Accident prevention

Jun 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Cadet Proficiency Badge Scheme, Group 4 - General category

Source: CPBS handbook 2nd edition, SJAB Singapore

Accident prevention

  1. Know the provisions of the Highway Code applicable to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
  2. Know the signals given by the police and drivers
  3. Know the sequence of the traffic lights, road signs and the braking distances of a motor vehicle.
  4. Know how to maintain and make simple adjustments to any one machine, which the candidate may use, e.g. bicycle, lawn mover, sewing machine, etc.
  5. Know the procedure to be adopted when encountering an accident.
  6. Know the location of the nearest hospital, doctor, fire station and police station/police post from school and home.
  7. Know the main causes of accidents in the home and the precautions to take to avoid them with particular reference to young children, the elderly, expectant mothers, the sick and the handicapped in relation to:
    1. Electrical equipment
    2. Fires, stoves, washing machines, inflammable materials
    3. Gas appliances
    4. Scalds and burns
    5. Drugs and poisons
    6. Sharp objects
    7. Falls, including the danger of polished floors and wet vinyl floor coverings
    8. Seasonal hazards, e.g. floods, wet leaves, campfires, etc.

  8. Know the functions of the National Safety Council of Singapore.
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