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AIMS OF FIRST AID

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AIMS OF FIRST AID  To preserve life  To prevent the worsening of ones medical condition  To promote  recovery  Safe transportation to the nearest health care facility   FIRST AID  First aid is the first assistance given to a casualty for any injury or sudden illness before the arrival of an ambulance or a qualified paramedical/medical person . It may involve improvising with facilities and material available at site. A B C rule This Rule will help to identify these needs A-  An open or clear breathing airway B - Breathing adequacy C - Circulation sufficiency Checking for breathing Check for breathing in an unconscious casualty: first the airway , as described previously and then look, listen and feel for any sign of respiration.   Look for chest /abdominal movement  Listen for breathing sounds.  Feel the air coming out of the nose o...

ALL ABOUT TRAFFIC RULES

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TRAFFIC RULE Each company should frame suitable ‘code of traffic rules’ for regulating the movement of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (commensurate with the capacity/size, type of machines used in the mechanised opencast mines) for enforcement in each mine. Such Code of Traffic Rules should be approved by Tripartite Committee.  7th Safety Conferance Traffic rules are designed for safe operation of vehicle. 1.a.ONLY authorized (by Manager) person shall drive/operate vehicle within mine premises. b. A private vehicle shall not be driven in to mine premises unless authorized mine manager or an official. c. Any driver not regularly working in or about the mine shall request and receive permission to enter the mine premises from the manager / official.   SPEED LIMITS a. Permanent or temporary speed limits set by the mine manager  for any area of the mine or any vehicle or class of vehicles shall be followed. b. Where visibility o...