COURSE ASSIGNMENTS – HED 313s

 

Name________________________________

Assignments                                        Point value                                                            Points received

Chart of bar graph showing current accident statistics in United States

25

 

 

Test #1

50

 

Two Article Reviews

25, 25

 

Paper on how injury control and prevention is a part of everyday activities

50

 

Fire Drill and exit plan for own place of residence and write report

50

 

Paper on potential hazards of consumer product

50

 

Conduct home safety inspection and write report

50

 

Test #2

50

 

Recreation or Workplace safety paper

50

 

Write a one page paper of issue of injuries in the United States and in Illinois.  Why should we be concern about injuries?  What are the biggest injury issues?

20

 

Tigers:  A Game in Earnest

Match the 10 strategies for reducing injuries to a list of situations. 

Used as bonus of up to 10 points

 

After reviewing the example table, think of another type of event, determine two (2) pre-event examples, two (2) event examples, and two (2) post-event examples

10

 

Write a paragraph of the safety topics that should be taught to students grades 9-12. 

10

 

In a sentence or two determine the main types/trends of injuries to young people in a school setting

5

 

Find five (5) Web sites that relate to farm safety.

  1.One site that relates to PTOs (power take-off systems) and their hazards

  2.One Web site that relates to tractor injuries and tractor safety

  3.One Web site that discusses ROPS (tractor Roll-Over Protection Systems or Structures)

  4.One Web site that discusses children injuries on a farm

  5.One that discusses chemical hazards on the farm.  Summarize each Web site in a paragraph and include the URL (Web site address) for each site.

20

 

Why is farming stressful?  Why is farming hazardous?

5

 

Go to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/ and click on the Site Map (this is usually the best way to review all of the features and components of a Web site [if it has a Site Map]).  Review at least three (3) of the CPSC publications and write a paragraph of each one.  Review the 4 Kids section and do the activities for each game and write a paragraph on the 4 Kids section.  Review the press releases for one of the most recent months and write a short paragraph (summary) on the total press releases for that month.

15

 

Start out by taking the home safety test.  This is a “just for fun” or “what I know [or don’t know]” test.

Just for fun, but you need to turn in

 

Visit the National Electrical Safety Foundation web site and complete all of the links that they have, including the:

·Home safety FAQ

·In-Home electrical safety check booklet (you need PDF)

·Consumer columns

·Home electrical safety quiz (take quiz)

·Senior citizen tips

·Home safety tips

Write a one page summary of what you learned from this review

15

 

Lowe’s Home Safety Council

Take their Home Safety IQ Quiz and determine your home safety knowledge.

5

 

Look at Home Inspector Locator's home safety tips and send your Instructor a copy of two of the tips

5

 

Review Home Safety Council’s 2004 State of Home Safety in America Report and write paragraph on 3 major findings.

10

 

Visit the Canadian Safety Council’s Web site and view the children’s area (click on children on left column).  Review the various activities

10

 

Visit a local hospital or public health department or police department where they work with helping parents and other adults in placing child safety seat and child restraints in vehicles.  Determine how they work with the public in helping reduce child related motor vehicle injuries.  What type of programming do they conduct to help the public.  Write a one page summary of your  findings/interview/observations

20

 

Pedestrian Signal Quiz (take this quiz

5

 

Bicycle collisions statistics (write an one page assessment on the bicycle injury statistics in the United states

10

 

Visit the Illinois State Police Bicycle Safety Web page and review the 7 areas shown.  Write a one paragraph summary on the important information

10

 

Topic Assignment- Develop a list of 10 critical pedestrian

safety issues, 10 critical school bus safety issues, and 10 critical bicycle safety issues.

15

 

From 2 Web sites, develop a comprehensive list of the protective            wearing/riding clothing and equipment a motorcycle rider and passenger should wear while on a motorcycle

10

 

Review at least two of the     

reports written by the University of North Carolina Highway Traffic Research Center.  Write a one page report summary the important points in these reports

10

 

Write a 1-2 page paper on the leading causes of motor vehicle crashes and what you would do to reduce such injuries in the county in which

you live

15

 

Go to the Technical Links part of the OSHA Web site.  Read the information provided with the first three topics listed below.  Pick two other topics.  Write a short paragraph summarizing the main points mentioned in the topic presentations on each of the 5 topics

15

 

View the two U.S. Coast Guard Web sites and write a paragraph on each site on boating safety.

10

 

View the following Web site and write a paragraph on the 10 rules to hunting safety discussed and presented

10

 

View another Web site pertaining to hunting safety and write a paragraph on the main safety factors discussed

10

 

Pick your favorite recreational activity and write a one page paper on the key safety factors relating to preventing injuries while participating in this recreational activity (this is different than your 3-5 page paper on workplace observation or recreational activity).

15

 

Go to the American Red Cross Web site at: http://www.redcross.org/   and review and write one paragraph on each of 3 “Spotlight” topics

10

 

Go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency at:  

http://www.fema.gov and review and write one paragraph on each of 3 of the stories shown on the main page.

10

 

On FEMA Web site review and write an one paragraph on:

·        Hurricanes

·        Tornadoes

·        Floods

·        Earthquakes

·        Thunderstorms

20

 

Find a Web site of your choice on how to prepare for an earthquake.  Describe in a paragraph the main features and preventive points mentioned on this Web site.

15

 

Violence prevention - Review three of the topics shown.  Write a brief paragraph on each of the three topics

15

 

Final Exam

50

 

 

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