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Are You Prepared for an Earthquake?

Courtesy of JPS E-News--- Published 11, January 2012

Every year thousands of people receive serious injuries as a result of earthquakes.  We cannot prevent an earthquake from occurring but we all can do our best to be prepared if one does happen. This week is recognized as Earthquake Awareness Week under the theme, “Earthquakes can strike anywhere anytime. Be prepared there are no signs.”

The HSSE Department would like to share some earthquake safety tips that will help you to be prepared if an earthquake should strike while you are on the job.

•    Ensure that you are aware of the company’s earthquake evacuation plan. (This plan may be obtained from the HSSE department)

•    If you are indoors, stay put! Ensure that you move quickly to a safe location in the room such as under a strong desk, strong table or along an interior wall. Do not take cover near windows, large mirrors, hanging objects, large appliances or heavy furniture.

•    If there's no sturdy furniture nearby, kneel or sit close to the floor with your hands on the floor for balance, next to a structurally sound interior wall away from windows, shelves, or furniture that could fall.

•    Stay away from doorways as violent motion could cause the doors to slam against your body, crush your fingers or inflict other serious injuries.

•     If you are outdoors, move to an open area where falling objects are unlikely to strike you. Move away from buildings, power lines and trees.

•    If you are driving, slow down and stop on the side of the road. Avoid stopping on or under bridges and overpasses, or under power lines, trees and large signs. Remain in your vehicle.

•    Ensure that you cover the back of your head and your eyes at all times to minimize injury from flying objects.

•    It is always important to remain calm at all times.

•    Always be prepared for aftershocks, which may be stronger than the initial jolt.

•    Do not use elevators during or after an earthquake. The steps are always much safer.

•    If you smell or hear a gas leak, get everyone outside of the building immediately and report it to the safety personnel.

•    Make sure to check for injuries on yourself and your colleagues. Tend to injuries immediately and summon emergency assistance where necessary.

•    Be extremely cautious when opening cabinets, cupboards and closets in case items may have shifted during the quake.

•    Turn off or unplug all damaged appliances.

•    Keep all phone lines clear for emergency use.

Although nothing can stop an earthquake, careful preparation and planning can make a difference when it comes to protecting yourself and your colleagues’ from the effects of an earthquake. Let’s all work towards having a safer 2012 by being prepared.  

Fire! Fire! Fire!

If you hear, Fire! Fire! Fire!...

Do you know what to do?

Fire safety is very important and should resonate with all individuals in every nook and cranny of the company.  While death and injury are the greatest risks associated with fires, they also destroy jobs. In fact, many workplaces that are destroyed by fire are oftentimes never rebuilt.

 

Today the HSSE Department wants to share some workplace fire safety tips with you as well as what actions you should take in case there is a fire. We all need to be alert to anything that could cause a fire and take responsibility to report any problem areas so they can be corrected immediately. Here are some ways we could prevent fires while on the job:

 

1. Ensure that area (s) in which you work is/are clean and organized. Clutter contributes to fires by providing fuel and by preventing access to emergency exits and emergency equipment.

2. Make sure that all machinery and equipment are properly maintained and serviced so as to prevent overheating and any form of sparks.

3. Report all electrical hazards immediately. Most office fires result from faulty wiring and malfunctioning equipment.

4. Never block firefighting equipment or emergency exits. Observe clearances when stacking materials and setting up offices.

5. Post emergency telephone numbers as well as the company address by the telephone in your workstations for quick and easy access if a fire were to start in your work area.

6. All company personnel must ensure that they learn how to properly use a fire extinguisher and know the location of the nearest one and any other firefighting equipment that is in their department.

7. Ensure that you maintain free access to all electrical control panels. Materials or equipment stored around control panels will hinder the power from being shut down in case of an emergency situation.

 

It is also very important that we all know what to do in case a fire does occur. Here are some tips that will help you:

 

1.    Ensure that you are familiar with the company’s emergency procedures and your role when an emergency occurs.

2.    Sound the emergency alarm immediately so that other persons in the building are aware that an emergency has occurred.

3.     If you are trained to do so, you might be able to fight a small fire using a fire extinguisher. Choose the right extinguisher for the type of fire and ensure you stay clear of designated escape routes.

4.    As you vacate the building ensure that you shut down machinery and other equipment according to the company’s emergency plan.

5.    Remember to always take fire drills seriously. They are done to save lives and property in case of a real fire.

 

Safety Tip: Parking Lot Safety

After a long, hard day at work, safety may be the last thing on your mind as you drive out of the parking lot.  When your attention is caught between; what to cook for dinner and that long ‘Things to do’ list for tomorrow, you may take your personal safety and that of your co-workers for granted.

