Topic: safety
Definition:

  • the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
  • "insure the safety of the children"
  • "the reciprocal of safety is risk" a safe place
  • "He ran to safety" a device designed to prevent injury or accidents (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse a score in American football
  • a player is tackled behind his own goal line

    Related tag cloud:

  • training
  • health
  • fire
  • security
  • osha
  • protection
  • emergency
  • education
  • industrial
  • construction
  • equipment
  • rescue
  • uk
  • environment
  • children
  • first aid
  • safe
  • prevention
  • environmental
  • management
  • service
  • Resources:

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
    The department of the US government with the responsibility to ensure safety and healthful work environments.
    http://www.osha.gov

    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Independent US regulatory agency that helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products. Listed are a variety of topics, including recalls, guidelines and information for consumers and producers.
    http://www.cpsc.gov/

    National Safety Council (U.S.)
    Site provides information on many safety, health and environmental topics; training resources (worker safety, DDC, FAI, CPR); products; publications; news; programs; and home safety. NSC is a membership organization.
    http://www.nsc.org/

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Automobile safety information, auto crash testing statistics, recalls.
    http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    The best place to learn about virology and diseases.
    http://www.cdc.gov