Falls: Falling is the leading cause of unintentional home injury deaths; it claims nearly 6,000 lives per year, according to the Home Safety Council. And although there are all sorts of ways to reduce this risk, Appy recommends that homeowners install grab bars in their bathtubs and showers.
You won't believe these 10 facts about people. A basement bulkhead is a structure that allows access to a basement from the outside of the house. The structure is usually made of concrete or stone, and it includes a stairway that leads to the ground level.
On the vessel side, the hawser includes a chafe chain arrangement to protect it against excessive damage from contact with the vessel bow. On the buoy side, the hawser is connected to a load pin by means of special shackles. The load pin measures the load in the hawser during the mooring. This enables the operators to record load history and the remaining lifetime of the hawser in order to ensure its timely replacement.