it has a Rotex gear right beneath it. This gear helps the cabin in turning and rotating. This consists of the electrical control system for lorry crane operator to control the crane using the joystick and foot pedals.
5. Detachable Counterweights
The main purpose of detachable counterweights is to keep the crane balanced and prevent it from tumbling over. Professional operators use a specific formula to calculate the amount of weight that is required to keep crane stable. The amount of counterweight required depends on the load weight, the operational angle of the boom and radius of the boom.
The outrigger, similar to detachable counterweights helps the crane stay balanced during turning and other operations. Outriggers consist of three major parts; the leg otherwise also known as the beam, the foot or the pad. Sometimes they also consist of the float, and the main purpose of the float is to create a bigger base which helps in dispersing the force of the load.
7. Steel Cable
Another important component of the crane is the steel cable. This cable is situated beside the boom and, the main purpose is to tie or secure the materials being lifted. There is a metal ball attached to the hook at the end of the cable. This metal ball helps in maintaining the balance of the crane when it is not carrying any material or any load.
These are some of the main components of a crane which enables it to lift heavy materials and work smoothly.READ MORE
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Pen and brown ink, watercolor.
Signed and dated 1864 Hervier and inscribed N°14 upper right. Inscribed Montigny sur Loing Vue prise de la hauteur lower left.
124 x 169 mm – 4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.
Provenance: Alfred Normand collection, his stamp (Lugt 153c) lower right.
A painter, draughtsman and engraver, Adolphe Hervier dedicated his work to landscape and town views. He travelled around France, and particularly explored Normandy’s ports, towns and countryside, of which he made several views. Regularly rejected at the Salon between 1837 and 1847, he eventually received the authorization to be part of it in 1849. In spite of his difficulties to establish his reputation widely, Hervier was appreciated and supported by important art critics of the 19th century such as Theophile Gautier, Champfleury, Jules Janin, but also the Goncourt brothers and Philippe Burty.
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This painting is a combination of Water and Possum Dreaming. The painting represents an important hole near Kalipinypa (approximately 200klm North West of Papunya), where water dreaming ceremonies are preformed. The aboriginal people preform corroboree ceremonies that honour the important and significance of water to desert survival. The ceremony will include elements of a storm- wind, rain and lightning. The rains fill the water or rock holes and the water courses or creeks. The circles represent the water/rock holes. The lines connecting the rock holes are the water courses or creeks. The boomerang or ‘c’ shapes are the storm clouds. Kalipinya is also a Possum dreaming site. The ‘E’ shapes are the tracks made by the possums and the curved lines indicate the paths travelled by the possum ancestors. The central circle indicates an important sacred site. Stories of the Possum Ancestors belong to the of the ‘Creation or Dreamtime’ world originated. The possum ancestors traversed the land holding ceremonies and secret sacred rituals to create the land formations as we know them today. The Possum ancestors are also honoured by aboriginal people in corroboree’s preformed at these sites. | <urn:uuid:90093fb0-8ee7-4da4-a718-c9830ea546cd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://artmob.com.au/product/am-7714-11/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.915781 | 261 | 3 | 3 |
Most people who install solar on their home or business do so for financial benefits. In that context, it’s important to think about solar as an investment or as a vehicle for long-term savings. For many consumers, this remains too expensive to consider the solar system.
For commercial posts from professionals, a professional installation can cost around $28,000 to $36,000. Of course, if you get less sun, it will be more. For information about solar panels, you can visit this site.
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This is by no means the national average price per kWh, but we estimate that electricity from your local energy company costs twenty cents per kWh (in California).
8,000 kWh per year is $1,600. This means that the predetermined breaking point has been reached after twenty years.
A great way to reduce the amount needed for the solar system is to do it yourself. There are DIY kits available that explain how to make your own solar panels.
Building your own solar power plant is a viable option to reduce the cost of making solar power generation affordable.
Finally, and perhaps most interesting of all, a purchase plan can help you get the lowest price for your solar panels. This contributes to huge savings!
Also, many people find it fashionable to have solar panels on their roofs. You can brag to your friends and relatives that your cute house uses a solar energy system. | <urn:uuid:246b97c3-23b3-4980-9728-436264ea5d70> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://guerrerosmelendi.com/tag/solar-panel-installation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95064 | 291 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Winneshiek County Historical Society (WCHS) was established in 1963 with Mrs. Carrie Lee as the first president.
Among the first projects of the new society was the identification of sites to be marked with historical markers. Eight Markers were erected at eight sites, they were: Locust School, Saetre Log School, Frankville School, Hesper Friends Church and the site of the first County Fair, Campbell Homestead, Pioneer Cemetery on Valders Road, St. Anthony of Padua Chapel (smallest church near Festina), Madison Settlement Church and Cemetery, and Springwater Church site to commemorate the early settlement at Springwater. Over the past 50+ years WCHS has continued to keep these signs maintained and in good repair.
WCHS is a repository for historical donations which are archived in the “old” county jail building. The WCHS office is open to the public 10am – 3pm, Monday thru Friday. The archives are accessible by appointment. WCHS is run completely by volunteers, including volunteers who receive, catalog, and archive donated items.
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New Delhi: Moscow is now planning to organise a Russia-India-China (RIC) summit on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, scheduled to be held in Riyadh in November, even as tensions refuse to abate between India and China, ThePrint has learnt.
The plan to hold the RIC summit, between Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was discussed during the virtual video-conference between the RIC foreign ministers on 23 June, diplomatic sources told ThePrint.
The G20 meeting is expected to take place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh on 21-22 November.
The trilateral format of the RIC and strengthening it with a summit meeting is “important to promote regional cooperation for sustainable development and stability,” said a source, who refused to be identified.
According to the sources, however, neither India nor China has confirmed participation in the summit.
“The RIC summit has not yet been raised by Russia officially… RIC defence ministers meeting is agreeable in principle but no dates have been fixed,” said an official on condition of anonymity.
RIC defence ministers’ meeting
Sources also said when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had gone to Moscow for the ‘Victory Day’ parade in June, it was planned then that a defence ministries’ track could be launched at the end of the year to understand the security apparatus and enhance defence cooperation between Russia, India and China.
The main aim behind making the RIC grouping multi-pronged is to streamline a unified agenda while upholding the central role of the UN and international law. This, the sources said, would also help to expand a “common ground” between the participants.
Launching of the defence ministries’ track was also discussed during the RIC ministerial video conference.
The trilateral defence ministries’ track could be launched this year under the Russian chairmanship in Moscow, the sources said. As of now, the plan is to establish a dialogue mechanism under the RIC between the defence ministers of Russia, India and China.
While Russia has denied publicly that it is not playing the role of a mediator even as tensions between India and China increases across the Ladakh sector of the LAC, Moscow has been urging both New Delhi and Beijing to mitigate the issue and look forward to an amicable solution on the issue, the sources said.
During the RIC meeting, which was also attended by Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had stated that the “world has changed”, and thus, there is a need for “coming to terms with contemporary reality”. | <urn:uuid:4d73575e-d05d-4599-8501-041dd96af074> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theprint.in/diplomacy/moscow-planning-russia-india-china-summit-on-sidelines-of-g20-meet-in-riyadh-in-november/478227/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968495 | 565 | 1.757813 | 2 |
The UK is facing a potential shortage of diet Coke and Coke zero.
Shoppers have already taken to social media to highlight that they've been struggling to find the fizzy drink in stores over the last few weeks.
It comes as Coca-Cola is the latest company to be hit by supply chain issues, with its British and European bottling business reporting a "shortage of aluminium cans".
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) revealed recently that is' faced a "number of logistics challenges", including a lack of HGV drivers, but it said it has continued to deliver "extremely high service levels".
Nik Jhangiani, chief financial officer of CCEP, said: "Supply chain management has become the most important aspect following the pandemic, to ensure we have continuity for customers.
"We are very happy with how we have performed in the circumstances, with service levels higher than a lot of our market competitors.
"There are still logistical challenges and issues though, as with every sector, and the shortage of aluminium cans is a key one for us now, but we are working with customers to successfully manage this."
The HGV driver shortage has impacted bottled drink supplies across the UK, including McDonald's where some stores were unable to stock bottled soft drinks.
However, CCEP said it has seen a "limited" impact in this area after finding solutions to these logistics challenges.
Mr Jhangiani's comments came as the company revealed that its pre-tax profits almost doubled to 520 million euros (£466.7 million) for the period to July 2.
Revenues jumped by 22.5% to 5.9 billion euros (£5.1 billion) for the period.
The group said it was buoyed by a recovery in out-of-home sales, as restaurants reopened to customers.
Chief executive Damian Gammell said: "Whilst we are reassured by the pace of recovery and are cautiously optimistic, our strong H1 performance and full-year guidance for 2021 demonstrate our confidence in the future of our business.
"We will go further together, creating greater, more sustainable value for all stakeholders."
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Current Lab Members
Jesse Poland serves as Director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab in Applied Wheat Genomics and is an Assistant Professor the Department of Plant Pathology at K-State. Dr. Poland received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in Plant Breeding and Genetics in 2009, a M.S. in Plant Pathology from Kansas State University in 2004, and a B.S. in Agronomy from Kansas State in 2003.Dr. Poland's Lab is focused on wheat genetics and germplasm improvement.
Collaborating Scientist: Professor, Cornell University
Dr. Mark Sorrells received his PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1978 and then joined the faculty at Cornell University in the Department of Plant Breeding & Biometry. Since 1991 he has been Professor of Plant Breeding. From 2006 to 2014 he was Chair of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics. The primary focus of Dr. Sorrell's research program is on breeding and methodologies and the development of small grains varieties. His breeding program has released 16 small grains varieties. Currently the focus of his research is optimizing genomic selection strategies.
Associate Scientist, Borlaug Institute for South Asia, India
Uttam Kumar is a wheat breeder working at Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) sites in India. He obtained M.S. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2001 while Ph.D. was received degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi in 2005. During his Ph.D., he mapped spot disease resistance genes using RILs first time. Heaving working in Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) Varanasi, after completion of his Ph.D., he moved to Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Germany to avail Leibniz Post Doctorate fellowship. During his stay in Germany, he mapped spot blotch disease resistance genes in three different genetic backgrounds.
As Project Coordinator for the lab, Haley Ahlers' responsibilities include developing and implementing strategic communications to increase awareness and visibility of the lab's projects, coordinating and facilitating meetings, organizing program events and overall general project management. Ahlers has over a decade of experience in creating design and communications work in higher education and research.
Ravi Prakash Singh
Distinguished Scientist and Head: CIMMYT, Mexico
A native of Varanasi, India, Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh obtained his B.S. and M.S. from Banaras Hindu University in 1977 and 1979, respectively. He then received a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney, Australia in 1983 and in the same year joined the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), located in Mexico and known for triggering the "Green Revolution". His contributions to global wheat germplasm improvement have resulted in the release of over 220 wheat varieties worldwide that have continued to enhance wheat productivity and protect crop to rusts and other important diseases through built-in genetic resistance.
Distinguished Scientist, Biometrics and Statistics Unit, CIMMYT
Dr. Crossa joined CIMMYT in 1984 and from 1990-2011 he was Head of the Biometrics and Statistics Unit. The primary focus of his research program is on Statistical models for studying genotype x environment interaction. He has over 350 scientific publications and more than 30 book chapters. He has developed biometrical genetic models for efficient regeneration, collection and classification of genetic resources conservation stored in gene banks. He is an adjunct professor in the Statistics Department and Plant Science Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an invited professor at the Graduate College, in Mexico, and a Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America and the Agronomy Society of America. Currently the focus of his research is developing statistical models for genomic prediction including genotype x environment interactions with pedigree, genomic, and environmental data.
Country Representative, CIMMYT Pakistan
Dr. Imtiaz Muhammad is the lead representative from CIMMYT, heading the innovation lab research efforts in Pakistan. He specializes in developing germplasm/cultivars and associated technologies for wheat and applied genetic and genomic technologies to improve abiotic stresses, yield and other traits. With 24 years of experience, he has developed and implemented multidisciplinary national and international projects covering agricultural research, food and security, agribusiness, and community driven development. Dr. Imtiaz received his Ph.D. from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and a MPhil from KP University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. | <urn:uuid:0bef25c4-263b-49e6-9e5d-2c246e3ff912> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.k-state.edu/wheat-innovation-lab/about/people/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94059 | 1,006 | 1.59375 | 2 |
Preface: Explaining our market timing models
We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The “Ultimate Market Timing Model
” is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model
. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.
The Trend Asset Allocation Model
is an asset allocation model that applies trend following principles based on the inputs of global stock and commodity price. This model has a shorter time horizon and tends to turn over about 4-6 times a year. In essence, it seeks to answer the question, “Is the trend in the global economy expansion (bullish) or contraction (bearish)?”
My inner trader uses a trading model, which is a blend of price momentum (is the Trend Model becoming more bullish, or bearish?) and overbought/oversold extremes (don’t buy if the trend is overbought, and vice versa). Subscribers receive real-time alerts of model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of the email alerts are updated weekly here. The hypothetical trading record of the trading model of the real-time alerts that began in March 2016 is shown below.
The latest signals of each model are as follows:
- Ultimate market timing model: Buy equities
- Trend Model signal: Bullish
- Trading model: Bullish
Update schedule: I generally update model readings on my site on weekends and tweet mid-week observations at @humblestudent. Subscribers receive real-time alerts of trading model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of those email alerts is shown here.
Subscribers can access the latest signal in real-time here.
Theme du jour: Rebalancing
I had a discussion last week with another investment professional about the possible short-term asset price effects of portfolio rebalancing. Equities had handily beaten fixed income investments during the quarter, and balanced fund managers will have to rebalance their portfolios by selling stocks and buying bonds.
How important is the rebalancing effect? It seems that all the trading desks are talking about it. To add to the confusion, JPMorgan’s derivatives analyst Marko Kolanovic put out a research note stating that “there will be no monthly selling, and indeed there could be buying of equities into month-end. A lack of these flows, and broad anticipation of ‘month/quarter-end’ effect, could result in the market moving higher near term, all else equal.”
What’s the real story?
To answer that question, I conducted an historical simulation to measure the effects of portfolio rebalancing on stock and bond returns. I conclude from this study that fund flow concerns over quarter-end portfolio rebalancing are overblown.
An asset rebalancing study
To answer that question, I conducted a simulation to measure the effects of portfolio rebalancing on stock and bond returns.
I formed a portfolio consisting of 60% SPY (S&P 500 ETF) and 40% AGG (US Aggregate Bond Index). Portfolio weights are rebalanced to 60/40 on the last day of the quarter, but allowed to drift during the quarter. All returns used were total returns, which includes dividends and interest distributions. The study period spans the period September 2003 to December 2020.
I measured the possible effects of two rebalancing approaches. The anticipatory approach makes a decision on rebalancing the month-end before quarter-end. The reactionary approach makes the rebalancing decision on the last day of the quarter. In both cases, I measured the returns of SPY and AGG from the decision date.
The following chart shows the median one-month SPY returns based on differing decision rules and further disaggregates each decision by the difference between SPY and AGG weights on the decision date. For example, the light blue bars show the returns when the difference in asset weights were +/- 1% or more, while the darkest blue bars show the returns when the weight differences were +/- 4% or more.
The surprising result from this study was there was little or no anticipatory rebalancing effect. SPY returns were not significantly different regardless of whether the portfolio approached quarter-end with an overweight or underweight equity position. However, there was a significant catchup effect in the following month if the portfolio was underweight equities. Other anticipatory tests using a two and three week lookahead time horizon, whose results are not shown, also displayed similar results of no rebalancing effect.
The study also shows that there was no significant rebalancing effect on bond market returns, either before or after quarter-end. Returns weren’t significantly different whether the portfolio was overweight or underweight an asset class. In fact, there was a slight perverse anticipatory effect that bonds outperformed when the portfolio neared quarter-end while underweight equities and overweight bonds. In that case, the normal reaction would be to buy stocks and sell bonds, but bonds showed slightly better returns under those circumstances.
I conclude from this study that fund flow concerns over quarter-end portfolio rebalancing are overblown. Investors need to recognize that institutional portfolios rebalance in two ways, at the discretion of the manager, and at the discretion of the plan sponsor. Managers will only have the discretion to rebalance a portfolio if they have a balanced fund mandate, and balanced fund mandates are usually only given out by relatively small funds. By contrast, a large asset owner such as a pension plan or an endowment fund hires managers based on individual mandates, such as US small-cap equities, venture capital, and international bonds. Each mandate has a very specific benchmark and managers are expected to be fully invested at all times. The large asset owner only rebalances very infrequently, mainly because the owner needs to undergo the unwieldy process of informing some managers that it is redeeming portions of the funds under management and informing other managers it is re-allocating to their funds.
A long-term study of public pension fund allocations shows that their aggregate equity allocations have been on the overweight equities compared to the conventional 60/40 model while fixed-income allocations is mired in the 20-30% range.
A “Great Ball of Money”
In the meantime, traders and investors have to be aware of what Tracy Alloway at Bloomberg
calls a “great ball of money”.
Years ago I wrote that “China’s markets resemble nothing if not a great rolling ball of money that moves from asset class to asset class, constantly searching for the next source of sizable returns.” In a country marked by capital controls, excess liquidity is effectively trapped and forced to ricochet like a pinball in a machine. Skilled investors in China’s markets are able to identify where this money will flow to next, scouring policy statements for hints of government initiatives or for signs that authorities might clamp down on a particular company or market, and watching message boards and the like for retail trends.
There are signs the U.S. is now going down a Chinese-style ball-of-money path too. Sloshing liquidity courtesy of a dovish central bank will probably end up ping-ponging between U.S. assets. While some of it might leak out of the States, viable alternatives to U.S. assets are limited with yields now low around the world (Chinese bonds and stocks are definitely an alternative, but there’s also limited supply for overseas investors). At the same time, investors will probably do well to eye increased government spending and fiscal stimulus for signs of where money might go to next. Money released by the state doesn’t flow evenly to all things and everyone. Pinpointing exactly where it’s going is getting even more important. In this kind of environment, market bubbles don’t necessarily burst so much as roll from one thing to the next.
The “great ball of money” has touched meme stocks, SPACs, and cryptocurrencies. The latest beneficiary appears to be reflation stocks. Compare the technical conditions of the DJIA, which is a proxy for value and cyclical plays, to that of the growth-heavy NASDAQ 100. The DJIA is holding above its 50 dma, while the NASDAQ 100 has been unable to regain its 50 dma. As well, the percentage bullish on point and figure are all significantly better for the DJIA than the NASDAQ 100.
In addition, more value names are entering the price momentum basket. As the following chart shows, median valuations for the high momentum quintile (top 20%) are actually cheaper than median Russell 1000 valuations. This is an unusual condition that hasn’t happened since early 2017.
This will create a tailwind for value stocks as momentum players pile into them.
An upside breakout
Tactically, the S&P 500 is tracing out an upside breakout from a bull flag within a well-defined uptrend. Value stocks as leaders and growth stocks as laggards. The upside breakout was remarkable in the face of the reported forced large margin liquidation of Tiger Cub Archegos holdings on Friday. The affected stocks were mostly Chinese tech companies such as Baidu, Tencent and Vipshop, though ViacomCBS and Discovery were also hit hard, according to Yahoo Finance
A liquidation of holdings at several major investment banks with ties to Tiger Cub Archegos Capital Management LLC contributed to an unseen daily decline Friday in shares of stocks including Discovery, Inc. and ViacomCBS Inc., according to people familiar with matter.
Shares of media conglomerate ViacomCBS fell 26% while Discovery dropped 27% Friday, recovering from far steeper losses. The degree of the declines was unprecedented and occurred in an otherwise orderly market.
Early selling came through so-called block trades from Goldman Sachs & Co., which offered over 30 million shares of ViacomCBS in midday trading. Morgan Stanley, earlier in the day, offered over 15 million shares of Discovery, according to people familiar with the matter.
The NYSE McClellan Oscillator (NYMO) bounced off an oversold level last week. Historically, such conditions have been reasonably good signals for market bottoms and possible rallies.
While the market is short-term overbought and 1-2 day outlook probably indicates either a pullback or consolidation, the odds favor higher stock prices in the coming week.
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Industrial designer Christopher Kuh has designed an ingenious way to solve both these issues with an innovative design that offers both sustainability and security. The CitySailer combines the potentials of fuel cell and drive-by-wire technology. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor mounted on the rear.
An electric motor mounted in the rear propellant vehicle. To keep the rider secure that the concept includes seat belts and airbags. For parking the vehicle, the rider has to push the steering levers forward parallel to the frame. Besides studying and riding the vehicle is also safer rider because it is designed to offer a seat belts and airbags to protect the rider in the event of an accident.
This ecological wonder seems to live up to expectations for those who are tired of the constant traffic jams on the design of CitySailer is quite slim to take maneuverability to the next level. | <urn:uuid:d4090b03-f326-4a3a-a971-cdad98e9d6bf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.cars-show.org/cars/the-citysailer.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.967986 | 178 | 1.945313 | 2 |
The bill would require police to note whether hatred of a person's sex or gender motivated a particular crime, and allow judges to impose stronger penalties if such prejudice is a proven motive. File Photo by Skye McKee/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Britain's House of Lords passed a measure on Monday night making misogyny a hate crime in England and Wales, and sent the proposal on to the House of Commons.
The upper house voted 242 to 185 to amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to make misogyny a hate crime.
The move was mostly backed by Labor and Liberal Democrats in Britain, but conservative Baroness Newlove, a former victims' commissioner, led the move to make misogyny a hate crime despite opposition from her party colleagues.
"Too often when it comes to violence against women, society demands the perfect victim before we act," Newlove said, according to The Guardian.
"As a society, we have rightly taken steps to acknowledge the severity of racist and homophobic crimes, but have not yet acted on crimes driven by hatred of women."
The bill needs approval from both houses to become law, and it will return to the House of Commons once the upper house is finished working on it.
The change would require police to note whether hatred of a person's sex or gender motivated a particular crime, and allow judges to impose stronger penalties if such prejudice is a proven motive.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party leader since 2019, has opposed calls to make misogyny a hate crime.
Monday's vote also rejected other measures in the bill -- including a proposal to punish activists who lock themselves onto objects with as many as 51 weeks in prison, suspicionless stops and searches and introduction of "serious disruption prevention orders." The upper house also voted to block a proposal giving new powers to police to stop protests in England and Wales. | <urn:uuid:b9b771cb-d112-4ff5-88e4-3fe287c33d0a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/01/18/Britains-upper-house-passes-bill-to-make-misogyny-a-hate-crime/4751642528344/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954846 | 383 | 1.882813 | 2 |
Did you know that much of our tendons are engaged all the time to allow us to walk and enjoy our regular routines? As time goes by, our muscle groups may get hurt and we all may feel tendon aches. The source of our soreness is often the result of overextending the muscle cells or overuse. In this post, we will take a look at how to deal with and prevent ligament pains to speedily recuperate to full health.
Taking care of ligament aches is a breeze once you know about the R.I.C.E. routine. No, we aren't preaching about eating more rice, however eating nutritious foods will allow you to get better a lot quicker. R.I.C.E. is a method thought up by medical professionals which is an acronym for rest, icing, compressing, and elevation. These represent the fundamental steps you has to do to accelerate the treatment of the affected ligaments. In intense scenarios, you may need to take some medications like pain relievers or NSAID pills to provide relief to the injured spot.
Once a tendon gets sprained, the encompassing tendons will shrink around the affected muscle to guard it from worsening. From time to time the muscles tense up too much that it creates even more pain and restricts your movements. Inflexible tendons are more likely to get sprained therefore it is essential that you let your tendons recuperate. Any time you force your ligaments past its ability to heal, you won't ever recover and continue getting wounded.
Resulting from the most terrible circumstance, a ligament can rupture from the bone and that involves a surgical procedure to deal with it. The physician must attach the muscles that have ripped off from the muscle insertion points. The process of healing will likely take a long time, and there is a rare probability that your tendon will not move the way it did in the past. That is why it is important to handle muscle problems before they get more painful, so just be sure you apply the RICE method. You can learn how to eliminate back pain and prevent it from happening by following the advice given by this website. | <urn:uuid:146b16ec-01a8-42f6-bff8-78695e33be72> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.haibanerenmei.com/tag/muscle-pain/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.956518 | 442 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations
Administrator for East Timor, today announced that the newly-created National
Consultative Council (NCC) would convene for the first time on Saturday.
Mr. Vieira de Mello's announcement came as he and East Timorese Nobel Laureate Jose Ramos Horta, who is also Vice-President of the National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT), toured the devastated territory.
The two stopped first in Manatuto, east of the capital Dili, where in a meeting with local leaders, Mr. Vieira de Mello informed them that 35,000 tonnes of shelter material would start arriving in January. He also told a welcoming crowd that a seminar on public health would take place Saturday as a first step towards creating a national health plan.
In Mr. Ramos Horta's address to the crowd, he said: "The UN is not going to be here for 500 years as the Portuguese were. The UN is not going to be here for 23 years as the Indonesians were. They are going to stay here two to three years - a very, very short period of time. We cannot waste time. We cannot waste the good will of the international community."
The two then visited the island of Atauro, north of Dili, which had been used as a place to hold political prisoners. Mr. Vieira de Mello told the large crowd that never again would there be political prisoners in East Timor.
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For this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” I spoke with Priscilla Chan, co-founder and CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, about the urgent need for more single-cell research in pediatrics. Chan broke down the science and reflected on how becoming a parent to two young children has influenced her professional interests, and vice versa. “Over the course of Covid, I’ve also asked myself, would I enroll them in a Covid study?” she said. “And I think for me the answer is yes.”
The conversation stems from Chan’s recent First Opinion, “Use single-cell biology to shed light on pediatric diseases currently in the dark.” She taught grammar school and trained as a pediatrician before co-founding CZI with her husband, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and was inspired to push for more pediatric research after working with so many children who had rare diseases. “There are few things harder for a physician to say to a patient than, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong,'” she wrote.
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I have reworked an article originally published in LMD (Lanka Monthly Digest) in 2011.
Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions. According to Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author”. The natural rights argument is based on Locke’s idea that a person has a natural right over the fruits of his or her labour. Utilitarians argue that a society that protects private, including intellectual, property is more effective and prosperous than societies that do not.
The earliest recorded historical case-law on copyright comes from ancient Ireland. The Cathach is the oldest extant Irish manuscript and the earliest example of Irish writing. It is traditionally ascribed to Saint Columba as the copy of a Psalter lent to Columba by St. Finnian. A dispute arose about the ownership of the copy and King Diarmait Mac Cerbhaill gave the judgement “To every cow belongs her calf, therefore to every book belongs its copy”.
The Berne Convention was first established in 1886 and relates to literary and artistic works, which includes films. The convention, to which Sri Lanka is a signatory, requires its member states to provide protection for every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain. A core principle is that each signatory would give citizens of other member states the same rights of copyright that it gave to its own citizens. The stated purpose of the convention is protection of authors rather than the protection of publishers and others.
Sitting down to watch a DVD one is assailed by a noisy prologue asserting: “You wouldn’t steal a handbag, you wouldn’t steal a TV etc”. There is an irony in this strident propaganda against pirate DVDs because the disc on which it was included was purchased in Colombo’s Majestic City for 230 rupees. These pirate emporia are openly advertised in reputable publications like LMD. In some establishments the very latest movies are available for as little as 60 rupees. On one occasion, I stood next to a policeman while making my illicit purchases.
The protection of a creator’s creation might at first seem to be an unalloyed good. However, Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, believes the term “operates as a catch-all to lump together disparate laws [which] originated separately, evolved differently, cover different activities, have different rules, and raise different public policy issues”.
In 1980, Ananda Chakrabarty won a US Supreme Court case allowing him to patent a bacterium to digest oil that he had genetically engineered. Five years later, the US Patent and Trademark Office allowed genetically modified (GM) plants, seeds and plant tissue to be patented. By 1987 animal patenting was permitted. Today human gene sequences, cell lines and stem cells are patented. Since the mid-1990s, Monsanto has sued 145 individual US farmers for patent infringement in connection with its genetically engineered seed. One farmer received an eight-month prison sentence for violating a court order to destroy seeds. In India, thousands of farmers have committed suicide because of Monsanto’s policies.
Eben Moglen , professor of law and legal history at Columbia University writes in his dotCommunist Manifesto: “Society confronts the simple fact that when everyone can possess every intellectual work of beauty and utility–reaping all the human value of every increase of knowledge–at the same cost that any one person can possess them, it is no longer moral to exclude. … the bourgeois system of ownership demands that knowledge and culture be rationed by the ability to pay.”
“Anything that is worth copying is worth sharing.” His other quotes: “The more we give away, the richer we become.”
Eben Moglen says , “‘When everybody owns the press, then freedom of the press belongs to everybody’”. This is the world of citizen journalism. It is great for us journeymen writers to have access to Wikipedia , Google, Word Press and Questia so that we can easily research the drivel we inflict on the world. A lot of this is free to us , so we are grateful.
It came as a shock to me when I saw my own immortal words in print without payment. It was actually a pleasant surprise to see my work in the New York Times. Quite a few of the articles I wrote for the Le Monde diplomatique blog appeared in publications and websites all over the world. The New York Times was perhaps the most prestigious, but it was also good to see my name in the International Herald Tribune and the Scotsman. It seems that, without my knowledge Agence Globale was syndicating my unpaid work on behalf of Le Monde diplomatique. I have never been able to establish whether the New York Times etc paid Le Monde diplomatique for my work.
It was worse when my articles were published without even a mention of my name, let alone payment being made. This happened with an article in the Sri Lankan Sunday Times about the Environmental Foundation Ltd (EFL). I made a complaint to the Press Complaints Authority but it seems the fault lay with EFL who allowed the paper to accept my article as a press release. The Sunday Times did eventually pay me.
It came as a worse shock when I saw some more of my words in print with someone else’s name at the top. This happened when the Sunday Leader, which had never responded when I submitted articles, published word for word an article by me on animal welfare with the name of one of their staffers on it.
People willingly write for free for Huffington Post. The divine Arianna became a very rich woman when she announced “a merger of visions” with AOL which netted $315 million. “And, of course, thank you to our HuffPost community, whose engagement, enthusiasm, loyalty, and support have been the foundation of HuffPost‘s growth. We can’t wait to begin the ride.”
By the way, to my knowledge, after a good deal of research, I can confidently state that there are no longer any retail outlets in Sri Lanka that sell legitimate DVDs or CDs. One can order them from Amazon but they will be subjected to prohibitive shipping charges and import duties. Because of various emergencies and curfews the postal service has become less reliable. More than one DVD I ordered from a legitimate online retailer took over a year to reach me. The pirates provided a useful service. There were many films that were not interesting enough to me to endure a great deal of expense and inconvenience but worth trying out for a small price.I do not think that by doing so I impoverished the likes of Johnny Depp or Simon Pegg. The number of pirate shops has declined with the increased popularity of streaming. However, as Netflix itself goes into decline perhaps the pirates will return. | <urn:uuid:ebd56126-ba9e-497d-8d11-44461c0473e2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pcolman.wordpress.com/tag/intellectual-property/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.965064 | 1,468 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Originally published by The NY Times
The mayor of this Texas border city has been dealing with a crisis.
This week, he declared a state of emergency. Drones filled the skies and emergency vehicles raced down the streets. But none of it had anything to do with illegal immigration.
It had to do with the weather.
