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Yellow Beanie action

Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe has a tradition of distributing the popular “yellow caps” to the first graders in the business district at the beginning of the school year.

 

In the past 30 years, there were about 85,000 pieces. The reflective material of the caps ensures that the children are perceived better in the darkening season on the road.

 

But the caps alone do not provide the necessary security and so learned the ABC shooters using the youth transport schools and the police doll stage Mainz, how to behave properly on his way to school.

 

Representing the Binger elementary schools this action took place today in the primary school, where since the beginning of the school year are going their new way of life. Headmaster Christophe and Lord Mayor Thomas Feser welcome this campaign very much and thanked Jorge Brindle, Sales Director Bad of the Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe, who had the caps with them and the police.

 

“Always put your hats with the high visibility reflective tape on when you’re out and about, and watch out for the traffic, so nothing happens to you and you’ll be safe and sound at school and back home,” OB Feser told the children.

 

They know a safe way to school

Seven children were awarded in a competition organized by the police. One of the prizes was a visit to the headquarters.

 

Children from 6 to 8 years old were tasked with calling a press officer, entering a competition slogan, and then answering a few questions about getting around the roads. Barros, Sebastian, Nadia, Oskar, Lena, Martina and Veronica were awarded in the competition.

 

The children also received board game “Safe town”, reflective vests and reflective tapes, educational lesson plans and pens with emergency numbers.

China’s Cliff-Climbing ‘Spider Woman’ Detonated Abroad

Recently, a video taken by CNN & BBC detonated the foreign social web. It describes a story about climbing cliffs without ropes or any other tools in Miao ancestry. This is not a recreational activity but a traditional pass down for hundreds of years.

 

The woman in the video named Luo Dengping from the Miao minority group, who has been climbing with no ropes in this part of Guizhou province, Chine, for centuries. It was local custom to climb these steep cliffs and place coffins of deceased relatives there. Villagers later used these skills to collect swallow dung for fertilizer, and herbs as medicine.

 

Many visitors came and wanted to see how we collected the herbs. They paid us to show them how we did it. We thought that would be an easier way to make money. Since more Chinese user Western medicine, climbers can no longer make enough money selling herbs.

 

Some villagers are now hired by the local tourism board to do no-rope climbing performances for tourists. They are known as “spider men” in Chine and make 900RMB ($137) a month base salary, with 0.3RMB commission for each tourist through the gate. They climb 100m up the cliffs two times a day and have four days off every month.

 

It is please news that we let the world know more about our minority activity. But some villagers do not have a strong body like a young man anymore. It is dangerous when climbing if they are physical overdraft. Relative government should notice this phenomenon and make some protective measures for them.

 

For safety sake, our normal person should prepare enough when we do some outdoor excise. We should wear professional equipment like safety vest with reflective tape or reflective heat transfer film, special shoes and etc. These equipment not only can avoid hurting but also can help if something wrong happens unexpectedly.

Application of reflective materials in marine lifesaving equipment

As we all known, reflective materials were first used in road traffic safety facilities, it has become an indispensable security guard for road traffic. Actually, reflective materials also play a significant role in life safety at sea which is mainly reflected in the night search and rescue work, and are widely applied in marine lifesaving equipment. How to attach the reflective tape of the life-saving equipment on board, at IMO Resolution 4.658(16)as specified in the appendix.

 

  1. Lifeboat

The paste of reflector tape must reach sufficient width and length, with the minimum area of each reflector tape reaching 150 square centimeters and distributed evenly. And it’s required to stick to the side of the lifeboat.

 

  1. Life buoy

Four rounds of reflective tape must be placed evenly around the lifebuoy. Each reflective strip should be wide enough (about 5cm).

 

  1. Life jacket

The position of the reflective tape on the life jacket must be helpful to search from all directions such as the surface rescue ship and the air rescue aircraft. The total area of the reflective material should not be less than 400 square centimeters.

 

For reversible lifejackets, the requirements for the paste must be on either side, and the total area of the reflective belt should not be less than 400 square centimeters. In addition, reflective tape as much as possible pastes on the top of the lifejacket.

 

  1. Immersion suits

Paste requirements for immersion suits are the same as the life jacket.

Besides, for immersion suits that do not automatically make the wearer face upward, a reflective tape with a total area of no less than 100 square centimeters shall be applied to the back.

 

To sum up, the application of reflective tape to life-saving equipment at sea is explicitly specified and there is a detailed paste requirement, as it does help in the rescue work for the drowning person and improve the protection of human life at sea.