 

Today the HSSE Department wants to share some parking lot safety tips with you. You are being encouraged to practice these tips daily in order to avoid serious accidents.

 

1.    Absolutely no speeding. There have been several reports recently of persons speeding in some of our parking lots; there have also been some near-miss reports owing to speeding. Speeding in parking lots can cause serious and deadly accidents. Ensure that you follow the designated speed limit for the parking lot. It is recommended that you drive no higher than 5-10 mph while in a parking lot.

 

2.    Always watch out for pedestrians as you drive through the parking lot.

 

3.    Avoid cutting through empty parking spaces and lanes. This practice is extremely dangerous and may result in grave accidents.

 

4.    Obey pavement directional arrows, stipulated routes and cross walk markings. Failure to follow these rules may result in serious accidents.

 

5.    Ensure that you centre your vehicle in its parking space. Going over in another parking space will cause crowding and in the adjacent space and could result in the paintwork on your vehicle being scratched

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While parking your car and walking to and from the store, scan the area for suspicious persons. If you notice something out of the ordinary, choose a different area to park in and notify mall security.

 

Avoid parking by large vans. If there is a van parked next to your car when you return, enter your car from the passenger side.

 

Conceal all valuable items in your vehicle such as: cell phones, mp3 players, laptops, radar detectors, jewelry, etc. Lock your valuables in the trunk and out of plain sight.

 

When entering and exiting your vehicle, do it quickly. Avoid having your back turned while putting bags away in your car.

 

Be cautious of strangers asking for questions as you walk to or from your car.

My Little Girl Singing

 
The link below is a song done by my little girl. I hope you enjoy it. Tell me what you tink about it.

My bond with God

 

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Thyroid Health Program - with David Wolfe

An estimated 27 million Americans suffer from hypothyroidism, but only half have been diagnosed.

 

What is causing this epidemic?

 

Environmental pollution, bad eating habits, stress, positively charged contaminants, heavy metals, plastics, and poor lifestyle all weaken healthy thyroid function. As a result millions of Americans suffer from: 

 

- Fatigue

- Weight Gain

- Brain Fog

- Low Energy

- Being more sensitive to cold

- Low Sex Drive

- Poor Digestion

- Thinning eyebrows

 

The Western medical solution is to prescribe synthetic drugs and other health protocols that do not address the root cause of the problem. 

 

In this excerpt from The Longevity Now ConferenceTM join me and discover the following:

• WHY the thyroid is a small gland that has a BIG impact on your health.
• How the thyroid is responsible for several major functions in the body and what happens when it gets out of whack.
• How incorporating superfoods and superherbs into your diet, enables your body to organize nutritional information in the most efficient way.
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• The FOUR major contributing factors to thyroid health problems and how you can solve them.
• Why you may NOT have to give up broccoli and kale after all!
• Five powerful protocols you can EASILY add into your daily routine that will improve your health.
• Nature's powerful antidote to man-made pollution... and so much more!

This information is NOT just for those who have thyroid imbalances, it is for anyone who wants their body running at a peak state, and NEVER wants to suffer from a sluggish, inefficient metabolism or any of the other symptoms associated with an underactive thyroid.

 

God was not needed in the creation of the earth

World renown British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, in his new book "The Grand Design," puts forward his argument that God was not needed in the creation of the earth. Co-authored with U.S. physicist Leonard Mlodinow, Hawking says a new series of theories made a creator of the universe redundant.

 

He confidently argues that "Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist,"

 

In 1988 he gained global recognition after publishing the book "A Brief History of Time." In his 1988 book Hawking acknowledged that there would have been a God behind the creation of man and this earth we call our own. Comments that he has recently made now suggest that he has being having second thoughts about religion.

 

Hawking started to suffer a disease called neuro muscular dystrophy. His sufferings started since the age of his early 20’s and has being progressing steadily to the point where he is almost paralyzed.

Born on  January 08, 1942, he paid great interest in the fields of Applied mathematics
Theoretical physics,  Cosmology. 

After receiving his B.A. degree at Oxford in 1962, he stayed to study astronomy. He decided to leave when he found that studying sunspots, which was all the observatory was equipped for, did not appeal to him and that he was more interested in theory than in observation. He left Oxford for Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he engaged in the study of theoretical astronomy and cosmology.

Language development

Article Written by Miss Sharline Gutzmore

July 01, 2010

According to Ronald Cramer in his book points out that Language development is an immersion learning experience. As a result of what R. Cramer put forward it does affect our children’s lifestyle. Language is a shared learnt and arbitrary system of vocal sound symbols with which people in a given culture can communicate with one another. Language is something that is acquired through effective listening activities and other media. There are various factors that affect the language development of a child. This can either be positive or negative. Some factors that affect language development are: intelligence, home environment, sex differences, cultural differences and family make-up.