A severe thunderstorm caused widespread flooding throughout the Rio Grande Valley in recent days. That other crisis – the one President Trump says has been unfolding on the border because of illegal immigration – is largely a fiction, the mayor, Tony Martinez, and other Brownsville residents and leaders said.
There is not a crisis in the city of Brownsville with regards to safety and security, said Mr. Martinez, who has lived in Brownsville since the late 1970s. There’s no gunfire. Most of the people that are migrating are from Central America. It’s not like they’re coming over here to try to take anybody’s job. They’re trying to just save their own lives. We’re doing fine, quite frankly.
Mr. Martinez is a Democrat in a mainly conservative state, and many Republicans in Texas, like Mr. Trump, have raised an alarm over the numbers of migrants still flowing into Texas. But there is evidence, in federal data and on the ground in places like Brownsville that the immigration crisis Mr. Trump has cited over the past week to justify the separation of families is actually no crisis at all.
There has been no drastic overall increase in the number of immigrants crossing the border, and while the rugged frontier along the Rio Grande Valley has long been a transit point for drugs and the trouble that goes along with them, the violence of Mexico’s drug wars seldom spills into the United States.
In remarks and news releases this past week, Mr. Trump has repeatedly sounded alarm bells on the crisis and mess of illegal immigration at the southwestern border. At an event Friday with families whose loved ones had been killed by undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump suggested that immigrants commit more crimes than citizens do. And at a campaign rally on Wednesday, he said that illegal immigration costs our country hundreds of billions of dollars.
We have to do something about immigration in this country, Mr. Trump said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday. For 50 years, and long before that, it was a disaster. But over the last 20, 25 years, it’s gotten worse.
The numbers suggest that this is not true.
Unauthorized crossings along the border with Mexico have sharply declined over the past two decades, according to government data. From the 1980s to the mid-2000s, the government reported annually apprehending around 1 million to 1.6 million people who tried to cross the southwestern border illegally. That number has been halved in recent years. By month, border apprehensions averaged more than 81,588 under President George W. Bush, declined to more than 34,647 under President Barack Obama and now stand at 24,241 under Mr. Trump.
The president is correct in citing a spike in illegal border crossings that occurred in March: The 37,393 individuals apprehended was a 203 percent increase over the same period in March 2017, though the number was lower than in 2013 and 2014.
Research shows that incarceration rates of both legal and undocumented immigrants across the country are lower than those of native-born Americans, and that the net economic impact of immigration is positive. Mr. Trump’s reference to illegal immigration costing hundreds of billions of dollars likely came from a heavily flawed study from an anti-immigration group that pinned the cost at $116 billion annually. Adjusting for the flaws, the impact would more accurately be stated as $3.3 billion to $15.6 billion, according to the libertarian Cato Institute.
As the numbers show, there is a stark disconnect between Mr. Trump’s border rhetoric and the reality of life in border cities like Brownsville.
In a way, this is old news: Washington rhetoric has been colliding with realities on the ground for decades, regardless of the topic or the administration. But the president’s repeated descriptions of a chaotic, crime-ridden border have frustrated millions of Americans who live and work on the Southwest frontier.
There’s this misconception that we’re in this lawless land, and it’s the wild, wild frontier, and it’s not, said the Brownsville police chief, Orlando C. Rodriguez. We see actually a downward trend in crime in Brownsville over the past few years, and the numbers are just getting better every year.
There were a total of six homicides in Brownsville in 2017, up from four in 2016. Aggravated assault cases were at 259 in 2017, down from 264 in 2016 and from 292 in 2015. Robbery was at 133 in 2017, up from 130 in 2016 but down from 154 in 2015. Asked whether the city’s population of undocumented immigrants was committing widespread crime, Chief Rodriguez said they were most definitely not.
To say that illegals are running around in Brownsville causing problems, we just don’t see it, the chief said.
In Nogales, Ariz., which borders and shares its name with a Mexican city, the number of violent crimes plummeted by more than 70 percent from 1997 to 2016. Similar trends can be seen in San Luis, Somerton and Yuma. The overall crime rate in Arizona has also dropped by more than a third from 1993 to 2016. During that same time, the state’s undocumented-immigrant population more than doubled, according to the Pew Research Center.
President Trump has often cited crimes committed by the transnational gang MS-13 in cities as far from the southern border as New York. Gang members have indeed been responsible for a wave of violence, though some of them were born in the United States, and much of their mayhem is targeted at immigrant communities.
It is also true that Brownsville and other Southwest cities have their share of crime, poverty and social ills as a result of their proximity to the border.
The drug trade fuels public corruption. Stash houses in residential neighborhoods hide smuggled people and drugs. Police chases of smugglers’ vehicles often end in tragedy – in deadly collisions, fatal shootings and rollovers.
But such incidents often happen on or near the line, as many people refer to it – the physical border along the Rio Grande – or around the Border Patrol’s traffic checkpoints farther north. Out in the towns and neighborhoods, in the malls and the movie theaters, the border is at times a world away.
Everybody was, and I think probably to a large extent still is, going about their way, said Representative Filemon B. Vela Jr., whose district includes Brownsville. If you were in the city of Brownsville, and you wanted to witness anything related to this whole story, you’d have to break into one of the Southwest Key facilities to even know that there’s anything going on, he added, referring to the nonprofit that runs a migrant children’s shelter at a former Walmart.
Like other issues, the border-crisis debate is a partisan one. Mr. Vela and Mr. Martinez, the mayor, are both Democrats, as are numerous other community leaders and residents in a region that has long been a blue outer edge of a red-dominated state.
The Republican leadership in Texas sees the situation differently, and has often highlighted evidence of killings, assaults, shootings and kidnappings on Texas soil that they say are directly related to Mexican drug cartels.
Sergio Sanchez, a Republican activist and commentator in nearby McAllen, agrees with Mr. Trump’s portrayal of the border and his hard-line approach to illegal immigration.
The crisis is real, said Mr. Sanchez, the former chairman of the Hidalgo County Republican Party and the host of a conservative talk-radio show called The Wall. The crisis is immediately south of the border, and it bleeds over to our side. Mexico is literally a lawless land and they need to come to grips with that. The crisis has been going on for decades. It’s been a fact that the border is porous, and has been porous through too many administrations.
When it comes to national immigration policy, Texas’ Republican lawmakers have been largely supportive of the president’s moves to build a border wall and prosecute illegal border crossers, and they have almost gone further than the president in calling for the removal of protections for so-called Dreamers, who entered the country illegally as children.
Yet even state Republicans have balked at the latest turmoil created by the zero tolerance policy that has led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their families. Several Republican lawmakers, including the speaker of the state House and both United States senators, publicly opposed breaking up families.
On Friday afternoon, in any case, now that the skies were dry and many of the streets were, too, Mr. Martinez’s border looked and felt far different from Mr. Trump’s.
You could literally see it, or, more accurately, smell it – moist beef brisket, smoked for up to 16 hours, selling for $9.49 by the half-pound at 1848 BBQ, the barbecue joint Mr. Martinez owns downtown. Far from the former Walmart that has become a national symbol of the president’s now-rescinded family-separation policy, the flat-screen TVs here were carrying World Cup soccer, not Mr. Trump’s live remarks on immigration on Friday.
Mr. Martinez greeted the congressman’s wife, Rose Vela. The chief pitmaster, Abraham Avila, had a package for her (and her two French bulldogs): rib bones.
At one table sat Hector Rivera-Marrero, 22, who works part-time at 1848 and graduated in May from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Mr. Rivera-Marrero has lived in Brownsville since he was 10. His mother is an optometrist. His application to medical school awaits.
It’s very strange because people have this idea, this notion of the border, said Mr. Rivera-Marrero, whose family is from Puerto Rico. But in reality it’s very quaint, very relaxed.
Brownsville, a city of 183,000, feels more like a town of 1,830. Families have lived here not for years but for generations, and everyone knows nearly everyone else, and their mothers and fathers. Local officials have been busy with plans to build a new airport. SpaceX’s launch site has been taking shape nearby at Boca Chica Village.
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Tackling Hard Tasks29 października, 2021
By Leo Babauta
Generally we avoid hard tasks, putting them off while we either do easier tasks or distract ourselves. This is understandable, as a hard task might feel daunting or overwhelming, but spending our hours on urgent but easy tasks vs. difficult but important tasks is generally a costly choice.
So let’s talk for a minute about hard tasks. If we can focus on them and get them done, we can have a greater impact in a fraction the time.
The reason we tend to avoid hard tasks is usually because they are daunting — filled with uncertainty and filled with lots of sub-tasks to the point of being overwhelming. We also fear failing at them.
So what I’ve found to help are things people know but often dismiss:
Do a small bit of the bigger task. People dismiss this but underestimate how powerful it can be. Have a big report to do? Just do the first 2 paragraphs. It increases your ability to tackle the hard task by a hundred fold, because you’re much much more likely to start, and once you start, you’re much much more likely to take on the next small bit.Get into the practice of choosing and trusting. If a decision freezes you up, you’ll likely stop doing the hard task. So don’t let yourself freeze up — just choose, and trust that you made a decent choice, or that you’ll be able to deal with whatever comes. This becomes a freeing practice, because you can just choose, choose, choose, and trust yourself without fretting too much. Choose quickly, move on, repeat.Think of “failing” as “learning.” When we think of the possibility of failing at something, we usually make that to mean something bad about us — we are inadequate, stupid, unworthy. But what if we frame it as part of the learning process, meaning nothing about us and everything about what we might learn? Let this free us.
These take practice. Start with the first item, and get into the practice of focusing on hard tasks in small bits. The amount of hard but important tasks you’re going to start crushing will be staggering.
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The National Mall is a broad, tree-lined green in Washington, DC, that extends from the foot of Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument. It is a public space used for recreational activities, cultural events, and democratic discourse. Museums and gardens flank the north and south sides. The United States Capitol building lies to the east and the monuments of West Potomac Park lie to the west. Both as a national icon and a civic space, the Mall is a key landmark of the nation’s capital.
Alternate Names: Public Grounds
Site Dates: 1791 to present
Site Owner(s): U.S. National Park Service
Associated People: Pierre-Charles L’Enfant (1754–1825, urban designer); Robert Mills (1781–1855, architect); Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852, landscape designer)
Location: Washington, DC
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The origins of the National Mall can be traced to a preliminary plan for the city of Washington sketched by Thomas Jefferson in March 1791. Jefferson laid out the city in a gridiron formation, envisioning the Capitol building and the President’s House as opposite ends of a prominent east-west axis connected by "public walks" [Fig. 1]. Over the next several months, the military engineer Pierre-Charles L’Enfant expanded upon Jefferson's ideas in his official plan for the city, which adapted abstract geometry to the natural topography of the site, which featured a park-like setting of rolling hills, a wooded terrain, and proximity to the Potomac River. Influenced by recent developments in French urban planning, L’Enfant’s ambitious design called for a “Grand Avenue, 400 feet in breadth, and about a mile in length” leading from “the Congress Garden” on Jenkins Hill (now Capitol Hill) to the “President’s park” and a “well-improved field” near the banks of the Potomac, which would be the site of a projected equestrian statue of George Washington (view text). The view from that point back to the Capitol would feature a cascade falling from a height of forty feet down to a canal running alongside the Mall to the Potomac. L’Enfant conceived of the wide urban avenue as a social as well as a scenic space: a “place of general resort,” bordered by gardens and the stately residences of the city’s elite, as well as playhouses, assembly rooms, academies, “and all such sort of places as may be attractive to the l[e]arned and afford diver[s]ion to the idle” (view text). L’Enfant would later remark that he “changed the whole face of the city ground, from a savage wilderness into a compleat heden [sic] garden.”
Development of the Mall stalled over the next several decades while a variety of alternative plans were advanced. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, then Supervising Architect of the United States Capitol, proposed a design in 1815 that called for a canal originating in a circular basin at the foot of the Capitol and running the full length of the Mall to a cascade and lagoon at the opposite end [Fig. 2]. Nothing came of this proposal, nor of others advanced by the architects Charles Bulfinch (in 1822) and Robert Mills (in 1831). Sections of the Mall were cultivated on a piecemeal basis; for example, in 1821 the Columbian Institute began carrying out improvements on five acres at the Mall’s east end for a botanical garden, which included cultivating a hedge enclosure, excavating an elliptical pond with an island, laying out gravel walks, and planting borders with specimens of native and exotic trees and shrubs.
In 1841, as part of his design for the building that would ultimately house the Smithsonian Institution, Robert Mills submitted a comprehensive plan for a great public park extending from the Washington Monument to the Capitol. As conceived by Mills, the Mall would be laid out as a picturesque assemblage of gardens of contrasting styles: informal plantings and serpentine paths in the English style surrounding the Washington Monument and botanic gardens would be contrasted with more formal, geometric plantings near the Capitol [Fig. 3]. Mills’s design was novel for its holistic integration of architecture and landscape, as well as for its botanical emphasis, which reflected the influence of the contemporary English theory of the gardenesque formulated by J. C. Loudon. At the same time, Mills’s design was consistent with the long-held objective of locating a publicly accessible botanic garden in the nation’s capital—an idea first broached in the 1790s by influential advocates including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Mills’s plan had little immediate impact on the landscaping of the Mall, which remained in a undeveloped state in 1845, when a member of the Smithsonian Institution Building Committee “urged the expediency and policy of rescuing the Mall from its present state of degradation and of ornamenting it at least with the different trees of this country, and protecting it with a decent enclosure.” That same year, 2,000 indigenous trees (representing 200 species and varieties) were planted on the Mall, and additional plantings and enclosures were added in the years that followed. Robert Mills's conception of the Mall as a locus for scientific inquiry and display, and his adoption of the romantic aesthetic of naturalism set the tone for future landscaping of the area.
Botanical interests informed the landscape plan designed in 1851 by the architect and horticulturalist Andrew Jackson Downing, who conceived of the Mall as “a national park” and a “public museum of living trees and shrubs” that would both influence taste by providing an example of the natural style of landscape gardening (illustrated by a sequence of contrasting landscape “scenes”), and educate visitors to the popular and scientific names, habits, and growth of botanical specimens suited to Washington’s climate (view text) [Fig. 4]. Rather than carry out Downing's plan systematically, individual federal agencies developed portions of the Mall on an ad hoc basis, creating a loosely connected network of meandering walks, gardens, and groves. Under the McMillan Plan of 1902, the existing landscape was cleared and leveled in order to create a more unified, open space with unobstructed vistas in keeping with the spirit of L’Enfant's original plan. Landscape and hardscape construction projects continue to reshape the Mall and its surroundings into the 21st century.
- L’Enfant, Pierre-Charles, June 22, 1791, describing in a report to George Washington his plans for Washington, DC (quoted in Caemmerer 1950: 151–53)
- “I placed the three grand Departments of State contigous to the principle Palace and on the way leading to the Congressional House the gardens of the one together with the park and other improvement on the dependency are connected with the publique walk and avenue to the Congress house in a manner as most [must] form a whole as grand as it will be agreeable and convenient to the whole city which form [from] the distribution of the local [locale] will have an early access to this place of general resort and all along side of which may be placed play houses, room of assembly, accademies and all such sort of places as may be attractive to the learned and afford diversion to the idle.” [Fig. 5] back up to History
- L’Enfant, Pierre-Charles, August 19, 1791, describing his plans for Washington, DC (quoted in Caemmerer 1950: 157)
- “The grand avenue connecting the palace and the Federal House will be magnificent, with the water of the cascade [falling] to the canal which will extend to the Potomac; as also the several squares which are intended for the Judiciary Courts, the National Bank, the grand Church, the play house, markets and exchange, offering a variety of situations unparallelled for beauty, suitable for every purpose, and in every point convenient, calculated to command the highest price at a sale.”
- L’Enfant, Pierre-Charles, January 4, 1792, from notes on “Plan of the City” describing Washington, DC (quoted in Caemmerer 1950: 163–65)
- “F. Grand Cascade, formed of water from the sources of the Tiber.
- “G. Public walk, being a square of 1200 feet, through which carriages may ascend to the upper Square of the Federal House.
- “H. Grand Avenue, 400 feet in breadth, and about a mile in length, bordered with gardens, ending in a slope from the houses on each side. This Avenue leads to Monument A and connects the Congress Garden with the
- “I. President’s park and the
- “K. well-improved field. . . .” [Fig. 6] back up to History
- “It is a most commanding and beautiful prospect, variegated with woods, cleared land, gentle mounts and vales, and the waters of the Potomac and Tiber Rivers in the distant view; while there is revealed a glimpse of the navy yard where eight frigates of the United States Navy lie in mooring.”
- Anonymous, January 2, 1808, describing in the Washington Expositor the National Mall, Washington, DC (quoted in O’Malley 1989: 99–100)
- “At present these large appropriations afford an increase to the pasturage of the city, more beneficial to the poor citizens, than their culture in the ordinary courses. . . by laying off those in their occupancy so as to afford ample walks open at seasonable hours and under proper regulations to the public, it will give to the city, much earlier than there is otherwise reasonable cause to hope for, agreeable promenades, as conducive to the health of the inhabitants, as to the beauty of the places.”
- Hunt, Henry, William P. Elliot, and William Thornton, 1826, describing the National Mall, Washington, DC (U.S. Congress, 19th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, doc. 123, book 138)
- “That, with a view to promote the public good, and to ornament and improve the public grounds, they would recommend that the water of Tiber Creek be brought to the Capitol Square; and, after forming a reservoir, be carried in pipes to the Botanic Garden, and thrown up in a jet d'eau of 30 or 40 feet high, and then be used in watering the surrounding grounds. That a wall five feet high, with a stone coping, be put round the ground appropriated for a Botanic Garden; and that suitable buildings be erected, and the Garden be properly laid out, and cultivated as a National Garden; to effect which important national objects, a sum not exceeding 30,000 dollars will be required.”
- Commissioner of Public Buildings, June 9, 1827, describing the Columbian Institute, Washington, DC (quoted in O’Malley 1989: 133)
- “The new section of the Washington Canal was laid out along a line drawn through the middle of the Capitol and of the Mall. The pathway, canal and plantation in the garden do not coincide with this line, but diverge from it at an acute angle.”
- Bulfinch, Charles, January 21, 1829, proposal to the House Committee on Public Buildings regarding the National Mall, Washington, DC (quoted in Rathburn 1917: 49)
- “The Capitol being now finished with the exception of these particular objects, I beg leave to suggest that the public grounds immediately adjacent should conform in some degree to the importance and high finish of the building.”
- Mills, Robert, c. 1841, in a letter to Robert Dale Owen, describing the proposed Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (Scott, ed., 1990: n.p.)
- “Three spacious avenues (of the city) center within these grounds, which at some future day when improved will form three interesting vistas.”
- Mills, Robert, February 23?, 1841, in a letter to Joel R. Poinsett, describing his design for the National Mall, Washington, DC (Scott, ed., 1990: n.p.)
- “Agreeably to your requisition to prepare a plan of improvement to that part of the Mall lying between 7th and 12th Street West for a botanic garden . . . I have the honor to submit the following Report. . .
- “Drawing No. 1 presents a general plan of the entire Mall, including that annexed to the President’s house, with the particular improvement proposed of that part intended for the Institution and its objects. . . [See Fig. 3]
- “The relative position of the Capitol, President’s House, and other public buildings are laid down, as also the position of the proposed buildings for the Institution; the adjacent streets and avenues are also shown, with the line of the Canal which courses through the City, at the foot of the Capitol hill to the Eastern Branch near the Navy Yard, thus making of the south western section, a complete island. . .
- “The principle upon which this plan is founded is two fold, one is to provide suitable space for a Botanic garden, the other to provide locations for subjects allied to agriculture, the propagation of useful and ornamental trees native and foreign, the provision of sites for the erection of suitable buildings to accommodate the various subjects to be lectured on and taught in the Institution. . .
- “The Botanic garden is laid out in the centre fronting and opening to the south. On each side of this the grounds are laid out in serpentine walks and in picturesque divisions forming plats for grouping the various trees to be introduced and creating shady walks for those visiting the establishments. . .
- “A range of trees is proposed to surround three sides of the square which is intended to be laid open by an iron or other railing, the north side to be enclosed with a high brick wall to serve as a shelter and to secure the various hot houses and other buildings of inferior character.
- “The main building for the Institution is located about 300 feet south of the wall fronting the Botanic garden, from which it is separated by a circular road, in the centre of which is a fountain of water from the basin of which pipes are led underground thro’ the walks of the garden, for irrigating the same at pleasure, the fountains may be supplied from the canal flowing near the north wall of inclosure. . .
- “By means of Groups and vistas of trees, picturesque views may be obtained of the various buildings and other such objects as may be of a monumental character and thus there would be an attraction produced which would draw many of our citizens and strangers to partake of the pleasure of promenading here.”
- Mudd, Ignatius, 1849, describing the grounds of the United States Capitol and the reconstruction of the National Mall, Washington, DC (U.S. Congress, 31st Congress, 1st Session, doc. 30)
- “A disposition on the part of Congress to make the public grounds what they were originally designed to be. . . An ornament and attraction to the capital of the nation.”
- Downing, Andrew Jackson, December, 1851, “The State and Prospects of Horticulture” (Horticulturist 6: 540–41)
- “The plan [for a public ground in Washington] embraces four or five miles of carriage-drive—walks for pedestrians—ponds of water, fountains and statues—picturesque groupings of trees and shrubs, and a complete collection of all the trees that belong to North America. It will, if carried out as it has been undertaken, undoubtedly give a great impetus to the popular taste in landscape-gardening and the culture of ornamental trees; and as the climate of Washington is one peculiarly adapted to this purpose—this national park may be made a sylvan museum such as it would be difficult to equal in beauty and variety in any part of the world.”
- Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1851, describing plans for improving the public grounds in Washington, DC (quoted in Washburn 1967: 54–55)
- “My object in this Plan has been three-fold:
- “1st: To form a national Park, which should be an ornament to the Capital of the United States; 2nd: To give an example of the natural style of Landscape Gardening which may have an influence on the general taste of the Country; 3rd: To form a collection of all the trees that will grown in the climate of Washington, and, by having these trees plainly labelled with their popular and scientific names, to form a public museum of living trees and shrubs where every person visiting Washington could become familiar with the habits and growth of all the hardy trees. [Fig. 7]
- “The Public Grounds now to be improved I have arranged so as to form six different and distinct scenes: viz.
- “1st: The President’s Park or Parade.
- “This comprises the open Ground directly south of the President’s House. Adopting suggestions made me at Washington I propose to keep the large area of this ground open, as a place for parade or military reviews, as well as public festivities or celebrations. A circular carriage drive 40 feet wide and nearly a mile long shaded by an avenue of Elms, surrounds the Parade, while a series of foot-paths, 10 feet wide, winding through thickets of trees and shrubs, forms the boundary to this park, and would make an agreeable shaded promenade for pedestrians.
- “I propose to take down the present small stone gates to the President’s Grounds, and place at the end of Pennsylvania Avenue a large and handsome Archway of marble, which shall not only form the main entrance from the City to the whole of the proposed new Grounds, but shall also be one of the principal Architectural ornaments of the city; inside of this arch-way is a semicircle with three gates commanding three carriage roads. Two of these lead into the Parade or President’s Park, the third is a private carriage-drive into the President’s grounds; this gate should be protected by a Porter’s lodge, and should only be open on reception days, thus making the President’s grounds on this side of the house quite private at all other times. . .
- “2nd: Monument Park.
- “This comprises the fine plot of ground surrounding the Washington monument and bordered by the Potomac. To reach it from the President’s Park I propose to cross the canal by a wire suspension bridge, sufficiently strong for carriages, which would permit vessels of moderate size to pass under it, and would be an ornamental feature in the grounds. I propose to plant Monument Park wholly with American trees, of large growth, disposed in open groups, so as to al[l]ow of fine vistas of the Potomac river. . .
- “An arrangement of choice trees in the natural style, the plots near the Institution would be thickly planted with the rarest trees and shrubs, to give greater seclusion and beauty to its immediate precincts.
- “This Park would be chiefly remarkable for its water features. The Fountain would be supplied from a basin in the Capitol. The pond or lake might either be formed from the overflow of this fountain, or from a filtering drain from the canal. The earth that would be excavated to form this pond is needed to fill up low places now existing in this portion of the grounds.
- “6th: The Botanic Garden.
- “This is the spot already selected for this purpose and containing three green-houses. It will probably at some future time, be filled with a collection of hardy plants. I have only shown how the carriage-drive should pass through it (Crossing the canal again here) and making the exit by a large gateway opposite the middle gate of the Capitol Grounds. . .
- “The pleasing natural undulations of surface, where they occur, I propose to retain, instead of expending money in reducing them to a level. The surface of the Parks, generally, should be kept in grass or lawn, and mown by the mowing machine used in England, by which, with a man and horse, the labor of six men can be done in one day. . .
- “A national Park like this, laid out and planted in a thorough manner, would exercise as much influence on the public taste as Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston, has done. Though only twenty years have elapsed since that spot was laid out, the lesson there taught has been so largely influential that at the present moment the United States, while they have no public parks, are acknowledged to possess the finest rural cemeteries in the world. The Public Grounds at Washington treated in the manner I have here suggested, would undoubtedly become a Public School of Instruction in every thing that relates to the tasteful arrangement of parks and grounds, and the growth and culture of trees, while they would serve, more than anything else that could be devised, to embellish and give interest to the Capital. The straight lines and broad Avenues of the streets of Washington would be pleasantly relieved and contrasted by the beauty of curved lines and natural groups of trees in the various parks. By its numerous public buildings and broad Avenues, Washington will one day command the attention of every stranger, and if its un-improved public grounds are tastefully improved they will form the most perfect background or setting to the City, concealing many of its defects and heightening all its beauties.” back up to History
Edward Weber, View of Washington City and Georgetown [detail], 1849.
Robert P. Smith, View of Washington, c. 1850.
- Richard W. Stephenson, “A Plan Whol[l]y New”: Pierre Charles L’Enfant’s Plan of the City of Washington (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1993), 17–19, see also 38–43, view on Zotero; Therese O’Malley, “Art and Science in American Landscape Architecture: The National Mall, Washington, DC 1791–1852,” PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 1989, 15–21, view on Zotero.
- Michael J. Lewis, “The Idea of the American Mall,” in The National Mall: Rethinking Washington’s Monumental Core, ed. Nathan Glazer and Cynthia R. Field (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), 13–15, view on Zotero; Pamela Scott, “‘This Vast Empire’: The Iconography of the Mall, 1791–1848,” in The Mall in Washington, ed. Richard Longstreth, Studies in the History of Art, Center for Advanced Studies in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers, XIV (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1991), 39–40 and 55, n.20, view on Zotero; O’Malley 1989, 26–48, 95–97,view on Zotero; H. Paul Caemmerer, The Life of Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, Planner of the City Beautiful, The City of Washington (Washington, DC: National Republic Publishing Company, 1950), 151–53, 157–59, 163–65, view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1989, 50, view on Zotero.
- Scott 1991, 46–50, view on Zotero.
- Scott 1991, 46, view on Zotero; Therese O’Malley, “‘Your Garden Must Be a Museum to You’: Early American Botanic Gardens,” Huntington Library Quarterly 59 (1996): 218–20, view on Zotero; O’Malley, 1989, 122–36,view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1989, 150–51, 158–61, 169–72, view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1996, 213–26, view on Zotero; Scott 1991, 48–49, view on Zotero; O’Malley 1989, 98–105, 112, view on Zotero.
- Quoted in O’Malley 1989, 181, view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1989, 180–82, view on Zotero.
- Thomas J. Schlereth, “Early North American Arboreta,” Garden History 35 (2007): 211–13, view on Zotero; Kirk Savage, Monument Wars: Washington, DC, the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial (Berkeley, Los Angelos: University of California Press, 2005), 70–73, view on Zotero; Therese O’Malley, “‘A Public Museum of Trees’: Mid-Nineteenth Century Plans for the Mall,” in Longstreth, 1991, 65–72, view on Zotero; O’Malley 1989, 196–98, view on Zotero.
- Savage 2005, 75, view on Zotero; David C. Streatfield, “The Olmsteds and the Landscape of the Mall,” in Longstreth, 1991, 117–18, view on Zotero; O’Malley 1991, 72, view on Zotero.
- Peter R. Penczer, The Washington National Mall (Arlington, VA: Oneonta Press, 2007), 21–121, view on Zotero; Sue Kohler and Pamela Scott, eds., Designing the Nation’s Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC (Washington, DC: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2006), view on Zotero; Savage 2005, 147–313, view on Zotero; Therese O’Malley, “The Mall: 1992–2002,” in Longstreth, 2002, ix–xii, view on Zotero.
- Caemmerer 1950, view on Zotero.
- Caemmerer 1950, view on Zotero.
- Caemmerer 1950, view on Zotero.
- H. M. Pierce Gallagher, Robert Mills, Architect of the Washington Monument, 1781–1855 (New York: Columbia University Press, 1935), view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1989, view on Zotero.
- O’Malley 1989, view on Zotero.
- Richard Rathburn, “The Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences,” United States National Museum’s Bulletin 101 (1917): 45–46. view on Zotero
- Pamela Scott, The Papers of Robert Mills (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1990), view on Zotero.
- Scott 1990, view on Zotero.
- Andrew Jackson Downing, “The State and Prospects of Horticulture,” Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste 6, no. 12 (December 1851): 537–41, view on Zotero.
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Nigerian fintech startup, Lemonade Finance, has raised $725K in pre-seed funding for a project aimed at improving access to financial services for African diaspora investors.
Nigerian fintech startup Lemonade Finance has secured a US$725,000 pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Y Combinator and other investors Ventures Platform, Acuity Venture Partners and Microtraction. The platform allows Africans to send and receive money from their countries in quick ways.
Lemonade Finance, established by Ridwan Olalere and Rian Cochran, was accepted into Y Combinator’s W21 cohort earlier this year. The platform enables Africans to send and receive money quickly from their own countries.
One of its investors, Dayo Koleowo, Managing Partner at Microtraction, says “Lemonade’s solution is very timely. As a multi-currency financial service provider, they make it easy for the African diaspora to send and receive money from their new country of residence, which is remarkable. We believe Rian and Ridwan have the technical and financial know-how to provide the number one cross-border neobank for Africans in the diaspora.”
Another Remittance Solution Platform
When Africans want to send or receive money to or from their family, dependent, children studying overseas, or businesses domiciled in Africa, they have few options and encounter problems.
Before Lemonade, Western Union, PayPal, and MoneyGram are some products Africans already used to process payments. But these options are typically expensive, take weeks to process payments, and restrict customers from certain locations from using their services. For example, PayPal allows Africans living in Africa to receive but not send money.
With Lemonade, users do not have to go to the bank, and within minutes, they can send and receive payment.
Africans need access to more than one currency
To allow Africans to use their money seamlessly, Lemonade Finance has provided them with access to currencies that matter to them, notably the currency of the country they are in and that of their home country.
This is a big deal for Africans in the diaspora who have businesses in Africa but want to move their money in foreign currencies. Currently, if an African wants to change their foreign currency to that of the home currency in order to, for example, pay for their parents’ healthcare, they have to deal with unfavourable rates and the length of time it takes for the exchange to take place.
Olalere and Cochran say that the flexible solution Lemonade provides is intentional and at the core of the team’s thinking in building the app.
