The National Fire Protection Association has a variety of safety information for firefighters responding to an emergency involving electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (http://www.evsafetytraining.org). Fire Protection Division Manager Ken Willette demonstrates in this video how the 2013 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Emergency Field Guide can be used to assess the safety risk of individual automobile models.
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How do you prepare one of the world's largest floating oil platforms to survive tropical storms? Shell's highly-skilled mooring team faces the tense challenge of anchoring this deep-water platform to the seabed off the coast of Malaysia. Witness this fascinating insight into how high-tech robotics and human ingenuity deliver a safe solution.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Ore., conducted a medevac of two stranded hikers in Olympic National Park in August 2013. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., worked with the Jayhawk crew, lowering a rescue swimmer who prepared the hikers for hoists. U.S. Coast Guard video by Sector Columbia River, Ore.
DuPont Sustainable Solutions collaborated with Eskom in South Africa to help the electricity supplier create a culture of safety and sustainability that keeps their employees safe while also protecting our planet. This video is part of the DuPont Collaboration Series on CNBC Africa.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, discusses heart disease and stroke, the health problems that cause the most deaths in the United States, in the September 2013 edition of Vital Signs (www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/). One in three deaths in the United States results from cardiovascular disease. This figure is of great concern, especially because research clearly shows that we could prevent many of these deaths, according to the agency.
Advance Lifts, Inc. of St. Charles, Illinois has a new video on palletizing and depalletizing lifts. This new video highlights the 3 most common types of lifts used, self-leveling air spring and mechanical spring units plus an electric hydraulic unit. Within each section you will find a review of the lift's key features, how it is adjusted and a demonstration of each unit in use.
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When disaster strikes, the nation depends on emergency response workers who are prepared and trained to respond effectively. The Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) system is a health monitoring and surveillance framework that includes recommendations and tools specific to protect emergency responders during all phases of a response, including pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment phases.
The ERHMS technical assistance document (available at http://ERHMS.nrt.org or http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/erhms/) was developed by an interagency workgroup coordinated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and published by the National Response Team.
Ford Social sits down with Kevin Layden, director of Electrification Programs and Engineering for Ford, to discuss common fuel economy myths submitted by our fans.
A look at the MaK 12 M 32 C engine tilt test.