Duisburg fire department gets new service clothes

The city is investing two million Euros in the new firefighter’s uniform. The outfit is lighter and better equipped.

It is sand-colored, around 500 grams, and thus noticeably lighter than its predecessor and it is even better equipped: The fire department Duisburg has presented their new safety clothing. The approximately 1000 forces of the professional fire brigade and the volunteer fire department are to be dressed in the coming months gradually with it. In the end, the city will have paid around two million Euros for the complete exchange. But this is a worthwhile investment, said fire brigade chief Oliver Titman: “This latest generation of protective clothing takes us far ahead.”

Art mist swells out of the access area to the fire station in Alt-Holmberg. This fashion show ambience is desired. Because out of the smoke five firefighters enter the open air. Four of them introduce their new safety gear to visitors, including OB Siren Link. Michael, Head of Technical Services and Logistics at the Fire Brigade, introduces the differences between precursor and successor model point by point.

The color change from dark blue to sand-ocher first becomes apparent. “The lighter reflective tape ensures better visibility of colleagues in action,” explains Michael. In addition, the jacket has a sewn-on rescue handle, on which a college can be pulled away from a dangerous spot in case of injury”, describes the equipment expert.

The new reflective jacket is significantly shorter than the original outfit that has been used over the past 20 years. “It is much more comfortable to wear,” Makita describes her impressions. She has been with the volunteer fire department for two years, is currently undergoing training as a professional firefighter and belongs to those who show visitors the new clothing.

Like all of her colleagues, Makita also had to go to a fitting in order to adopt the new wardrobe to the respective body measurements. With two of these uniforms, every firefighter force in Duisburg should be equipped at the end. Per copy about 900 Euros are due, says Michael. “So the new one is not more expensive than the old equipment.” After the Europe-wide invitation to tender, the offers were examined in more detail by five manufacturers. “We tested everything thoroughly,” emphasizes fire brigade chief Titman. Ultimately, the Swiss company was awarded the contract.

Thanks to a sewn-in chip, clothes of Christophe and Sebastian (both 33) are now personalized. The two twins from Oberhausen have been working for ten or nine years with the local fire department. Her first impression of wearing is also positive.

When sewage pipe was broke

In the afternoon, there was a rupture of a sewage pipe at the intersection of the streets in 19 and 104, the workers wore safety clothing immediately went to the personal place of the area of Urban Sanitation to begin with the tasks of repair of the problem.

The fault, which probably originated due to the aging of the conduit that is about 40 years old, occurred in a pipeline of the primary impulse network that collects the liquids pumped by 4 of the largest lifting stations of the city and undertakes in The maximum sewer that conducts the liquids to the Effluent Treatment Plant.

Before the fissure of the pipe the liquid began to flow cracking the asphalt and finally sprouting to the surface. Before this, we proceeded to decompress the pipe diverting the liquids by other ways, to relieve the pipeline and get it to work with less pressure to avoid spilling liquids by the road.

The sector that suffered the crack of the asphalt was fenced with a fence, reflective tape and indicator signs and it will remain that way during the night because to carry out the works to correct the inconvenience it is necessary the sunlight, since it is an area of many interferences in the one that join a branch of the aqueduct, sewer collectors, underground conductors and a pluvial pipe.

First thing in the morning the workers who wore reflective vests will begin to work to repair the sewage pipe.

Reflective materials become an integral part of outdoor sports

With the rapid development of society and economy, people’s living standards are getting higher and higher. Food and clothing are no longer a problem that people are worried about. More and more people begin to participate in outdoor activities, such as tourism, mountaineering, rock climbing and so on. Then, along with the outdoor equipment has also been more and more popular, such as reflective vests.

Outdoor sports are a group of collective events held on a natural site, so In outdoor sports, most of them are adventure oriented, challenging and stimulating, embracing themselves and challenging themselves. Most of the people who participate in outdoor sports will choose a suitable outdoor sport equipment to protect themselves.

Most outdoor equipment will have reflective material, reflective tape is a very common security device. It can reflect the light at night and play a warning role to passers-by and drivers. The emergence of reflective clothing adds safety to outdoor sports.

Reflective vests play an important role in life

Since a powerful 7.1 magnitude quakes struck the region on Tuesday, emergency responders, soldiers, doctors and some teachers have been working around the clock trying to rescue any survivors in the collapsed classrooms at the Enrique Rébsamen primary school. The nameless heroes wearing a reflective vest showed up in the battle again.