“Before now, when Africans living in Africa moved to the diaspora, they could only create a bank account with the currency of their new country or the US dollar. While some can use their phone numbers to operate an African bank account, like with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), others have to travel back home to renew their token,” said Olalere.
Lemonade Finance wants to ensure that a Nigerian who resides in the UK, for instance, can open a Nigerian account and save money in Naira as well as pounds without leaving the UK.
Lemonade Finance faces regulatory and compliance problems. The startup has to go the extra mile to prove they are worthy of licenses in European and North American countries. This is because global banks have put African countries on a restricted list, preventing individuals and payments companies from sending money to Africa.
But Lemonade Finance is dedicated to letting global banks know that lowering financial barriers into Africa is a beneficial and strategic move. They have been able to get some of their partner banks to green-light Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon and some other West African countries. Yet, even as these global banks have enabled this financial access, they charge customers making transactions to African countries a higher fee. They also place restrictions on the number of days or hours it takes for the money to reach Africa.
“On a daily basis, what we are constantly doing is fighting for everyday Africans to be globally included financially,” Olalere said.
Olalere revealed that the company’s biggest milestone happened earlier this year when they acquired a license in the UK, approved by the FCA, without stepping foot in the UK.
This is why this funding round, according to Olalere, is important. It will help them upgrade and get new licences, like the VMI license that allows them to hold wallets. This funding round will also help them hire for roles in the regulatory and compliance department, which will ultimately increase their customer base and allow them to reduce fees for customers.
Currently, Lemonade Finance is live in Canada, where it has gained thousands of customers already. In a few weeks, it will allow users in the UK to send and receive money from Ghana and Kenya; and in December, users in the US will be able to send and receive money from over 10 African countries at once. | <urn:uuid:151f8a5f-f228-4165-aa11-6af1de8fe416> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://macjordangh.com/nigeria-lemonade-finance-funding-round/amp/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.961296 | 1,049 | 1.585938 | 2 |
At the word Dandy players of the older generation dreamily squeezes his eyes shut his eyes, and on their lips involuntarily appears beatific smile. Those born in the last years of the Soviet Union, there is no need to explain what it is. But for the current generation of gamers, perhaps, is to tell a little more about Beau. So, a little historical background. Dandy - one of the first gaming console, which has become extremely popular in the vast Soviet Union in the early nineties of the last century. In those days, just imagine, there were no computers, monitors, laptops, and other joys of today's players. Dandy is also connected directly to the TV, game control was conducted by two joysticks, and the Games themselves Dandy were recorded on special cartridges that have long been a rarity. Then all the boys and girls just raved about this prefix, and knew the names of games are sometimes better than the multiplication table. These early games have been so successful that there are still many players are looking for a dandy online games, wanting to remember your childhood and experience the indescribable atmosphere of the good old "Super Mario," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Tanchiki" and others, had almost an antique, but still the favorite games. However, it should be noted that many of these games are interesting and current small players who have heard the word dandy except that only from their parents. These free games dandy as "Chip and Dale", "Felix the Cat," "DuckTales," "Darkwing Duck" invariably cause an enthusiastic reaction from the kids, because besides the fact that they involve your favorite cartoon characters, they themselves are very colorful, cheerful , with a fair amount of humor, fairly well traced to his time. Today to find the original cartridge to "Dandy" is very difficult, they have very little and mostly already collector's items, and console themselves in working condition hardly anyone survived. However, thanks to the efforts of programmers, nostalgic for his playing of youth, created the so-called "emulators" that allow everyone to play games for free dandy without much hassle. If you suddenly feel sad and lonely at heart, wants to remember his childhood and again, even if only briefly, to feel happy carefree child, think about the game play dandy who are so nice and easy. It is not necessary to consider the time spent playing "Super Mario", lost in vain, because sometimes even the staid adult person should relax a little and take a break from the perennial problems and concerns. | <urn:uuid:6bb48854-740c-44ac-8e14-afded1dd2066> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ag.igames66.com/dendy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.98161 | 528 | 1.742188 | 2 |
- The extra year - which will not be compulsory - is part of an effort to improve early childhood development and alleviate the financial strains of childcare.
- Victoria plans to introduce the extra school year from 2025. It will be called 'pre-prep.'
- The NSW government committed $5.8 billion for the additional play-based learning, which will be called ‘pre-kindergarten'. NSW will begin a pilot program from 2023.
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Sa isang hakbang na inilarawan bilang 'ground-breaking', sa loob ng isang dekada ang lahat ng bata sa New South Wales at Victoria ay makakapasok sa libreng play-based learning isang taon bago ang kanilang pagpasok sa eskwelahan. | <urn:uuid:d9333be6-c050-4fb5-9b19-8741535df563> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sbs.com.au/language/filipino/en/podcast-episode/free-pre-school-for-children-in-nsw-and-victoria-by-2030/rl083kznn | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.702281 | 195 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Definition of Attentive:
Synonyms of Attentive:
● All ears
Opposite/Antonyms of Attentive:
Sentence/Example of Attentive:
Her sister-in-law pointed out to her that old Mr. Warrender had been very attentive lately.
She slept lightly at first, half awake and drowsily attentive to the things about her.
She went down and led them out of the sun, scolding the quadroon for not being more attentive.
He seemed profoundly attentive, did not attempt any conversation, and kept his eyes on the ground.
Such a long journey, and Mr. Ralph will be so attentive, and shell be so proud to be with such a handsome fellow!
Agnes Strickland died on the 13th of July, 1874, leaving us a powerful proof of the importance of early and attentive education.
He was very attentive to both girls, neither of whom showed any desire to monopolize his society.
She seated herself at a small table alone, and an attentive waiter at once approached to take her order.
Mademoiselle Fanchette was at first very attentive to the valet, and seemed to think less than ever of the "homme" in Algeria.
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Chinese health authorities announced on Thursday that 571 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 25 regions in the country
Snakes may be the original source of the newly discovered novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China, according to a new study.
The finding, published in the Journal of Medical Virology, provides important insights on the potential origins of the most recent outbreak of viral pneumonia in China, which started in the middle of December and now is spreading to Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Japan.
"Results derived from our evolutionary analysis suggest for the first time that snake is the most probable wildlife animal reservoir for the 2019-nCoV," said study researchers from the Wuhan University in China.
"New information obtained from our evolutionary analysis is highly significant for effective control of the outbreak caused by the 2019-nCoV-induced pneumonia," researchers added.
The study said that patients who became infected with the virus--which is a type of virus called a coronavirus and was named 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organisation--were exposed to wildlife animals at a wholesale market, where seafood, poultry, snake, bats, and farm animals were sold.
By conducting a detailed genetic analysis of the virus and comparing it with available genetic information on different viruses from various geographic locations and host species, the investigators concluded that the 2019-nCoV appears to be a virus that formed from a combination of a coronavirus found in bats and another coronavirus of unknown origin.
According to the researchers, the resulting virus developed a mix or "recombination" of a viral protein that recognises and binds to receptors on host cells. Such recognition is key to allowing viruses to enter host cells, which can lead to infection and disease.
Finally, the team uncovered evidence that the 2019-nCoV likely resided in snakes before being transmitted to humans. Recombination within the viral receptor-binding protein may have allowed for cross-species transmission from snake to humans.
Chinese health authorities announced on Thursday that 571 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 25 provincial-level regions in the country by the end of Wednesday.
A total of 393 suspected cases have been reported, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
The pneumonia situation had resulted in 17 deaths, all in central China's Hubei Province. The deaths reported from the disease were aged between 48 and 89, according to the commission.
Overseas, one case has been confirmed in the regions of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, as well as in the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea respectively, and three in Thailand.
A total of 5,897 close contacts have been traced, the commission said, adding that among them, 4,928 are under medical observation while 969 others have been discharged.
Although the ultimate control of emerging viral infections requires the discovery and development of effective vaccines and/or antiviral drugs, currently licensed antiviral drugs should be tested against the 2019-nCoV, the study noted.
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Personal Care Routines Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Standards 9-14 Georgia CTAE Resource Network Instructional Resources Office July 2009
Greeting/Departing • Each child is greeted individually (ex. Staff say “hello” and use child’s name, use child’s primary language spoken at home to say “hello.”) • Children are helped to become involved in activities when they arrive. Help him/her get settled. • Pleasant departure (not rushed, hugs and goodbyes for everyone.) • Children busily involved until departure • Parents are greeted warmly by staff at arrival and departure. • Staff use greeting and departure as information sharing time with parents.
Meals/Snacks • Children should be given nutritious food every 2-3 hours. • Follow USDA Meal guidelines for correct age • The cleaning cloths used for meal time should not have been used for other things. It is best to use disposable cloths. • Wash and sanitize food table before AND after food. • Sanitize means bleach water sprayed and air-dried at least 2 minutes. Adequate to spray, sit 10 seconds, then wipe dry with disposable towel. • Staff must wash hands after cleaning table before serving food. • Turn off faucets using a paper towel. • Most staff sit with children during meals and group snacks. • Children help during meals/snacks. • Pleasant social atmosphere with conversation – casual and friendly. • Child-sized serving utensils and self-help • Children are encouraged to eat independently • Dietary restrictions of families followed • Meals and snacks are times for conversation • Wash hands after meal/snack time
Snack Guidelines:Ages 3-5: choose 2 of the 4 components. • ½ cup milk • ½ cup fruit and/or vegetable • 1 serving grains/bread • ½ slice whole grain bread, cornbread, biscuit, roll or muffin • 1/3 cup whole grain or enriched or fortified cold dry cereal • ¼ cup hot cooked cereal • ¼ cup pasta, noodles or grains • 1 serving meat/meat alternative • ½ oz meat, poultry, or fish • ½ oz protein product or cheese • ½ egg • 1/8 cup cooked dry beans or peas • ½ oz nuts and/or seeds • 1 Tablespoon nut or seeds butters • 2 oz yogurt
Nap/Rest • Nap/rest is scheduled appropriately • Sanitary provisions • Sufficient supervision • Calm, nonpunitive supervision • Children helped to relax • Space conducive to resting • All cots or mats at least 3 feet apart or separated by a solid barrier • Rest schedule is flexible to meet individual needs • Provisions made for early risers and non-nappers
Toileting/Diapering • The sink should be sanitized after use for toileting before using the same sink for other purposes. • Basic provisions provided • Sanitary conditions easy to maintain • Staff and children wash hands after toileting – 10 seconds • Turn off faucets using a disposable paper towel. • Toileting schedule meets individual needs • Adequate supervision and monitoring • Convenient and accessible • Pleasant staff-child interactions • Child-sized toilets and sinks preferred • Self-help
Health Practices • Adequate hand washing (see next slide) • Staff takes action to cut down on germs • Smoking does not take place in center • Procedure used to minimize spread of contagious disease • Exclusion policy • Immunizations • Staff follows same policy • Alerting parents to presence of communicable disease • Children dressed properly for conditions • Staff good models of health practices • Care given to children’s appearance • Children taught to manage independent health practices • Individual toothbrushes and paste labeled and stored, used at least once during full-day programs
Arrival After touching trash cans/lids or floor After cleaning After any contamination After using sand After being outside After paint or glue After gardening Before and after cooking activities After playing with pets Before and after water play After sneezing or coughing near hands After wiping noses Before and after sunscreen Before and after dealing with cuts, scrapes, or other health needs After cleaning body fluid After toileting Handwashing Requirements
Safety Practices • No major safety hazards indoors or outdoors • Adequate supervision • Essentials needed to handle emergencies • Staff anticipate and take action to prevent safety problems • Staff explain reasons for safety rules to children • Play areas arranged for safety • Children generally follow safety rules
Indoor Safety Problems: • Missing safety caps on electrical sockets • Loose electrical cords • Heavy objects or furniture child can pull down • Medicines, cleaning materials, and other dangerous substances not locked away • Pot handles on stove accessible • Stove controls accessible • Water temperatures too hot • Mats or rugs that slide • Unprotected hot stove • Open stairwells accessible • Play areas in front of doors
Outdoor Safety Problems: • Tools not meant for children use accessible • Any substance labeled “keep away from children” not locked away • Sharp or dangerous objects present • Unsafe walkways or stairs • Easy access to road • Hazardous trash accessible • Play equipment too high, not well maintained, unanchored • Play equipment poses threat of entrapment, injury from pinchpoints, or projections
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140km range proves perfect for inner-city field work
Making the first step to switch from a petrol fleet to an electric fleet for field operations has not only reduced WELLS Instrument & Electrical Services’ carbon footprint – fuel costs have dramatically reduced too. The project received co-funding from the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund.
About the journey
WELLS Instrument & Electrical Services provide a range of metering, electrical field, and technical services across New Zealand using a fleet of 500 petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles.
WELLS are conscious of their carbon footprint and felt that introducing a carbon neutral fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) for field work would be a great way for them to reduce their emissions and running costs. What’s more, the company’s first successful electric fleet would give them the confidence to roll out EVs across the wider fleet and showcase the suitability of EVs to other businesses too.
Eight used Nissan Leafs were purchased for WELLS’ field operatives to use across the Auckland region. The 24kW battery’s 140km range was a great option for their inner-city rounds, which are usually under 120km, and opting for used EVs helped keep purchase costs down.
WELLS installed two 7kWh chargers at each of their offices in Penrose and Albany so the Leafs could be charged between jobs if required. Chargers were also installed at some of the drivers’ homes to give staff the option of overnight charging.
Before any of the chargers were installed, WELLS made sure they investigated whether any permissions were required to do so and had thorough site electrical assessments performed to identify any supply issues or modifications that might be needed. This meant they could feel confident that their charging set-ups were safe and helped avoid any unexpected electrical upgrade costs and delays later down the track.
WELLS had to re-think the way they do things and look at how a few small changes could make EVs work for them. Some simple adjustments to their field service delivery means they are able to accommodate public charging top-ups and home charging solutions.
Because WELLS want to promote the growth of electric vehicles on New Zealand’s roads, they also made their office chargers available for public use. This is great for other businesses and members of the public with EVs since these areas did not previously have public charging infrastructure.
The range of the EVs has been “more than sufficient” for WELLS’ inner city rounds, says Senior Business Development Manager, Mohsin Siddiqui.
Charging the EVs is working out well, with chargers at the office, at home and in public locations providing plenty of options for the team. “Feedback from staff has been good, they like driving the EVs and the fact that they are friendly for the environment.”
Not only have carbon emissions been slashed, but switching to EVs has dramatically cut fuel costs. Over five months with the same drivers and driving patterns, WELLS spent just $1500 on electricity to charge the EVs compared to the $9000 they would normally spend on 5,285L of petrol.
Mohsin says that the electric fleet has “proven that EVs are cost effective.” In fact, WELLS have already purchased more electric vehicles and would like to look at doing this across the rest of their 500 strong vehicle fleet. The team also learnt lot about EVs, which inspired plans for WELLS to provide an EV charger installation and upgrade service that is now up and running.
Scope of the project
|Category||Item||Cost per unit||Quantity||Total|
|Vehicles||Used Nissan Leaf (24kWh)||$14,625||8||$117,000|
|Charging Infrastructure||Delta AC Mini Plus (7kWh) charger||$2,250||4||$9,000|
|Charge Point solution platform||$2,500||4||$10,000|
|Other Costs||Project management||$10,000||$10,000|
WELLS’ electric fleet project kicked off in early February 2019. Charging stations were installed in April and all eight of the Leafs were delivered by the end of May 2019.
The Nissan Leafs were supplied by Oti Auto Limited and Q Motors and the chargers were sourced from E-merge Data Solutions.
- Project planning is essential. Many different parties may be involved in setting up an EV fleet so it is important to plan ahead and align your delivery requirements and dates.
- Use software to track your vehicle movements on the job. This will help you understand which vehicles in your fleet could be replaced by EVs – not all jobs or vehicles will be suitable.
- Get advice about charger installation from qualified electricians. Getting it wrong can mean expensive, unexpected costs later on for transformer or power board upgrades. For example, a 50kWh charger could be up to 80Amps so your transformer might need to be upgraded which can cost up to $45,000. A site assessment and professional advice will help you avoid any surprises down the track.
- A one-stop-shop supplier can manage the whole project from estimates to civil works. This can help avoid unexpected blow-outs and ensure timelines are met.
- Track fuel use over a comparable period. This will help you understand the results of the project and the savings that have been made. | <urn:uuid:12fc7b8d-06a2-42f7-aa56-f934eff6a4bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.eeca.govt.nz/insights/case-studies-and-articles/putting-the-electric-in-electrical-services/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.962925 | 1,228 | 1.617188 | 2 |
What a US President says in his inaugural speech very often sets the tone for his presidency. The only way to know for sure if his inaugural address will inspire; to know if he will keep his promises and commitments is to look in retrospect once a little time has passed.
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the inaugural address of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. But this was a most unusual candidate, in that he had no desire at all to be elected to the office of Rebbe. While candidates usually run for the position, this candidate had been running from the position.
But this night, after a full year of refusing the title, the Rebbe relented. And the words the Rebbe spoke that night was clearly a historical inauguration address.
There were no dazzling campaign promises, no melodramatic oaths of office. There was no soaring rhetoric and no thundering theatrics.
70 years later we look back and realize, with an overwhelming sense of gratitude, that the Rebbe went on to live and breathe every word spoken that night.
The Rebbe’s words about unconditional love became the global network of Chabad Houses, offering just that to literally every Jew on earth. The Rebbe’s words about giving it your all and not being afraid of hard work came to life in the Rebbe’s subsequent 44 years of tireless work without a single day off. Not a single day. The Rebbe’s words about the eternity of a saintly life have become tangible today as the number of his Chasidim and adherents has grown steadily since the day of his passing over 25 years ago.
The scope of the Rebbe’s accomplishments is staggering enough. But what isn’t as well known or appreciated is that the Rebbe’s words never outdid his actions. Every word he said became a tangible reality. And if he didn’t see it becoming a reality, he didn’t say it. The Rebbe wasn’t an orator, interested in inspiring others to do what he wouldn’t, G-d forbid. The Rebbe also wasn’t a dreamer, simply thinking aloud of grand hopes in the hope that someone, someday, somewhere, would make them true. He never spoke of ideas; he spoke of plans.
Many a Chasid of those early days has confessed to suspecting the Rebbe of dreaming aloud. When the Rebbe spoke about scattering out from Brooklyn to the four corners of the world to reach every Jew, they thought the Rebbe might be trying to stir up the injured imaginations of a room-full of survivors. Surely, though, he didn’t mean it as a plan; only a dream. Something to the effect of, “Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could share our spiritual wealth with the entire Jewish People? Oh well, let’s at least try to get a Minyan for Kaddish.” Next thing they knew the Rebbe was looking for a volunteer to move out to Casablanca. And then Milan. And then they realized the Rebbe wasn’t content with dreams – he wanted plans.
The Rebbe’s inaugural speech was pure gold because it served – and continues to serve – as the cornerstone for decades of energetic and world-changing action. A few hours worth of words in the winter of 1950 echoed and resounded and changed the lives of people all over the world – Jewish and beyond – with the sheer force of their sincerity.
So in the style of the Rebbe, let’s make ourselves a pledge to turn our pledges into plans and our words into world-changing deeds.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended India’s ongoing coronavirus lockdown on Friday, with an extension of two weeks after May 4. The announcement was accompanied by a new set of guidelines, based on demarcation of the country into “specific” zones reflecting the risk potential.
As compared to the last extension, the Government is allowing “significant” relaxations in terms of the activities which will be permitted during India’s Coronavirus lockdown 3.0, but conditions will apply.
This includes lifting the ban on e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and others to resume the sales of non-essential goods including smartphones, laptops and PCs.
Which means e-commerce platforms can start off with the selling and delivering of non-essential goods like smartphones, laptops and PCs, starting from May 4. The sales, or rather deliveries, will be only permitted in orange and green zones of the country.
Green zones are essentially areas with either zero cases or no confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 21 days while orange zones are those where the number is in-between zero or no confirmed cases and being at “significant risk of spread of the infection,” aka the red zones.
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Consider, therefore, how you have trumpeted from a little belly so small; and how is it not probable that this air, being boundless, should thunder so loudly? Strep.
For this reason, therefore, the two names also Trump and Thunder, are similar to each other. But teach me this, whence comes the thunderbolt blazing with fire, and burns us to ashes when it smites us, and singes those who survive. For indeed Jupiter evidently hurls this at the perjured. Soc.
Why, how then, you foolish person, and savouring of the dark ages and antediluvian, if his manner is to smite the perjured, does he not blast Simon, and Cleonymus, and Theorus? And yet they are very perjured. But he smites his own temple, and Sunium the promontory of Athens, and the tall oaks. Wherefore, for indeed an oak does not commit perjury. Strep.
I do not know; but you seem to speak well. For what, pray, is the thunderbolt? Soc.
When a dry wind, having been raised aloft, is inclosed in these Clouds, it inflates them within, like a bladder; and then, of necessity, having burst them, it rushes out with vehemence by reason of its density, setting fire to itself through its rushing and impetuosity. Strep.
By Jupiter, of a truth I once experienced this exactly at the Diasian festival! I was roasting a haggis for my kinsfolk, and through neglect I did not cut it open; but it became inflated and then suddenly bursting, befouled my eyes and burned my face. Cho.
O mortal, who hast desired great wisdom from us! How happy will you become among the Athenians and among the Greeks, if you be possessed of a good memory, and be a deep thinker, and endurance of labour be implanted in your soul, and you be not wearied either by standing or walking, nor be exceedingly vexed at shivering with cold, nor long to break your fast, and you refrain from wine, and gymnastics, and the other follies, and consider this the highest excellence, as is proper a clever man should, to conquer by action and counsel, and by battling with your tongue. Strep.
As far as regards a sturdy spirit, and care that makes one's bed uneasy, and a frugal spirit and hard-living and savory-eating belly, be of good courage and don't trouble yourself; I would offer myself to hammer on, for that matter. Soc.
Will you not, pray, now believe in no god, except what we believe in--this Chaos, and the Clouds, and the Tongue--these three? Strep.
Absolutely I would not even converse with the others, not even if I met them; nor would I sacrifice to them, nor make libations, nor offer frankincense. Cho.
Tell us then boldly, what we must do for you? For you shall not fail in getting it, if you honour and admire us, and seek to become clever. Strep.
O mistresses, I request of you then this very small favour, that I be the best of the Greeks in speaking by a hundred stadia. Cho.
Well, you shall have this from us, so that hence-forward from this time no one shall get more opinions passed in the public assemblies than you. Strep.
Grant me not to deliver important opinions; for I do not desire these, but only to pervert the right for my own advantage, and to evade my creditors. Cho.
Then you shall obtain what you desire; for you do not covet great things. But commit yourself without fear to our ministers.
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Researchers have identified what they believe to be the key driver behind COVID-19 severity and mortality – an enzyme that, if targeted therapeutically, could potentially help treat the disease.
According to a new study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, the culprit is an enzyme that plays a role in severe inflammation in the body, and that’s related to the neurotoxins found in deadly rattlesnake venom.
The researchers, from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with Stony Brook University and Wake Forest University, all in the US, analysed blood samples from two cohorts of COVID patients and found that circulation of this enzyme – secreted phospholipase A2 group IIA, known more succinctly as sPLA2-IIA – may be the biggest predictor of whether a patient will die from the disease.
sPLA2-IIA is found in low concentrations in the healthy human body, and can defend it against bacterial infections by destroying the cell membranes of microbes. But, when the enzyme circulates at high levels, it can “shred” the membranes of vital organs, according to Floyd ‘Ski’ Chilton, senior author on the paper.
“[It] shares a high sequence homology to the active enzyme in rattlesnake venom and, like venom coursing through the body, it has the capacity to bind to receptors at neuromuscular junctions and potentially disable the function of these muscles,” says Chilton
“It’s a bell-shaped curve of disease resistance versus host tolerance. In other words, this enzyme is trying to kill the virus, but at a certain point it is released in such high amounts that things head in a really bad direction, destroying the patient’s cell membranes and thereby contributing to multiple organ failure and death.”
Together with available clinically tested sPLA2-IIA inhibitors, “the study supports a new therapeutic target to reduce or even prevent COVID-19 mortality,” says study co-author Maurizio Del Poeta, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
“The idea to identify a potential prognostic factor in COVID-19 patients originated from Dr Chilton. He first contacted us last fall with the idea to analyse lipids and metabolites in blood samples of COVID-19 patients.”
Del Poeta and his team collected plasma samples, analysed medical charts and tracked down clinical data from 127 patients hospitalised at Stony Brook University between January and July 2020. A second independent cohort included 154 patient samples collected from Stony Brook and Banner University Medical Center in Tucson between January and November 2020.
“These are small cohorts, admittedly, but it was a heroic effort to get them and all associated clinical parameters from each patient under these circumstances,” says Chilton. “As opposed to most studies that are well planned out over the course of years, this was happening in real time on the ICU floor.”
The researchers used machine-learning algorithms to analyse thousands of data points, factoring in typical risk factors, including age, body mass index and pre-existing conditions, as well as more unusual factors such as biochemical enzymes and lipid metabolite levels.
Co-author Justin Snider, of the University of Arizona, says the role of sPLA2-IIA enzyme was an unexpected revelation. “The metabolites that surfaced revealed cell energy dysfunction and high levels of the sPLA2-IIA enzyme. The former was expected but not the latter.”
Using the same machine-learning methods, the team then developed a decision tree to predict COVID-19 mortality. They found that while most healthy individuals have around half a nanogram of the enzyme per millilitre circulating in their bloodstream, COVID-19 was particularly lethal among patients who had high levels of the enzyme, equal to or greater than 10 nanograms per millilitre.
“Many patients who died from COVID-19 had some of the highest levels of this enzyme that have ever been reported,” says Chilton, who has been studying the enzyme for more than 30 years.
Now, the team hopes to focus its efforts on identifying whether the enzyme is responsible for the existence of long COVID.
Amalyah Hart has a BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Oxford and an MA in Journalism from the University of Melbourne.
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[ mas-i-dwahn ]
/ ˌmæs ɪˈdwɑn /
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a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
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Origin of macédoine
1810–20; <French, after MacédoineMacedonia, probably an allusion to the variety of peoples in the region
Words nearby macédoine
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British Dictionary definitions for macédoine
/ (ˌmæsɪˈdwɑːn) /
a hot or cold mixture of diced vegetables
a mixture of fruit served in a syrup or in jelly
any mixture; medley
Word Origin for macedoine
C19: from French, literally: Macedonian, alluding to the mixture of nationalities in Macedonia
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One of things I love about Matador is how our readers really interact with the articles and use them as a springboard for further discussion of topics, blog posts or even creative pieces. Last week, after we published an article on 20 Obsolete English Words that Should Make a Comeback, a reader emailed me and told me that a friend offered the challenge to use all 20 of the words in a poem. Here is the answer to that challenge:
An obsolete ode to my love
might prove to sound quite ludibrious.
The jargogled thoughts swirl frecklessly.
I find that I am constantly in widdendream
as I deliciate by twitter-light,
corrading memories so illecebrous.
Historically speaking, much brabbling and quagswagging has been done
comparing and contrasting whose love of whom is most worthy of note.
Why those sanguinolent fellows, to prove
the unmittigated pulchritude of the object of their affection,
boasted of one beauty launching a boat!
It is the hoddypeak who yemelessly
and with malagrugrous countenance
underestimates or dares to kench at love’s sweet power.
For many a brannigan have men spent,
perissology to fill ten libraries, while lesser men sit and cower.
The hour is late and while I could happily continue in my scriptitation,
to say that bibesy doesn’t beckon would be lying.
Therefore, draw open the Grand Drape and let the performer, quite jollux, sing.
By Shawn-Dana S. Dalton
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2737. Robert Southey to John Rickman, 15 March *
My dear R.
In Pinkertons abominable collection of Voyages is a compilation about Tibet, copied from Astleys Collection, & here it is stated that the people say their custom of polyandry is necessary because of the scarcity of women.
A French Scavan of the Egyptian Squad has published just now a history of the Egyptian Expedition. He says that Nelson purposely avoided falling in with the fleet on its passage, being afraid of the army that was on board! This proper Frenchman after saying much of the importance which Egypt would be of to France throughout the whole of his two volumes, concludes thus, We May we not yet conceive some hope of finding in the generosity of Sovereigns united at now by the love of peace & justice, this trifling recompense for the immense sacrifices which France has made for <to> <for> the tranquillity of the world, & for the happiness of living henceforth under the laws of the wisest & most enlightened Prince in Europe!!!
The perfection of impudence is certainly seen in this nation!
* Address: John Rickman Esqre/ St Stephens Court/ New Palace Yard/
Stamped: KESWICK/ 298
Postmark: FREE/ 18 MR 18/ 1816
Seal: red wax, with ‘S’, ‘In Labore Quies’ motto below
Endorsement: 15 March 1816
MS: Huntington Library, RS 273. ALS; 2p.
Previously published: the letter is previously unpublished apart from the opening paragraph which is used for a footnote (and misattributed to Rickman) in John Wood Warter (ed.), Selections from the Letters of Robert Southey, 4 vols (London, 1856), III, p. 18. BACK
John Pinkerton (1758–1826; DNB), A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in all Parts of the World, 17 vols (London, 1808–1814), VII, pp. 541–86, ‘A Description of Tibet’. The description of polyandry in Tibet is at pp. 551–552. These volumes are no. 2335 in the sale catalogue of Southey’s library. The whole ‘Description’ was copied from A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, 4 vols (London, 1745–1747), IV, pp. 449–476. This collection is usually known after the name of its publisher, Thomas Astley (d. 1759). BACK
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When your C corporation has a profitable year, do you take more salary or pay yourself a year-end bonus? Since you are pivotal to your company's success, paying yourself more in the good years only makes sense. Increasing or decreasing your compensation from year to year based on company performance can also help manage your company's cash flow -- and the amount of income taxes it has to pay.
A corporation may deduct compensation as a business expense if it is reasonable in amount. Distributing profits as salaries and bonuses can help minimize taxable corporate income, although you and other recipients will be taxed individually on the compensation you receive.
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- 1. The IPPC symbol for treated wood packaging materials (as per Annex II of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood packaging materials Material in International Trade) as reproduced here:
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Unique Partnership with Toyota and National Center for Families Learning Benefits Literacy
A national two-generation family learning program that aims to provide a solution to the educational challenges facing low-income and ethnically diverse families was recently unveiled in Plano. The program – funded by a $175,000 grant from Toyota – is led by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL). Plano Independent School District is working hand-in-hand with NCFL to implement Toyota Family Learning.
The program is now up-and-running at Plano Family Literacy School and Sigler Elementary where more than 200 family members have been enrolled since September. Toyota Family Learning empowers parents and caregivers, as well as their children, to become engaged in their schools and communities. It also leverages technology as parents and children learn together and serve their communities through NCFL’s Family Service Learning approach, Parent and Child Together (PACT) Time® and family-to-family mentoring.
“This is a unique program that is beneficial to our Plano families in so many ways,” said Dr. Brian Binggeli, Plano ISD superintendent of schools. “What is key is that parents and children learn together. Whether it is reading or engaging in skill-building activities, they do them with each other. It strengthens the parent-child bond and improves our community at the same time.”
Plano is the 11th community to become part of Toyota Family Learning. Four other cities will be unveiled this year. In total, Toyota has committed $10 million over a six-year period for this national education initiative.
Parents and their preschool aged children spend 20 hours a week learning together at the two schools in this free program. In addition to gaining skills to help their children succeed in and outside the classroom, parents also build important technology, language literacy, and job skills.
