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Grade 7- Careers Related to Personal Safety

The activity which a person is engaged in daily to earn a living is called an occupation. An occupation for which one is trained and undertakes as a permanent calling throughout their life is called a career.


In the field of personal safety, you can decide to take a career in

Production of personal safety items such as face masks, hand gloves, ladders, upholstery, fire extinguishers etc.


Marketing of safety equipment and products as technical sales personnel.

Personal safety services such as fire officer, coast guards, divers, ambulance drivers, and safety education and training among others.

Crossing guards

These are people who help children or adults to cross busy roads

Safety engineers

These are people who monitor a working environment and inspects buildings and machines. They later recommend the safety precautions to be observed in the working environment


Life guards

These are people who help children and adults to swim safely. There also ensure that all people are following rules set by the swimming place. They attend to those who face challenges while swimming

Risk Manager

This person researches and makes a report on the safety of a particular work and the hazards that are expected.


Environment health and safety consultants

They perform some roles similar to those of safety engineers. They offer advice on how to minimize health and safety risks in the workplace.

 

Role of Safety in day-to-day life.

Personal safety plays an important role in the day-to-day life because:

  1. It reduces our exposure to risks of hurting ourselves and others.

  2. It makes one carry out an activity without fear.

  3. It makes one focus on the activity he or she is doing.

  4. It makes one work faster on an activity.

  5. It makes one feel confident in life.

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