Monday, January 26, 2009

ACCIDENTS-

It must be appreciated that accidents can’t just happen, and can be prevented if due care and precautions are taken. Many of the accidents are the result of careless, thoughtlessness and neglect on part of human being.The senseless, thoughtless and careless acts and uncontrollable emotions are the basic reasons behind the happening of accidents. Although accidents can happen anywhere; it is easy to identify the place where most probly the accidents occur. In general accidents occur at the place where either human or any other form of power is in action. The accident places may be grouped into theree groups viz.
1) Indoor accident
2) Outdoor accident
3) Special category of accidents
1) Indoor places of accident
a) Kitchen, where gas, stove, electrically operated kitchenwares cookers and like appliances are used. b) Bathrooms where electric gaysers are used, and the acid bottles for cleaning are stored. c) Sitting rooms, and dining rooms
2) Outdoor places of accidents-
a) Roads b) Work places, where machinbes are used. c) Sports grounds.
3) Special category of accidents-
a) Poisoning, either accidental, such as food poisoning or intentional to commit suicide.
b) Bites and stings, such as dog bite, snake bite etc.
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS-
Accident prevention always better than copying with its effects.. As already pointed out accidents occure due to senseless acts and emotional outbursts, hence accidents may be prevented by being sensible and controlling emotions while acting. Get rid from some of the factors such as tiredless, streress, worry, anger that are responsible for faulty acts. Take due precautions while handling electric appliances, follow the rules to prevent fire.; take care of your habits and obey the rules while handling machinery. These are few of the hints if carefully observed would help to prevent accidents.

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