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ACI put on lock down as a result of a hazmat situation
By: News Staff Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) - The ACI was locked down on Tuesday after a Correctional Officer found an unidentified white powder. The officer foun...
Tips for Managing Growth: Put the Patient First
Dr. Timothy Ihrig, Medical Director of Palliative Care at the Trinity Regional Medical Center within the Unity Point Heath System, offers advice on how to ov...
How to Help a Child or Pet Locked in a Hot Car
The EPD gives us valuable info on what to do when you find a child or pet locked in a hot car
Stay Out of the "What If" Rabbit Hole to Avoid Panic In High-Stress Situations
When the pressure’s on, your brain can switch to panic mode in a hurry. Keep your calm by avoiding the rabbit hole of “what if”s your mind can generate.
Why Do I Need Hazmat Training If I'm Just Making Shipments?
We are a premier online safety training & consulting company that offers a variety of OSHA, DOT, EPA and Hazwoper courses online with instant certification.
How to Stay Calm in Stressful Situations
Take a deep breath and try one of these 15 tips. We're gonna make it through this together.
How to Deal with a Traumatic Situation at Work
At some point in every nurse’s career, they will experience a traumatic situation such as a hemorrhage, code blue, or even the death of a patient. It is important to know how to deal with the aftermath of this type of event so you can begin the healing process. Failing to take care of yourself …
How to de-escalate tense situations: Tips for retailers
Tips for retailers for when customers refuse to follow safety requirements in stores.
10 Journalists Who Went Undercover Into Horrifying Situations
Journalists are often painted as people willing to do anything to get to the truth, and sometimes, that's absolutely accurate. One of the most famous inves
How to Defuse Red Alert Situations With Upset Patients
When you have a patient who's scared, angry, stressed, or otherwise upset, you need to keep calm yourself before you can begin to calm them down.
What happens when you're locked inside a hot car for 30 minutes
110-DEGREE DEATH TRAP: A deputy constable illustrates how spending half an hour inside a hot vehicle can be extremely lethal to children.
Why we avoid ‘sudden death’ situations
When facing a risk of immediate failure, people often avoid it, even if it improves the odds of success.
Active Shooter Situation: How Nurses Can Prepare Themselves
Being mentally prepared will help nurses to take action immediately on the “Run, Hide, Fight” continuum and could save your own and other’s lives.
Your Guide to Situational Awareness, Threat Assessment & Response
An analysis of the three keys to surviving a lethal encounter: situational awareness, assessing the threat and deciding and acting out the right response.
Look before you lock: Tips on National Heatstroke Prevention Day
Leaving your child behind in a hot car is the type of thing that we think could never happen to us.
Experts give self-defense tips in case of dangerous situation
Do you ever find yourself in a potentially dangerous situation and wonder how could you protect yourself?
What is Lock Out/Tag Out: OSHA Rules Your Workers Have to Know
Lock Out Tag Out training is vital to running a industrial facility safely and in accordance with the law. OSHA training is not just a good idea.
5 Critical Steps to Consider When Diffusing a Hostile Situation
These five steps will help you to avoid and diffuse a hostile situation, preventing it from escalating to potentially dangerous levels.
3 things to train your employees so they avoid an explosive situation
I was reading in one of the Facebook Groups about someone that had a client cancel service today because they came home to find the house filled with gas. The cleaners had accidentally left the one of the stove’s gas burners on. For obvious reasons the clients were furious. The cleaning business owner was upset with her employees for making such a huge mistake. But this mistake is easier to make than you would imagine. If the gas stove has knobs in the…
5 Common and Easily Avoidable Mistakes That Lead to Survival Situations
Sometimes, it’s the stupid little mistakes that get us killed. We call in sick to work and sneak off to fish or hunt a new spot. Then something bad happens, and no one has a clue as to where we’ve disappeared. Or maybe you’ve gone rock scrambling in a box canyon by yourself and a boulder now has your arm pinned (we all know that story). If we’d taken a friend with us, he could have gone for help and we might still…
Is This Your Situation: Concerned About Being Too Sick to Make Decisions?
It's helpful if you can let your doctors know in advance what you want to happen if you can't speak for yourself. An Advance Health Care Directive lays out who you want to speak for you and what kind of treatments you want. In this way, you are prepared before health care decisions need to be made<br>You can make an Advance Directive if you are 18 years or older and capable of making your own medical decisions. You can choose an adult…
