Sarge33Army
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Bottom-line up front: Many deaths (not all) are preventable. It takes education (know what will kill you), recognition (know what will kill you), and preventive action (don't do what will kill you). Sadly, it also requires common sense and that's where so many are lacking.
My military career involved knowing electronic/electricity principals. (You can be seriously injured or die if you disregard these principals.) My civilian career included 10-years in the propane gas industry. Again, those that work in the field must know and follow the propane gas principals or face serious injury/death to them and/or others. I found it interesting that many gas employees feared electricity while many electrical employees feared gas. Know the principals/properties and respect the safety procedures.
Youth is an exciting period of life. You only realize how dumb and lucky you were during that period when you reflect upon it much later in life. I can't count the number of times that I personally escaped potential injury/death directly attributed to my own dumb actions. Using common sense and following safe procedures in everything will reduce death rates up to a certain point. Eventually we all go, but I personally want to stick around until I have no choice.
My military career involved knowing electronic/electricity principals. (You can be seriously injured or die if you disregard these principals.) My civilian career included 10-years in the propane gas industry. Again, those that work in the field must know and follow the propane gas principals or face serious injury/death to them and/or others. I found it interesting that many gas employees feared electricity while many electrical employees feared gas. Know the principals/properties and respect the safety procedures.
Youth is an exciting period of life. You only realize how dumb and lucky you were during that period when you reflect upon it much later in life. I can't count the number of times that I personally escaped potential injury/death directly attributed to my own dumb actions. Using common sense and following safe procedures in everything will reduce death rates up to a certain point. Eventually we all go, but I personally want to stick around until I have no choice.