Assignments Point
value Points
received
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Chart of bar graph showing
current accident statistics in United States |
25 |
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Test #1 |
50 |
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Two Article Reviews |
25, 25 |
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Paper on how injury control
and prevention is a part of everyday activities |
50 |
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Fire Drill and exit plan for
own place of residence and write report |
50 |
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Paper on potential hazards
of consumer product |
50 |
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Conduct home safety
inspection and write report |
50 |
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Test #2 |
50 |
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Recreation or Workplace
safety paper |
50 |
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Write a one page paper of
issue of injuries in the |
20 |
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Tigers: A Game in Earnest
Match the 10 strategies for
reducing injuries to a list of situations.
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Used
as bonus of up to 10 points |
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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 |
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Write a paragraph of the
safety topics that should be taught to students grades
9-12. |
10 |
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In a sentence or two
determine the main types/trends of injuries to young people in a school
setting |
5 |
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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 |
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Why is farming stressful?
Why is farming hazardous? |
5 |
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Go to the |
15 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lowe’s Home Safety Council Take their Home Safety IQ
Quiz and determine your home safety knowledge. |
5 |
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Look at Home Inspector
Locator's home safety tips and send your Instructor a copy of two of the tips |
5 |
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Review Home Safety Council’s
2004 State of |
10 |
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Visit the Canadian Safety
Council’s Web site and view the children’s area (click on children on left
column). Review the various activities
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10 |
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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 |
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Pedestrian Signal Quiz (take
this quiz |
5 |
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Bicycle collisions
statistics (write an one page assessment on the bicycle injury statistics in
the |
10 |
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Visit the |
10 |
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Topic Assignment- Develop a
list of 10 critical pedestrian safety issues, 10 critical school bus safety issues, and 10
critical bicycle safety issues. |
15 |
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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 |
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Review at least two of
the reports written by the |
10 |
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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 |
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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 |
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View the two |
10 |
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View the following Web site
and write a paragraph on the 10 rules to hunting safety discussed and
presented |
10 |
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View another Web site
pertaining to hunting safety and write a paragraph on the main safety factors
discussed |
10 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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On FEMA Web site review and
write an one paragraph on: · Hurricanes · Tornadoes · Floods · Earthquakes · Thunderstorms |
20 |
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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 |
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Violence prevention - Review
three of the topics shown. Write a
brief paragraph on each of the three topics |
15 |
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Final Exam |
50 |
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840
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