It is Never too Late to Learn New Skills

• How to Package Infectious Substances

  19 July 2017

  It may be necessary to transport infectious substances, such as pathogen cultures, from one location to another. Appropriate measures must be taken when packaging those materials to ensure that they will not pose any health or safety risk during their transportation. This article discusses some of the requirements that you may have to fulfil when packaging infectious substances. Triple Packaging One way to ensure that the infectious substances will not pose any danger during their shipment is by placing them in triple packaging.

• 4 Benefits Your Family Can Experience When Hosting an International Student

  28 June 2017

  Homestay student hosting schemes are a popular way for International students to have the experience of living and studying in Australia for anywhere between a few months to a year. Staying with a host family gives the student a safe home to stay in and the benefit of a readymade family to show them around, keep them company and help them settle into their new routine. However, the benefits aren't just one-sided, and many host families enjoy the experience so much they continue to host international students year after year.

• Driving lessons for overconfident learner drivers

  21 June 2017

  For some parents their biggest issue when letting their new learner driver on the road is not a lack of skills, but an excess of confidence relative to their chid's experience in driving. Here are some ways that you can get your child to take driving more seriously and become less cocky on the road.  Get them professional driving lessons Many children practise driving skills and aggressive driving in crazy situations, which can give them an inflated idea of how well they can deal with hazards on the roads.

• How much do children learn playing outside?

  24 April 2017

  For young children, the best way to learn is through play. Many parents and carers are confused about the educational benefits of outdoor play. Here are some of the ways that outdoor play can enhance the learning and development experience of young children at a childcare centre.  Observing changes in biological cycles When children spend time outside, they can get a good, fundamental understanding of the changes in biological cycles, such as different insects landing in the yard; birds nesting in the local trees and then baby birds being born; and new plants sprouting, growing and dying off over time as well as changes in soil texture over the year.

• Four Reasons Why You Should Take a CPR Class in Addition to Confined Spaces Training

  18 August 2016

  If you work in confined spaces such as attics, crawl spaces or the like, you may need confined spaces training. Ideally for your safety and the safety of your coworkers, you should also consider taking a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) class. Here's why: 1. Many confined spaces training programs do not include CPR training. Confined spaces trainings are comprehensive courses that last a few days in most cases. These courses cover a number of issues such as identifying confined spaces, working safely in them, using safety equipment to check oxygen levels and such like.

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