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Gyekye, Seth Ayim; Salminen, Simo – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
The study examined the relationship between age and I) safety perception; ii) job satisfaction; iii) compliance with safety management policies; and (iv) accident frequency. Participants were Ghanaian industrial workers (N = 320) categorized into 4 age groups: 19-29 years; 30-39 years; 40-50 years; and 51 years and above. Workplace safety…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Work Attitudes, Occupational Safety and Health
Pember, Mary Annette – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2010
Tribal colleges are at the forefront of a communitywide effort to combat suicide with culturally relevant methods. The Wiconi Ohitika project is one of several tribal college and mainstream university efforts to address the high rates of suicide among American Indians. According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide…
Descriptors: Accidents, Prevention, American Indians, Alaska Natives
Barst, Barry; Bialeschki, M. Deborah; Comstock, R. Dawn – Journal of Experiential Education, 2008
More than 11 million children attend more than 12,000 summer camps in the United States each year. The challenges to keeping children and the staff healthy and safe can be daunting. To better understand the types of illnesses and injuries common to the camp environment, the American Camp Association (ACA) has undertaken a 5-year study to document…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Injuries, Summer Programs, Health Promotion
Wan, Ming Wai; Green, Jonathan – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Specific thematic content arising from children's doll play is often considered to give clinically meaningful information regarding their mental state, but has received little systematic enquiry. This exploratory study examined the negative and atypical content themes in the attachment story narratives of children with behaviour…
Descriptors: Accidents, Play, Mothers, Psychopathology
Huntress, Patricia – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2007
Safety should be a priority in every classroom for every age group. Most art teachers know the chemicals to avoid in the student environment. It is their responsibility as art teachers to include safety information in every lesson plan and inform each student of the safety precautions they must take with each activity, without depriving them of…
Descriptors: Safety, Art Education, Art Materials, Classroom Techniques

Leditschke, J. F. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1979
Discusses some of the major causes of accidents in childhood: road trauma, drowning, burns, and poisoning. Also, briefly indicates methods to reduce such accidents. (CM)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Children, Injuries
Depczynski, Julie; Fragar, Lyn; Hawkins, Antonia; Stiller, Laurence – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
Injuries are the leading cause of death to young children in rural Australia, with drowning in farm dams being a major risk. This paper assesses the impact of an intervention to increase safe play areas on farms to prevent unsupervised access by young children to water bodies and other hazards. Surveys of 1,117 adult farmers attending Ag Quip…
Descriptors: Play, Child Safety, Accident Prevention, Death
Folkman, John; Strasburger, Tom – School Business Affairs, 2009
Despite the challenges of understaffing, unfunded legislative mandates, and tight budgets, district support services departments are still expected to meet school systems' myriad noncurriculum-related needs. But the very nature of these services, even when they are focused on school safety and security, is so diverse and labor-intensive that…
Descriptors: School Safety, Automation, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication
Russell, Megan; Maher, Catherine; Dorrell, Mandi; Pitcher, Christianna; Henderson, Lorrie – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of Devereux's Safe and Positive Approaches training curricula (SPA) in the reduction of injury and restraint. Several data points were collected including utilization rates of restrictive interventions, number of youth injuries, number of staff injuries, and whether the program/organization is a user or…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Residential Institutions, Injuries, Intervention
Cherrett, Tom; Wills, Gary; Price, Joe; Maynard, Sarah; Dror, Itiel E. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
The cost of health and safety (H&S) failures to the UK industry is currently estimated at up to 6.5 billion British Pounds per annum, with the construction sector suffering unacceptably high levels of work-related incidents. Better H&S education across all skill levels in the industry is seen as an integral part of any solution.…
Descriptors: Industry, Civil Engineering, Learning Experience, Training Methods
Hudson, Susan D.; Olsen, Heather M.; Thompson, Donna – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate school playground safety practices. The study used a purposeful sample of school nurses who attended a playground safety workshop at the 2006 National Association of School Nurses annual conference. Seventy-five questionnaires were distributed, and 64 useable questionnaires were returned. The responses…
Descriptors: Play, Equipment Maintenance, Child Safety, Prevention
Mavis, Ilknur – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
The purpose of the study is first to investigate whether there is a significant difference among three study groups in terms of total content words, total nominal and verbal productions, and total nominal and verbal inflections; and secondly to analyse the most frequent words produced in relation to a picture description task. The underlying…
Descriptors: Accidents, Verbs, Nouns, Hospitals

Watts, Cliff K.; And Others – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1986
A survey conducted in Boulder during the primary cycling months revealed that nearly half of bicycle accidents involved a motor vehicle and 30 percent were caused by gravel. Steps which can be taken to reduce the bicycle accident rate are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Bicycling
Olsen, Heather M.; Hudson, Susan D.; Thompson, Donna – Journal of School Nursing, 2008
Playgrounds are a major source of unintentional injuries in the school environment. In fact, 80% of all injuries on public playground equipment happen at school. Thus, the need for developing a playground injury prevention plan is critical to provide safe educational outdoor environments for children. The S.A.F.E.[TM] framework for injury…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Health Promotion, School Nurses, Injuries
Science Education International, 2008
The tendency for the press and public to over-react on safety. The need to balance risk against benefit. The difference between hazard and risk. Preventative or protective steps (control measures) to reduce the risk from particular hazards. Examples in school science, including the use of eye protection and alternative strategies, if eye…
Descriptors: School Safety, Laboratory Safety, Safety, Safety Education