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A first aid kit for all home and workplace needs

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Preassembled first aid kits have become a necessity in most homes and workplaces. Instead of searching for a spare bandage, plaster or burn cream, a ready first aid kit ensures that all necessary supplies to deal with home or workplace accidents are in a secure and accessible place. Boxes and cabinets A well-stocked first aid kit is a necessity in every workplace, public building and home. It is also wise to carry such kits in cars and other vehicles. You need to start off with a box or cabinet to hold all of the supplies. This must be accessible but out of reach of small children. The box must be roomy and durable. Portable boxes should be easy to carry, preferably having both handles and shoulder straps. The box must be easy to open. First aid box and cabinet sizes are designed to hold supplies for a specific number of people and risks. They all comply with Health and Safety (HSE) regulations and come with guidance on the approved code of practice (Acop). These holders may be...

Mining: Australia's Fastest Growing Industry

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In Australia, mining is one of the fastest growing industries. It has provided a lot of employment opportunities to youngsters. The demand for minerals has been increasing everyday. As a result, mining industry has seen a boom in the last few years. Mining: Australia's fastest growing industry, has also offered many excellent mining jobs to youngsters in recent years. Mining is growing at a fast rate because of huge deposits of resources. Western Australia is the core of all mining activities in Australia. This is because Western Australia has most of the resource deposits. Moreover, demand for minerals has been increasing everyday in this region. With the growth and development of mining industry, companies always need more workers who are skilled. Usually, people from other professions also keep trying to enter the mining industry as it offers more money and adventure. Out of all the mines active in Australia, two mines are most active. One of these is Olympic Dam . It is l...

Overweight Women Experience Obesity

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Overweight women face a multitude of hardships - such as discrimination in the workplace - that arise from the stigma surrounding obesity. While weight loss may seem like the solution for women hoping to escape anti-fat prejudice, it may not be that simple after all. New research out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, The University of Manchester and Monash University, has revealed that anti-fat prejudice still persisted against former obese women, even after they had lost a significant amount of weight. Previous research has shown that the harmful nature of obesity stigma crossed many domains, Dr. Janet Latner, the study's lead author at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, told FoxNews.com. So we designed an experiment to look at whether obesity sting persisted once the weight had been dropped. Published in the journal Obesity, the study asked young men and women participants to read various stories about a woman who had lost about 70 pounds, or a woman who was currently...