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Home Design & Safety
17.05.1990
Disk 47
TALK AT UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA – FAKULTI PERUBATAN ON JULY 29TH 1990.
TOPIC: HOME DESIGN AND SAFETY
Accidents in the Home
1. Why Accidents Occur
a) Use of wrong materials
b) Defective services
c) Lack of safety precautions
d) Poor workmanship
2. Explanation & Provide Examples
a) Use of wrong materials:
- Flooring public areas
- Wet areas
- Exposed areas
b) Defective Services
- Fire
- Electrician
– voltage is high
– poor connections
– water damages
3. Lack of Safety Precautions
- Glass walls
- Stair railings
- Safety barriers
- Low walls
- Guard rails
- Security grilles to corridors & doors
- Drowning in pools by young children
4. Poor Workmanship
- Uneven floor level
- Slippery surfaces
- Falls in wrong directions
- Poor fixing
- Poor lighting conductors and earthing
How accidents can be avoided.