Personal security

The introduction of tight personal security procedures and visual or X-ray inspection of carry-on luggage at all domestic and international airports in 1972, resulted in almost complete elimination of skyjacking incidents in the USA. This situation has most likely interrupted or delayed the further development of automatic non-destructive inspection methods for expls in baggage at airline terminals... 

Chapter 11 addresses national and personal security, both the role that the chemical sciences can play in dealing with terrorist threats and the other ways in which national and personal security depend on current and future advances. There are serious challenges in this area. How can we detect chemical or biological attacks How can we deal with them when they are detected How can we provide improved materials and weapons to our armed forces, and to our civilian police What can we contribute to increase the security of the average citizen We conclude that this is an area where the chemical sciences are particularly central and relevant. 

The personal security of our citizens also benefits directly from science and technology. Our police forces are equipped with light, strong bulletproof vests made of modem synthetic materials, and fire rescue personnel wear protective clothing made from temperature-resistant polymers. The smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in our homes are based on chemical processes that detect dangerous substances. Personal security is enhanced in the broadest sense by water purification and by the chemical testing procedures that assure us of clean water and food. 

The three cases illustrate the professional shifts forced on humanists, who yearned for personal security or the undisturbed pursuit of their scholarly interests. Their motives for withdrawing from the debate appear to be a mixture of practical concerns and a genuine desire for peace. Although suspicions remain in Beatus and... 

One participant, a representative from the energy industry, noted that there is a tremendous amount of worry and a sense of there being problems in the world related to oil in the Middle East and personal security. [The potential for hydrogen to help] reduce tensions and ameliorate foreign policy problems could benefit people s sense of well being. ... 

Disasters worldwide are best seen as complex emergencies where the main issue, that is, famine, flood, or pandemic normally is underpinned by political, ethnic, or tribal conflict. Working in such environments presents an increased risk to personal security. Nurses must always ensure that personal safety is of the utmost priority. 

Destroy the public s assumptions about their own personal security... 

In this book, Birgit Pfitzmann makes essential contributions to the three dimensions discussed before she presents an innovative class of digital signature schemes these schemes enhance the autonomy and personal security of individual users these schemes are thoroughly engineered. 

Typically, the certifying physician functions as an agent of the party that seeks his help and pays for his services. For example, he helps a person secure a prescription drug, deferment from military service, relief from jury duty, or a handicapped parking permit. Or he helps an institution, whose interests may differ or oppose those of the patient, for example, to solve a crime, as a coroner declare a soldier fit or unfit for duty, as a military physician prevent a person... 

Abstract Today electrochemical sensors are widely used for personal security,... 

It was all of these concerns and my conviction that I may not be far from being correct in my thoughts that motivated me to write this book. It is my belief that personal security and well being is intimately tied to National Security. And if you are apt to agree with me, you will also agree that a book such as this will be invaluable for Americans and non Americans alike, in particular those who are not so imbued with relevant scientific and technical knowledge of the core material. Those who may not have the time to research these matters should personally find the book informative. 

The natural rights of man are (i) personal security and liberty (2) security of, and freedom to own, property (3) equality. 

Personal Security Screening Systems These operate with the highest microwave frequencies. PNNL have recently developed a standoff, three-dimensional imaging technique and prototype that operates with mm waves (Lesurf 1990) near 350 GHz. It scans personnel at distances up to 20 m within a period of 20 s. It has a spatial resolution of 1 mm and a depth resolution of 2 mm. Hence, it is able to reveal concealed items beneath the clothing. 

Every accident must be reported to an employer and minor accidents reported to a supervisor, safety officer or first aider and the details of the accident and treatment given suitably documented. A first aid log-book or accident book such as that shown in Fig. 1.34 containing first aid treatment record sheets could be used to effectively document accidents which occur in the workplace and the treatment given. Failure to do so may influence the payment of compensation at a later date if an injury leads to permanent disability. To comply with the Data Protection Regulations, from 31 December 2003 all first aid treatment log-books or accident report books must contain perforated sheets which can be removed after completion and filed away for personal security. 

Personal security precautions including travel safety... 

Just before I left, he offered a word of caution about personal security. He had been apprehensive on the first night of his visit to Hiroshima, understanding the anger of the people toward the United States. So he slept that night with his service revolver at his side. 

Other provisions cover the carrying of persons by means of lifting appliances, hoists carrying persons, secureness of loads, the keeping of records and having suitable and efficient signalling systems where necessary. 

Kierner G., 2008, Bezpieczefistwo osobowe [Personal Security], in 1. Staniec, J. ZawUa-Niedzwiecki (eds), Zarzqdzanie ryzykiem operacyjnym [Operational Risk Management], Warsaw C.H. Beck. 

The first is that resistance occurs because it threatens the status quo or increases fear and the anxiety of real or imagined consequences. Will I get into trouble for reporting near misses Will I be held accountable if someone reports a near miss incident in which I was involved This includes threats to personal security and confidence in an ability to perform. It demands a shift from one s comfort zone, a change of paradigm. 

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