Mireira Escobar, who attends classes with her pre-school daughter, Maggie, said the program is beneficial in many ways.
“My life is better now than it was before. At school, I practice my English; now, when I go to the store or talk to teachers, I am much more comfortable. It has helped my entire life – both at home and out in the community.”
She said her nine-year-old daughter Jackie also benefits. “She comes to homework night. It helps her a lot. Her grades are higher now than ever before. Next year she’s going into honors math! We are very thankful.”
Independent evaluation shows that among families graduating from Toyota Family Learning in 2015:
• 90% of parents increased their engagement in their children’s education.
• 96% of parents became better teachers to their children.
• 75% of parents increased their English language skills.
• 34% of parents got a better job.
“Toyota Family Learning makes an impact that will be seen and felt for decades to come,” said Sharon Darling, president and founder of NCFL. “Parents and children need to learn in real-world context, and this initiative does just that, generating service learning benefits that have major implications for both generations’ learning and employability skills.”
This year, NCFL and Toyota celebrate 25 years of partnership. Since 1991, more than 2 million families across the country have been impacted by programs developed by NCFL – a pioneer in the concept of families learning and serving together to raise literacy levels and improve communities. These various programs have been brought to life in nearly 60 cities across the U.S.
“We are proud to stand with NCFL to make a real difference in the lives of families across the country,” said Latondra Newton, group vice president and chief social innovation officer for Toyota Motor North America, Inc. “It is especially exciting to bring this program to Plano, site of our new headquarters. By offering ways to learn that are innovative and engaging, we are able to bridge the gap between classroom and lifelong learning so that people can find success on the road of life.”
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As transportation plays an increasing role in addressing barriers to care, MTAC has launched a first-of-its-kind research compendium of NEMT-specific research. The Research Hub includes over 100 research findings on topics ranging from NEMT’s role in reducing hospital stays or trips to the emergency room, to improving treatment adherence and improved health outcomes for specific patient populations. MTAC has also compiled a downloadable document illustrating the types of data included in the Hub. We invite all interested stakeholders to use the Hub for your research needs and welcome additional data points to feature as we further build out the Hub. Highlights of the Research Hub can be found by clicking here. | <urn:uuid:f4d3c825-27ce-499e-a420-9a1747ffe912> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://mtaccoalition.org/mtac-launches-first-of-its-kind-hub-of-nemt-specific-research/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.940213 | 136 | 1.8125 | 2 |
jostle: Information About The Word 'jostle'
jostle is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.
The word 'jostle' is made up of 6 letters.
- (n) the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
- (v) make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform"
- (v) come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
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Londolozi’s Electric Landrover can go from 0 to 60km/h in just over 10 seconds. A Ferrari Enzo can go about 8.1 meters per second, which takes it from zero to 95 kph in about 3.3 seconds. A Cheetah picks up speed faster than both this electric land rover and sports car! It’s body accelerates at 10 meters per second and gets up to 65 kph in just three strides. It reaches a maximum of about 115 kph. Any animal that can go from zero to 40 mph in three strides must have a very specialized body. The Cheetah is the perfect example of an animal that was built for speed…
But how exactly can the cheetah reach these insane speeds?
• A slender body with a flattened rib cage and thin long legs all help with aerodynamics.
• It only weighs about 55 kg meaning that the muscles don’t need to carry much weight.
• Large lungs, wide nostrils and an oversized heart all facilitate quick and deep airflow and thus good oxygen levels.
• It’s eyes are elongated allowing a fast, wide angle view of the landscape.
• It’s exceptionally long and large tail acts like a rudder allowing the animal to turn and control during turns at high speeds.
• Special leg muscles allow for a large stride. At full speed a Cheetah can achieve strides of close on 8 meters (25 feet).
• A very flexible spine, allows for considerable give with each stride.
• Hard, ridged footpads and blunt, nonretractable claws maximize traction with the ground just like the spikes of an athlete.
But this design for speed comes at a price…
During a chase the Cheetah’s heart rate goes crazy allowing it to reach impressive speeds. In the process strain is put on the heart as it over-works. Brain damage is a reality. Thus the Cheetah can only sustain these high speeds for about 500 meters. After this it is too hot and too tired to move. Exhaustion sets in and for this reason a Cheetah will often loose it’s kill once it has been made. It needs time to rest.
It also has very weak jaws and small teeth; both adaptations for speed and improved aerodynamics. This means it feeds slower and less effectively simultaneously making it difficult for it to fight back if larger animals attack them or their young. I fear this may be an issue in the Sabi Sands as our population of over 100 lions may be playing a negative toll on the already low Cheetah numbers in the area.
Just for fun I decided to put up some other speeds to allow a comparison…
Maximum speeds are given in kilometers per hour
Londolozi’s Electric Land Rover 55
Black Mamba 32
Whilst on the topic of speed who will ever forget the moment where Jamaican’s Usain Bolt showed the world what the human body is capable of. I found this interesting video posted on YouTube that shows a comparison between the two speedsters.
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Navigating college admissions during COVID-19 can be daunting for parents. Stay optimistic with these helpful tips | Opinion
As higher education researchers, we’ve heard from family and friends who are seeking advice as their children plan their post-high school path. Here’s some tips we’ve offered.
- Dr. Kelly E. Slay is an Assistant Professor Higher Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University where she studies the college choice of minoritized students and the equity implications of enrollment management policies.
- Christine Dickason is pursuing her PhD in Education Policy at Vanderbilt University with a focus on school counselors and their role in the college choice process.
Erin A. N. Price, mom to a high school senior, is deep in the college admissions process. She told us, “I am both excited and apprehensive.” Price isn’t alone.
Parents know the college admissions process can be difficult to navigate in the best of times; during a pandemic, it becomes even more challenging, and it can be hard to know where to turn for answers.
The pandemic has also had a disproportionate impact on certain communities, particularly on minoritized students, and with compounding challenges, from technology issues to racial violence, applying to and getting into college can feel insurmountable.
As higher education researchers, we’ve heard from family and friends like Price who are seeking advice as their children plan their post-high school path. Here’s some tips we’ve offered:
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Find out the testing policies at your child’s schools of interest
Throughout the pandemic, standardized tests are more out of reach, as exams have been cancelled. This led to more than 600 colleges changing from test-required to test-optional admissions. And some colleges—like the University of California system—have gone test-free, meaning they will not consider standardized test scores at all.
Applying to colleges with test-optional admissions can change how students approach their application. Price is grappling with the changes, saying, “It’s hard to know if your student has an advantage or disadvantage by choosing not to submit their scores.”
Admissions officers will place more emphasis on students' other achievements, from high school GPA to extracurricular activities. Importantly, test-optional does not mean test-blind, so if students submit test scores, they will be judged on those scores.
Encourage your child to carefully read each college’s website before applying or check FairTest.org, which offers a wide scope of testing information that’s searchable by state.
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Talk with admissions officers about the school’s COVID-19 policies
COVID-19 has shaped the way higher education institutions deliver educational services, keep students healthy, and build community. That’s why it’s important to talk to an admissions officer at the college about what they’re doing to keep your child safe, while also encouraging a socially and academically rewarding experience.
From our conversations with admissions officers, here are some of the most common questions they’re answering this year: Are classes offered online? What are the isolation and quarantine procedures if a student does test positive for COVID-19? Will orientation be in person? Are there any changes to residential dorms? Does the college offer free asymptomatic testing?
More on college admissions:Nashville college leaders say enrollment is abundant, but community engagement needs work
Have honest conversations about the next best step
We can’t deny the impact of the pandemic on students’ mental health and their future goals. Some students have been out of classrooms for over a year, and may be confused about their next steps. Teachers, counselors, and yes, even parents, may have a negative perception of community colleges, career and technical education (CTE), and vocational schools. However, students should be made aware of all the options for their post-high school path.
Tara Miller, the assistant director of admissions at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas and 17-year high school college counselor veteran, emphasized the importance of fit: “The focus is often 4-year colleges and sometimes that’s not the right fit, whether that’s financial, emotional, social, academic.”
Honest, non-judgmental conversations are crucial in ensuring that students understand the paths available to them and can help students feel proud that they are furthering their education.
If finances are a major area of concern, students may find that it’s better to start at a community college, attend a local university, or begin college with a plan to transfer to another institution.
Remember to check out resources in your state for making post-secondary education more affordable. Many states offer college promise programs, so in-state students can receive an education from a community college at a reduced cost—or no cost at all.
Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone or join a virtual tour
Campus tours may not be an option this fall, and fewer colleges are offering in-person visits and workshops. But that doesn’t mean admissions offices aren’t available. Picking up the phone can be the best way to get the answers you need quickly and directly from the source.
Encourage your student to be the one to call; opportunities like this can be great as teenagers learn to advocate for themselves.
If you’re just looking for a broad overview of what a college has to offer, consider joining a virtual tour. While nothing can truly replace walking around a bustling college campus, virtual tours are helping more students, especially those traditionally excluded from spaces of higher education, see what the future could hold for them. Plus, unlike that airplane ticket, it’s free!
Miller, on the College Admission Decoded podcast, also encouraged students to virtually engage with the campus communities.
For example, they can follow the schools on social media, explore student organizations that align with their interests, and read the school newspaper.
Help school counselors help you
Even prior to the pandemic, school counselors faced challenges in serving all students with high caseloads and a multitude of other duties outside their student-facing work. This problem is exacerbated in under-resourced schools and has been worsened during COVID-19 with the emerging mental health crisis, especially for students of color, in our schools.
That’s why it’s important to help your child’s counselor help you. Sign up for group events offered by the counselor where you can get general questions answered quickly. Meet deadlines to ensure that counselors can offer support when needed, including letters of recommendation.
Come prepared to meetings with a list of questions, and communicate by email, when possible, so things don’t get lost or forgotten.
These tips can help more parents feel optimism about the process. But we want to be clear: while there are things parents can do to make the process easier for their families, structural and systemic issues and inequities persist.
As we continue to adapt to the changes caused by the pandemic, we must pay attention to the inequities revealed—not created—by COVID-19 and work to level the playing field for all students.
Dr. Kelly E. Slay is an Assistant Professor Higher Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University where she studies the college choice of minoritized students and the equity implications of enrollment management policies.
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Sarah Friedland got her filmmaking education from a combination of academic study and on-the-set training, working as an editor on films like the award-winning Free to Fly US/Cuba Link and the Emmy-nominated film The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo. Friedland dipped her toe into the directing pool with her experimental film Breath on the Mirror in 2005, which she made under residency at the Musée de Pont-Aven in Pont-Aven, France. Within the next two years, she was awarded three grants from the Paul Newman Foundation, the William Prusoff Foundation and the Jerome Foundation for her documentary Thing With No Name, which follows two HIV positive women in South Africa who sought access to treatment with an antiretroviral drug therapy. The film was selected to screen at several prominent festivals including Woodstock, Los Angeles and the London Independent. Friedland is in the midst of working on her second documentary set for completion in 2009 titled Subprimed, which provides a glimpse into the national foreclosure crisis by exploring a foreclosure epidemic in East New York and the consequences it has on the individual victims and the community as a whole.
Learn more about Subprimed and Sarah Friedland at http://sarahfriedland.com/
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I wrote yesterday explaining what I see as some of the issues involved for intermarried families and the question of whether or not to celebrate Christmas. I think it is a tough issue and a tough decision for intermarried families. I see positives and negatives, though in my mind the negatives are weightier. Interestingly, the discussion on my Facebook page has been more heated than the discussion here on the blog.
In this post I want to accomplish several things:
(1) To explain further what I mean by false historical arguments used to denounce Christian celebration of Christmas as a pagan practice and
(2) To explain why I am making a Haggadah for the Birth of Messiah even if I am not encouraging intermarried families to celebrate Christmas.
The Nimrod/Tammuz/Ezekiel 8/Jeremiah 10 Fallacy
Tandi says in her paper on why she does not celebrate Christmas, “There are many complex legends, but essentially the tree represents the slain god, Nimrod, reincarnated as Tammuz, the Babylonian messiah.”
A commenter on my Facebook page said, “It started with Nimrod and Seremis, who both declared being godly. When Nimrod died he was reincarnated into himself as Tammuz the sungod. Seramis who first was his wife now said that the rays of the sun made her pregnant.”
So, just to be clear, all our Christian and secular friends who put up a Christmas tree are bringing an idol of Nimrod into their home and worshipping the Babylonian Messiah.
Many of you have no need for me to debunk this claim and you can intuitively recognize it as ludicrous. For one thing, it smacks of the idea that people can love God and through an unknown error actually earn damnation or at least judgment. This understanding of God is so deficient, I weep for anyone who believes it. This is the worst kind of fundamentalism. Arguments against it are many. I might note that the men and women of the Bible would never live up to this kind of black and white fundamentalism. They built altars in violation of Torah and yet God accepted them (Samuel and Elijah, for example). They were imperfect in their obedience and yet God supported them (the kings of Judah). They thought in pagan ways, but God continued to show himself faithful (Jacob and Rachel).
I am glad that God is not so “paganoid” as some critics of Christianity are (paganoid = paranoid of pagan ideas).
Let’s start with the Nimrod fallacy. Nimrod is only mentioned in Genesis, Chronicles, and Malachi. We know almost nothing about Nimrod. The idea that Nimrod was the Babylonian Messiah is based on multiple errors. The Babylonians did not have a Messiah. They did not worship Nimrod.
So where did this falsehood come from? It comes from a late Jewish writing of the Second Temple period which equates Nimrod with Ninurta (a.k.a. Ningirsu), a Sumerian and Akkadian deity. Just because a Second Temple Jewish document equates the two does not make it true.
It is possible to equate Ninurta with Tammuz (Babylonian) and then Adonis (Greek) and Saturn (Roman). And here we get our connection with Christmas. Since the church set Christmas during Saturnalia (a fact), the festival for Saturn and involving sun worship, some people want to equate it all into one Satanic conspiracy.
The way we get from Nimrod to the Christmas tree is a convoluted path of equating this and that and relying on a very late Jewish text which has no historical claim to accuracy. Meanwhile, there is no evidence the Babylonians used cut trees in their worship of Tammuz. Nor is Tammuz the Babylonian Messiah.
People will use Ezekiel 8 in their argument. This is interesting to me, since I am beginning to read Ezekiel for serious study. The passage in question is about unfaithful Judeans in Jerusalem who are participating in the Babylonian Tammuz cult. Tammuz supposedly died every winter and was reborn each spring.
Note the difference between Christmas and Ezekiel 8. In Ezekiel 8 the unfaithful Judeans are specifically worshipping Tammuz and engaging in a ritual knowingly devoted to him. This cannot begin to compare to a family joyfully celebrating a holiday with a decorated tree and singing songs about snow, chestnuts, and baby Jesus.
Others will use Jeremiah 10. To the naive, who do not consider that Jeremiah lived 2,600 years ago and was in a very different life-situation which had nothing to do with Christmas, this passage could sound like putting tinsel on a tree. Or you could read it in context: it is about hammered work of silver on a wood base in idol-making. The Bible cannot simply mean whatever we want it to mean. There is an audience and a situation for every writing. Interpretations which ignore the audience and situation must be rejected (otherwise the Bible can be made to say anything we want it to say).
So, Why Make a Haggadah for the Birth of Messiah?
This is a major change in subject, I know.
Yesterday I suggested some positives and negatives, as I see it, for intermarried families considering whether or not to celebrate Christmas. I respect the many varied decisions made in families. Until I am willing to live with someone through their issues, I will not stand as judge. Family is terribly important and negotiating decisions about family and culture is terribly complex. We have to remember the non-Jewish spouse of intermarriage has a culture and a family to relate to as well.
As I said yesterday, the negatives of celebrating Christmas in an intermarried family are weightier for me. But I have a family that understands. In my context, I am able to negotiate the non-Christmas path of life and maintain good relations with family. Some others are not.
That said, there are two reasons why I am making a Haggadah for the Birth of Messiah:
(1) Intermarried families I know and love do celebrate Christmas and I want to provide some healthy alternatives which will also be attractive.
(2) Every Messianic Jewish family can and should study or discuss the birth of Messiah at some point in their lives and having nothing at all to do with Christmas.
So, to provide some healthy alternatives to the traditions of Christmas, I need some ideas that are powerful and which can compete with decorated trees and gift-giving and so on. This is not an easy task.
So far, I have been compiling a few ideas and I have a colleague who I hope will also be contributing ideas (all very quickly since I hope to have this out by mid-December).
How about going to a sheep farm and reading from Micah and Luke? How about a family project to learn about constellations and consider theories about the Magi and the star of Bethlehem? How about a map of Israel and tracing the journey of Joseph, Mary, and Yeshua?
Also, it seems to me some meaningful prayers and Bible readings would be useful when learning about the Birth of Messiah or celebrating it annually. How about combining the Messiah prayers of the Siddur with various scriptures about Messiah’s birth?
I am open to other suggestions from Messianic Jewish Musings readers and I look forward to the ideas I am expecting from my friend and partner on this project.
The Birth of Our Teacher and Messiah
Some people make a big deal out of the fact that God nowhere reveals to us the time of Messiah’s birth and nowhere commands us to celebrate it.
One illogical deduction goes like this:
–God did not reveal the timing or command the celebration.
–There are other festivals for which God did reveal the timing and celebration (e.g., Lev. 23).
–Therefore it is wrong to celebrate the birth of Messiah.
The conclusion does not follow from the two premises. A better conclusion would be: it is not necessary to celebrate the birth of Messiah.
But first, it should be obvious to all that we need to teach our children and we need to study for ourselves the birth of Messiah. This need not be an annual affair. It might be something we do once or occasionally in our lives. Considering the importance of the coming of the Word into flesh, I’d say it should be repeated many times in our lives. We can’t overemphasize the importance of Yeshua’s birth and the promise it brings and the theology of the joining of divinity and humanity.
And second, in parallel to traditions in wider Judaism noting the timing of birth and death for important teachers, it would be a very Jewish thing to do to celebrate Messiah’s birth and mourn his death each year. We do have the problem of not knowing the time of his birth. There are several ways to handle this.
One is to go with the erroneous, but widespread, tradition that Messiah was born at Sukkot. There is no compelling evidence for this claim, but Sukkot could be a good time to celebrate. The symbolism of earthly tabernacles does make for a nice celebration.
Another involves the cycle of readings from the Apostles (New Testament). In Messianic Judaism there are at least four reading cycles I am aware of for the New Testament. Perhaps one day we will be able to unite around one as the mainstream Jewish community has united around a set of Torah-Haftarah readings. We could celebrate Messiah’s birth at the time Luke 2 is read in the cycle.
However we in our families and synagogues handle these issues, a Haggadah with readings, liturgy, and celebration suggestions will be a most useful tool.
Best of all: it’s free. So when I release it here on Messianic Jewish Musings, I hope even those inclined to be very negative about Christmas will read it and consider using it in their communities. If you have some ideas you would like to add to it, feel free to comment or email me at firstname.lastname@example.org | <urn:uuid:91ce255e-b73c-4e6d-9938-07b7175b81cd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://derek4messiah.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/more-about-christmas-and-the-haggadah/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.962416 | 2,111 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Germany, Mayence (Mainz) Cathedral on the Rhine, from the South
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Drawn by Samuel Prout and engraved by W. Henshall for ‘The Gallery of Modern British Artists’, published by Charles Tilt, London, 1836.
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Tutor Ali Robinson writes about our first crochet workshop on 9 April 2022,
This was a lovely and fun workshop. Crochet was a new activity for all but one participant (she needed a refresher). There was lots of chat about how awkward the hook felt, especially trying to pull the yarn through to make chains. And keeping your tension right!
Crochet tip! Keep practising chaining.
Participants found their own way, either just watching or writing down a sequence of “how to”. Planning out a route, and map reading. It was great to see them take off and try the next stitches for themselves. Freeform crochet was spoken about too, great to see the participants learning and attempting the pattern. Some mandala makers in the making!
Crochet tip! It’s all about counting and sequence …
In the time we had, all four managed to get to round three, much further on than I thought they might. I was asked aobut colour changes, and I managed to show this … however, we were out of time. Next time perhaps.
Information sheets, with helpful links were handed out. And when asked if they found it helpful? Yes!
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Months of work will be needed to restore clean oil supplies via a key Russian pipeline to Europe, Belarus said on Tuesday, as Moscow suggested a deliberate act was behind the contamination that prompted some countries to release state oil reserves.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Nikolai Tokarev, President of Russian Oil company Transneft during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The Russian oil company has asked state security services to investigate a small private company accused of pushing contaminated oil through an export pipeline to Belarus.
A criminal case was opened over intended contamination of Russian oil”, Transneft spokesman, Igor Dyomin, was quoted as saying by Interfax. Although refiners in countries including Poland and Germany will suffer a lengthy disruption to their feedstock, several companies said they had sufficient inventories to see them through.
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PESHAWAR, Dec 24: Khalil Plaza, on Peshawar’s dusty Jamrud Road, has something really different to offer to its visitors.
Situated in a busy commercial area with shops and business outlets displaying a variety of saleable commodities, Khalil Plaza instead is a house to hundreds of musicians, singers and art lovers from Afghanistan.
Rhythmic compositions of the rich Pakhtoon and Persian folk music greet every new, and even old visitor, who steps in the complex situated right on the crowded Jamrud Road.
Resounding effect created by melodious tunes of the traditional musical instruments - the stringed rubab, conventional pair of tambourines, daf (a type of handy tambourine) and harmonium - rarely leaves anybody unmoved.
The refreshing impact one gets upon entering the complex diminishes the unpleasant noisy effect of pressure horns blared by large number of minibuses and rickshaws.
Apart from providing accommodation to scores of musicians and singers from Afghanistan, Khalil Plaza also served as a centre of preserving and promoting Afghan folk music.
It is the place, which, after providing shelter to musicians and singers from Afghanistan, has become a a centre of conserving Afghan music, specially the Pashto and Dari (Persian) folk music.
Around 500 musicians and over 100 singers, mostly middle-aged, have kept the music of the war-torn country alive while living as refugees here.
They have converted dozens of small shops and compartments into their studios in the multi-storey plaza where they conduct rehearsals, play stringed rubab, tambourines and practice Pashto and Dari’s folk songs every day.
Love for their beloved country, desire for the return of peace and normalcy to their cities, villages, streets, and the restoration of Afghan way of life form the central point of the songs they are often asked to sing by the audience in the marriage ceremonies and functions of Afghan refugees in Peshawar.
“People usually ask us to sing songs that give hopes Afghans going back to their normal way of life in their homeland,” said Azhar Khayali, a young Afghan singer who is equally good in playing stringed rubab and harmonium.
Despite the fact that musicians from Kabul and other places of Afghanistan kept the Afghan music alive while living here, they had to pay a heavy price for that.
Khayali, like several other Afghan musicians who live in Khalil Plaza, was forced to leave Kabul six years back when the Taliban banned music, declaring it unIslamic.
Obaidullah, a middle-aged musician also from Kabul, had left the Afghan capital much before that.
“I left Kabul in early 1990s because staying there was getting very difficult amid infighting between different Mujahideen groups,” said Obaidullah.
Almost all the musicians and art lovers, interviewed by this scribe, expressed their keen willingness to return to their homeland. They expressed the desire to perform in front of their compatriots in their homeland.
But the main hurdle in their return is the uncertain situation and slim peace prospects. “I’ll definitely go back as it is my dream to play rubab in Kabul, but unless peace reigns supreme and normalcy returns to my country I cannot take the risk of leaving Peshawar,” said Tirmizi.
Although Tirmizi earns only Rs1,200 to Rs1,500 per month for a family of five, he does not want to take decision in haste. “The interim setup has a daunting task to accomplish, it would remain under the pressure of warlords and commanders who were involved in killing their own countrymen for their petty designs,” he said.
Like him, several other musicians from Kabul did not appear to be in a haste to go back to their homeland though they are facing hardships in Peshawar.
JOINS PPP: Mian Yahya Shah Kakakhel, a prominent figure of Nowshehra District, has joined Pakistan People’s Party and said that only the PPP can steer Pakistan out of the external threats.
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Thursday, during the Town Hall meeting in Argyle, TDSHS representative revealed that blood and urine samples had been collected from 28 randomly chosen DISH residents.
Samples from Dish in the lab
State picks 28 residents at random to test for possible toxic exposure
January 30, 2010
By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe
State officials agreed to biological sampling after the town of Dish paid for its own air quality study. Chemist Wilma Subra, together with the Oil and Gas Accountability Project and its Texas chapter, followed that study with a survey that showed many of the health symptoms residents were experiencing could be associated with exposure to toxic substances.
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Turtle Conservation Programme helps protect important part of Malaysia’s national heritage.
GKN Automotive Malaysia is helping a local Turtle Conservation Programme create awareness among young people of the dangers facing sea turtles and what people can do to help. The team has helped create a safe place for turtles to safely hatch their eggs, out of the reach of predators.
A total of 37 employees from GKN Automotive Malaysia, along with 35 young children who came along to help out, made their way over a jungle track to the nearby Kerachut Beach in Penang National Park. There the team helped create designated nesting areas for the turtles and planted merambung plants, also known as Beach Cabbage, to attract turtles to this area.
The young children in the group were taught how to safely identify turtle eggs, ways to protect them until they hatch and the right time to release turtles back into the sea. The children also learned about the turtle eco system balance.
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The Son of God came into this world, and lived, and toiled, and taught, and suffered, and died and rose again in order to accomplish a twofold purpose. The Apostle John explains this twofold work. In I John iii. 5, speaking of Jesus, he says, 'Ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins. This is His justification, and regeneration, which are done for us and in us. In verse 8 he adds, 'For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.' That is entire sanctification, which is a work done in us. Now upon an examination of experience and scripture, we find this is exactly what man needs to have done for him.
First, he needs to get rid of his own sins, and have a new principle of life planted in him. 'For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God' (Rom. iii. 23), and when any man comes to God, he comes burdened with a sense of his own wrongdoings and tempers. His sins condemn him; but, thank God, Jesus came to take away our sins. When a man comes with a penitent heart, acknowledging himself a sinner, and puts his trust in Jesus, he will find himself suddenly freed from his sins. The sense of guilt will vanish. The power of evil will be broken. The burden will roll away. Peace will fill his heart. He will see that his sins were laid on another, even on Jesus, and he will realize that 'with His stripes we are healed ' (Isa. liii. 5).
This is a result of that free pardon, that free justification for all past offenses, that God gives to every one who surrenders himself heartily to, and trusts in, Jesus. At the same time God plants in the man's heart a new life. The man is born of God, and receives what Paul calls the washing of regeneration, which washes away all the man's guilt, and all the sin for which he is responsible.
At this time, too, there will be planted in the man's heart love, joy, peace and the various fruits of the Spirit, and if his experience is very marked, as such experiences frequently are, he will probably think there is nothing more to be done. But, if he walks in 'humbleness of mind' (which, by the way, is a much-neglected fruit of the Spirit), if he speaks often and freely with those who love the Lord, and if he carefully searches the word of God and meditates therein day and night, he will soon find that sin's disease is deeper and more deadly than he thought, and that behind and below his own sins are the 'works of the devil,' that must also be destroyed before the work of grace in his soul can be complete.
He will find a big, dark something in him that wants to get mad when things are against him; something which will not be patient; something that is touchy and sensitive; something that wants to grumble and find fault; something that is proud and shuns the shame of the Cross; something that sometimes suggests hard thoughts against God; something that is self-willed and ugly and sinful. He hates this 'something' in him and wants to get rid of it, and probably condemns himself for it and maybe will feel that he is a greater sinner now than he ever was before he was converted. But he is not. In fact, he is not a sinner at all so long as he resists this something in himself.
Now, what is the trouble with the man? What is the name of this troublesome 'something'? Paul calls it by several names. In Rom. viii. 7 he calls it ' the carnal mind,' and he says it is 'enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.' You cannot fix it up. You cannot whitewash it over. You cannot make it better by culture or growth, or by any effort whatever. It is an enemy of God, and cannot be anything else.
In the seventh chapter ([[verse 24 >> Bible:Rom 7:24]]) he calls it 'the body of this death' and wonders how he can get deliverance from it. In Eph. iv. 22, and in Col. iii. 9, he calls it 'the old man.' In Gal. v.17, he calls it 'the flesh.' James calls it 'superfluity of naughtiness,' which is also well rendered, 'the remainder of iniquity' (Jas. i. 21).
John calls it 'sin,' as distinct from 'sins,' and the 'works of the devil.' In Ezek. xxxvi. 26 it is called a 'stony heart.' The theologians call it 'inbred sin,' 'original sin' and 'depravity.' Whatever you wish to call it, it is something evil and awful, that remains in the heart after a man has been converted.
Some say that it is dealt with at conversion, but I never saw any people who found it so, and John Wesley, who was a much wiser man than I am, and who had a far wider range of observation, examined thousands of people on this very point, and he said he never knew of one who got rid of this troublesome thing at conversion.
Some people say that growing in grace is the remedy. Others say you never get rid of it while you live. It will remain in you and war against you till you die. They are not altogether prophets of despair, for they say the new life in you will overcome it and keep it down, but that you will have to stand on guard and watch it, club and repress it, as you would a maniac, till death relieves you.
Personally, this subject once gave me great concern. These warring opinions perplexed me, while the 'old man ' made increasing war against all my holy desires and purposes. But while I found man's teachings and theories were perplexing, God's teachings were plain and light as day.
1. God does not admit that we get rid of this at conversion, for all His teachings and exhortations concerning it are addressed to Christians. And those who hold this doctrine will have to admit one of two things either that it is not removed at conversion, or that a great number of earnest professors who claim to be converted have never been converted at all. Personally, I cannot admit the latter for an instant.
2. God does, by the mouth of Peter, exhort us to grow in grace, but that simply means to grow in favor with God, by obedience and faith, and does not touch the subject in hand. Corn may grow beautifully and delight the farmer, but all its growth will not rid the field of weeds, and the farmer will have to look to some other method to get rid of those troublesome things.
3. Neither does God anywhere teach that this thing need be bothering us till death, or that death will destroy it.
4. Nor do I find any warrant in the whole Bible for purgatorial fires being the deliverer from this evil.
5. But I do find that God teaches very plainly how we are to get rid of it. Paul says, 'Put off . . . the old man" (Eph. iv. 22). James says, ' . . . lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness' (Jas. i. 21). John says, '. . . the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin' (I John i. 7), not part or some, sin, but 'all sin.'
And again, John says, Jesus 'was manifested' to 'destroy the works of the devil'; (I John iii. 8), and God says through Ezekiel, 'I will take away the stony heart' (Ezek. xxxvi. 26).
All these passages teach that we are to get rid of something that bothers us and hinders our spiritual life and show plainly that this work is not to be a slow, evolutionary process, but an instantaneous work, wrought in the heart of the humble believer by the Holy Ghost. Blessed be God! And the Bible further teaches that the one thing needful on our part to secure this operation of the Holy Spirit is an obedient faith that laughs at impossibilities, and cries "It shall be done."'
If this Bible teaching is true, then it is a matter that can be proved by experience. If one man proves it to be so, that establishes the Bible testimony against all the doubters in the world. All men used to believe the world was flat. Columbus rose up and said it was round, and he proved it against them all. There may be some ignorant old fogies yet who believe the world is flat, but they can prove it to be round, if they will take the trouble, and whether they prove it or not, their purblind unbelief does not change the fact.