As rescuers tried to clear a path to any survivors without further destabilizing the damaged school building, rubble was tediously and meticulously removed, bucket-by-bucket. A makeshift field hospital was built on what had previously been a basketball court, staffed by military doctors who were prepared to treat any survivors that might be extracted from the rubble.

Throughout the day, volunteers kept workers, soldiers, medical staff, victims’ families and even the media fed and hydrated with snacks and drinks. The whole operation was overseen by military officers and Mexico’s secretary of public education, who stationed themselves on a one-storey building overlooking the school playground.

As night fell over Mexico City on Wednesday, rain began to fall. With the possibility that lives could still be saved, and the threat of aftershocks that could cause further collapses, rescuers were battling the clock to save any survivors trapped beneath the rubble. Because of the low visibility in night and rain, reflective tape attached in the safety clothing of rescuers plays an important role in the scene. The reflection of the tape or fabric reaches 330+. Victims can find them at once in the low-visible condition.

Watch out for reflective elements!

The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection dealt with the issue of reflective vests and reflective elements that are to improve our road safety. Trade Inspection carried out a check for this purpose. What is it effective?

The inspection carried out by the Trade Inspectorate in the second quarter of 2017 showed that every second warning vest tested in the laboratory had a low luminance factor. This means the lack of adequate visibility of the user, which poses a threat to his health and life when he is moving on the side. In the case of reflective elements, no such irregularities were found, but there were objections to the instructions for use.

Most entrepreneurs have voluntarily removed errors. The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection initiated proceedings in five cases.

Kit has provided a number of advice to users on what to look for when buying and using reflective materials.

Watch out for gadgets. Companies often give out accessories that look like reflective elements. It is not known, however, whether they have appropriate properties, because they have undergone a conformity assessment procedure. Confirmation that the reflective element meets the requirements is the CE mark, placed directly on the reflector or the attached label.

Important information. Please note whether the manufacturer’s name and type of glare are on the packaging or label (1 – freely hanging, 2 – removable, 3 – fixed).

Instructions for use. It must be written in Polish. You will learn from it, among others how and where to fix the reflector, how to use it correctly, under what conditions do not use it and how to store it so that it does not lose its properties.

Be visible. Wear a reflector so that the headlights of the car illuminate. The lower, the better. Thanks to this, the driver will notice you in advance. Do not cover the back with a scarf or bag.

Right hand or leg. Fix reflective elements on the side of the vehicle movement. If according to regulations, you go to the left side of the road, wear a reflective band on your right hand or leg.

Check the condition of the reflective elements. If sewn on the clothing or backpack with reflective tape, for example in washing, replace it. If water got into the plastic reflective elements, buy a new one because the old one lost its properties due to the moisture.

Trade Inspection the clothing and flares

Trade Inspection inspected clothing for warning, reflective accessories and hearing protection.Reflective materials are becoming more and more popular. It is influenced by the increase of our awareness, but also by numerous educational campaigns.

Recall from August 31, 2014, reflective elements must be used by all pedestrians moving along the road after dark outside the built-up area, and not only children and young people up to the age of 15, as it was before. There are many reflections on the market. However, not all of them, as it turns out, provide total security.

Trade Inspection has decided to take a closer look at such reflective accessories. The audit took place in the second quarter of 2017 in nine provinces. Inspectors checked mainly wholesalers and stores. They looked at 53 products and questioned 16 of them (30.2 percent). Grounds? Even the negative results of laboratory tests, errors in the instructions for use and the lack of a declaration of conformity confirming the manufacturer’s conformity assessment procedure.

The vests were dangerous, they were not visible enough

Every second warning vest tested in the laboratory had a low luminance factor. What does it mean? Lack of adequate visibility of the user, which poses a threat to his health and life when he moves to the outside.

So how to choose reflective vests?

As advised by Outkick experts, let’s watch out for gadgets. Companies often give out accessories that look like reflections. It is not known, however, whether they have appropriate properties, because they have undergone a conformity assessment procedure. Confirmation that they meet the requirements is the CE mark, placed directly on the reflector or the attached label. The instructions for use must be written in Polish. We should learn from it, even under what conditions, do not use it and store it so that it does not lose its properties.

Warning. Wear a reflector so that the headlights of the car illuminate. The lower, the better. Thanks to this, the driver will notice you in advance. Do not cover the back with a scarf or bag. Fix reflective elements on the side of the vehicle movement. Check the condition of the reflectors. If sewn on the clothing or backpack with reflective tape, replace it. If water got into the reflection, buy a new one because the old one lost its properties due to the moisture.