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Prevention through design (PtD), also called safety by design usually in Europe, is the concept of applying methods to minimize occupational hazards early in the design process, with an emphasis on optimizing employee health and safety throughout the life cycle of materials and processes. [1]
Turner Falls is a waterfall on Honey Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains of south-central Oklahoma, United States, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Davis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With a height of 77 feet (23 m), Turner Falls is locally considered Oklahoma's tallest waterfall, [ 3 ] although its height matches one in Natural Falls State Park .
The older span is a Whipple truss design. The newer spans use a modified Warren truss design (vertical truss members are added to the traditional form of a Warren truss). The bridge was refurbished in 2006 to be part of the new Canalside Rail Trail. [3] [4] However, though the bridge can now be used, the refurbishing is not complete as of July ...
Inherent safety has been recognised as a desirable principle by a number of national authorities, including the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission [10] and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). In assessing COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations) sites the HSE states “Major accident hazards should be avoided or reduced at ...
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Every spring in the United States, many safety organizations sponsor a voluntary week-long campaign to raise awareness about falls in construction, the leading cause of death for construction workers. [87] This event provides employers the opportunity to discuss safety hazards such as falls and how to prevent them.
Before the bridge was constructed, a ferry known as "Bissel's Ferry" operated approximately a quarter-mile upriver from this site. In 1878, the ferry was replaced by an earlier bridge, known as the Upper or 'Red' Suspension Bridge—distinguishing it from the "Lower Suspension Bridge," at the current downriver site of the Turners Falls Road Bridge—which was 563 feet long. [2]
Route 2 left Turners Falls via Millers Falls Road. In 1932, a more modern bridge capable of handling the increased automobile traffic, the French King Bridge, opened further upstream and Route 2 was relocated to its modern alignment along French King Highway. [4] The former alignment through Turners Falls was designated as Route 2A. The Route ...