 

Intelligence means that you have the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge. When one is said to be intelligent, he/she should be able to think critically, do abstract reasoning and is very good at solving problem. In addition he/she should be able to speak fluently and be a good user of the language.

Previous studies indicated that males are more likely to show interest in displaying putative qualities and to describe events of action, location and timing, while females would be more liable to discuss personal affairs and relationships. When male are intellectually inclined they are better able to perform academically. They tend to get higher and better scores than females. However females would demonstrate a greater emphasis on shared values in using the language.

The home environment plays an important role in almost everything we do and learn. It plays a critical role in influencing language development as early as infancy, beginning with its use in the home through vocabulary, tone, modeled reading, attitudes about reading and a print-rich environment that leaves language everywhere. The home is the first learning centre. This is where the child learns his/her first language. Therefore, when parent/guardian is a frequent user of the language, the child becomes more exposed to the language and therefore it aids the child to become a fluent user of the language.

Parent/guardian should avoid using baby talk and use the language of books even if it incorporates vocabulary that is vicarious for young children. It is observed that children who lack skills in phonics will have difficulty keeping up with their peers. Early exposure to print has much to do with language and literacy development. Establishing a "print-rich" environment surrounds children with language while familiarizing them with vocabulary, word use and how to access more words when they need to.
 Having lots of print around in the home for example; storybooks, chapter books, magazines--even if children are not reading yet, furthers language development.  

Cultural differences differentiate societies from one another. In today's world of globalization, the world is certainly becoming smaller and people of various cultures are able to communicate freely. Nowadays there are different ways to express thoughts, ideas which can span across cultures through different forms of media like the television, the newspapers and even the Internet.

It is common knowledge that everyone learns his/her first language with a fair degree of success. The reason for this is that everyone is born with the ability to learn a language and then grows up in a community in which he/she needs to function to some degree through language, for example, a child in an area where he/she socializes using the Jamaican Creole (JC), that child is expected to be an excellent user of the JC as this was the rules of which were imparted to him/her in the normal course of the day. Yet, some people can be more successful than others at learning a second language. For example, a little boy from China came to live in Jamaica. The only language that this little boy knew was Chinese language; he had to communicate with the students at his new school and the people in his new surrounding.

This little boy was able to learn the language because he sees the need to communicate. This was done through effective listening and speaking. Some people have adopted the theory that the way of fostering child’s initiative differs because the frame of reference for American people is that of their own identity, while others believe it is set on how they perceive their relationship with those around them. A test was done to prove this hypothesis. Several mothers who had a child attending a prominent University-affiliated elementary school were asked “what expressions do you use when speaking to your child when he/she gets home from school. The three most popular questions asked were: “Did you express your opinion?” “Did you contribute to your class?” and lastly “Did you enjoy your day?” For them, the behavior of referring to one’s own self is favorable. However, mothers in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan care about whether their child can get along with everybody in class.

 

16-y-o girl arrested over ammunition find

As reported by the Jamaica Observer on June 29, 2010.

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of ammunition following the seizure by police of 207 assorted rounds on the second day of the curfew imposed in Clarendon.

A further 52 males were taken into custody, all of whom are still being interviewed. One of them is a wanted man and is being further interviewed before charges are made.

The curfew, which began 2:00 pm yesterday, will remain in place until 2:00 pm tomorrow.

The boundaries of the curfew are north along a dirt track on the bank of the Rio Minho in the vicinity of the Salvation Army Church to the top section of Overline Farm district using an imaginary line.

South along Oliver Drive from the car wash to a dirt track in Long Gully.

East along Sevens Road from the telephone booth to the intersection of Sevens

Estate Road in the vicinity of John Crow Lane.

West along a dirt track from Long Gully using an imaginary line to the top section of Buzz Rock.

During the hours of the curfew persons within its boundaries are required to remain inside their premises unless otherwise authorised in writing by the ground commander.

PM urges G8 to treat crime as a development issue - Breaking & Current Jamaica News - JamaicaObserver.com

PRIME Minister Bruce Golding has appealed to G8 countries for greater assistance to countries like Jamaica in the fight against organised crime.

According to Golding, this assistance must be broad-based and must recognise that rooting out crime is not just a law enforcement exercise but a major development issue. The jamaica Observer records the following report.

PM urges G8 to treat crime as a development issue - Breaking & Current Jamaica News - JamaicaObserver.com.