Going on hikes and camping allow you to explore nature, from bird watching and sightseeing, to enjoying the great outdoors and beautiful landscape. While it can be a fun adventure, it can also be a dangerous one. You could get lost, run out of water, or get stuck in a storm with lack of warm clothing and food. This is why it is important to make a list of the items you need to bring with you before heading out on your trek. Here are some must-have items to take along.

Emergency and First Aid

Before you begin an expedition to explore nature, make sure you have a first aid kit and other emergency supplies. Some emergency items you need include extra space blankets, fire starters, flashlight, and cigarette lighters. It also helps to have a compass with a mirror to create a signal overhead that you need help. Bring along a whistle, knife, headlamp, and spare batteries. For your first aid kit, include items such as: Read the rest of this entry »

Employers aren’t the only ones who benefit from GPS fleet tracking technology. In fact, employees have a lot to gain by working in businesses that use this technology. These are just a few of the benefits GPS tracking services bring to the table for your employees.

1) Improved Safety for Drivers

One great thing about GPS fleet tracking is that it encourages businesses to revisit their safety protocols for their drivers – and enforce them. While some drivers may initially view this as invasive, the overriding goal is to make the work environment safer for all. GPS fleet tracking can be set to notify the company of erratic driving, speeding, aggressive driving, and harsh braking.

These aren’t the only ways by which GPS fleet tracking improves safety for drivers. It is also instrumental in helping to maintain vehicle safety by notifying and even scheduling routine maintenance. This keeps trucks in great shape. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, a group of Korean scientists has observed part of the Nansen ice shelf breaking off.

Ice shelves are large areas of ice that can range from 100 to 900 meters thick. Icebergs are large pieces of freshwater ice that have broken off from an ice shelf or glacier — are are floating freely in open water. The Nansen ice shelf is located 50 kilometers south of the Jang Bo-go Antarctic Research Station.

After part of this ice shelf broke off, it split into two icebergs, and these bergs are not moving north. One of the icebergs is 150 square kilometers and the other is 55 kilometers. Together, the surface area of these two icebergs is 70 times larger than Yeouido. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB,) in conjunction with the National Equipment Register (NER) is making strides to deter the theft of heavy equipment. Through better documentation, accurate equipment identification, proper reporting, increased site security, and a better understanding of the threat of theft, owners of heavy equipment can reduce the incidents of theft.

In a report issued by the NICB, the most common types of heavy equipment stolen by thieves were identified. The report was based on data that was reported by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC,) which is then profiled according to the state, the city, and the months the thefts occurred in, as well as the type, the manufacturer, the style, and the year the equipment was manufactured.

According to the report, in 2014, there were a total of 11,625 heavy equipment thefts that were reported to law enforcement officials. This is up by 1.2 percent, from the 11,486 thefts that were reported in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

During the “100 Deadliest Days” study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety over the past five years, there were over 5,000 auto accident deaths where a teen was driving.  The AAA is releasing a follow-up report that confirms that distractions are the cause of 60 percent of crashes involving teen drivers. This study also shows a trend where social media use and texting are continuing to climb among teen drivers.

During the summer months teenage driver crashes increases substantially since teens tend to get behind the wheel more during this season. Also, during the “100 Deadliest Days” over the past five years:

• Each year around 1,022 people were killed in crashes where a teen was driving
• There was a 16 percent daily increase in the number of crash-related deaths that involved teen drivers between the ages of 16 through 19 as opposed to other days during the year
• Approximately 15 percent of auto accidents involved a teen attending or talking to another passenger
• Around 12 percent of crashes were a result of texting, talking or using a cell phone
• Around 11 percent of crashes were a result of looking at or attending to something that was inside the vehicle

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