Just so, the greater part of mankind believe that 'the old man' is destined to live to the end. But as Paul asks, ' . . . shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? '(Rom. iii. 3) and humble men and women are rising up every day to declare it is possible, and that all men can prove that he can be destroyed, if they will meet the conditions.
Oh, that we could get men to understand this! Oh, that we could get them to take counsel with faith and not with unbelief! Oh, that we could get them to see what Jesus really came to do!
I proved this fifteen years ago, and ever since I have been walking in a day that has no setting sun, and everlasting joy and gladness have been on my head and in my heart. Glory be to God!
It is no little salvation that Jesus Christ came to work out for us. It is a 'great salvation,' and it saves. Hallelujah! It is not a pretense. It is not a 'make believe.' It is a real salvation from all sin and uncleanness; from all doubt and fear; from all guile and hypocrisy; from all malice and wrath. Bless God!
When I begin to consider it and to write about it, I want to fill the page with praises to God. The hallelujahs of heaven begin to ring all through my soul, and my heart cries out with those four mystical beasts before the throne, 'Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,' (Rev. iv. 8) and in spirit I fall down with 'the four and twenty elders,' and worship Him that liveth for ever and ever, who has taken away my sins and destroyed the works of the devil out of my heart, and come to dwell in me.
Finally, 'Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief ' 'And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.' 'For we which have believed do enter into rest' (Heb. iii. 12, 18, 19, and [[iv. 3 >> Bible:Heb 4:3]]). | <urn:uuid:3e434b7f-517b-4f11-bfd3-c9aaa05d1b12> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ininet.org/various-messages-from-samuel-logan-brengle.html?page=11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968162 | 2,369 | 1.8125 | 2 |
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Had Christopher Dorner been a different kind of camera-ready body, he might have been invited to tell his story by Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, or Rachel Maddow. Had his story been appropriately juxtapolitical, calibrated to suture and intensify an affect-saturated media-scape, he might have been invited to tell his story by Oprah Winfrey or Barbara Walters. We might have been invited to feel for him and feel with him. Instead, Christopher Dorner was that most banal of all things: a black man eaten by a system in which he once believed. He was that most banal of all things: the conjunction that makes race possible: a(nother) n(igger) d(ead) (and).
He believed, perhaps, that like the Haitian maroon Makandal or the Hollywood fantasies—Rambo, John Q, Django—one man could disrupt a system long enough for something, anything, to happen. He learned, as so many do, that those charged with protecting us are as driven by careerism and narcissism as they are by whatever altruistic motives they might have. He learned that minorities in the police, those desperate to fit in, assume the racist practices and beliefs that always subtend the impossible dream of cultural and racial assimilation in the U.S. He learned that justice, fairness, and honor are color-coded words, and that believing in them and working to realize them did not mean that one could benefit from them. This is part of a long history of black military service. It is, perhaps, the long story of black military service.
And because he loved America, this “tortured hell” that “feeds . . . bread of bitterness,” he wrote a love letter. He wrote the most difficult kind of love letter, the only one that really matters: a love letter that dares to risk it all.
As bold in its denunciations as it is intense in its passions, Dorner’s love letter “puts it all out there.” It hectors and cajoles, threatens and seduces, states facts and indulges fantasies. And believes, as it must, that writing can make a difference. It is a love letter that is as impassioned as Claude McKay’s “America,” which exemplifies cruel optimism: an attachment to a destroying object or situation.
He asks: “What would you do to clear your name?” Refusing to take for granted that language is shared, he defines name as “your life, your legacy, your journey, sacrifices, and everything you’ve worked hard for every day of your life as an adolescent, young adult and adult.” This definition is crucial, for definition lies at the heart of his dismissal from the force in 2008. In 2007, he reported that a police officer had “kicked” a suspect, a statement corroborated by the suspect’s father and by video footage. The evidence of testimony and corroboration was deemed insufficient. Instead, after a subsequent incident in which Dorner reacted to being insulted by a fellow officer, Dorner was labeled a “bully.”
Here is what Dorner writes:
Journalist, I want you to investigate every location I resided in growing up. Find any incidents where I was ever accused of being a bully. You won’t, because it doesn’t exist. It’s not in my DNA. Never was. I was the only black kid in each of my elementary school classes from first grade to seventh grade in junior high and any instances where I was disciplined for fighting was in response to fellow students provoking common childhood schoolyard fights, or calling me a nigger or other derogatory racial names. I grew up in neighborhoods where blacks make up less than 1%.
My first recollection of racism was in the first grade at Norwalk Christian elementary school in Norwalk, CA. A fellow student, Jim Armstrong if I can recall, called me a nigger on the playground. My response was swift and non-lethal. I struck him fast and hard with a punch an kick. He cried and reported it to a teacher. The teacher reported it to the principal. The principal swatted Jim for using a derogatory word toward me. He then for some unknown reason swatted me for striking Jim in response to him calling me a nigger. He stated as good Christians we are to turn the other cheek as Jesus did. Problem is, I’m not a fucking Christian and that old book, made of fiction and limited non-fiction, called the bible, never once stated Jesus was called a nigger. How dare you swat me for standing up for my rights for demanding that I be treated as an equal human being. That day I made a life decision that i will not tolerate racial derogatory terms spoken to me. Unfortunately I was swatted multiple times for the same exact reason up until junior high. Terminating me for telling the truth of a Caucasian officer kicking a mentally ill man is disgusting. Don’t ever call me a fucking bully. I want all journalists to utilize every source you have that specializes in collections for your reports. With the discovery and evidence available you will see the truth. Unfortunately, I will not be alive to see my name cleared. That’s what this is about, my name. A man is nothing without his name.
Christopher Dorner has been called many things by the LAPD and by those who report on him. His name has been maligned and destroyed and destroyed even more. In mainstream media reports, he has been the problem we are glad to eradicate. And in non-mainstream sources, he has been a “radical” with a bad method. He has been misnamed and unnamed and even de-named. For writing a love letter.
I have insisted on calling what he wrote a love letter because we miss its optimistic tenor when we label it a manifesto or, as one news source has it, a “so-called manifesto.” It is a love letter because it believes that truth-telling can make a better world, a more livable world. It believes that critiquing racism makes a difference. It believes in the promise of America, even as it knows that America will kill him.
Dorner writes: “Self Preservation is no longer important to me. I do not fear death as I died long ago on 1/2/09. I was told by my mother that sometimes bad things happen to good people. I refuse to accept that.” He refuses the too-easy wisdom that permits injustice to flourish, insisting, instead, “I am here to change and make policy.”
Yet, Dorner does not merely inhabit the register of policy; instead, like the mythical Makandal I invoked, he also inhabits the register of the oral performative, as he invokes a series of curses toward the end of his love letter:
Wayne LaPierre, President of the NRA, you’re a vile and inhumane piece of shit. You never even showed 30 seconds of empathy for the children, teachers, and families of Sandy Hook. . . . May all of your immediate and distant family die horrific deaths in front of you.
Westboro Baptist Church, may you all burn slowly in a fire, not from smoke inhalation, but from the flames and only the flames.
Cardinal Mahoney, you are in essence a predator yourself as you enabled your subordinates to molest multiple children in the church over many decades.
May you die a long and slow painful death.
Here, Dorner is writing what Brian Norman describes as a “curse-prayer” that, as a form, “seems to exist outside of historical time,” even as its transcription “brings the curse and curser into the present.” Norman argues, “As a subjunctive utterance, the curse-prayer is forever in search of its own obsolescence.” And adds, “There is something one can do to avoid to subjunctive from happening in the present. That is, a curse needn’t be a prophecy.” The “curse-prayer,” as a ritual, subjunctive form, is not outside of “change and policy,” but a method to drive “change.”
But change is hard, even impossible. And so, for me, the saddest section of this love letter:
To my friends listed below, I wish we could have grown old together and spent more time together. When you reminisce of our friendship and experiences, think of that and that only. Do not dwell on my recent actions the last few days. This was a necessary evil that had to be executed in order for me to obtain my NAME back. The only thing that changes policy and garners attention is death.
The danger of the Hegelian wager, that risking death might bring recognition, is precisely that it is a wager, not a promise. The LAPD has promised to perform a self-examination in response to Dorner’s accusations. But who will watch the watchers? Who will dare to say that heroes should be scrutinized? Power is not self-correcting, except to amass more power.
Dorner’s manifesto ends without ending: “We need to hold ou”
Was he writing “our”? If so, how does the incomplete word speak to the impossibility he occupied? How does the missing legibility, the urgency of that “need,” the promise of that “we” register the truncation his life and name became? And how do we read his truncated words and life in our ongoing, truncating now?
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Google has just announced Verified Calls which is a new feature in the Google Phone app that identifies calls on basis of who is calling, the caller’s logo, and the reason for calling. The main idea behind the addition of a feature like this is to tackle phone call frauds.
With the rollout of Verified Calls, the Google Phone app on Android devices will show you who is calling and why, the call will also come with a verified badge if the business has been authenticated by Google. This feature will be rolling out across the world starting with Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and the US.
Google pointed to a 2019 FTC report in its blog post about the Verified Calls to state that phone calls were the number one way people reported being “contacted by scammers”. And while most people hung up on those calls, there were others who lost money, “a median loss of $1,000”.
“Spam and scam calls erode trust in business and increase costs to consumers,” wrote Google.
The Verified Calls feature is available with the Google Phone app for Android that should come pre-loaded on most Android devices, but you can also download it later this week in case your smartphone uses a custom dialler.
Post that, when you get a call from a business, you will be able to see who is calling, the reason for calling and if the business is verified, you will see a white tick in a blue shield.
“This is done in a secure way—Google doesn’t collect or store any personally identifiable information after verification,” the company explained in the blog. This service is important for businesses in particular.
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“We’ve been piloting Verified Calls for a few months, and the early results indicate that it improves the likelihood of someone answering a call. This in turn helps reduce business costs while identifying relevant calls to people in a trustworthy way,” Google explained.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Nicotine patches, gums, and nasal sprays prescribed to help people quit smoking can also reduce drinking.
Originally designed as the control arm of a clinical trial to see if prescription anti-smoking drugs would help people consume less alcohol, the study found that these common remedies work just as well. After three months, participants reduced their alcohol consumption, regardless of whether they were taking nicotine replacement therapy or prescription drugs – such as varenicline or cytisine.
Scientists say these drugs can simultaneously play an important role in reducing drinking and smoking.
“A single drug to treat both high-risk drinking and smoking can effectively and significantly improve health. High-risk drinking and smoking often coexist and both endanger health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and other important health effects, ”said lead author Dr. Hilary Tindle of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in a press release.
Together with colleagues from the Boston Medical Center and First Pavlov State Medical University in Russia, Dr. Tindle studied 400 people living with HIV. Scientists are increasingly focusing on treating other conditions in people with HIV as effective treatments for the virus exist today.
They recruited volunteers who identified themselves as drinking and smoking hazardous amounts and watched them for a year. The researchers looked for participants who drank five or more days a month (defined as drinking five or more drinks one day for men and four or more for women) and who smoked five or more cigarettes a day.
The study involved placebo-controlled medications, so neither the participants nor the researchers knew what medications they were taking. Posted in The JAMA network is openThe study found that after three months, alcohol consumption dropped regardless of which anti-smoking therapy participants were taking.
“We were delighted to see how participants in high-risk studies were included in the NIH-funded research,” says lead researcher Matthew Freiberg, MD, M.Sc.
“Not only do they live with HIV, but they also have a heavy burden of hepatitis, multi-substance use, and mental health problems. Such participants are often excluded from drug trials. If a cure as simple as nicotine replacement could help them, it would be a win. ”
Nicotine replacement therapy – patches, gums, and sprays – are widely available at relatively low cost. However, scientists rarely saw them as a deterrent to drinking. Cytisine has been available since the 1960s.
“Another important observation in our post hoc analysis was that rates of alcohol consumption were lower and rates of alcohol abstinence higher among those who quit compared to those who continued to smoke. These results require further research to understand if the results were caused directly by drugs, quitting smoking, or both, ”adds Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH, of Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Tindley adds that there is much to learn about how the drugs under study – known as nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists – can work to reduce alcohol consumption, but research has shown that these drugs act on receptors in the nervous system that encourage voluntary abstinence.
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The Process of Sanctification
There are various ways through which a believer is to be sanctified:[pullquote]For this is the will of God, your sanctification 1 Thessalonians 43a[/pullquote]
The Word of God
“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (John 17:17 NKJV). In other words, to be sanctified, you need to spend much time in The Word of God. The Word of God will reveal to you that in the New Testament alone there are 103 different sins listed. When you know your enemies (i.e. sin) you will know how to avoid them.
The Blood of Jesus
“Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate” (Heb 13:12 NKJV). Sanctification is also to be obtained by the blood of Jesus. The Word of God reveals the sin, the blood of Jesus cleanses it away.
The Holy Spirit
“But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth” (2Th 2:13 NKJV). Many Christians are trying to achieve this state of holiness without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit helping them out. The Holy Spirit is with us and in us to apply the sanctifying power of the blood of Jesus, as we walk in obedience to the Word of God.
Vital relationship with Christ
It is important to stress that the process of sanctification is not some legalistic conformity to a set of rules, the dos and do nots so loved by religion. It is born, as is the entire Christian life, out of our dynamic vital relationship with Christ by the Spirit.
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh” (Ezek. 36:26). As long as our hearts remain stony, we cannot live a holy life. But once they are replaced by hearts of flesh, it becomes easy to do the will of God.
Making holiness your purpose
2Tim 1:9 “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began”. Of all the goals we have for our life, the most important is to pursue holiness because it is Gods goal for our life. God has only one intended destiny for mankind; holiness. His only goal is to produce saints. If we truly love God we will commit to making holiness the primary purpose of our life.
Commitment to obedience
2Pet 3:2 “That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour”. There is no sanctification without obedience. The Spirits sanctifying work is done so that we may be obedient to Christ. The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 “… obeyed by faith…” obedience is the pathway to holiness.
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On Wednesday the Virginia High School League (VHSL) approved a motion that would seem to be spectacular news: Transgender athletes across the state can now participate in high school sports teams in accordance with their gender identity. “It is a reality that there are transgender students who are interested in participating in athletics,” Ken Tilley, executive director of the VHSL, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “It’s something we recognize we need to be of service to our schools and our students.”
Opening sports to transgender teens is a terrific step given the self-esteem benefits that come through inclusion and teamwork—so it’s a pity about the caveats in this case. As it stands, transgender participation in Virginia is contingent on a set of very specific conditions: that a “student-athlete has undergone sex reassignment before puberty”; or that a student-athlete has undergone sex reassignment after puberty, including hormonal therapy and “external genitalia changes and gonadectomy.” If a student-athlete ceases hormonal therapy after puberty, they will be required to switch back to the team “consistent with their birth gender.”
Clearly these conditions rest on the assumption that testosterone provides an unfair physical advantage to players; it is generally agreed that boys are stronger than girls because of basic physiognomy. But how relevant is this idea to high school playing fields in Virginia? Not much, if you really break it down. The VHSL conditions take a laudable moment for transgender equality and muddy the waters with dubious, borderline-unethical demands that make the frustrating error of equating “transgender” with a surgical procedure.
On the hormone issue, guidelines released in 2009 by the Transgender Law & Policy Institute notes that, in preadolescent children, “hormonal levels do not differ significantly between the sexes … Gender segregation in children’s sports is purely social.” That rules out unfair advantage in the younger grades. As for encouraging people in this age bracket to consider sex reassignment surgery, a Standards of Care outline by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health emphatically rejects it: ”Genital surgery should not be carried out until … patients reach the legal age of majority to give consent for medical procedures in a given country,” it says (18-years-old in Virginia). This means the VHSL condition that a “student-athlete has undergone sex reassignment before puberty” contravenes accepted medical understanding of what’s in the best interests of a child. This is hardly something that should be encouraged for acceptance into a school sports program.
Post-puberty, the surgery requirement is still open to critique. As Zac Ford points out over at ThinkProgress, gender-reassignment surgery is often astonishingly expensive. Does that mean only wealthy kids with understanding parents are appropriate for inclusion? And expecting post-pubescent teens to get a gonadectomy also perpetuates specific understandings of what it even means to be transgender. At a time when activists are trying to move the conversation away from the nether-regions, the VHSL makes it their primary focus. This ignores an important fact (or simply shrugs it off as irrelevant): that most transgender adults choose not to have genital reconstructive surgery, perhaps, as Ford argues, because it inhibits a person’s ability to reproduce. Making surgical transition a prerequisite to playing sports sets a pretty high price that many people would never consider paying.
But perhaps the larger point is that the VHSL shouldn’t be worrying about this at all. “A core purpose of high school and college is to teach students how to participate and be good citizens in an increasingly diverse society and how to interact respectfully with others,” argues a paper on equal opportunity for transgender student athletes. High school football is not the Olympics, in other words; high school is about education, open-mindedness, and socialization. It is a place to widen horizons, not shut down opportunities. Dwelling on arguable concerns of unfair advantage and dictating what a player’s genitals need to look like before they can join in not only misses the point of what school games are good for—it also humiliates trans kids and degrades everyone involved. | <urn:uuid:520c22a9-8920-4904-8c37-33704184641e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/02/virginias-transgender-high-school-athlete-policy-should-not-require-sex-reassignment-surgery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.942428 | 885 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Eric Jackson—the host for the past 30 years of the Eric in the Evening jazz program on Boston’s WGBH radio—had a wise father. For his father once said: “If the music of Duke Ellington isn’t in your home, then something is surely missing.”
I couldn’t agree more.
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974) was a man of many talents: composer, songwriter, bandleader, pianist, civil rights pioneer, raconteur, master flirt, and religious sage (“Every man prays in his own language—and there is no language that God does not understand”).
Ellington’s music—over two thousand pieces composed between 1927 and 1974—is as deep as the ocean. You name it, Duke wrote it: luxurious love songs; jack-hammer dance tracks; symphonies; music for film, theater, ballet; sacred music intended for church worship. A listener can devote his or her life to exploring Ellington’s music and still not touch bottom.
Hundreds of his recordings have been released on compact disc, so where do you begin if you’re interested in enrolling in what trumpeter Clark Terry calls the “University of Ellingtonia”?
An ideal place is Bluebird/RCA Victor’s superb three-CD set, Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band, 1940-1942. There is music in this collection that is among the finest produced in the 20th century.
By 1939 Duke had gathered many of jazz’s Olympian giants under his watchful eye: on trumpet, the Alabama tang of Cootie Williams; the erudite Rex Stewart on sly, bluesy cornet; Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, Lawrence Brown, and Juan Tizol on trombones; New Orleans native Barney Bigard on clarinet; Boston’s Harry Carney—who remained with Duke from 1927-1974—on baritone sax; fellow Bostonian Johnny “Rabbit” Hodges, one of the finest artists to ever play the alto saxophone (Hodges’ sound, according to Ellington, flowed “like poured honey…he could smelt the melody to smoldering”); Sonny Greer, Duke’s cocky, showman drummer; and the two men who give their names to this package: Ben Webster and Jimmie Blanton.
From Kansas City, tenor saxophonist Webster (1909-1973) added a sometimes gritty, sometimes sumptuous sound to the band. He had played briefly with Ellington in 1936, remained with him between 1940 and 1943, and returned for a short stint in 1948-’49. For the rest of his life, Webster traveled the world with his horn, a toothbrush, and a framed photograph of Duke. He was an artist with one of the most recognizable sounds in all of jazz—just listen to him on the gorgeous “Blue Serge” or on the driving flag-waver “Cottontail.”
Bassist Jimmie Blanton (1918-1942) is one of the most important innovators in the history of jazz. Discovered after-hours in a St. Louis hotel ballroom by several Ellingtonians, the 21-year-old bassist astonished the seasoned veterans. Rushing back to their hotel, the musicians woke Duke and brought the maestro, in his blue bathrobe, to hear the prodigy. Ellington hired Blanton on the spot.
Before Blanton, the bass in jazz had been mainly a rhythmic instrument, stolidly keeping time. Blanton, however, played his instrument not only as a rhythmic but, for the first time, a melodic instrument, weaving propulsive lines beneath the band. Listen to him on “Jack the Bear” and “Koko” and hear the birth of modern jazz bass playing.
1939 also brought composer/arranger/pianist Billy Strayhorn into the fold, where he would stay until his death in 1967. Inviting Strays into the band was akin to inviting Ty Cobb at his peak to join the 1927 Yankees—a giant joining other titans. Strayhorn’s compositions such as “Chelsea Bridge” brought a modern classical strain to Duke’s blues.
And let’s not forget the “piano player” himself, Duke Ellington, driving and cajoling his “expensive gentlemen” from behind the keyboard.
The music on Never No Lament was recorded between March 6, 1940 and July 28, 1942. The songs heard are among the finest in all of jazz: “I Got It Bad”; “Cottontail”; “Take the ‘A’ Train”; “Concerto for Cootie”; “Raincheck”; “Warm Valley”; “Dusk”; “Never No Lament”; “Harlem Air Shaft”—and on and on.
The package includes an informative 19-page booklet with a superb essay by Brian Priestley. Some have carped about the three discs being encased in cardboard, but, hey, let’s be green about it.
Naturally, Never No Lament should be only the beginning of your quest to build an Ellington library, but it’s a magnificent foundation on which to start. In the words of French poet Blaise Cendrars: “[Duke’s music] is not only a new art form, but a new reason for living!” Originally Published | <urn:uuid:47d03fd8-984a-4b87-a45e-78f3ea75da88> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jazztimes.com/features/columns/the-everlasting-duke-ellington/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.951617 | 1,228 | 1.875 | 2 |
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In 101 Ways to Say Thank You, etiquette expert Kelly Browne shows you how to express gratitude eloquently and sincerely in every situation, using both traditional and up-to-the-minute digital methods, in an easy-to-follow, engaging, and down-to-earth way. Never be at a loss for words again!
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Now there’s an easy way to show your friends and family how much you appreciate them! Learn how to say thank-you fast and often. This comprehensive gratitude guidebook contains simple suggestions for thank-you notes, texts, and emails. Express your feelings tactfully and turn gratitude into an automatic part of your life. Inside you’ll find thank-you templates for: birthdays • holidays • friendships • team celebrations • teachers • religious events, and much more! Strengthen your relationships through thankfulness. Whether on paper or online, it’s never been easier to show your friends and family how grateful you are for their love and support. | <urn:uuid:bbcac41f-02ae-4328-8fa5-bec8355df4ed> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kellybrowne.net/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.873752 | 877 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Damascus steel blade knife is a popular type of knife with unique beauty. Also known by other names, such as watered steel or Damascened steel, this one-of-a-kind steel comes with alternating light and dark patterns with high carbon content.
Damascus steel is very popular because of its attractiveness and ability to retain its flexibility and hardness. It has the ability to outperform current irons and steels. Additional care and attention are required while using this high-quality steel knife, especially one with detailed etchings. Here are some helpful tips for maintaining the beauty and functionality of a Damascus steel knife.
Lubricate Damascus Steel Blades
The unique design of the steel is exposed only after it has been etched and acid washed throughout the manufacturing process. Different oxidation levels result in dark or oxidized and light/shiny patterns on the blade as a result of this etching.
The majority of hand-forged Damascus blades are composed of high carbon steel, which means they have a low chromium content. When not properly maintained, carbon steel Damascus knives can rust. To avoid rust or discoloration, keep the Damascus steel knife clean and dry at all times.
Abrasives should be Avoided
Avoiding abrasives such as rough cloths, steel wool, metal polishes, and others is vital for keeping the blade's appearance and quality. Using an abrasive or metal cleaner will erase the etched oxidation that a Damascus steel knife needs to display the pattern. We recommend returning your blade to the maker for re-etching service when the etch has been greatly altered.
Be Careful While Using Your Damascus Blade
When used on acidic foods, such as fruits, in moist, humid settings, or for field dressing games, a carbon steel Damascus blade is especially vulnerable to damage. The etching of the blade can be removed by such uses and situations.
When you do use Damascus, make sure to wash and dry it right away, and don't rub the blade too hard. Using softer material, like a microfiber or cotton cloth will not wear the blade if you dry with it.
Appropriate Storage is Essential to Maintain it Rust-Free
When not in use, the Damascus steel knife should be stored in a dry place away from excessive moisture and temperature fluctuations. Keeping the knife in a box or cushioned zipper case after cleaning and waxing it will maintain it perfectly.
Also, a damp handle or the moisture from the handle can rust the blade, so keep the entire knife dry. If you're keeping Damascus knives with natural handle materials, stay away from using a dehumidifier bar, particularly in a closed safe or storage compartment.
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Combined system with optical tweezers and AFM
The Bruker JPK OT-AFM Combi-System combines:
- AFM: Surface force measurement and high resolution imaging
- Optical tweezers: 3D positioning, detection and manipulation
The set-up is highly modular; using the unique ConnectorStage you can combine any NanoWizard or CellHesion AFM with the NanoTracker optical tweezers on a research-grade inverted optical microscope.
- Imaging, positioning, and manipulation experiments from single molecules to living cells
- Measure forces in 2D and 3D, from 500fN to 10nN, on the same sample
- Combine any NanoTracker and NanoWizard /CellHesion 200 system
- Compatible with optical microscopy techniques eg TIRF and confocal
- Wide range of modes and accessories
Single Molecule Applications with up to 14 Degrees of Freedom
OT-AFM significantly extends the range of single-molecule applications. A variety of handles, interaction and detection sites are available for your studies – as in the example below:
Unzipping a DNA Hairpin
The optical trap can be used to suppress (high laser power) or quantify rotation (low laser power).
Scanning a Decorated DNA Molecule
The molecule with DNA binding proteins (green) spans two optically trapped beads. A functionalised AFM tip (blue) scans the molecule. Interactions between the DNA-attached proteins and the tip are detected in the AFM and OT signals.
Monitoring DNA-enzyme Dynamics (eg polymerase, helicase)
With one strand attached to an optically trapped particle, the step-wise motion is tracked. Closed-loop force clamping maintains a constant force on the single strand.
Live Cell Applications
With the JPK OT-AFM you can combine AFM, optical tweezers and fluorescence microscopy to study:
- Cellular response
- Cell-cell or cell matrix interactions
- Immune response
- Bacterial/virus/nanoparticle uptake processes
Trigger Immune Signaling to influence Cell Adhesion
A useful technique is using functionalised particles or modified microorganisms to trigger cellular responses. AFM can then be used to measure changes in cellular structure, dynamics and mechanical properties. Using alternative methods, it can be difficult to deliver objects to specific areas of the cell.
Optical tweezers are perfect for manipulating the sample and triggering cellular responses at specific times and areas.
In this example, OT-AFM is used to quantify the influence of signaling between dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T-cells (Treg) on the adhesion of conventional T-cells (Tconv) to the same DC.
- The Tconv is attached to a tipless cantilever, then moved closer to the surface-bound DC. The cantilever is pulled up and the adhesion forces are measured. A regulatory T-cell (Treg) is attached to and removed from the DC with optical tweezers, to test its influence on the binding strength.
- The optical trap (red cross) moves the Treg while adhesion is measured with Tconv attached to a cantilever.
- Detachment work is measured for each. Treg attachment reduces DC-T conv interactions. After the Treg is removed, the adhesion level is almost restored.
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Choosing the right tool for the right development purpose goes a long way in providing the desired results, especially when it comes to building modern web applications. AngularJS is a structural framework that is used for developing robust web application front-ends. It is quite a versatile framework and has plenty to offer to serve the wide array of needs in client-facing application development.
AngularJS development services dictate a lot about the web application’s performance, as it has an influence on the overall user experience. Angular JS is created by Google, and is constantly being actively supported by the Google community to make it better.
The main idea of Angular is to combine well-known components, designs, patterns, and development practices in one framework to address challenges encountered in developing a single page application. To achieve this purpose, AngularJS supports standardized components such as models, views, controllers, and services.
AngularJS is known to make use of two important software design patterns namely Model View Controller (MVC) and the Dependency Injection. An Angular JS web development company utilizes this feature to develop faster web applications. Besides that, businesses hire AngularJS developers to makes use of the many abstractions available – thus paying attention to balancing modularity and complexity.
Several reasons contribute to AngularJS being a popular choice for building modern web applications. The most important of these reasons include:
1. AngularJS has been Developed by Google
The fact that AngularJS has been developed by highly talented engineers at Google is the most important factor pushing developers to choose it over all other frameworks. Interestingly, when developers choose to work with Angular JS, they not only have a large open community to learn from but also get their queries answered by readily available engineers. Adopting AngularJS as a practical framework for client-side development is rapidly becoming known to the entire web application development community.
Google is synonymous with reliability. When businesses opt for Angular JS, they can rest assured that they are dealing with efficient and reliable codes that will scale with any project. Angular JS is a framework that lays down a solid foundation that aids easy and error-free development of apps.
2. AngularJS is Comprehensive
AngularJS is similar to MVC or Knockout or Cappuccino, which means that if the development team of a business is familiar with any of these frameworks, they will have no trouble learning and following testing API of AngularJS.
Angular is a complete solution for rapid front-end development. The developer will not require a plugin or framework to build a data-driven web application.
3. Effortless implementation of MVC
The Angular way of implementing MVC is not only simple, but also quick. It works by allowing the developer to split the application into its MVC elements and then automatically perform the rest of the work. AngularJS manages all the elements and efficiently serves as the pipeline that integrates them.
As AngularJS is the chief mediator, the business owner does not need to worry about writing shortcuts between components.
4. Easy to Get Started With
Against popular misconception, getting started with AngularJS is extremely easy. By adding a few attributes to the HTML, a business can have a simple Angular app in no time. AngularJS is developed and maintained by Google and a community of developers, and it lets you extend HTML vocabulary. While using AngularJS, a business can create HTML-like elements and attributes that define the behaviour of presenting components.
5. AngularJS is Future Ready
AngularJS already has the ability to handle a project’s wireframes during initial development and testing process. At the same time, it can even handle other demands like animations and transitions for powerful websites and web applications. With more and more web designers and developers turning to frameworks like AngularJS to provide easy and effective solutions to their development problems, it is promising a much better experience for designers and developers alike.
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The landscape of audiology is changing and changing quickly, leading to a number of challenges in our profession. At the root of these challenges is a lack of identity we have as hearing health care professionals. This lack of identity can be attributed to the poor marketing of our profession. In the past, our marketing has focused heavily on products – primarily conventional hearing aids and not enough on how our unique skillset can address the social impairment and participation restrictions associated with hearing loss. Hearing loss is no longer considered a “natural part of ageing.” Research shows the considerable adverse effects of hearing loss on mental and physical health. As audiologists, we are well-positioned as experts in our field and have the necessary skills in rehabilitation and treatment to help alleviate the negative impact of communication disorders on the health of hard-of-hearing individuals.
Our lack of visibility to the public as a rehab profession has resulted in hyperfocus on the manufacturer’s conventional hearing aid technology as a hearing loss treatment. Additionally, it has contributed heavily to the idea that audiology is only a diagnostic profession. These two ways of thinking regarding our profession, coupled with the bundling of products with services in private practice, have created an additional challenge within our profession: the inability to be adequately reimbursed for our services. For example, audiologists in most parts of Canada cannot currently be reimbursed for a needs assessment of hearing loss or communication for the hearing impaired individual, which is an integral part of the assessment to determine the appropriate treatment. Another example is that audiologists, many of whom are experts in vestibular treatment, can not bill for vestibular rehabilitation either to provincial healthcare plans nor to private extended health insurance plans, while physiotherapists may do so freely. It is evident that the current reimbursement scheme for audiologists is inadequate and can easily result in harmful outcomes on the communication ability of an individual. These poor outcomes can lead to mismanaged hearing loss, which can significantly affect the everyday quality of life of an individual, causing loneliness, isolation, dependence, frustration, and communication disorders. Mismanaged hearing loss can also result in impaired emotional, behavioural and cognitive behaviours.
