Educating engineers on safety
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The engineering curriculum should include and highlight the importance of ensuring safety of workers in construction projects. In an era when innovations are constantly being introduced in engineering materials and in actual engineering procedures, all aspects of the design stage should be examined closely for possible safety and health hazards. There have already been several cases wherein construction firms were penalized and their presidents imprisoned due to negligence of workers' safety.
Publication Name: Journal of Management in Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0742-597X
Year: 1999
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Safety ladder locks into place
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Jean-Francois Raymond has designed a flexible ladder which locks semi-rigid on unfolding, dubbed X-IT. The ladder, which features 'U' shaped rod frames, has been tested by Middlesex University Department of Engineering to a distributed load of 1,000 lbs. The innovative ladder is intended for use as a fire escape in domestic houses and other buildings which do not benefit from an emergency exit route.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 1998
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Safety net
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An effective security policy in the workplace is the one of the best deterrents to preventing breaches of security when dealing with data online. Businesses are advised to check potential clients or customers security policy before commencing trade arrangements.
Publication Name: Electrical Contractor
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0308-7174
Year: 2000
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