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Personal Safety and Security

Personal Safety and Security is the category to ask questions for which answers will keep you safe and secure, especially in and around your home and property. Samples of topics you might want to ask about are security systems, smoke alarms, the best tile to use to prevent falls, the safest equipment to use around the house, how to prevent intruders, and anything that has to do with your personal safety and security.

1,154 Questions

Locking your vehicle doors while driving provides better protection in a collision by preventing occupants from being ejected?

Locking your doors is just plain provides better protection. Besides being ejected which is a subject I know nothing about, anyone can walk up to you car and open the door if it is left unlocked. Locking your doors makes you slightly less vulnerable to predators and muggers.

Is hydrogen peroxide flammable?

According to OSHA:

1. Conditions contributing to instability: Exposure to radiant heat (sunlight), sources of ignition, such as, heat or open flame; and physical or mechanical disturbances can create a potential fire or explosion hazard.

2. Incompatibilities: Contact between hydrogen peroxide and combustible materials such as, wood, paper, oil, etc., may cause immediate spontaneous ignition or combustion. Mixed with organic materials such as alcohols, acetone, and other ketones; aldehydes, and their anhydrides; and glycerol can cause violent explosions. Spontaneous ignition may occur when hydrogen peroxide is added to cotton (cellulose). Contact with metals including iron, copper, chromium, lead, silver, manganese, sodium, potassium, magnesium, nickel, gold, platinum; metal alloys such as, brass or bronze; metal oxides such as lead oxides, mercury oxides, or manganese dioxide; and many metal salts, like potassium permanganate or sodium iodate could result in violent explosions. Tremendous explosions can also be caused by unstable mixtures with concentrated mineral acids.

3. Hazardous decomposition products: None reported.

4. Special precautions: Containers of hydrogen peroxide should be kept shock-free, covered and properly vented.

* Flammability Hydrogen peroxide is not combustible, but it is a powerful oxidizer [NIOSH 1994].

The National Fire Protection Association has assigned a flammability rating of 0 (minimal fire hazard) to hydrogen peroxide.

1. Flash point: Data not available.

2. Autoignition temperature: Data not available.

3. Flammable limits in air: Data not available.

4. Extinguishant: For small fires use water only; no dry chemical or carbon dioxide. Flood fire area with water from a distance to fight large fires involving hydrogen peroxide.

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-The message here is that it can be unstable under certain conditions, but the bottom line is that in and of itself it has no reported flash point and a flammability rating of 0. You're not likely to kill yourself with it using it around the house in normal circumstances. You can heat peroxide (alone) in stainless steel pots to remove burnt on sugar for example, but don't go mixing it with other chemicals or filling a bathtub with it and dumping in a brick of magnesium just to see what happens.

How do you install barbed wire on top of an existing wooden fence?

Barbed wire needs to be stretched tight. This requires solid posts at the ends or the wire will slack over time. I would speak with a fence contractor to see if your posts will support the wire.

What are factors contributing to falls or fatalities involving ladder usage?

  • Slipping on rungs or steps
  • Improper usage
  • Not setting it up on a secure surface
  • Incorrect shoes or equipment
  • Overreaching while on the ladder

Why would school officials spend money to remove asbestos from school buildings?

The reason that school officials would spend money to remove asbestos from school buildings is because asbestos is incredibly dangerous if inhaled. At one time, it was great as a fire preventor, but now it's been linked to all sorts of cancers and is considered incredibily toxic and deadly to humans.

Another reason for removal and abatement is that, when disturbed, asbestos causes health problems. Any remodeling of an area has to include remediation of asbestos.

Is there going to be a bomb at the metro center at Newcastle?

If you have heard even a rumor of such an event it is best to Call 999 (police) and report what you have heard and where you heard it. ASAP.

What is the Depth of underground gas lines?

Smaller HDPE gas mains such as 8, 6, and 4" are typically buried about 3 ot 4 feet deep; however proper locating officials MUST be called and notified and locates made accurately BEFORE any digging takes place for other purposes, such as water lines, poles, and fences. Talk to the utility owner that installed the gas line for the exact depth as it is critical to safety.

Different geography demands different depth. Avoiding the frost line is important to avoid movement of the pipeline during freeze and thaw cycles. Pipe movement can pull apart fittings and place stress on elbows and other angles.