Admittedly, the above paragraph paints a somewhat bleak picture. However, even though these challenges seem like they may be challenging to overcome, audiologists are positioned well and can persevere and may even thrive. Below I will discuss ways audiologists can address these challenges, display the full scope of our expertise and create better visibility for our profession.
1. Move outside the booth
The field of interventional audiology involves taking audiologists out of the clinic to where patients need them. It is a model showing many benefits in elevating the profession of audiology and improving outcomes. In going to where audiology is needed, such as a geriatric outpatient clinic, audiologists can provide the necessary intervention based on the individual’s particular needs in that situation.
2. Be knowledgeable on all technologies
The hearing loss market is currently flooded with both good and bad technologies, and consumers are asking more and more about the benefits and limitations of these devices and how they may alleviate the impact of their particular communication disorder, whether it be difficulty hearing in noise or for a specific situation. Audiologists, through their training, should be considered experts in all hearing loss treatments. It is to the benefit of our profession and our patients to be knowledgeable of all technologies to help consumers make an informed decision regarding their hearing loss treatment.
3. Practice at the top of your scope
I firmly believe that all audiologists, at one time, entered the profession to help people hear. However, with the proliferation of hearing aids and interference from the hearing aid industry, we have somewhat lost our way in this regard. The truth is, hearing aids are only one tool at our disposal to help treat communication disorders. In order to ensure there is a future for audiology, audiologists have to return to practice at the top of their license. This means providing high-quality hearing healthcare, including aural rehabilitation, in a patient-centred manner using evidence-based practice to help guide and customize the treatment of an individual’s communication disorder.
4. Be an advocate
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The Shetland Guide Book by Charles Tait Charles Tait’s brilliant guide to Shetland is an essential addition to a Shetland visitor’s rucksack or car. Featuring every site, every area and every island, the guide is informative and entertaining, stuffed full of photographs, and contains OS maps to ensure you make the most of your holiday to. Book now Aberdeen. Bon Accord to Aberdeen, the spectacular city between the Don and the Dee. The local motto means ‘happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again’, and we think it brilliantly sums up the friendly failte you’ll get from Scotland’s 3rd largest city.
Now, the University of Aberdeen has digitized the text and made it freely available to readers online. Beginning with the key creation stories from the book of Genesis, the book then dives into its descriptions of animals, beginning with the lion, the pard (panther), and the elephant. City bookstores and the Central Library carry books about Aberdeen's architecture, such as Aberdeen: An Illustrated Architectural Guide by W. A. Brogden (, 4th ed.) and The Granite Mile by Diane Morgan () on the architecture of Union Street.
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Grade 1: Good Citizens
Aligns to the TEKS Resource System, Unit 2, Exemplifying Good Citizenship
With these resources, students will study the characteristics and responsibilities of good citizens in their community. They will be introduced to concepts like voting and its importance as a citizen's responsibility.
Each set includes the following instructional materials:
- Instructional Guide: Provides teachers guidance of how they may use the resources included in each text set.
- Graphic Cards: Supplements the books for students to explore the vocabulary, essential questions, and TEKS more deeply.
- Task Cards: Present questions or statements aligned to the ELAR TEKS for students to respond to the reading they have completed.
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This paper describes a novel means for particle characterization, the Ultrasonic Pulsed Doppler (USPD) system. This system uses a single transducer to measure ultrasonic backscatter from moving particles to perform measurements of particle concentration, size (with better resolution than dynamic light scattering for small particles) and physical properties, including particle compressibility, which can be used to monitor particle functionalization. The essential phenomena of operation are (1) Rayleigh backscattering, the strength of which depends on the particle properties; (2) Doppler Effect, which shifts backscattered frequencies away from the interrogating frequencies; and (3) the interrogation of very small volumes, which facilitates the incorporation of the system into existing process hardware. The system can operate with high concentrations and opaque solutions. It can be used in batch mode or incorporated into processing equipment to provide in-situ and real time process monitoring and quality control. Examples of measurements that will be shown are: (1) frangibility of nanoparticle inks; (2) changes in backscatter of SDS micelles due to incorporation of acid molecules; and (3) changes in backscatter from BSA protein with changes in pH known to cause conformation changes.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Nanotechnology 2008: Materials, Fabrication, Particles, and Characterization – Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 1
Published: June 1, 2008
Pages: 830 - 833
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
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I embarked with my husband [2nd Lt. Harvey Annis, Co. G, 51 US Colored Troops] on board the steamer Sultana at Vicksburg on the 24th Ult. [April 24, 1865] My husband was not a paroled prisoner but had resigned. Sometime during the night when both of us were awake, we heard a loud noise, something like the rattling of iron. My husband immediately got up, then looking into the cabin seeing that there was a considerable steam there, and fearing that it would come into the stateroom, he closed the door and tried to open the one leading out to the guards, but this was jammed by something, and someone outside said we were all stove in. My husband then put a life-preserver upon me and one upon himself, and took me and my child [seven-year-old Isabella "Belle" Annis] to the stern of the boat. He let himself down to the lower deck with the child, and followed him, but as I was descending the rope a man from above jumped on me and knocked me into the hold of the vessel. From this I was extricated, and my husband, with our child, jumped overboard. I followed as soon as I could but the life-preserver was not placed on me right and I held onto the rudder till I was obliged to let go by the fire.
While I remained there I heard a second explosion which seemed to be made up of three great reports like the explosion of shells or gunpowder. By this explosion there seemed to be a great deal of fire thrown all over the water about the boat to a considerable distance from her. I was obliged to take a small piece of board and upon this I was saved.Great fear was felt by everybody on account of the large number of passengers and the boat being top heavy. The clerk [William J. Gambrel] or mate [William Rowberry] pointed out to my husband and myself the sagging down of the hurricane deck in spite of extra stanchions which were put in a great many places. The boat was very much crowded, but the men behaved very well indeed. There was no carousing or quarreling, and only little moving about. The boat was perfectly quiet at the time of the explosion and was running very smoothly and not fast.
Annis statement, Hoffman Investigation, May 11, 1865.
Mrs. Annis says it was about two o’clock on the morning of the catastrophe that she and her husband [2nd Lt. Harvey Annis, Co. G, 51 US Colored Troops] were awakened by a heavy crash. Their state room was located near the center of the vessel and was supplied with two doors, one of which opened into the cabin and the other upon the deck. Almost in an instant after the report her husband was peering into the cabin which was already filling with volumes of smoke. Little can one imagine the terror which thrilled the hearts of the passengers who awake to find themselves in the midst of this awful disaster which increased in horror as the flames commenced their terrible work and the shrieks of the passengers pierced the stillness of the air.
It required only a short time for Mr. Annis to fasten life preservers on himself and wife; but he did not supply his little daughter [seven-year-old Isabella “Belle” Annis] with one owing to their extreme size. In his haste, however, the thoughtful father managed to get a piece of board from the side of the cabin, it evidently being his intention to use the same in keeping his child afloat when all should reach the water below. It was probably with a desire to better insure the safety of his little one that he afterwards lifted a door from its hinges and took that with him as he conducted his wife and daughter to the deck below.
He reached the latter deck by means of a rope; but when Mrs. Annis slid down this line she fell through a hatchway into the hold of the vessel.... Fortunately, however, she was pulled out of this dismal pit onto the deck from which she was expected to jump into the water, and trust to Divine Providence for delivery from the great peril.
Her husband and daughter had already made the descent and she, herself, was about to jump when she was stepped upon by a mule, a number of which were confined on the lower deck, and was firmly held for a considerable length of time. In the meanwhile, also, many of the human passengers, half frantic from the effects of their burns, fell around her upon the deck, where she was pinioned, and Mrs. Annis was soon more securely held by this network of suffering humanity whose groans and shrieks are terrible to contemplate.
At last, however, she managed to extricate herself and jump into the river. But her husband and child had evidently been swept down the stream on the swift current long ere this, for at the time of the catastrophe the water of the Mississippi is said to have been flowing at the rate of five miles per hour. The flames from the steamer illuminated the surroundings with a weird light, and the sight of the people in the water and the shouts which at intervals fell upon the air will probably never be forgotten by Mrs. Annis.
For a time she held onto the rudder of the boat, but at length the heat from the burning steamer became so oppressive that she relinquished her grip and floated with the current. [She received burns to her arms and hands and wore long sleeved gowns with lace at the cuffs for the rest of her life.]
Mrs. Annis was born rapidly down the stream towards Memphis. The icy chill of the cool water made her body turn purple, and when she was rescued near the Tennessee city about five o’clock in the morning she was in a terrible condition. She managed to scream, however, in time to attract the attention of a party in a passing boat, and in her opinion this scream saved her life, for at that time the rescuers were turning their attention only to those whom they took to be alive.
Mrs. Annis was placed in the boat and taken to Memphis, where she was taken care of in a hospital for a number of weeks. She learned from a nurse at the institution that a soldier, in speaking about the catastrophe, had said that he remembered seeing a man and little girl, the latter upon a window, going down the stream. The child seemed to have on a pink dress, and the fact that the daughter of Mrs. Annis was attired in a night gown of that color at the time of the accident leads the mother to believe that the people whom the soldier said he observed were the husband and child, struggling for life.
Mrs. Annis afterwards learned that the man and child were seen about the time they were nearing an eddy and that soon the child fell off the door and that when she sank the man dove after her. The unfortunate woman believes that both husband and child were drowned at this point. The former had been in the army and having been sick was coming home with his wife at the time the disaster occurred. He was consequently not very strong and it is considered remarkable that he braved life as long as he did. In the first instance where the man and child were reported to have been seen Mrs. Annis is of the opinion that the window which the soldier spoke of was the glass portion on the door upon which her daughter was riding as the child would most likely have been clinging or sitting upon the wooden portion of the door and the glass part would probably have projected out of the water. [The bodies of Lt. Harvey Annis and Isabella Annis were never recovered.]
After a number of weeks spent at the hospital Mrs. Annis partially recovered from the effects of her ride of nine miles in the water, and soon returned to her friends in the north. To this day, however, she exhibits the scars on her body which are the result of the burns that she received at the time of the horrible disaster.
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The Library of Congress is going to archive every single tweet. I know…it’s a great public service that will serve future generations incredibly well.
Like me, I am sure you’re wondering what your great grandkids will think if, eighty years from now, they dive into this treasure trove of genius at the LOC?
Here are 8 questions they might ask:
- Where can I get me some hashtag? Great Grandpa and his pals were gettin’ waaaaay high on that stuff.
- Was there any good music made in 2010? If so, why the hell were they so fixated on some little brat named Bieber?
- How is it possible that everyone on Twitter – including the celebrities of the day – was a “social media expert”?
- Was this AplusK guy some kind of cult leader? He had more followers than Jesus.
- Why did those attention whores want to tell their friends about what they ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
- What exactly were those people following on Fridays? Was it that cultist AplusK dude or the hot blond chick with the ‘i’ at the beginning or her name?
- Did this Steve Jobs guy have some kind of mind meld over Great Grandpa and his Twitterati cronies? How the hell could his company have been a trending topic so often without actually having a Twitter account?
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Who’s more likely to cheat – men or women? If it seems like men are more likely to cheat, the numbers back that up, although not necessarily as prominently as you might think.
Twenty-one percent of men, compared to 13 percent of women, have admitted to cheating. On the other hand, 85 percent of women think cheating is always wrong, and only 75 percent of men think it’s always wrong.
These numbers work out to about a six percent chance of being cheated on every year, with a 25 percent chance of being cheated on eventually.
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When looking for old Viking towns, one expects to find them in Scandinavia or maybe the northern United Kingdom, but oddly enough, it is possible to find one near the German Alps in Bavaria.
Flake is a fictional town from the adventures of “Vicky the Viking,” a children’s book, cartoon, and movie series, and the home of the titular Wicky. It was built as a set for the 2008 movie “Vicky and the Strong Men” where the alpine backdrop of the area served as a clever approximation of the Norwegian fjords, but without the constant rainy weather.
The village was used again for the 2010 sequel and part of it, including a totem pole, some houses, and the ship, were moved to the Bavarian Filmstadt, where it can be seen on tours. The remainder of the houses can still be visited at the original location, where German information signs give an interesting mix of details about the movie, Viking life, and history. There is even a small exhibition on the plans for a large wicky theme park that sadly never came to be.
Know Before You Go
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There has been an ongoing war in the northern part of Ethiopia since November 2020. The conflict started after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive against regional forces in Tigray accusing them for attacking the northern command and taking away the artillery. And the fighting has been active for the past nine months.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) denies starting the conflict saying it had struck preemptively because federal forces were preparing to assault Tigray, and the government wants to dominate their ethnic group for centralized power.
The nine months-long ongoing war has contained several issues. The Situation has been changing quickly and it was full of action. The regional capital Mekele was captured by the government forces after three weeks of the beginning of the war. After eight months of conflict the government declared a unilateral ceasefire and withdrew its defense forces. TPLF then captured the regional capital . The parliament also labeled the party as a terrorist.
During the course of the war, unconfirmed issues, rumors, conspiracies, and controversies filled the information sphere, especially social media, regarding the conflict in the north. Different ways were used to disseminate disinformation and to create controversy in the past month.
Usage of Images
The article “How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army”, by The New York Times, with images of armed children, garnered attention. The article refers to the children as “...highly motivated young recruits…” which raised a question of war crimes, and the promotion of recruiting child soldiers.
Even though TPLF didn’t comment on the issue, the images were later changed with other photos.
Another article by Amnesty International calling “End the arbitrary arrests of Tigrayans” was criticized for using an unrelated image. Even though the article confirmed the reports that claim Tigrayans are being detained in Addis Ababa, the picture used by Amnesty shows a policeman searching people, who were on a queue during the June’s election. The picture was first used by AFP. The photographer was mentioned in the article, but Amnesty didn't clarify that the image was taken on election day. The image was later changed.
One of the other controversies was related to the recapturing of Alamata, by TPLF forces. An image with the claim that the rebel army had seized a pickup truck of Amhara police forces went viral. The people in the image were holding and showing the license plate of the vehicle. However, some people argued that both the car and the plate were photoshopped and did not prove the vehicle had been captured. Some edited versions of the original image were also shared to disprove it.
Content that was released with images of children alleging that the TPLF, which was designated by the House of Peoples’ Representatives as a terrorist organization, is conscripting child soldiers into fresh battles also raised an argument.
One side claimed that the children and adults in the images were captured in neighboring Afar and Amhara regions during fresh battles. Different media outlets released video clips of interviews showing the supposed child soldiers.
As a counterclaim, others argued that the women and children in the images and video clips aren’t child soldiers conscripted by TPLF. They instead asserted that they are returnees from Saudi Arabia and have been forced by the government to be interviewed and give scripted interviews. For instance, a Facebook page with 20,433 followers claimed that one of the interviewees is a Saudi returnee and was forced to give the interview falsely and appealed to users to share the post. The post was shared more than 1,500 times across the platform. This shows how claims can circulate on social media widely.
The blockage of both road and railway between Djibouti and Addis Ababa was another controversial issue during the week.
Reports stated that the road and the railway, which is a corridor for 95% of imports to the Ethiopian capital from its eastern neighbor, were blocked by young protesters. The cause of the protest is said to be down to an attack on Gedamaytu town, in the Somali region, by special forces and militia from the neighboring region of Afar. Even though Somali region officials and residents alleged hundreds of people had been killed in the attack, no statement was given from the Afar region or the federal government. The information gap made it easier to share it in a lot of different contexts that misled the public.
Besides the image-based controversies, there were also different claims here and there, seen using inaccurate images. Some of them were debunked by HaqCheck.
A false image, posted on Facebook, claimed that the dead bodies of Amhara special forces had been taken to Gondar by Sino trucks. However, HaqCheck debunked the false image and information and confirmed that the image was taken from an advertisement. HaqCheck proved the picture of the truck was posted on 23 Dec 2019, on an online trading platform.
The other claim was information that stated firearms, ammunition, and military clothes had been captured from the TPLF Forces by the Afar Regional forces. HaqCheck found out the Facebook post used an old picture and other unconfirmed images. Similarly, another image was posted claiming to show captured TPLF forces by the Afar special forces. It used a picture that was actually posted on November 7, to support its claim.
Another Facebook post claiming a trusted military source confirmed a warehouse with a large stockpile of weapons set up [by TPLF] to control Afar and Amhara regions burned down to ashes by FDRE Air Force. The Facebook story also claimed that the incident happened at a place around Kaluwa, the border of Afar and Amhara regions. The images used in the post were taken at different times with different photographers and incidents.
A Facebook post claiming mothers in Mekelle, capital of the Tigray Region, were going out onto the streets to condemn the acts of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) was also looked into by HaqCheck. However, the image that was posted with the claim was an old picture that first appeared on social media on 21 October 2018.
Unconfirmed controversial issues
Even though the federal government did not give an official comment, the Amhara regional state government announced that it had shifted from “defense to offense in the re-invasion of various parts of the state.” Following the announcement by the Amhara regional state, other regional state special forces also started to deploy their special forces to Tigray.
Following that social media posts that said “the Sidama special forces had refused to be deployed to Tigray” went viral. However, it was reported later, that the special force was “moving to stand with the national defense force, accepting a national call”.
Recent claims about Woldia town, located in the North Wollo zone of the Amhara region, filled the social media sphere from different sides. One side claimed that Woldia city is in the control of TPLF and the federal defense force was in retreat leaving its heavy weapons and vehicles.
On the other side, there was a statement on the official Facebook page of Amhara region communication saying “Woldia city and the surrounding areas are peaceful”
Controversial issues based on interviews
An article entitled "From Nobel Hero to Driver of War, Ethiopia’s Leader Faces Voters”, published on June 21, by The New York Times, also created controversy in the past month. The article narrates a conversation between Senator Chris Coons and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about the war in Tigray.
As mentioned in the article, the conversation was made on Nov 3, which was before the conflict broke out. But their phone conversation was actually on Nov 23, which the article was later edited to reflect. The writer, Declan Walsh, also announced that the article had been corrected, saying: “After publication Senator Coons said he misremembered the date and the story has been corrected and appended.”
Another issue was raised based on rumors and unconfirmed claims on social media, that former politicians and statesmen including Lemma Megersa, Siye Abraha, Tamrat Layne, Yared Tibebu, Dawit Weldegiorgis, Birhane Gebrekirstos, and others – are saying they are going to reconcile the federal government and TPLF in addition to conspiring against the government at the same time.
Following that other claims arose saying that the former Oromia regional President, Lemma Megersa, had rejected the allegation. He was said to have called for an end to trading on his name, in an apparent interview with VOA Afaan Oromoo.
However, VOA Amharic announced that there was no recent interview with Lemma Megersa. In the statement on July 28, VOA’s Afaan Oromo Editor-in-Chief, Nemo Dandi said “there was no attempt to contact Lemma for an interview, the idea was not even raised.”
The issue about Addis Ababa, Bole International Airport
Early in the week, a number of posts on Facebook and Twitter went viral, claiming that Addis Ababa, Bole International Airport had halted operations and was closed.
But the airport had only stopped operations due to adverse weather conditions. Flights heading to Addis Ababa were diverted to nearby airports due to fog and heavy rain. Two Ethiopian Airlines and one Turkish Airlines flight were impacted.
“The weather conditions are still unreliable which can change at any time and we’ll continue to update you on the progress,” a statement from the airlines said at the time.
Based on the trends observed in the past month, information disorder aggravates situations during political instability. This worsens when the availability of information to the public is limited. In this case, HaqCheck believes that the information gap accelerates the spread of disinformation. To minimize its damage, the government, public figures, and other concerned bodies should provide updates and allow access to information to the media and the general public since making the right information available in a timely fashion is vital for combating disinformation.
Some international media and organizations were also part of the misinformation spread the past month. They should be responsible for their reporting. They should care for humanitarian affairs as inaccurate information inflicts long-term damage on societies especially on those with less [media] literacy.
Social media activists and public figures should also refrain from spreading unconfirmed information and disinformation.
Media outlets should focus on providing the public with timely, accurate, and reliable information regarding ongoing situations. The journalists should stick to basic journalism principles and report accurate information without any bias, mainly about sensitive issues. They should also work hand in hand, with the concerning bodies, to enhance the media literacy of the public.
The public should be aware of such information disorders and protect themselves from not sharing unconfirmed information. Not all information coming from social media and not all images are true, so they should rely on information from credible sources.
HaqCheck is a local multilingual fact-checking project based in Ethiopia, formed inside Addis Zeybe’s newsroom, now Inform Africa’s Counter Disinformation Project - a board-led Civil Society Organization (CSO) - dedicated to verifying media contents from social to the mainstream. HaqCheck works in collaboration with media outlets to monitor media contents in English and four local languages (Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrigna, and Somali).
This report is produced with the support of UNESCO under the #CoronavirusFacts: Addressing the ‘Disinfodemic’ on COVID-19 in conflict-prone Environments that the UNESCO Addis Ababa Office is implementing in Ethiopia with financial support from the European Union (EU). The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO or the EU concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNESCO or The European Union and do not commit these organizations in any way. | <urn:uuid:fceba346-4281-4879-964f-3f1f918b1ec7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://addiszeybe.com/featured/haqcheck/factchecking/analysis/july-disinformation-trend-in-ethiopia | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.969272 | 2,570 | 2.09375 | 2 |
In his book, Al-Fawa’id, paraphrasing the great Imam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله invites the reader to know Allaah عز و جل in two ways,
1. To observe the creation and ponder upon it.
2. To contemplate on the ayahs of Allaah عز و جل mentioned in the Qur’an.
If we were to sincerely acknowledge the above two points and implement them in our lives then there is no doubt that we will recognize Allaah عز و جل, and will strive to make our lives better in this world and the Hereafter by implementing the correct belief in Allaah عز و جل and His Messenger, the obligations in the religion of Islaam and by performing voluntary acts of worship because of the ‘ihsaan’ we develop in ourselves by Allaah’s عز و جل permission (i.e., as per the hadeeth of Jibreel: That you worship Allaah عز و جل as if you are seeing Him, for though you don’t see Him, He, verily, sees you.).
One of the amazing signs that we can reflect upon is the creation of the heavenly bodies and the space which exists out of the atmosphere of the earth. We have read a lot about the sun, the moon, and the planets but let us today see what some extraordinary technology has brought for us from the voids of darkness beyond the earth’s atmosphere.
Growing up, with our eyes we witness the sunrise and sunset, we see the beautiful full night moon and the amazing sight of the stars on clear summer nights but there are also things which are not visible to the naked eye (at least under the city lights). One example I would like to present from my amateur astrophotography is the ‘Orion Nebula’.
1 The Orion Nebula captured by the author in suburban Melbourne, Australia. A wiki page on what are nebulas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula
This beautiful creation of a hot gaseous interstellar cloud is up there in the sky and is a constant reminder for me that such beautiful objects exist and many more like it which are not easily seen with our eyes. The revolution in scientific instrumentation in telescopes and other technologies has enabled us to discover many more objects similar to it in space. We are so advanced right now that we can capture some (stacked) pictures of such nebulae or galaxies using ground-based telescopes with cameras in our house backyards but bear in mind it is an expensive hobby and is much feasible if we live far away from the city!
One such technological advancement on a massive scale was way back in 1990, the launch of the revolutionary Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble captured and produced some amazing pictures of nebulae and galaxies over the decades. One such amazing capture is that of the “Eagle Nebula” or specifically known as the “Pillars of Creation” within the Eagle Nebula.
2 The Eagle Nebula. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-16-the-eagle-nebula
We can see how in this picture above how awe aspiring is the creation of Allaah عز و جل, such magnificent clouds are of the size beyond our imagination, the elements it is made up of are the source of light which makes it so beautiful. No doubt, this one image itself is a masterpiece.
Recently, in the year 2021, the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was commissioned on the 24th of December. This is a breakthrough in space telescopes because this space telescope is Hubble 2.0, and that means it is a successor to the Hubble Telescope.
3 James Webb Space Telescope. Source: https://engt.co/31l2anI
See JWST in 3D here: https://bit.ly/3HxG94x
The exciting thing about JWST is it will help us answer questions like, What lies deep within the space? What is out there yet to be discovered? How can it help solve a few theories about the Universe? These are some questions we can anticipate an answer for from JWST, in shaa Allaah. No doubt, this is exciting stuff we are looking forward to. But as we wait for the next scientific breakthroughs we need a reminder for ourselves to remain grounded in our faith. We should know:
All of this is by Allaah’s عز و جل permission.
We as mankind forget that we own nothing in this universe, Allaah عز و جل has given us everything and thus we should never be arrogant in accepting the truth, and acknowledging our weakness and limitedness. The scientific community at large these days tend to get arrogant thinking that they know everything about the universe (when theories are presented as facts to the general public) but we should always keep in mind that “our eyes can only reach a distance”, i.e., we are limited and whatever we have from our amazing minds to resources that we use to make intelligent hardware and software is all from the blessings of Allaah عز و جل.
In the last couple of decades, we have seen several advancements in technology, in AI, and other inventions but this was only possible because of the amazing intellectual brains Allaah
عز و جل has given to us as mankind. The exploration of space, i.e., what lies beyond earth’s atmosphere is also by Allaah’s permission.
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ
“O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allâh)!” (Qur’an 55:33)
Thus, in the conclusion of this reminder, a believer in Islaam should not doubt that whatever happens in this universe is by the permission of Allaah عز و جل.
Don’t fall for the bait.
Some people from the scientific community who fail to recognize their Creator because they fall short on sincerely pondering upon the creation and the purpose of life often come up with scientific terms or sentences to create confusion from their articles, videos or any other form of media to those who believe in their Creator. To cite a few examples, “JWST will reveal the origin of the Universe”, “JWST will confirm if the Universe is 14 billion years old” or any other such catchy headlines aimed at the common masses as click baits and possibly to spread scientific theories (presented as facts!). For example, the scientists state that the universe is around 14 billion years old and they have come up with this number using something known as the “Hubble constant” in Cosmology. This constant has been adjusted over the decades so much so that this constant now encapsulates (the time required for) the Darwinism evolution that we as mankind evolved over millions of years from micro-organisms. So yes, science today especially in the field of Cosmology and Theoretical Physics heavily involve theories rather than observation and testable evidence (and is rapidly also getting Philosophy involved with a concept like a multiverse and this can be seen in the latest studies of Quantum Mechanics).
The bottom line here is, as much exciting and promising the project of JWST is, we should remember not to go overboard with regards to believing and promoting everything the scientists or the media say about it.
We should reflect.
How many aayaat in the Qur’an invite us to reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth and yet many of us are so busy with this materialistic life that we do not pause to reflect as this is one of the most important activities in our lives which pushes us to sincerely turn towards our Creator. To cite a few aayaat from Surah Aal-Imran,
إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
“Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding.” (Qur’an 3:190)
ٱلَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
“Those who remember Allâh (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, (saying): “Our Lord!
You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted are You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire.” (Qur’an 3:191)
Even with the launch of JWST and the anticipation of what lies deep into the space, the revelation of it will be by Allaah’s عز و جل permission alone, it sure will bring excitement to mankind for a few days and then we usually forget about it just because this is (the mentality of mankind) going on since the beginning of our creation. We see amazing aayaat like the glorious sunrise and sunset, the magnificent mountains, the beautiful birds and flowers…, these are only to name a few from the creation and we do not reflect upon them as we have taken them for granted and just as a part of the system. As believers, one must spend ample time reflecting upon the heavens and the earth and it is a key to a huge success as it will help us recognize our Lord through His Lordship (Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyah), it will make us strive to worship Him alone without associating any partners to Him (Tawheed Al-‘Ibaadah), and it will make us know our Lord through His beautiful Names and Attributes (Tawheed Al-Asmaa ul Husna).
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This interesting surname is an English metonymic occupational name for a fishmonger, or possibly a nickname, from the medieval English "sturgeon" (an aphetic form of the Old French "estourgeon", of Germanic origin), a sturgeon being the name of a fish from the family "Acipenseridae", of temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere having an elongated snout and rows of spines along the body, valued as a source of caviar and isinglass. Richard Sturious (storioun) was recorded in 1327, in the Subsidy Rolls of Essex and a William Sturgeon was listed in 1380, in the "Calendar of letter Books - of the city of London.The church records of London record the following: At St. Margaret's, Westminster, Jone Sturgen married Roger Clarson on June 13th 1540, and at St. Michael Bassishaw, John Sturgeon married Elizabeth Olyver on February 25th, 1565. A notable namebearer was William Sturgeon (1783-1850), who after a period in the army (1802-1820), invented a soft-iron electro-magnet (parent of the dynamo, 1823), and the magneto-electrical machine. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Sturjon, which was dated 1281, "Calendar of Inquisitiones post mortem", Cumberland, during the reign of King Edward 1, "Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Its Causes?
Despite the fact that working from home is the most convenient way to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 disease, the current work-from-home standard has some drawbacks. Aside from the possibility of developing a mundane lifestyle, in which the line between work and home is blurred, several studies have noted that more people are developing carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of their work environment.
Carpal tunnel syndrome has become a problem for those who work in industries that require repeated movements of the fingers and wrist in past years. However, recent reports show a considerable increase in the number of persons diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, with the majority of these people working in industries that involve repetitive finger and wrist movements.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a frequent condition that affects the hand and wrist, causing pain, numbness, tingling, and paralysis. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs through the wrist, is subjected to increasing pressure. The thumb, index, and middle fingers, as well as half of the ring finger, are all supplied with sensation by this nerve. The pinky finger is usually unaffected.
Symptoms normally appear gradually and can strike at any time.
- Numbness, tingling, burning, and pain in the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers are the most common symptoms.
- Shock-like sensations in the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers on occasion.
- Pain and a tingling sensation that travels up your arm
- Weakness—you might lose control of your hand and drop things. This could be caused by numbness in your hand or weakness in the pinching muscles of your thumb, which are likewise regulated by the median nerve.
- Dropping objects as a result of weakness, numbness, or a loss of proprioception.
The muscles at the base of the thumb visibly reduce in size in the most severe case (atrophy).
With certain wrist positions, the pressure in the carpal tunnel increases. Many people experience carpal tunnel symptoms at night as a result of sleeping with their wrists folded under their bodies. This position can exacerbate symptoms by increasing carpal tunnel pressure.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is most frequently caused by a number of factors. According to studies, women and the elderly are more likely to develop the disease.
Other risk factors that can be the reason in developing carpal tunnel syndrome include:
- Repetitive use of the hands. Repeated use of the same hand and wrist motions or activities for an extended period of time may aggravate the tendons in the wrist, resulting in swelling and pressure on the nerve.
- Position of the hand and wrist. Prolonged use of activities that require excessive bending or extension of the hand or wrist can intensify pressure on the nerve.
- Pregnancy. Swelling can occur as a result of hormonal changes during pregnancy and cause pinching the nerve.
- Heredity. This is most likely a significant factor. The carpal tunnel may be smaller in some individuals or anatomical differences may alter the amount of space available for the nerve—and these characteristics may run in families.
