Safety
Injury Prevention in the Home
Injury Prevention Workplace
Motor Vehicles and Natural Disasters
Safety is concerned with preventing or minimizing injuries and fatalities that result from a variety of circumstances. Injury prevention is a priority area for health promotion officials. Whether in the home or workplace, all individuals are subject to injury at some point in their lives, though certain populations have been identified as being at greater risk than others. The key to injury prevention is knowledge and education. There are several steps an individual can take to prevent harm and bodily injury to themselves and their loved ones. Methods of injury prevention and minimization are described in greater detail below.
The field of firefighting is specifically concerned with reducing the incidence of injuries and fatalities that might result from "sudden, unplanned or unintentional injury events" (Miller, 24). The idea or concept of safety as related to fire science by nature focuses energy on reducing risk and preventing injuries and accidents. Though firefighters are concerned with addressing acute safety issues, their primary concern is reducing the probability that safety hazards may occur in any environment.
There are a variety of factors which influence the potential "safety" of any environment; a "broad range of causes of injury producing circumstances" have been identified via research and analysis of data (Miller, 24). One problem that has been identified repeatedly is the "repeat" accident; this occurs when a single person experiences a large number of injuries, the bulk of which occur in a short period of time. This type of "repeat offender" often causes problems with insurance and to the industry.
SAFETY IN THE HOME
The reduction of fatalities and injuries is of the utmost priority to safety officials. To ensure the safety of the public, officials have worked diligently on identifying safety hazards that the public might not normally be aware of. For example, a majority of people consider their home a safe place. By and large this is true; however there are many places within the home that are actually far from safe. Virtually no area of the home is in fact, completely free from the potential for harm (Miller, 53). Some places obviously present the risk for unintentional injury; these include the bathtub. Thousands of injuries and sometimes even fatalities occur each year from someone slipping in the shower. Prevention is the key to avoiding injury in the home. For example, use of a simple bath mat in the shower can prevent unintentional injury by preventing the likelihood of injury at the outset.
Injuries that occur within the home most often affect young children and elderly (Miller, 53). This is due in large part to the reality that most young people and senior citizens spend a larger part of their day in the home than elsewhere. The kitchen is also an area that is highly conducive to injury. There are several objects located in the kitchen which present a potential hazard; not simply knives and cleaning supplies but also appliances such as the stove itself. This present an extremely hazardous environment for young children, who might not know not to touch a hot stove.
Any storage areas of the home where equipment and tools are stored also pose the potential for injury, and should be safeguarded to protect young children from injury (Miller, 53). The home might also become a more hazardous environment during certain times of the year; for example, the holiday seasons, most notably Christmas and the Fourth of July, have been noted for an increased incidence of injury (Miller, 53). During the Fourth of July everyone is at risk when individuals handle explosive materials and firecrackers, all of which have the potential to burn people and objects (Miller, 53). An ounce of prevention goes a long way here. If individuals live in an area where firecrackers are allowed, they must be certain to fully read all warnings and instructions before lighting any explosives. Children should not be able to handle any materials including small sparklers, unless under the close supervision of an adult who has read the directions or been properly instructed in the use of the materials!
Christmas seems like a relatively benign time of year; however, during Christmas the excess lighting, decorations and "live trees" individuals bring into their home increase the risk of fire and electrical shortages. Thus, extra care should be taken to ensure safety. Having a small fire extinguisher that can douse electrical fires or brush fires is a smart idea for any...
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