There were guidelines and advisories issued to their respective sectors by the Inter-Agency Haze Task Force (HTF) to mitigate the effects of haze on the public [1]. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has given out procedures on limiting outdoor physical activities in schools such as Physical Education (PE). Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) requires childcare centres and kindergartens to call off all outdoor activities for the children too. This way, operators could monitor the health of the children closely. Parents are advised to inform the operators if their child is sick and medical attention will be provided immediately for them. Based on the PSI readings, the Ministry of Defence has prepared a set of guidelines to limit outdoor activities and training. By modifying the nature and potency of outdoor activities, this ensures that the SAF troops can train safely. The Ministry of Home Affairs practices appropriate precautionary measures for the well-being of the Home Team officers and National Servicemen who are deployed for active duties. This ensures that the overall safety and security functions are not compromised. Haze particles contained fine particles that are 2.5 …show more content…
With reference to Annex A, the health impact of haze is dependent on one’s health status (e.g. whether one has pre-existing chronic heart or lung disease), the PSI level, and the intensity of outdoor activity and its duration. Reducing outdoor activities and physical exertion can help limit the ill effects from haze exposure. Persons who are not feeling well, especially the elderly and children, and those with chronic heart or lung conditions, should seek medical attention. To encourage public to remain updated on the haze conditions, National Environment Agency (NEA) releases 3-hr PSI readings via its myEnv mobile app and NEAsg Twitter account in addition to its website besides the 24-hr PSI
Reflective Journal entry Unit 4 In today’s society, one of the primary objectives is to ensure that staffs working in the various department of the health sector have maximum protection, inclusive of the environment in which they live dwell and play. Therefore, adequate measures must be implemented to extenuated environmental and occupational hazards. The occupational and environmental health takes a multidisciplinary approach as it relates to the correct identification of diseases from exposure hazardous agents in the community of in the workplace.
The Turnell and Edwards Signs of Safety which is a strengths based, safety oriented approach can also be utilised alongside the CAF. This strategy aims to work with all individuals involved in the case to assess and plan safety and reduce risk and danger through focusing on the resources and networks that the family has (Signs of Safety, 2015). This approach involves the issues of concern, strengths already
The Bronx is an incredibly urban and populated area attracting traffic from all over. It is home to waste sites, distribution centers, power plants, and so much more. Though each building gives off a different type of waste, whether it be smog from smokestacks or diesel exhaust from trucks, each of these large sites that exist throughout this small area give off a fine particulate matter known as PM2.5. This matter is essentially what contributes to the difficulty breathing people experience as these tiny particles can become lodged in a person’s lungs over time. Studies have consistently found a strong correlation between PM2.5 and conditions like asthma, lung disease, and heart disease.
Air quality is known to be a key factor in affecting the wellbeing and quality of life of the general populous and there is a large body of knowledge indicating that certain underrepresented groups may be overexposed to air pollution. (Zou et al. 2014). This is an example of the air quality in locations with a lower known location that is associated with poor air
In Ken Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, focuses on the destruction of the patient’s way of life caused by Nurse Ratched emitting fog to continue running a perfect combine machine, or system, throughout the ward. Nurse Ratched has continued to run a perfect system on the ward, and now that McMurphy is determined to rebel against her, she makes a fog appear to stop rebellious actions from happening. After McMurphy failed to switch the television to the time when the World Series game is on, Nurse Ratched “[switched] the fog machine on” and has began rolling in quickly to where the patients are “lost in it” to feel “safe again” (101). In this particular spot, Kesey provides an image of how the fog affects the patients. The fog prevents
The training would include a walk-through of an evacuation with a review of responsibilities at the offsite relocation site. This has never been performed with the staff and it seems unreasonable to believe that the plan could be implemented effectively if not practiced. Also, the safety plan would be updated to reflect an emergency communication plan. Communication in the time of crisis is essential and the tools exist to have an effective way to send messages to all staff during emergencies. The software application Remind would be used.
Some believe it is necessary to ban high school student from playing certain intense sports, while others do not. This topic is extremely vital and necessary to argue as it plays a major role in the lives of children regarding not only their safety and the possible risks of these hazardous sports, but the lessons of teamwork and discipline, and sources of stress outlets they bring. This topic will continue to be debated and no researcher, coach, or parent will stop arguing until all studies are proven accurate. So are all of these life and death matters worth the risks and the long hours of research and studying? That's what we are patiently waiting to find
Without a doubt, there has always been a great risk of injury while participating in contact sports. The participants involved in any contact sporting event are always susceptible to being injured. These participants are completely aware of the everyday risk, but the energy that these sports bring, keep them going regardless. Over the years, there have been countless numbers of injuries due to the nature of these sports, but still millions of people young to old gain interest everyday. While people young to old are gaining interest everyday to contact sports many parents of young children are being faced with the issue either to allow their children to participate in often dangerous sports.
The team has been given priority because of the potentially hazardous effects of flowing sewage. The team operates under the guidance of the safety officer who the second in command. The safety officer also communicates with leaders of the security team. The hazard handling team has to move fast. The search team is expected to find people who are also willing to help in the hospital and construct shelters.
Analyzed statistical report of outpatient and inpatient visits, admissions, dispositions, and other selected clinical workload data and presented in command meetings. Accurately reported communicable disease to military treatment facility and civilian health authorities. Improved accuracy in reporting procedures of clinical visits. Trained staff in reporting clinical visits properly. Ensured staff utilized new techniques/procedures and had appropriate clinical privileges prior to performing procedures and duties.
Every setting must to have a health and safety policies and procedures and there must to a regular risk assessment. Every early years settings must to keep a record of all accidents, incidents and emergence and any serious accidents, incidents and emergences must to be reported to Ofsted. There must to be a staff member that is trained in paediatric first aid at every session.
By using data from various sources, they came to the conclusion that not only is air pollution exposure harmful to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the body, but that it also should be considered as a cause of inactivity in humans, as inactivity was shown to increase between 16-35% per exposure class in normal weight respondents. This article further shows evidence of the dangers of air pollution, which will be useful to show my audience that air pollution can negatively influence the activity levels of people. Also, it can show how this inactivity can cause high levels of obesity and other health problems. The source is credible because it is a peer-reviewed article published in a respected journal. Each author works in specialized fields, such as Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, and Epidemiology consult services for the United States Air
b. Credibility: Air is a necessity to be able to live. But today air becomes an element to kill us slowly. Air pollution is a major problem in the world yet it is not given enough attention to. Cities have higher air pollution compared to provinces because of the inevitable huge number of vehicles and heavily congested areas. According to Eva Ocfemia, the assistant director of the DENR-EMB in 2015, the air pollutant concentration of NCR reached 130 micrograms per cubic meters in terms of total suspended particulates (TSP), higher than the previous year and the safe level.
Abstract The process of risk management can be implemented as part of a best practice management system within the sport organization and sport sector. The process enables risk factors that might lead to injuries to be identified and the levels of risk associated with activities to be estimated and evaluated. This information can be utilized proactively by sports governing bodies and participants to identify preventive and therapeutic interventions in order to reduce the frequency of occurrence and/or severity of injuries within their sports. The acceptability of risk within specific sports, however, is dependent on the perceptions of the participants involved to sport activities.
When it comes to playing and exploring, children use every sense to help them take in the natural world and understand the changes. Children can take risks outdoors but they also have the opportunity to manage risks. The opportunity is also there for children to role play and try out new things. From a schools perspective, installing outdoor classrooms and play areas in the form of shelters, sail shades and school canopies can be relatively cost effective and they may even get help towards the funding through grants and other national building