What do you do if a thermometer breaks?

If a thermometer breaks, evacuate EVERYONE out of the area including pets and small children

Why are warning devices less effective than design-in safety precautions?

Warnings require each person to recognize and heed the warning, each and every time they deal with the hazard. Even people who intend to do so will forget from time to time.

Safety precautions that are designed into a machine will work each time, every time (if properly designed, implemented and maintained) without regard to whether the person involved is in top mental form on a given day, or is even able to read.

What are the safety features on a kettle?

A lid that makes it whistle when the water is boiling (so that the kettle doesn't run dry).

A handle that is designed to keep cool enough to lift the kettle without potholders.

What two safety precautions should be taken when using a standing lamp?

  1. do not plug the standing lamp in when your hand is wet
  2. try not to cover the lamp with anything that can catch fire

How do you get one key for 5 different locks?

You have a few options. One, you can change out all of the locks with the same type of lock of which a master key can be made for all of them. The other is to change them out with the exact same lock which the same key will unlock each one. If these are padlocks, you can go with a combination lock which you can get changed to the same combination for all of the locks.

What are the five family function part2?

AFFECTIVE FUNCTIONIt is the main focus for the individual family unit in view of the formation and its continuation. The family will succeed or fail based on if the family's needs get provided. Assessment: While performing the home visits, family member closeness would be assessed to monitor how affectionate and understanding they are to each another. SOCIAL PLACEMENT FUNCTION SOCIALIZATION This is a form of universal requisite for the family to cope and survive in today's society. Socialization educates children how to take on adult roles as to how to be a good husband/dad or a good wife/mom. Assessment: Evaluate the children above the age of 10 years old to view their thought on what the job of a husband/dad or wife/mom entail and what the mental picture is of them. Also, ask them how they view themselves as a child growing up into adolescent and what they think these responsibilities hold for them when they get their first job, become a grandparent etc. This type of evaluation will help them learn the culture expectations of socialization and social placement. HEALTH CARE FUNCTION This function is most relevant to the family nurse because it is the individual family member's health status. Assessment: Screen for proper diet, and coping skills; evaluate for risk of high blood pressure, obesity, and mental illness. REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION This is a basic function of the family to keep the cycle of life span continuation through marriage, sexual behavior and reproduction. In today's society, families are smaller and couples are delaying the child rearing experiences until their careers are established and stabilized. Assessment: Discuss the views of raising children with the nuclear dyad couples and single adults living alone regarding their ideas, plans, and fears about having children. ECONOMIC FUNCTION Sufficient financial resources are a priority and concern for everyone. Today's economy is unpredictable and with the weak dollar; clothes, food, shelter, gasoline, and adequate health care are not becoming a necessity yet a luxury. Assessment: Evaluate their nutritional status, educational background, employment status, and financial situation; then assess the need for vacation/retraining and counseling.

How do you check for a reputable moving company?

The easiest way to confirm a reputable moving company is to check their online reviews. Sites like Epinions, Kudzu, and Yelp! are great places to find out what previous customers have to say about a moving company.

Moving Scam is also a popular forum for discussing and researching moving companies, and is known for letting the public know about scam companies.

You can also check with the Better Business Bureau, the Department of Transportation, or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

What is the pronunciation of fabrique nationale herstal french?

There are some services online that you can use for this. Just type in the phrase and an audio will play with the pronunciation.

What level of carbon monoxide is considered a safe level in your home in ppm?

What CO level is dangerous to your health?

The health effects of CO depend on the level of CO and length of exposure, as well as each individual's health condition. The concentration of CO is measured in parts per million (ppm).

* Health effects from exposure to CO levels of approximately 1 to 70 ppm are uncertain, but most people will not experience any symptoms. Some heart patients might experience an increase in chest pain.

* When CO levels increase and remain above 70 ppm, symptoms - such as headache, fatigue, nausea -may become more noticeable.

* If CO levels increase above 150 to 200 ppm, disorientation, unconsciousness, and death are possible.

Why is it important to disinfect your hands before ear piercing?

It's important to disinfect your hands and the ear - you don't want any germs getting down deep inside the ear tissue.