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21Safety engineer — cope of a Safety EngineerTo perform their professional functions, safety engineering professionals must have education, training and experience in a common body of knowledge. They need to have a fundamental knowledge of physics, chemistry,… …
22Critical engine — The critical engine of a multi engine, fixed wing aircraft is the one whose failure would result in the most adverse effects on the aircraft s handling and performance. Contents 1 Description 2 Factors affecting engine criticality 2.1… …
23Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points — (HACCP) is a systematic preventive approach to food safety and pharmaceutical safety that addresses physical, chemical, and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to …
24Software System Safety — In Software Engineering, Software System Safety optimizes system safety in the design, development, use, and maintenance of software systems and their integration with safety critical hardware systems in an operational environment.… …
25Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… …
26Air safety — is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as… …
27Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …
28Lasers and aviation safety — Under certain conditions, laser light or other bright lights (spotlights, searchlights) directed at aircraft can be a hazard. The most likely scenario is when a bright visible laser light causes distraction or temporary flash blindness to a pilot …
29Royal Dutch Shell safety concerns — An article entitled [http://www.shell.com/home/content/aboutshell/swol/july sept 2007/safety culture.html Sharpening Shell’s safety culture ] was published on 10 August 2007 on the portal [http://www.shell.com website] of the energy multi… …
30Mobile phones and driving safety — A driver placing a call Mobile phone use while driving is common, but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving, some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Others… …