- Health problems. Carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and thyroid gland imbalance.
Typically, non-surgical treatments are sought first. Treatment begins with the following:
- Wearing a wrist splint at night can help with nighttime wrist pain.
- Ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs).
- Injections with cortisone.
- Physical Therapy Rehabilitation
Other treatments concentrate on ways to alter your environment in order to alleviate symptoms. This is common in the workplace, where changes can be made to help alleviate carpal tunnel syndrome. These modifications could include:
- You can adjust the height of your chair by raising or lowering it.
- Adjust the position of your computer keyboard.
- Changing the position of your hand/wrist while performing activities.
- Utilizing a therapist’s recommended splints, exercises, and other treatments.
When non-surgical treatments are ineffective or when carpal tunnel syndrome has progressed to a severe state, surgery is recommended.
It is most beneficial to begin physical therapy as soon as possible after experiencing symptoms of many orthopedic conditions, such as CTS, in order to achieve the best results.
The longer you wait to seek treatment, the more chronic your condition could become and the less likely it is that you will have a successful result. In other words, if you are experiencing symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, see your doctor right away and ask to be referred to a physical therapy clinic in your area.
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To unfriend someone’s profile:
- To view that user’s profile, simply type their name into the search box located at the very top of the page
- Tap Friends
- Tap the Unfriend button, then the Yes button
How to unfollow or unfriend someone on Facebook?
(You also have the option to press the ″Friends″ button that is checked off and then pick ″Unfollow″ from that menu.) You are free to cut off contact with a buddy even if that person has humiliated you publicly and it’s time for you to go on with your life.Go to their profile and click the Friends menu on the right if you want to add them as a friend.Choose ″unfriend″ from the menu at the bottom.
How do I unfriend someone on Instagram?
Navigate to the profile page of the individual whose friendship you wish to terminate. Click the Friends symbol that is located at the very top of their profile, and then choose the Unfriend option. You are able to continue receiving direct messages from the person you unfriended, but they will no longer be able to view the posts you create.
How do I remove a friend from my list on Facebook?
- Simply choose the Friends tab to bring up a list of all of your contacts.
- A pencil symbol would appear next to each of your friends’ names in the list.
- Simply clicking on it will bring up the option to remove the friend.
- To delete a friend from your list, select Unfriend from the drop-down menu, and then click the Confirm button.
- Since Facebook is constantly updating its user interface, formerly useful ways of accomplishing tasks are gradually becoming obsolete.
How do I reconnect with someone on Facebook after unfriending them?
Sending someone a friend request, just as you did when you initially became Facebook friends, is the only method to get in touch with someone again after you’ve lost touch with them on Facebook. They will recognize that you have unfriended them since they will be required to manually approve your friend request. This will bring this to their attention.
How do I unfriend someone on Facebook without them knowing?
- Simply navigate to the arrow that’s located in the top-right hand corner of your Facebook page.
- To see the activity log, go to ″Settings & Privacy″ > ″Activity Log.″ Find the ″Filter″ link in the column on the left (it will be a little blue link in the upper-right corner of the column), and then click on it.
- Scroll down until you reach ″Hidden from Timeline,″ then click on it.
- Simply click the ″Save Changes″ button.
Is it better to block or unfriend someone on Facebook?
- Unfriend is a feature that enables you to delete a person from your friends list without informing that individual that you have taken this action.
- Despite this, you will still be able to view his or her profile as well as any posts they make.
- Block is a feature that allows you to totally cut off communication with the person you have choose to block, which means that neither of you can see the other on Facebook.
Does someone know when you unfriend them?
If you choose to delete someone as a friend on Facebook, that person will not be notified in any way; instead, you will simply be removed from the friend list for that individual.
When you unfriend someone on Facebook do they still see your posts?
- Even if you stop being friends with someone, you will still be able to view each other’s public postings and anything else on the profile of the other person that she has made public, such as images or updates.
- Nevertheless, when you block a user, you also instantly unfriend that user, and neither of you will be able to view the other’s postings, regardless of whether or not they are public.
How do you know if someone blocked you on Facebook?
How can you know if you’ve been blocked on Facebook by a certain user?
- 1) You are unable to locate them on the list of your friends
- 2) You won’t be able to label other users in postings using their names
- 3) You are unable to extend invitations to certain individuals
- 4) Your Facebook feed does not contain any updates or posts from the individual
- 5) Being unable to view the profile of the individual in question
When you should unfriend someone on Facebook?
- There are eight different reasons to remove someone as a Facebook friend. They have taken on the form of a robot.
- You are in the dark about their identities.
- They caused you to experience heartbreak
- You no longer have any interest in them
- Status updates that are a nuisance
- Infuriatingly repetitive photo uploads
- Contrasting worldviews, whether religious or political
- ″I wished for a complimentary Whopper.″
Can someone tell if you have blocked them on Facebook?
Is it possible for them to notice that you have blocked them? When you block someone, they will not be informed in any way. You also have the option on Facebook to ignore messages sent to you by other people. If you do this, they will no longer be able to contact you within the Messenger app, and they will also not be alerted of your action.
Should I unfollow or unfriend?
- When you stop following someone, you also experience less instances of upset sentiments.
- This is due to the fact that your buddy will never learn that you stopped following them, despite the fact that the two of you are still friends.
- The process of dropping a buddy is a whole different ballgame.
- When you’ve reached this point, it means that you’ve decided that you don’t want to be this person’s buddy anymore and that you want to cut off any links that connect the two of you.
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Here are some suggestions for helping your children in reading, writing, math and other academic areas:
You are your child’s greatest cheerleader!
Children do better in school when parents and guardians get involved. Attend school events, join parent/guardian groups, use the Power School Parent Portal to keep up with grades and assignments, and visit your school’s Web site. Also, contact the school for additional information about your children’s academic progress and the tests they are taking at school.
Let your children know how important their work at school is and how interested you are in what they are doing. Talk with them everyday about:
- What they did at school
- What homework must be finished for the next day
- What needs to be done on a future project
What you do at home can make a very big difference in how well your children achieve in school.
- Attend parent conferences to find out how well your child is achieving and what he/she needs to do to improve.
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Dogs are not exactly known for being quiet creatures. They love to bark, yip, and howl whenever the mood strikes them.
It's a small wonder why dog owners get so nervous when their pet is quiet! Why does your dog never seem to bark as much as their peers do? The answer here lies in a blend of breed psychology, socialization, and your dog’s unique personality.
Keep on reading to learn about the foundation of dog barking and what you should be concerned (or not concerned) about!
The Consequence of Noisy Dogs
You’re likely reading this list because you’re trying to figure out if something is wrong with your dog. If your dog is tranquil, you’re in a good spot: loud dogs greatly annoy neighbors, visitors, or potential clients.
The City Of Tacoma, for example, states loud dogs to be against the law. A continuously barking dog can be reported as a noise complaint and be punished with a fine. It’s not just the noise that frustrates people, either. A very loud dog can come off as dangerous, leading to potential altercations.
Similar restrictions exist around the country, all designed to ensure pet owners are training their dogs correctly. When your dog is the other extreme and is too quiet, you can find yourself worried for another reason entirely.
Related: Big Vs Small Dogs: What Are The Pros and Cons?
Why do Dogs Bark?
All animals have a particular feature about them that stands out. Dogs are beloved for their vibrant personalities, love of adventure, and yes…their noisy tendencies!
Dogs bark for the same reason we speak: to communicate. They bark to speak with other dogs, warn away animals, or connect with humans. Sometimes they bark because they hear things we can’t hear! Depending on your dog’s breed, this bark can sound like a baying boom or a high-pitched yelp.
Another reason dogs bark is because of boredom. Did you know 25% of adults talk to themselves out loud? Speaking aloud is done to work out ideas, reduce feelings of worry, or eliminate boredom. Dogs are similar!
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Why Does My Dog Not Bark?
A quiet dog is a massive relief for many dog owners. However, being too quiet can inspire some worry. You may wonder if your dog is depressed or if something is wrong with their vocal cords.
Let’s take a look at the most common reasons your dog isn’t barking.
Your Dog Breed is Naturally Quiet
Dog breed plays a big part in how noisy your furry friend will be at home. If you have a mixed breed, you might get a blend of different features.
Do you own a Borzoi? How about a Basenji or a French Bulldog? These are very quiet dog breeds that rarely raise their voice, even when they’re excited.
Your Dog is Getting Older
Like us, older dogs don’t have the energy to be loud and rowdy. If your dog is getting on in their years, their quiet behavior could be a natural side-effect of age.
Your Dog isn’t Feeling Well
This reason is a bigger cause for concern. Some illnesses dogs face can affect their larynx, such as laryngeal disease. If you suspect your dog has come down with this condition, it’s imperative you take them to the vet immediately.
Your Dog is Adjusting to a New Life Change
Your pet could also be quiet because of a recent surgery or because they’re not used to their new home yet. Compare and contrast their behavior now to their behavior a few months ago. Notice anything different?
Dogs cycle through moods just like we do and need time to adjust to change. If they seem perfectly healthy and aren’t refusing food, they could just be a little down.
What are the Noisiest Dog Breeds?
We touched on the quieter dog breeds above. How about the noisier dog breeds? Just like a quiet dog can worry you, a very loud dog is another problem entirely.
Famously loud dogs you should be aware of when bringing a new pet into your home include:
- Fox Terrier
- Basset Hound
Related: Why is My Dog Barking at Nothing?
When your dog doesn’t bark, it’s understandable to be concerned. Dogs usually love to broadcast their every mood to the rest of the world.
Quiet dogs have a few different reasons for their behavior. This reason could be caused by a particularly quiet breed, such as a Basenji or a Borzoi. You could also have a dog that’s not feeling too well, hence why they don’t have the energy to bark.
It’s also common for dogs to be quiet just because they’re getting old. Pay close attention to your dog’s behavior and contrast it to what you’ve seen them do in the past. You’ll pick up some clues pretty quickly!
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“Until an investigation is properly conducted, the newly established PTAB Pro Bono Program will likely function as little better than an extra chance to obtain patent rights that will be completely annihilated at the PTAB as soon as those rights become commercially valuable.”
On June 7, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Director’s Blog published a post authored by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announcing that the agency is now receiving applications from inventors seeking free legal assistance to bring ex parte appeals of patent examiner rejections to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). While Vidal’s announcement is certainly welcome news to many inventors who are in financial need, it fails to address larger issues faced by inventors at the PTAB that have been voiced by members of Congress and the inventor community alike in recent months.
The PTAB Pro Bono Program was launched this March by the USPTO in collaboration with the PTAB Bar Association. At that time, the PTAB Bar Association began soliciting for volunteer patent practitioners to provide free legal services to qualified applicants. Since the establishment of the PTAB Pro Bono Program, the USPTO has indicated that, although the program will only be available for ex parte appeals initially, there are plans to expand the pro bono program’s resources to inventors seeking assistance with America Invents Act (AIA) patent validity trials.
Eligibility for inventors seeking assistance through the PTAB Pro Bono Program is limited to inventors who are domiciled within the United States and have a gross household income that is less than three times the federal poverty guidelines. Further, the inventor must have established micro entity status in the patent application subject to the appeal and viewed required training resources about the PTAB Pro Bono Program and the ex parte appeal process. Inventors seeking pro bono assistance must file their application with the PTAB Bar Association within one month of receiving an office action that includes an examiner’s final rejection of patent claims.
Inventor Community Wants Action on PTAB Abuses Destroying Their Business Prospects
Vidal’s recent announcement acknowledges that “navigating the patent system can be difficult at times,” and reiterates her commitment “to ensuring that our intellectual property system remains the dynamic engine of economic growth and national prosperity the framers of our Constitution envisioned.” Many stakeholders in the U.S. patent system, however, are desperately awaiting stronger action from Vidal on other aspects of the PTAB that are essentially holding the property rights of inventors hostage both through the abusive manipulation of legal proceedings and the exorbitant cost of defending patent rights through several AIA trials.
Many of these concerns were recently voiced on IPWatchdog in a post by jump rope system inventor Molly Metz, Founder and Owner of JumpNrope. Metz’s post described a nightmare that has been faced by many independent inventors trying to leverage their patent rights against well-resourced corporate giants infringing on their patents. At the moment that these inventors start to see business success based on their innovative products, efficient infringers move into their market, copying a patented invention and refusing to license the invention with the inventor. Metz wrote that hundreds of companies are infringing on her jump rope system patents, but it only took a pair of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) by major fitness equipment distributor Rogue Fitness to invalidate her patent claims in final written decisions affirmed by the Federal Circuit in a one-word Rule 36 judgment.
Metz virtually attended a USPTO webinar with Vidal in late May and offered the following exhortation to the USPTO Director:
“I want to focus on Ms. Vidal’s words during the webinar. She stated that she wants to encourage innovation and resolve abuse in the PTAB. I challenge her and the rest of the USPTO to look deeper into the abuse by listening and asking inventors what they have experienced at the PTAB. They will find that the PTAB is giving false hope to inventors. Their false hope sounds good out loud, but it is just words and not workable solutions for us… I want Ms. Vidal to work with me, and other inventors. To take a walk in our shoes. To open our cases, review them, and see the struggles we have experienced.”
Blatant Manipulation of IPR Process Needs to Be Addressed
It’s difficult enough for inventors to defend their patent rights against corporate infringers who can file numerous petitions against patent owners. In Metz’s case, her patent claims were invalidated after two IPRs, but there are many other inventors who face several IPR petitions challenging claims from the same patent, often from multiple petitioners who are alleged infringers defending patent cases in U.S. district court. Other patent owners, like VLSI Technologies, have blown the whistle on attempts by PTAB petitioner OpenSky Industries to game the IPR system by making false representations to the PTAB in order to get a petition dismissed in exchange for cash payment from VLSI.
That kind of outright manipulation of a process meant to fairly adjudicate patent rights piqued the interest of Congress just as it was completing the process of vetting President Biden’s nomination of Kathi Vidal to serve as the USPTO Director. A few weeks after her April confirmation, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) sent Vidal a letter voicing concerns about OpenSky’s attempt at manipulating PTAB proceedings, noting that OpenSky, a company that sells no products, was seemingly formed in response to VLSI’s massive infringement verdict against Intel in U.S. district court for the purpose of challenging VLSI’s patent claims.
Vidal’s late May response to the Tillis-Hirono letter indicated that more time is needed to investigate the problem of PTAB manipulation and possible solutions.
“A misuse of [the IPR] process conflicts with both the framers’ original intent and the America Invents Act. The USPTO is revisiting its related practices and procedures to make clear that abuses of the IPR process will not be tolerated. I intend to ensure our system works for its intended purpose and to discourage any behavior that works at cross-purposes.”
One can completely understand a public servant’s need for more time to gain a better understanding of a deeply systemic problem that could be affecting operations across an entire federal agency. Indeed, Vidal has recently granted Director review of PTAB decisions to institute IPRs against VLSI patents, giving her a chance to directly address concerns regarding the petitioners in those cases. In written responses delivered to U.S. Senators last December during her nomination process, Vidal stated that PTAB abuses stacking the deck against small businesses and independent inventors “need to be investigated.”
For the Molly Metzes of the world, that investigation is long overdue. Until such an investigation is properly conducted, the newly established PTAB Pro Bono Program will likely function as little better than an extra chance to obtain patent rights that will be completely annihilated at the PTAB as soon as those rights become commercially valuable. | <urn:uuid:31a540c7-347a-4b2b-9032-823c7c19cfb8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/06/09/uspto-begins-accepting-applications-ptab-pro-bono-program-inventor-community-calls-stronger-action-curb-ptab-abuses/id=149501/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.958584 | 1,557 | 1.53125 | 2 |
In this document I will go into some detail about how an ISBN barcode works, what the black and white stripes mean.
First I'll choose a book and show you its ISBN and its ISBN barcode.
I've chosen a book called “Beyond Bullet Points”, it's by Cliff Atkinson and it's published by Microsoft Press.
Its 13 character ISBN is 978-0-7356-2387-3. In an ISBN barcode, we are just interested in the numbers. The hyphens aren't encoded, so we'll just refer to the ISBN number from here as 9780735623873.
Here's a photograph of our book's ISBN barcode from the back cover.
Actually, there are two barcodes there. The ISBN barcode is on the left, while on the right is an extra barcode which is called an ISBN Addon5. For the time being we are just interested in the ISBN barcode on the left.
First we are going to be an ISBN generator and build the ISBN barcode from the ISBN number 9780735623873. In order to do that, there are some basic principles to get to grips with.
Like most things to do with computers, everything eventually comes down to zeros and ones. The ISBN barcode is no exception. The black bars and the white spaces between the bars translate to a combination of zeros and ones. In what follows, instead of talking about black bars and white spaces, I'll just call them black bars and white bars.
You will notice that the black and white bars are of varying widths. There are four different widths for both black and white.
Principle 1: The thinnest bar is called the module or x-width.
The next thickest is twice the thickness of the first - two modules. The width of the third thickest is three modules, and the widest is four modules.
The whole ISBN barcode is a set number of modules wide. That number turns out to be 95.
Principle 2: A thin black bar is a one (1) and a thin white bar is a zero (0).
Every edition of a book has a unique number, but every ISBN barcode has the same basic framework. This is illustrated below.
Those three groups of bars create the framework for the rest of the ISBN barcode. They are not part of the ISBN number, but as far as the workings of the ISBN barcode system are concerned they are the fundamental structure of the barcode and provide the container, if you like, for the ISBN number itself.
As part of the ISBN barcode, each of the bars of the framework have the values noted in Principle 2. The left and right parts are both a black bar, a white bar and a black bar, so both have binary values of 101. The centre bars, while they look the same as the outer bars, are in fact white, black, white, black and white, which is 01010. You need to be aware that there is a white bar to left and a white bar to the right of what you can see. All of the bars so far described are bars of the thinnest variety, so are one module wide. That's three modules on the left, five in the middle and three on the right.
That means there is room left for 84 modules – 42 in the first large space and 42 in the second. There are six ISBN digits in the first space and six in the second. Each ISBN digit needs 7 modules of space in which to encode it. 7 modules each for 12 digits uses up exactly the 84 modules of space. But wait! The ISBN number comprises 13 digits, and we only have room for 12. The reason for this is that the first of the thirteen characters of the ISBN number is not encoded in the same way as the following twelve. It doesn't actually appear as black and white bars - it's encoded in a different way. We'll see how that happens in a while. First I will explain how the final 6 characters of the ISBN number are encoded – they're the easiest to understand and that will give us a good foundation on which to understand the slightly more complex encoding of the first 7 characters.
If you guessed that the final six characters are encoded into the space between the middle bars and the final bars, then you guessed correctly. Below is a table that shows the encoding regime for the final 6 characters.
|ISBN Barcode - Encoding For The Final 6 Characters|
|ISBN Character||Binary Code|
Each binary digit (each 0 and 1) creates a one module width stripe in the ISBN barcode. Each 0 makes the thinnest white bar and each 1 makes the thinnest black bar. Two or more one module bars of the same colour right next to each other just create a thicker bar, of two or more modules wide.
I want you to notice the following important details about the encoding for the final 6 ISBN number characters.
So let's take the final 6 digits of our ISBN number and encode them using the table.
Our 6 digits are 623873
6 is 1010000 2 is 1101100 3 is 1000010 8 is 1001000 7 is 1000100 3 is 1000010
Join them all together one after the other and we get:
When we turn our 1s into black blobs and our 0s into white blobs we get:
Now if we show that again as proper barcode bars it looks as we might expect.
When we fit that into the ISBN barcode framework, this is what it looks like.
That wasn't too difficult, was it? We're nearly done!
Just the first part to do. But that is a bit more difficult. We need two different encoding schemes for the characters in the first part of the ISBN barcode. Lets look at those. We call them Scheme A and Scheme B.
|ISBN Barcode - Encoding Characters 2 to 7|
|ISBN Character||Binary Code - Scheme A||Binary Code - Scheme B|
If you compare the Scheme A binary codes with the codes from the previous table for the final six characters that we have just completed, you will notice that each 1 is now a 0 and each 0 is now a 1. Similarly, if you compare Scheme B binary codes with the codes from the previous table for the final six characters, you will notice that they are flipped, right to left.
Each remaining character in the ISBN number, apart from the first one, is encoded from one of the two schemes, A or B. Which scheme to use for which character is determined by a further table. It is the choice of which scheme is used for each of characters 2 to 7 that encodes the value of the first character of an ISBN barcode. The first character in an ISBN number is always a 9. As the first character is always a 9, the encoding for characters 2 to 7 always follows the scheme in the following table.
|ISBN Barcode - Encoding Schemes for Characters 2 to 7 Where Character 1 is a 9|
|Scheme for char 2||Scheme for char 3||Scheme for char 4||Scheme for char 5||Scheme for char 6||Scheme for char7|
So let's take characters 2 to 7 of our ISBN number and encode them with the information that we now have.
Our six digits are 780735.
7 (character 2) uses Scheme A so its binary code is 0111011.
8 (character 3) uses Scheme B so its binary code is 0001001. 0 (character 4) uses Scheme B so its binary code is 0100111. 7 (character 5) uses Scheme A so its binary code is 0111011. 3 (character 6) uses Scheme B so its binary code is 0100001. 5 (character 7) uses Scheme A so its binary code is 0110001.
Join them all together in order to make:
Making the 0s white blobs and the 1s black blobs gives the pattern:
That pattern as bar code bars looks like this:
You will notice that this part of The ISBN barcode begins with a white bar, even though it won't show up here without a black bar to the left of it. So lets see these bars in the context of the ISBN barcode framework.
Now there is just the human readable numbers to add to the bottom of the ISBN barcode and it's all done.
There are some specifications about sizes that you need to be aware of.
Standard dimensions are given for various ISBN barcode factors. There should be a quiet zone or light margin with nothing printed in it to the left and right of the ISBN barcode. This is so that the barcode scanner and the barcode software is able to determine where the ISBN barcode begins and ends.
The dimensions shown below are for a nominal size of ISBN barcode. This is referred to as the 100% magnification. The nominal module or x-width size is 0.33 millimetres. Instances of the ISBN barcode may be used down to 80% and up to 200% of the nominal size.
Now we are going to take our ISBN barcode and be an ISBN barcode scanner and read the ISBN barcode, scanning the system of black and white bars and decoding them into the valid ISBN number.
First the ISBN barcode scanner needs to find the left guard pattern of black-white-black (101). This will enable the ISBN barcode software to find out where the pattern of bars will begin and to determine the width of the basic unit width, know as the module or x-width. All of the guard bars, both black and white, are one module wide.
The left guard bars are a one module width black bar, followed by a one module width white bar (effectively the background colour of the ISBN barcode), and finishing with a second one module width black bar. Because the left guard finishes with a black bar, then the following section has to begin with a white bar.
Having read the left guard pattern, the ISBN barcode scanner now reads the first 24 alternating bars – 12 pairs alternating white/black.
In reading this section of 24 bars, we are reading the encoded data for 6 digits of the ISBN number that this ISBN barcode represents. Each of those six in this section is encoded as four bars – white-black-white-black. Each bar can be of varying width. At this stage of the scanning of the ISBN barcode, just be aware of those basic facts. We will learn more about the widths of the bars when we come to decode the bars. At the moment our barcode scanner is recording what it reads for later processing - essentially the colour and width of the bars.
Having read and stored the data for the first 24 data bars, the ISBN scanner expects to find the middle guard bars. The middle guard bars at first sight seem to be the same as the left guard bars, but that's not quite right. The left guard bars, you will remember were black-white-black (or 101). Because the data bars that our ISBN scanner have just read end with a black bar, then the middle guard bars must start with a white bar. The middle guard bars are defined to be white-black-white-black-white (01010).
The middle guard bars end with a white bar, making the next section, which is a second set of 24 alternating bars, start with black and end with white. This being the opposite of the first set of 24 data bars, which started with white and ended with black. Our ISBN barcode scanner reads and stores the second set of 24 bars, as it did the first.
Having done that, our ISBN scanner then expects to find the right guard bar, which like the left guard bars, are a sequence of three single module bars of black-white-black. This acts as a confirmation to the barcode scanner and the barcode software that the ISBN barcode has been read successfully.
Our ISBN barcode scanner, having successfully negotiated the ISBN barcode and stored the data that encodes the ISBN number, now has to decode that data.
The ISBN barcode software refers to the data saved earlier from the scan. It has two blocks of 24 bars. We will take each block separately, because they are decoded in different ways. If you have read the earlier explanation of how the ISBN barcode is formed, you will already have a good idea how this will work, because you understand how the encoding process dealt with the same data.
Let's take the first block of 24 bars that we read and analyse their structure. Here's how our ISBN barcode scanner read them. Delineating lines have been added to show the 6 digits, each with 4 bars of white-black-white-black.
You will be correct in thinking that the key to decoding these bars is in the varying width of the bars.
In order to show the different widths clearly, we shall now see how the same data looks when overwritten with a grid where each bar is “split” into its component modules.
A module, you will remember, is the fundamental unit of the ISBN barcode. Here you will be able to see that each four bars, and therefore each ISBN digit encoded, is 7 modules wide. In order to decode the data, we translate the colour of each module to its binary digit. Each white module is a zero (0) and each black module is a one (1).
The first ISBN digit is white, black, black, black, white, black, black which equals 0111011.
The second ISBN digit is 0001001.
The third is 0100111. The fourth is 0111011. The fifth is 0100001. The sixth is 0110001.
You may think that the six ISBN digits that we are decoding are the first six in the ISBN number. That is not so. These six digits are digits 2 to 7 of the ISBN number. The first digit of the ISBN number is cleverly encoded in the way those following six are encoded.
A Brief Aside As it happens, we don't really need to decode the first digit of an ISBN number, because it will always be a 9. From the 1st of January 2007 all new ISBN numbers conform to a wider system of product numbering known as EAN, and all ISBN barcodes also conform to the same international product numbering system. That standard gives the first two or three digits if the 13-digit product code to the country of origin of the item. In the case of books and their ISBN numbers, they are all deemed to come from the imaginary region known as Bookland. Bookland has the country designators 978 and 979. You may sometimes see a 13-digit ISBN number referred to as a Bookland ISBN. For more details see the 13-digit ISBN numbers page. For details of the older ISBN standard see the 10-digit ISBN numbers page. For details of the wider system of product numbering see the EAN page.
Because ISBN numbers conform to the wider EAN standard, we shall carry out the decoding as if we were decoding a general 13-digit EAN.
In order to decode digits 2 to 7 from the data that we already have, and from that to determine the first digit of the ISBN number we need to look up the binary codes in a table.
|ISBN Barcode - Decoding Characters 2 to 7|
|Binary Code||ISBN Character||Encoding Scheme|
Let's remind ourselves of the binary codes of ISBN digits 2 to 7.
0111011 0001001 0100111 0111011 0100001 0110001
Looking up the first, 0111011, we see it is 7 with encoding scheme A
0001001 is 8 with encoding scheme B 0100111 is 0 with encoding scheme B 0111011 is 7 with encoding scheme A 0100001 is 3 with encoding scheme B 0110001 is 5 with encoding scheme A
Therefore, digits 2 to 7 of our ISBN number are 780735
The first digit is encoded in the encoding scheme order used for digits 2 to 7. The order that we have just found is ABBABA. From the table below, we can determine the first digit of our ISBN number.
|ISBN Barcode - Decoding the First Character|
|Encoding Scheme||ISBN Character|
So ABBABA is 9. This confirms that our ISBN number begins with a 9. So the first 7 digits of our ISBN number are 9780735.
Now we can use the data that our ISBN barcode scanner read for the last six digits of the ISBN barcode. It has already been overlaid with the grid that splits the data up into ISBN digits and the digits into individual modules.
You will notice that the encoded form of each ISBN digit is black-white-black-white bars of varying width, and that each starts with a black bar and ends with a white one. Like digits 2 to 7, each of digits 8 to 13 is six modules in width.
The digital representations of characters 8 to 13 of our ISBN number are:
1010000 1101100 1000010 1001000 1000100 1000010
To decode these digital codes needs another table.
|ISBN Barcode - Decoding Characters 8 to 13|
|Binary Code||ISBN Character|
In just the same way that we looked up digits 2 to 7, we lookup digits 8 to 13 of our ISBN number.
1010000 = 6 1101100 = 2 1000010 = 3 1001000 = 8 1000100 = 7 1000010 = 3
There we have it. The final 6 digits of our ISBN number are 623873. Appending them to the first seven digits decoded earlier we have our complete ISBN number. It is (roll of drums please, maestro!) 9780735623873.
But wait, there's one more thing to do. The final digit of an ISBN number is an error check digit. Its function is to help detect any errors in transmission of the complete ISBN number. When the ISBN number was issued by the issuing authority, the check digit was created by a calculation performed on the first 12 digits. We can repeat that calculation and confirm that the check digit that we have decoded from the ISBN barcode is the same as the one we calculate.
The calculation involves modulus arithmetic and is not difficult. We take the first twelve numbers of the ISBN number and extract the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth and add them together.
7 + 0 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 7 = 26
Multiply the result by 3
26 * 3 = 78
Add that result to the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh of the ISBN number's digits that we didn't use in the first part of the calculation.
78 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 2 + 8 = 117
The check digit is the number that must be added to the result (117) to get to the next exact multiple of 10 (in this case 120). So the check digit is 120 – 117.
120 – 117 = 3
We calculated the check digit is 3 and the check digit that we decoded from the ISBN barcode was 3. They agree, so we can have some confidence that we have completed the process of decoding an ISBN barcode successfully! | <urn:uuid:a53329ad-b96f-42c4-9f48-687655fd2078> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://isbn-information.com/isbn-barcode.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.719094 | 4,619 | 2.546875 | 3 |
A As aspirational India undergoes a transformational overhaul, its education policy cannot remain static. It must respond to emerging demands and requirements of contemporary times. With the passing of time, everything changes for the better. Even Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests the survival of the fittest. That’s why, even our constitution-makers left the scope for amending the constitution to meet the aspirations of coming generations, whenever the need arises. Aligning with the objectives envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued guidelines regarding its recently launched dual-degree programmes.
The seed of inception
While the significant thrust of National Education Policy 2020 remains on making education more experiential, holistic, integrated, inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented and learner-centric, the double degree programmes by UGC will take the NEP’s mission forward. The programme was launched with the intention of making curricular structures more imaginative and innovative, to enable creative combinations of disciplines for study, that would offer multiple entries and exit points, thus removing currently prevalent rigid boundaries and creating new possibilities for life-long learning and centrally involving critical and interdisciplinary thinking.
The dual degree programme is certainly a future-oriented education policy launched with the sole purpose of taking our higher education segment to the next level. The dual degrees will certainly be beneficial for motivated students. According to the UGC Chairman, the decision on the double degree offering was made to allow students to acquire numerous talents. Now, students will have the opportunity to pursue two degrees simultaneously, and make themselves ready for the competitive world of the 21st century where specialised skill sets drive professional industry.
Dual degrees help in broad-basing an institute’s engagement with its partner institution. The degrees will allow for a more immersive experience, both academically and culturally. It allows students to study in an academic context that is equally rigorous, but different at the same time. They will get the opportunity to learn from and engage with specialised faculty members who may not be available at their first institute. They can also learn about new study practices, seek placement assistance from the partner institute, and gain a deeper understanding of global markets and their requirements. Upon graduation, they would be connected to the alumni networks of both institutes.
