Kerala to make road safety part of school curriculum The pathbreaking initiative, by the Kerala Road Safety Authority (KRSA) and General Education Department, has come at a time when numerous lives are lost on the road. Of the fatalities, 40% are pedestrians and 70% of them are children.

“Strict enforcement measures and awareness programmes do not help to bring down the road accidents and fatalities. The aim is to develop a road safety culture among the children with good attitudes and skills, first as pedestrians and cyclists and then when they start driving,” says Road Safety Commissioner, KRSA, N. Shanker Reddy.

In the 1960s, An American Aircraft Carrier Was Almost Sunk (By Its Own Planes)

Two deadly collisions involving U.S. Navy destroyers in June and August 2017 may have cost the lives of up to sixteen sailors, leading the Navy to declare a day-long operational pause to reflect upon its safety culture. That such similar accidents took place in such close proximity reflects stresses and failings common to the maritime fighting branch.

In the 1960s, the Navy also suffered a series of deadly accidents aboard its carriers. In their wake came major reforms addressing the inherent dangers of operating ships packed full of explosive munitions, fuel and jet planes. This three-part series will examine why each of the accidents occurred, how the crew responded and the lessons that were drawn from the tragedies.

Durham, NC fire chief cites lessons learned from deadly gas explosion

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) – Seven months after Durham’s deadly gas explosion, Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos is reflecting on his team’s response, which he says went extremely well.

A total of 97 firefighters responded to the chaos.

Zoldos said that for most of them, it was their first major disaster.

“I learned a lot about my staff. I was relatively new. I had just been here a few months when this happened,” Zoldos said.

Two people died and 25 people were injured. Nine firefighters were hospitalized, including Darren Wheeler, who was seriously injured.

“We’re thrilled to have him back. That was really the scariest moment for us. To possibly lose someone in the line of duty,” Zoldos said. I think there’s a lot of learning all of us could do as far as how to command control of such a big incident.”

In a newly released report, Zoldos highlighted 11 ways his team plans to improve safety and response.

Among the top priorities:

All firefighters must wear the proper protective gear to keep them safe when responding to a hazmat scene, explosion or building collapse.

That did not happen on April 10. Some wore borrowed gear.

Effective immediately, more units will respond to the smell of gas downtown or in densely populated areas.

Rich Meyer, a Carolina Livery bus driver was parked across from the explosion on North Duke Street which, Chief Zoldos says was partially shut down. Moving forward, he said firefighters will feel empowered to fully close streets.

“Us stopping it a little earlier - 30 minutes earlier might have had a little bit more safety for us and we would not have had to worry about people in the street as well,” he said.

Zoldos said the department needs a total of 75 firefighters to meet national and federal safety standards. He’s working with the city to hire 15 each year during the next five years.

IAEA Launches Spanish Version of Online Course on Radiation Protection of Radiotherapy Patients

The five-hour course comprises 12 modules that aim to help participants improve their understanding of safety and quality. It highlights techniques that can reduce and avoid incidents in radiotherapy and the value and use of incident learning systems. It also emphasizes safety culture and tools that can enhance safety in radiotherapy. Participants that pass the final examination can receive a certificate of completion.

Developing pilot pathways

How a 12-year-old recruitment program developed by Jazz Aviation is being leveraged within a new collaboration between Toronto Airways and Seneca College to foster future flight instructors

Purves served as an instructor with Jazz and understands the need for such professionals to build an airline’s safety culture. “We saw a need for highly qualified instructors to be retained at these schools to develop new students who were coming through,” he says. “We wanted to show there is an opportunity or pathway for instructors to be able to come to Jazz.” Purves explains becoming an instructor allows someone to learn more about their professional skill set and pass it along, continuing a critical cycle.

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Greg Neal, a Duncan, Oklahoma board of education member and a 38 year employee of Halliburton, spoke to the emphasis on safety the Hub would allow.

“What I want to do is talk about safety. When this idea was first proposed I said ‘We’re going to have students and power tools? And, I thought NO’” Neal said. “As time has gone on we are building a safety program, we’re making sure whoever is going to operate this machinery has the right training and I am hoping that we can start a safety culture in High School rather than waiting until we get to the work place.”

These labs will take students through the whole creation process from beginning to end.

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