Question

1. Outline safety rules for preventing falls, fires, poisoning, airway obstruction, drowning, and bicycle and scooter injuries. 2. Describe common workplace injuries and their prevention, and identify laws that protect workers from health hazards. 3. Identify factors that contribute to motor vehicle injuries and death, and list self-protection strategies to practice while driving or riding in cars. 4. Describe safety guidelines for severe weather, natural disasters and national alerts. 5. Identify protective factors and risk factors for violence. 6. Describe the stages of moral development, identify reasons that juveniles commonly break laws, and describe the consequences of arrest and conviction. 7. List self-protection strategies for preventing physical violence and abuse. 8. List self-protection strategies for preventing sexual violence and abuse. 9. List the common characteristics of gangs and the risks of gang membership, and outline a self-protective approach to gangs. 10. Describe the risks created by carrying weapons and strategies to avoid being injured by weapons.

Answer 1

1.Safety rules for falling

• Remove possible hazard in the home which may result in fall.
• Inorder to avoid tripping on objects ,keep the house well-lit.
• Elderly people should use canes or other assisted devices for walking.

b Fires

• install fire safety alarms at homes.
• Remove explosives from the vicinity of children.
• To prevent from fire caused by short circuit,use quality electric cables and wires.
• Smoke detectors should be tested every month.

c poisoning

• All the potential poisonous substances such as detergents and other soolvents should be kept locked inside a cabinet.
• After use they should be immediately put back into their original containers.
• Medications should be kept out of reach from children.

2 Common workplace injuries include slips,falls ,muscle strains,crashes,cuts and lacerations and trips .There are many ways to prevent workplace injuries by providing quality walking surfaces,wearing proper footwear and maintaining good housekeeping.

laws to protect workers from health hazards are Occupational Health and safety act 2000,Occupational health and safety regulation 2001 and codes of practice.

3 The most common causes of RTA are personal error,environmental conditions such as bad weather,malfunction of engines and deficient maintenance.

Some of the self protection strategies are wear seatbelts while driving,do not drink and driveand avoid using mobilephones while driving.

4Safety guidelines for severe weather conditions are

• Always seek shelter in a sturdy building.
• Get out of vehicles because they can be tossed around easily in a tornado.
• During lighting avoid touching metal surfaces.
• Postpone outdoor activities.
• Dont operate electric tools in a flooded area.

5 Risk factors for violence is

• History of aggressive behaviour.
• Attention deficits.
• high emotional stress
• exposure to violence

protective factors

• Religiosity
• positive social orientation.
• frequent shared activities with parents.
• involvement in social activities.
• close relationship with non-deviant peers.

7 Women are always the victims of harassment , physically,mentally and sexually.Peace over violence is empowering women and children to prevent crime and victimization.self defence classes is definitely the need of the hour.as it helps in developing assertiveness skills and expands the way we think about violence prevention.

8.The main goal of the self protection strategies against sexual abuse is to prevent them.it requireees a combined effort from the individual , community and society.

• promote social nors that fight against violence.
• teach skills to prevent sexual violence.
• give more opporunities to empower and support girls and women.
• create protective environments.

9 characteristics of a gang are

• members of the gang have specific handsignals.
• They have different way of dressing.
• They usually act where young people congregate.

Risk factors are

• parental criminality.
• lowlevels of parental involvement.
• parent-child separation.
• delinquent siblings.

protective approach include

family support,academic achievement,peer support,coping skills.