Aviation industry deals with more than thousands of people and also spending millions of funds in order to meet the requirements, satisfy the necessities of people and to produce state-of-the-art aircraft. With its objective it is significant to consider the hazards involved and bring out an output with the least extent and under control risks to prevent any loss in terms of life and even profit.
In this study, the aim is to provide information and knowledge more on aircraft maintenance safety precautions and procedures in dealing with ground handling, general maintenance like working at height, working in confined spaces, moving suspended loads, aircraft refuelling or de-fuelling, ground de-icing/anti-icing and so on.
Task 1
D. Give detailed information about the safety precaution about the types and use of fire extinguisher equipment
Fire extinguishers are portable fire equipment which plays a vital role in any place since there are under circumstances that fire fighters are not absolutely essential wherein extinguishers are capable to fight the fire.
There are different classes of fire and extinguishers which depends on what is on fire. This is important to familiarize with to be able to know what type of extinguisher should be used in case of fire.
Class A Fires are the ordinary combustibles such as paper, wood, fabric. This is best extinguished solely by water. Water can only be used for class A fires, not for any other classes of fires like electrical fire, for instance, it can cause the fire to spread and make it worse.
Nowadays there are new extinguishers provided for this class which offers less conductibility.
Class B Fires are the flammable liquids such as petroleum, alcohol, oil. This clas...
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http://ettis.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/FPA-Fact-Sheet-for-Fire-Safety-Extinguishers.pdf
http://www.bettendorf.org/egov/documents/1160167747_549163.pdf
Task 2
Working at height - http://www.healthyworkinglives.com/advice/work-equipment/working-at-height#why
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf
Confined Spaces - http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Confined_Spaces/#define
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/os/D/Safe_Work_in_Confined_Spaces.pdf
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg258.pdf
http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2007/02/Aviation-Infiltration.aspx?Page=2
Suspended Loads - http://cmrris.com/news-construction-details/11/login.html
https://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/mathan.html
https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA2236/osha2236.html
Task 3
Aircraft Fuelling - https://www.iaa.ie/media/Air_fuelling1.pdf
Boeing Ltd. has initiated a project that will improve the design aircraft. This design will provide a safer and more comfortable flight. In conjunction with this project, Batchel...
The results have shown us that all four methods of extinguishing fires which we have used have been successful in putting the fires out but some were more efficient than others. Experiment A, with the vinegar, was the most successful substance. The fires in all the rounds of testing were quickly extinguished and there was barely any smoke. All the fires extinguished using Bottle A, were put out in under fifteen seconds with times such as fourteen seconds, thirteen seconds and eleven seconds. After the different rounds of testing, we also noticed that the product was easier to use and therefore put the fire out quicker. Experiment B, with the bicarbonate of soda, extinguished the fire but it took longer than experiment A and was not too efficient. The fires put out by Bottle B were put out between fifteen and
Class D fire extinguishers are the ones that are used to put fires out that started or have moved to flammable metals.
Firefighters then only knew how to put out fires by using the wool, wood and cotton method. They treated every fire as if it were this way. That never worked because you can put water on a gas fire. To be able to put out a fire you have to know what’s burning, when plastic burns you have to put out the fire a certain way. Houses then and now are made out of polycarbonate elements because they are man-made when an object is man-made and is on fire it isn’t really wood wool or cotton burning. Firefighters started training with some medical and required the firefighter 1 class. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Mouth-to-mouth Resuscitation/ CPR) was invented in 1965 by Peter Safar and James Elam. CPR is an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone’s heartbeat has stopped or breathing has stopped. This is usually used by firefighters to get oxygen through the body, and to get the victim/patient to start breathing and get the heart beating again, usually after electric shock, heart attack, drowning or car
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Historically, firefighters have been are our modern day first responders and are the most courageous and loyal people in today’s society. One issue buzzing around the media, however, is that fire departments are going over budget extinguishing wildfires. The definition of a wildfire is a large destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush. To put out any sort of fire, you need to take away any of the three components that fuel it, which include heat, oxygen, and fuel. What most civilians do not know is that most wildfires do have the potential to extinguish themselves, which saves money, health risks and resources. So why are firefighters still spending money to put wildfires out? Due to the overspending on limited natural resources and taxpayer’s money, the fire service should alter their approach on extinguishing naturally started fires, or wildfires.
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Firefighters are more than friends. You can't fight fires with friends. To fight fires you need a brotherhood. The men and women of the fire service across the globe consider each other family, this is one of the grand traditions of the fire department. Firefighters are constantly looking out for one another, thinking about the things they do and how it may affect the other’s lives and safety. Life safety is of the highest priority in the business of fire rescue. To achieve a safety standard there are many tasks that fire personnel are expected to carry out, for both a personal and a team related purpose. One of these tasks is the daily inspection of the fire apparatus upon arrival to the fire station. This task is with most certainty the most essential process that fire personnel are responsible for in order to get through the shift safely and efficiently.
The fire service has many years of traditions. Many of those traditions are good. However, some of those traditions are hurting and in some cases lead to the death of fire fighters. After finishing my research paper, I hope brings to attention that changes are needed in the fire service. The audience I am reaching out to are my fell fire fighters and fire administration. After reading, will look at current policies and procedures, and fire tactics on the fire ground. Fire administration will take the appropriate action to make the fire service more discipline. I will be taking an investigation look into different incidents that have accorded on fire ground scenes. Could have the injury and or death be avoided?
The Roman Emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of firefighter vigilantes in 24 BC when checking for fires was developed. Firefighters or what they called them (watchmen) sounded an alarm if they saw a fire somewhere. To put out the fire they used buckets of water, and threw the water directly at the fire. They also used a tool called the axe to free people from a building that was on fire, and tried to free them using the axe. For major fires they used long hooks with ropes attached to them to bring down a burning building and take out the fire on the ground. Sometimes they used explosives to bring down a burning building as well and put water on it on the ground.
Safety in the ethics and industry of aerospace technology is of prime importance for preventing tragic malfunctions and crashes. Opposed to automobiles for example, if an airplane breaks down while in mid-flight, it has nowhere to go but down. And sadly it will often go down “hard” and with a high probability of killing people. The Engineering Code of Ethics states first and foremost that, “Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public.” In the aerospace industry, this as well holds very true, both in manufacturing and in air safety itself. Airline safety has recently become a much-debated topic, although arguments over air safety and travel have been going ...
This term paper reviews the three most common catagories of aviation accident causes and factors. The causes and factors that will be discussed are human performance, environmental, and the aircraft itself. Although flying is one of the safest means of transportation, accidents do happen. It is the investigators job to determine why the accident happened, and who or what was at fault. In the event of an accident, either one or all of these factors will be determined as the cause of the accident. Also discussed will be one of the most tradgic plane crashes in aviation history and the human factors involved.
In conclusion, I know that from this day on, mechanical error can be prevented by keeping planes maintained a lot better on land so they won’t crash in the air. After those problems are changed, the percent of plane crashes should go down by at least half percent.
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