A combination of subjects will help students in their careers if they choose to pursue a double-degree offering. For instance:
Business and Computer Information Systems Almost every industry usually requires professionals who understand computer systems, programming and algorithmic processes, networks and data analysis. Computer science is responsible for the existence of the internet, digital photography, email and open-source software. Management information systems assist organisations in making data more accessible and valuable. So, this combination has great future prospects professionally.
Computer Information Systems and Accounting– An accounting information system collects data describing an organisation’s activities, keeps a detailed financial record of the organisation’s operations, converts the data into information and makes the data accessible to users, both inside and outside the organisation. People who have a degree in information systems have a wide range of career options. Jobs range from programmer analyst to business analyst, manager and chief financial officer.
Economics and Computer Science– Computer Science and Economics (CSEC) is a cross-disciplinary major for students who are interested in the practical and theoretical connections between Computer Science and Economics. Students who have done a masters in Economics and graduated in Computer Science can pursue careers such as data scientist, economic analyst and industrial economists.
The other way around
This decision will increase the load on universities. It also doesn’t increase the number of students enrolling in universities because the same student will study two courses. So, higher education’s gross enrollment ratio (GER) will not go up. According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20, GER for higher education is at 27.1 per cent. The NEP has set a target of raising this to 50 per cent by 2035.
It will also lead to a demand for teachers in universities, as thousands of vacancies for current needs have not been filled. Several subject experts and scholars have pointed out that the UGC’s decision to allow students to take up two full-time academic programmes simultaneously in physical mode may hamper the quality of honours courses at the undergraduate level.
According to some experts, the basic philosophy of honours courses is to provide comprehensive, intensive, and advanced knowledge to students. And even in honours courses, students can opt for discipline-centric courses. In courses where practicals are as important as theory subjects, students pursuing another course alongside will disturb schedules and will create chaos for both students and faculty. Allowing students to earn extra credits is an understandable concept, but allowing them to earn extra degrees will just dilute the quality of the degree programmes. Another challenge is in fulfilling the UGC’s stand that there should be no hard separations between arts and sciences, curricular and extracurricular activities, vocational and academic streams, etc, in order to eliminate harmful hierarchies, and silos between different areas of learning. ng.
The way forward
With the rapid increase in demand for higher education and limited availability of seats in regular streams, several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have started a number of programmes in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode to meet the aspirations of students. It has also led to the emergence of online education programmes which a student can pursue within the comforts of their home. As per experts, as every good thing embeds in it some faultlines and missing points, so is the case with this dual-degree programme of UGC.
This isn’t merely a dual degree. The students will earn two degrees for full-time study. While the student’s choice of core disciplines is up to them, based on their interests, it also depends on the institution’s resources. The two programs must be of the same level. Students can only pursue two bachelor’s, two master’s or two diploma programmes at a time. So, to make this program truly viable, a thought-over methodology is required. All the apprehensions and scepticism of students, teachers, colleges and institutions must be addressed comprehensively. | <urn:uuid:e7f9c869-b453-4f92-b675-5fbe60245f03> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2022/08/ugc-dual-degree-programmes-going-beyond-learning-silos/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.941176 | 1,297 | 1.992188 | 2 |
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has introduced a new sound requirement for all newly manufactured hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to help protect pedestrians.
The federal safety standard is aimed particularly at helping pedestrians who are blind or have low vision. But such sound alerts will also make it easier for other pedestrians to detect the presence, direction, and location of these vehicles when they’re traveling at low speeds. The new audible requirement will help prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries each year once all vehicles in the fleet are properly equipped, NHTSA said in a released statement.
NHTSA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
“We all depend on our senses to alert us to possible danger,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “With more, quieter hybrid and electrical cars on the road, the ability for all pedestrians to hear as well as see the cars becomes an important factor of reducing the risk of possible crashes and improving safety.”
Under the new rule, all hybrid and electric light vehicles with four wheels and a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less will be required to make audible noise when traveling in reverse or forward at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour (about 19 miles per hour). At higher speeds, the sound alert is not required because other factors, such as tire and wind noise, provide adequate audible warning to pedestrians.
“This is a common-sense tool to help pedestrians — especially folks who are blind or have low vision — make their way safely,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. “With pedestrian fatalities on the rise, it is vitally important we take every action to protect the most vulnerable road users.”
Manufacturers have until Sept. 1, 2019, to equip all new hybrid and electric vehicles with sounds that meet the new federal safety standard. Half of new hybrid and electric vehicles must be in compliance one year before the final deadline.
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Every single family out there has a story.
This sounds like a "duh" statement. Let me explain: The picture above is of my great-grandfather, his brother, and their friend. No one in the family is sure when this photo was taken, but we guess it was between 1935-1939 when my great-grandfather was a teenager. My great-grandfather (on the far left) was dared by his friend (on the far right) to ask out a cute girl they both knew. The friend told my great-grandfather, "I dare you to ask her out. She'll never say yes." Well, my great-grandfather asked the cute girl out and not long after that the two of them were married. The rest is history.
Family reunions help remind us about what is truly important in life.
Every time I'm around family, whether it's my immediate or extended family, I'm reminded that there is nothing more important or more worth your time than hanging out with those you love and those who love you. We hardly ever see each other, but each time we do, we update each other and reminisce about the old times and past family reunions. It's just plain fun.
Family isn’t always “blood.”
Sometimes at family reunions, you find out things that you didn't know before about your relatives. While these new bits and pieces of information can be hard to take or make you view certain relatives in a different light, you have to remember it's not always a particular relative's fault. Showing mercy, forgiveness, and empathy is key.
Family is why I do what I do.
Why do I spend so much money on plane tickets to come see family? Because living faraway has taught me that you can't replace your loved ones. There is a void when you're not with them. I believe wholeheartedly that family is what makes the world go 'round. Why does anyone do anything for anyone else? Because of family.
Family is ground zero.
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The wirehaired Ibizan Hound dog is named so because of its coat that can be short as well as wirehaired and is rough in texture. The wirehaired Ibizan Hound, characterized by its lean, slender body and modern legs is a sighthound.
Wirehaired Ibizan Hound profile
In this article, I am going to talk about the wirehaired Ibizan Hound.
They have been categorized by their hair sorts – the sleek haired and the wirehaired. These dogs are generally present in three totally different coat colors – purple, tan/brown, and white, or their combos.
They have an extended, slender head tapered to a slender muzzle and a tiny cease, with straight entrance legs and a barely arched neck.
About the dog’s options and high quality, the AKC Standard has described, “Lithe and racy, the Ibizan possesses a deerlike elegance combined with the power of a hunter.”
A naturally clear breed, Ibizan Hounds require little in the way in which of grooming, although they do shed. From puppyhood, they need to be touched and dealt with in order that grooming is a peaceable exercise occurring repeatedly.
Nails of the wirehaired Ibizan Hound ought to be clipped or floor bi-weekly, tooth scaled month-to-month, or brushed every day.
The wirehaired Ibizan Hound will settle for all this without criticism whether it is a part of a traditional routine.
Like most sighthound breeds, wirehaired Ibizan Hounds are extraordinarily delicate to sure medicine.
They ought to by no means be given Barbiturate anesthetics, Rompun, or Halothane.
Most veterinarians are conscious of this and select to make use of Isoflurane fuel as an anesthetic agent. Check with your personal veterinarian for your dog’s security.
If Acepromazine is given, the animal ought to be monitored rigorously. Since sighthounds are more reactive to anesthesia, a minimal quantity of drugs ought to be used for induction.
Ideal surgical monitoring ought to embrace presurgical bloodwork to evaluate liver and kidney operation, an EKG and apnea monitor, an IV drip, plus a technician to watch the dog’s standing.
Wirehaired Ibizan Hounds are additionally delicate to pesticides. The most secure flea management program is one utilizing a low-level pyrethrin-based method.
Remember that a number of the “natural” or “herbal” formulation can comprise poisonous chemical compounds, and if used, ought to be administered cautiously.
Researchers are discovering that totally different breeds appear to have totally different dietary protein and fats necessities: what is perfect for a Malamute may cause issues for an Ibizan or Saluki.
Generally, for a wirehaired Ibizan Hound, values for total weight loss program ought to be:
With wirehaired Ibizan Hound puppies receiving the excessive finish. Protein over 28% can result in pores and skin and intestine allergy-type responses starting from delicate to life-threatening.
Read labels rigorously; there are high-quality meals obtainable exterior of those parameters, and wirehaired Ibizan Hounds don’t do nicely on them.
On the opposite hand, they’re much more good high-quality meals that fall inside this vary.
Some breeders feed their grownup dogs pet meals for the upper fats content material with no unwell results.
Check together with your breeder when making choices about diet to your Ibizan Hound.
During adolescence, the male dog could develop a poor urge for food. His look could look relatively alarming attributable to thinness, however, it is vital to not bribe him or accustom him to elaborately-prepared meals or hand-feeding, as this perpetuates his disinterest in his common meals.
Exercise and conditioning improve the standard of our lives with our pets, and this is also true of the wirehaired Ibizan Hound.
Exercise is a superb method to tone down the busy exercise of the younger dog, and situation the grownup nicely into previous age.
Please see dog Sports for some glorious reference materials on develop a routine acceptable for you and the life stage of your dog.
Because of low body fat shops, it is very important to present your wirehaired Ibizan Hound with a well-padded mattress or crate.
Initial coaching for sits and downs ought to be executed on tender surfaces (a reluctance to lie down on command often will not be a mirrored image of dominance, however of discomfort).
For the identical cause, he ought to be supplied with an acceptable blanket or coat throughout the cold climate.
wirehaired Ibizan Hound Temperament and Behavior
The wirehaired Ibizan Hound is a clever to fairly-intelligent breed. They love their relations and are loyal to them, together with the youngsters and the opposite pets.
However, they will chase something shifting and may kill an unknown cat. They are usually not the kind of dog to guide life in a kennel.
wirehaired Ibizan Hound breeds are household dogs that will like to spend time with their family members and would respect and abide by the principles of their households.
Although quiet by nature, they’re alert and watchful and would give alert-calls if required. This makes them a very good watchdog.
Performing quite a lot of antics, amusing their very own individuals and, the wirehaired Ibizan hounds are rightly attributed because of the ‘clown’ of the dog world.
They are removed from being obedient and relatively cussed and impartial on occasions.
They would usually are likely to leap, and even the highest of the cabinet wouldn’t be out of attaining this light-footed jumper.
They are delicate to the touch and could be startled by a sudden pat or a hug.
The wirehaired Ibizan hound would take the time to mature and would usually show puppy-like habits even of their maturity.
They are clear just like the cats, and with their unimaginable grace, even temperament, sensitivity, they make a reliable pet.
wirehaired Ibizan Hound Care
They are excessive vitality dogs and wish nicely quantity of trains each day.
With their migration and searching instincts, they want a minimal of two to a few every day brisk stroll periods every day and a very good quantity of jogging to get a chance to stretch its legs.
While out for a stroll, make sure you lead the pack. Allow it to play freely. Unlock its leash in an enclosed space the place it might probably run round.
But make sure, the fence is not less than 6 toes in top. Upon correct coaching, they might even be taught to retrieve issues for its grasp.
Although the hound is clever sufficient to choose up coaching and directions rapidly, however being obstinate and impartial by nature, they might usually attempt to overrule or disobey the coach.
But harsh coaching or punishments are in no way really helpful for this soft-natured dog. This would in the end make the scenario complicated. Rather, insist upon an optimistic angle whilst you prepare.
Wirehaired Ibizan Hound Diet/Feeding
Feed your beezer with two meals per day relatively than one large one. A complete amount of two to three cups of high-quality dry meals a day is really helpful.
These hounds want plenty of protein in their everyday meals. The weight loss program of this dog ought to encompass 10-18% fats and 21-28% protein.
However, be alert to not feed to pets with greater than 28% protein, resulting in pores and skin and intestine allergy-type responses, which could even be deadly.
In order to fulfill the distinctive wants of the wirehaired hound breed, it’s crucial for the proprietor to be taught the right proportion and steadiness of their daily doses of protein, carbs, nutritional vitamins, and wholesome fat. The protein of their meals ought to come from both lean meat or fish.
However, a meat-only weight loss program can also be not the best alternative. For a change, serve them vegetarian meals like potatoes, brown rice, grains, root vegetation, and inexperienced vegetation.
Wirehaired Ibizan Hound Health
We know that since you care a lot about your dog, you need to take excellent care of her.
That is why we now have summarized the health concerns we shall be discussing with you over the lifetime of your Ibizan.
By realizing health considerations particular to wirehaired Ibizan Hounds, we will tailor a preventive health plan to look at for and hopefully stop some predictable dangers.
Many ailments and health circumstances are genetic, meaning they’re associated with your pet’s breed.
There is a basic consensus among canine genetic researchers and veterinary practitioners that the circumstances we’ve described herein have a big charge of incidence and/or impression on this breed.
That doesn’t imply your dog could have these issues; it simply signifies that she is extra in danger than different dogs.
We will describe the commonest points seen in wirehaired Ibizan Hounds to give you an idea of what could come up in her future.
Of course, we can’t cowl each risk right here, so at all times examine with us when you discover any uncommon indicators or signs.
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Wirehaired Ibizan Hound Emergencies
Seek medical care instantly when you discover any of a majority of these indicators:
- Scratching or shaking the head, tender ears, or ear discharge
- Inability or straining to urinate; discolored urine
- Cloudiness, redness, itching, or another abnormality involving the eyes
- Fainting, collapse, respiration points, cough
- General listlessness, droopy facial features, vomiting, diarrhea
- Dragging the hind toes and hind limb weak point
- General reluctance to run or play
- Any irregular shaking, trembling, or extreme involuntary tremors
- Loud respiration, tires simply at exercise
- Easily startled, no response to unseen sounds
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Böhme had mystical experiences throughout his youth, culminating in a vision in 1600 that he believed revealed to him the spiritual structure of the world, as well as the relationship between good and evil. He did not speak of this experience at the time, but continued to work and raise a family. Then after another vision in 1610, he began writing his first treatise, Aurora, or Die Morgenroete im Aufgang. Aurora was circulated in manuscript form until a copy fell into the hands of Gregorious Ritter, the chief pastor of Görlitz, who considered it heretical and threatened Böhme with exile if he did not stop writing. After years of silence, Böhme's friends and patrons persuaded him to start again, and circulated his writings in handwritten copies. His first printed book, Weg zu Christo (Way to Christ, 1623), caused another scandal; he spent the last year of his life in exile in Dresden, returning to Görlitz only to die. In this short period, Böhme produced an enormous amount of writing, including his major works De Signatura Rerum and Misterium Magnum. He also developed a following throughout Europe, where his followers were known as Behmenists. His full works were not published until 1730.
The chief concern of Böhme's writing was the nature of sin, evil, and redemption. Consistent with Lutheran theology, Böhme preached that humanity had fallen from a state of divine grace to a state of sin and suffering, that the forces of evil included fallen angels who had rebelled against God, and that God's goal was to restore the world to a state of grace. Where Böhme appeared to depart from accepted theology (though this was open to question due to his somewhat obscure, oracular style) was in his description of the Fall as a necessary stage in the evolution of the universe.
In Böhme's cosmology, it was necessary for humanity to depart from God, and for all original unities to undergo differentiation, desire, and conflict—as in the rebellion of Satan, the separation of Eve from Adam, and their acquisition of the knowledge of good and evil—in order for creation to evolve to a new state of redeemed harmony that would be more perfect than the original state of innocence, allowing God to achieve a new self-awareness by interacting with a creation that was both part of, and distinct from, Himself. Thus, free will was the most important gift God gave humanity, allowing us to seek divine grace as a deliberate choice while still allowing us to remain individuals. Böhme saw the incarnation of Jesus Christ not as a sacrificial offering to cancel out human sins, but as an offering of love for humanity, showing God's willingness to bear the suffering that had been a necessary aspect of creation. He also believed the incarnation of Christ conveyed the message that a new state of harmony is possible. This was somewhat at odds with Lutheran dogma, and his suggestion that God would have been somehow incomplete without the Creation was even more controversial, as was his emphasis on faith and self-awareness rather than strict adherence to dogma or scripture.
Böhme's writing shows the influence of Neoplatonist and alchemical writers such as Paracelsus, while remaining firmly within a Christian tradition. He has in turn greatly influenced many anti-authoritarian and mystical movements, such as the Religious Society of Friends and Theosophy. Böhme was also an important source of German Romantic philosophy, and of Hegel in particular.
- Aurora: Die Morgenroete im Aufgang (1612)
- De Signatura Rerum
- Misterium Magnum
- Weg zu Christo (1623)
- A large portion of this article is from: Wikipedia. (2004). Jacob Boehme. Retrieved on Sept. 21, 2004.
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An important use for electrolytic cells is in electroplating. the cathode and is collected from time to time. Effects of Gold Plating. Question 1. Electroplating is done for protection or decoration. Electroplating is an electrodeposition process to produce a layer of metal, and has been used for various purposes . The reduction of affinity of silver to sulfide or oxygen can be realized to insure surface conductivity of metallized yarns. One application of electroplating is to create elements that conduct a larger current. This difference in metal deposition leads to void-formation in TSVs. Mass plating is a very advantageous process for applications that require high volumes of small components that need to be electroplated. What is the objective of electroplating ? On the other hand, Kuo claims that the particle (MoS2) content in the deposit decreases when the current density increases from 4 to 8 A/dm2. Table 2.3. In other words, electroplating is the process of coating a metal object with a thin layer of another metal by means of electrolysis. Electroplating is the deposition of a metal coating onto an object by applying a negative charge to it by immersing it in a solution that contains a metal salt (Fig. Such high aspect ratio TSVs are typically required in RF IPD/MEMS applications. These problems have encouraged researchers to come up with better solutions for protective coatings. (b4) Polish surface to level Cu lines with the wafer surface. Electroplating is very similar to electrolysis (using electricity to split up a chemical solution), which is the reverse of the process by which batteries produce electric currents. The collisions between particles and cathode determine the codeposition of the particles and they are diminished in the high MoS2 concentration region resulting in slight increase or decreased particle amount in the growing metal deposit . Help us write another book on this subject and reach those readers. As PhD students, we found it difficult to access the research we needed, so we decided to create a new Open Access publisher that levels the playing field for scientists across the world. However, this process demands high electrical energy and is not suitable for the low concentration wastewater systems. Through-substrate vias based three-dimensional interconnection technology. On the other hand, cationic surfactants have the advantage of adsorbing on the particles that have negative surface charge . Researchers have found the nanocrystalline coatings of CO-based alloys are Co–P, Co–W, Co–Ni–Fe, Co–W–Fe, and CO-based nanocomposites such as Co–P, Co–W, Co–Ni–Fe, Co–W–Fe, and Co–P-SiC, Co–Ni–YZA, Co–W–Al2O3, respectively. 2n-1 fractional factorial design is a statistical design that can be used to identify the effects of n electrodeposition variables on the coating properties with the reasonable number of experiments. Copper plating of semiconductors: Various metal plating options are used in the electronics industry. The aim of this chapter is to provide information about how the parameters affect the amount of particles in the deposit. We are a community of more than 103,000 authors and editors from 3,291 institutions spanning 160 countries, including Nobel Prize winners and some of the world’s most-cited researchers. Electroplating is a process that uses an electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a thin coherent metal coating on an electrode. Other response values can be listed as friction coefficient, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, hardness which are the properties obtained by particle addition so increased amount of particle content in the deposit will have a positive effect on these values. While it can give a good quality finish, the mass plating process brings parts in contact with one another, which can have an adverse effect on the coatings. Since the amount of incorporated surfactant is generally very small, their undesirable effects may be ignored . It is mainly different from electroplating by not using external electrical power. 5)Decomposing chemical compounds. Yvonne Zimmermann, ... Uwe Möhring, in Inorganic and Composite Fibers, 2018. For the same reason, water taps are plated with nickel or chromium. While the actual health effects of electroplating depend on the specific chemical, most of the health hazards are very serious 1.Acids are most often used for electroplating, and most of them result in lesions and burns when they touch the skin, according to the handbook 1.The solvents used to clean objects before plating can result in a light-headed feeling, headaches and even death. 11.6. Figure 2 shows the effect of changing only one component amount of the solution on the current density dependence of the internal stress . How? Also, mind that the transport of ions in water is a diffusion process and electrode potential does not have that much effect on it. An example of the conditions for copper electroplating is given in Table 2.3. In addition, the interaction effects of the parameters can be analyzed by the help of fractional factorial. The electroplating process uses an electric current to deposit a thin layer of material on top of an object. Electroplating is used to produce silver-plated cutlery and jewellery. However, the mass plating process also brings parts in contact with one another, which can create an adverse effect on the coatings. The difficulties illustrated here remind us that tribology is a complex subject in which potential material failure mechanisms must be understood before any design decisions are taken. Under ordinary conditions, the occurrence of a chemical reaction is accompanied Electroplating is the process of plating one metal onto another by hydrolysis, most commonly for decorative purposes or to prevent corrosion of a metal. Figure 34.8. The main application areas of the composite deposition are electronic, biomedical, telecommunication, automotive, space and consumer applications where high strength, equiaxed micro-components are required. For example, titanium, copper and stainless steel are all corrosion resistant. Some of these are detailed below: 1. Electroplating is quick and effective if the external power source is sufficient. It’s primarily used to increase wear resistance, protect against corrosion, increase thickness, or change the aesthetic appeal of an object. For micro fabrication, Cu, Ni, and Ni-Fe are among the most commonly utilized materials. There are many specific examples of electroplating applications across various industries. This will help to determine the plating thickness required for a part to be resistant to corrosion or repeated cycles of wear, for example. (b1) Etch a silicon wafer by DRIE and passivate through oxidation. Answer: (b) … Electroplating may be used to increase the value or improve the appearance of an object. example, electroplating of Palladium is used to manufacture catalytic converters because it has the ability to absorb excess hydrogen. Question 10. The metal salt contains positively charged metal ions which are attracted to the negatively charged object and are “reduced” to a metallic form on the object’s surface. The lithographic pattern may have a strong influence on the length of the diffusion zone which, in turn, will result in locally differing current densities. This technique does not require any expensive electrolyte chemistry (i.e., super-filling chemistry). Moreover, in some applications where electrodeposited chromium is currently employed, there is no requirement for such high hardness, and identification of a material with similar hardness will therefore not be an effective way to select a replacement. From: Corrosion Prevention of Magnesium Alloys, 2013 There are many specific examples of electroplating applications across various industries. Electropolishing is an electrochemical finishing process that removes a thin layer of material from a metal part, typically stainless steel or similar alloys. Despite the advantage of easily attraction of conducting particles to the cathode, selective deposition on the conducting sites led to increased surface roughness. While the actual health effects of electroplating depend on the specific chemical, most of the health hazards are very serious 1.Acids are most often used for electroplating, and most of them result in lesions and burns when they touch the skin, according to the handbook 1.The solvents used to clean objects before plating can result in a light-headed feeling, headaches and even death. Iron plated with tin to prevent rusting is used to make ‘tin’ cans. For example, thetechnique is used to silver-plate table utensils and to weatherproofobjects with cadmium orchromium plating. Some of these are detailed below: Copper plating of semiconductors: Various metal plating options are used in the electronics industry. Effects of Electroplating Characteristics on the Coating Properties, Electrodeposition of Composite Materials, Adel M. A. Mohamed and Teresa D. Golden, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/61745. The general mechanism of electrodeposition is based on the process that on exposing the wastewater to a direct external current in an electrochemical cell, heavy metal ions present in wastewater starts to get reduced and deposited on the cathode, and thus can be collected. Fig. Publishing on IntechOpen allows authors to earn citations and find new collaborators, meaning more people see your work not only from your own field of study, but from other related fields too. Thus, smaller grain sizes are observed at higher current densities due to the increase in the nucleation rate . The process is performed via the following steps : Fig. With this kind setup, aspect ratios up to 100:1 can be achieved, but difficult and expensive X-ray exposure limits the use of this technique. Electrochemical reaction, any process either caused or accompanied by the passage of an electric current and involving in most cases the transfer of electrons between two substances—one a solid and the other a liquid. WLCSP Electroless Plating Market Forecast (2020-2028) • 13. Coatings such as zincand tin provideprotection againstcorrosion. Electrons can produce a uniform thick layer or thin film on substrate surfaces [22,23]. Electrolyte: a solution containing silver ions, Ag +. After plating is complete, common problems include hydrogen cracking, dull and hazy deposits in the plating, blistering and oxidation. Our team is growing all the time, so we’re always on the lookout for smart people who want to help us reshape the world of scientific publishing. Sadaf Abbasi, ... Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, in Handbook of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications, 2020. Electroplating parameters were MoS2 particle concentration, temperature, pH, current density and coating thickness where the response value is the internal stress in the study of Saraloglu Guler et. It is a common fact that if the amount of the particles in the solution is increased, the particle content in the deposit will also increase up to a certain point. Because, the applied voltage is the main parameter that directly affects the activity of the reaction. The electrochemical reaction between the metal M and its ions in the aqueous solution can be represented in simple formulae as below. Materials used for electroplating. However, LM-micrographs show not closed gold layers which are not caused by mechanical stress during the deknit process, but by the insufficient distribution of the gold electrolyte. An example of a mechanical change is a change in tensile strength or surface hardness which is a required attribute in tooling … This makes it easier to plate irregularly shaped parts and provide a more even, uniform coating. On the other hand, high current density increases pH in the vicinity of the electrode during the reduction process that creates a competition between metal deposition and hydrogen gas . In the design low and high values must be attributed to the parameters before the experiments and these values are selected according to the solution used. Figure 8.2. That point can be thought like the saturation point. The focus is on plating bath constituents and their effect on … An electrical current reduces cations from a solution so that they can coat a conductive material with a thin layer. Copper plating is commonly used to increase the ability of semiconductors and circuits to conduct electricity. The electrochemical plating process can be divided into electroplating and electroless plating. Surfactants adsorb on the particles and favor the distribution of the particles . Answer: Electroplating. Replacement of hard chromium plating by substitution is not straightforward. Your watchband, belt buckle, or jewelry may be gold-plated. The particles are trapped in the coating during deposition. In another study, Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles were developed by Uheida et al. The overall process of electroplating uses an electrolytic cell, which consists of putting a negative charge on the metal and dipping it into a solution that contains metal salt (electrolytes) which contain positively charged metal ions. The total taken in complete via-filling was about 15 hours. Therefore, it is important to figure out the current density values at which hydrogen evolution does not occur together with metal deposition . We are IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of Open Access books. Chemical effect c. magnetic effect 1 See answer jejejeevan is waiting for your help. This method is generally used for the removal of inorganic pollutants. To show the surface morphology of electroplated copper, silicon was removed by KOH wet etching. This current crowding effect is more severe when high current densities are used; therefore it is recommended to apply lower current densities (<10 mA/cm2) in filling high aspect ratio vias. Although the basic principles of electroplating are known for several decades, practical electrodeposition in micro-vias is quite complicated [38–42]. carried out quick 27.5 mg/g adsorption of cobalt using magnetic chitosan nanoparticles from aqueous solutions at pH 3.0–7.0 . Thick photoresists for electroplating applications have been reviewed, for example, in Ref. An example of a physical change is a change in the outward appearance. Copper plating is commonly used to increase the ability of semiconductors and circuits to conduct electricity. IMMERSION PLATING EFFECTS. Electroplating is the process of adding a thin layer of metal to a workpiece of a different base metal. (B) Electroplated copper TSVs after silicon is removed by KOH etching, TSV diameter 40 µm, height 325 µm, aspect ratio ~8 . Instead, fasteners are coated with a thin layer of zinc, typically via electroplating, in a process known as zinc plating. Because the reason of adding the particles to the bath is to improve the matrix properties by the particles emerged. Your watchband, belt buckle, or jewelry may be gold-plated. © 2016 The Author(s). For instance, PTFE in Ni matrix increases wear resistance , MoS2 incorporated with Ni decreased the coefficient of friction , Al2O3 and SiC dispersed in Cu increased the microhardness of the coatings . Answer: Decoration of articles by giving them a layer for e.g., silver plating on cutlery. Nickle plating is done on a metal surface to reduce friction in materials like electric … • 11. 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Traces of the Great War
Bryan Talbot, Charlie Adlard, Dave McKean, Joe Kelly, Mary M Talbot, Sean Phillips, Various
Traces of the Great War is an anthology of new comic book stories featuring over forty internationally acclaimed artists and writers. The stories explore the continued relevance and resonance of the First World War and its aftermath in our lives today.
Part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary, the creative collaboration re-evaluates the impacts and legacy of the conflict across a diversity of cultural, geographical and narrative viewpoints. The aim is to introduce new audiences to the narrative of the Great War through the immediacy and wide appeal of the comic artform.
Featured artists and writers
Best known as the artist for the globally celebrated The Walking Dead comic series, Charlie Adlard is also the UK’s Comics Laureate 2017 – 2019.
Yorkshire born Simon Armitage is an award-winning poet, playwright and novelist, appointed as Professor of Poetry at the University in Leeds in 2017.
A French artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels, Edmond Baudoin is known for his atmospheric artistic approach using bold black and white brushstrokes.
Juan Díaz Canales
A Spanish comics artist and an animated film director, Juan Díaz Canales is the co-creator of the massively successful 1950s style detective series Blacksad.
Régis Hautière is a French comic book writer with an impressively eclectic bibliography, many of which have been award-winning.
Joseph “Joe” Kelly is an American comic book writer, penciler and editor who is co-creator of Ben 10 and has written titles such as Deadpool, Uncanny X-Men and I Kill Giants.
Kris is a French comics creator and writer. Working alongside Mael he created the comic series Notre Mere La Guerre.
Thomas Von Kummant
A German freelance illustrator, Thomas von Kummant’s published works include The Chronicle of the Immortals.
Denis Lapière is a Belgian comic book writer, who has been a co-author on various projects including the Comme tout le monde and Michel Vaillant series.
Victoria Lomasko, born in Serpukhov, Russia, is a renowned graphic artist and activist who has lectured and written widely on graphic reportage.
Martin Leclerc, known as Maël, is a Paris-based comic artist, who leads a double life as the lead singer of folkrock group HitchcockGoHome!
Dave McKean is an award-winning English illustrator, comic book artist, filmmaker and musician, who has collaborated with Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal and Stephen King amongst others.
Mikiko is a London based German-japanese artist working in comics, Manga, game art, TV, teaching and illustration.
A cartoonist and illustrator based in Tokyo, Ken Niimura’s graphic novel I Kill Giants, co-created with Joe Kelly, has been adapted as a movie directed by Anders Walter.
An Eisner award-winning comic artist, Sean Phillips is also founder patron of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
Ian Rankin is an award-winning Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
Riff Reb’s, whose real name is Dominique Duprez, is a French cartoonist, scriptwriter and founder of Asylum studios.
Known for his work on 2000 AD, Robbie Morrison is a British comics writer and co-creator of the popular character and series Nikolai Dante, serialised for 15 years until 2012.
Orijit Sen is an Indian graphic artist and designer, his graphic novel River of Stories, published in 1994, is considered to be the first graphic novel of India.
Bryan Talbot is now published in over twenty countries and is the winner of many comic awards – including an Eisner award, the Prix SNCF and several Eagles.
Mary M. Talbot is an internationally acclaimed scholar of gender, language and power who now writes graphic novels.
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