personal safety

personal safety

self-defense

cyber bullying

b. go into a business that is open

B

Letting your family know when you’re going out and when you’ll be back is letting them know where to find you when you are facing a risky or uncomfortable situation.

Letting your family know when you’re going out and when you’ll be back is letting them know where to find you when you are facing a risky or uncomfortable situation.

Shouting “fire” instead of “help” will more likely to get a response. It attracts attention making more people attentive to their surroundings and helps to dissuade the attacker.

Shouting “fire” instead of “help” will more likely to get a response. It attracts attention making more people attentive to their surroundings and helps to dissuade the attacker.

Internet predators build trust to lure their victims for bad intentions while cyberbullies use hurtful, scary, and threatening comments to their victims.

Internet predators build trust to lure their victims for bad intentions while cyberbullies use hurtful, scary, and threatening comments to their victims.

unintentional injury

unintentional injury

accident chain

fire extinguisher

smoke alarm

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets standards to ensure safe and healthy working condition and enforces employers to comply with their standards.

b. Every month

B

d. Falls

D

d. Develop peer mediation programs

D

1. An Unsafe Situation
2. An Unsafe Habit
3. An Unsafe Action
4. The Accident
5. The Consequences

Because wiring problems are the common source of house fires, following rules of electrical safety can help prevent home fires.

Mixing of household chemicals is dangerous, as it can result in dangerous fumes, explosions, home fires and burns.

hypothermia

personal flotation device

frostbite

a. the people ahead of you

A

c. in designated a area with a lifeguard present

C

d. always wear a life jacket

D

Avoid keeping food in or near sleeping areas, where wild animals may come looking for it.

A buddy can help in case of an emergency in all types of outdoor activities.

If you get caught in a current, swim with the current until it releases you, then swim back to the shore.

Graduated licensing

road rage

Defensive driving

a. is not paying attention

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 25% of all crashes happen when the driver is distracted such as sending text messages or use of cellphone while driving.

b. on the far right side of the road.

Cyclist ride with the flow of traffic on the right side while the pedestrians use the opposite side of the road since they travel against traffic.

d. by one person at a time

D

Young drivers may be more likely to get into an accident because they lack the experience and skills needed to drive safely. The are more likely to underestimate the hazards of the road. They may also take more risks such as speeding, running red lights, or driving after using alcohol or drugs.

Graduated licensing protects inexperienced and others on road.
Many programs have three stages : learner, provisional and full driver’s license. Each stage has different set of driving restrictions.

If you start to lose balance, crouch down so you won’t fall far. Try to keep your body loose and roll, rather than absorbing the force of the fall with your arms, which can cause wrist injuries.

If you start to lose balance, crouch down and try to keep your body loose and roll, rather than absorbing the force of the fall.