Yasa Supp 5
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Yasa Supp 5
.org Your Newspaper for Public Safety – Issue 5 wednesday, August 1, 2007 Published by YASA with THE DAILY Star www.dailystar.com.lb YASA Group for Public Safety Respect other road users International Non-Governmental Organization With the cooperation of the Scientific Research Foundation M E M O R IAL Andre, not to be forgotten Andre Akl In memory of all those who lost their lives due to unintentional injuries whether it was domestic, road, school or others. We dedicate this edition to the memory of Andre Akl who passed away on May 22, 1996 in a tragic car crash. YASA extends its thanks to Andre’s family and friends who joined YASA since his death and helped us promote safety and injury prevention. YASA was registered as a NGO in 1996, and works on injury prevention and safety promotion through education and lobbying. It aims at spreading awareness among all people, especially the youth, about safety promotion and injury prevention in order to decrease preventable injuries. By Ziad M. Akl E D ITO R IAL A salute of appreciation to the Lebanese Army On the occasion of the Anniversary of Lebanese Army on August 1st, 2007, we salute all its members and officers on all their efforts and dedication as well as salute the army martyrs for sacrificing their lives for the country. YASA would like to highlight the role the army plays to its people and how important it is for all of us to have the soldiers and officers of the Lebanese Army play a role model to help us improve safety around the country. In the effort to improve safety, we salute the army for participating in our nationwide effort to reduce the death toll from unintentional injuries and for adopting the driver guide as a guide and reference book for their drivers. By Mona Khouri Akl A G E N D A Watch YASA program on Tele Lumiere & Noursat, every Thursday at 6:00 p.m (Beirut time). Listen to YASA program on Voice of Lebanon-VDL, every Friday and Saturday at 6:25 p.m (Beirut time). www.yasa.org * SC U BA diving safet y P.2&3 * Int erview wit h George Al Rassi P.4 * World Yout h Assembly P.5 * YASA act ivit ies P.6 * Collaborat ion wit h t he Lebanese Army P.7 2 wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org SCUBA diving safety IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LEBANESE ASSOCIATION FOR SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION – LASIP The SCUBA diver’s necessary gear All divers should attend specialised training SCUBA is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. In short, scuba diving is an underwater activity practiced with the help of a system or an apparatus (usually a tank and air pressure regulator) able to provide a reserve of gas (usually air) in order to allow the diver to breathe air during the immersion. In order to become a fully-qualified scuba diver, one must master several essential prerequisite physical skills. It is also extremely important for the diver to be intimately knowledgeable about diving safety, as well as the physical properties of air and water at depth. It is highly recommended that the new diver seek qualified training from licensed instructors. Diving risks escalate drastically when the diver does not know the scientific basis for safe diving and does not use the necessary equipment. YASA reminds that the most dangerous scuba diver is the “one alone” which is prohibited among all professional diving centers. Professional Divers are never alone Learn The Basics Scuba certification involves classroom work and in-water practice. The in-water practice will give you handson experience with scuba equipment and there are some important concepts you will need to learn in order to dive safely. These include: ● An understanding of air, what it is composed of and how your body uses it ● Understanding air pressure and the physics of diving ● Understanding air consumption wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org 3 A universal underwater language. The most common signals are “thumbs up” for ascend, “thumbs down” for descend and the “OK” sign. Creative divers also have informal hand signals, ranging from “Danger!” to “I’m nervous”… Understanding the physiological processes which occur when breathing pressurized air, including in gassing and out gassing. ● Learning the risks involved in recreational scuba diving. ● Gear up Dive gear falls into two categories: required and gadget. Required gear includes a mask, snorkel, fins, buoyancy compensator (BC: a jacket-like device), regulator (a mouthpiece unit), weights, dive computer or watch and often a wetsuit. Gadget gear is usually associated with a particular type of diving – night diving, underwater photography, or search and recovery – and includes knives, underwater slates, cameras, strobes, video recorders, lights, lift bags, lines, reels, and even underwater laser pointers. A mask, wetsuit, and fins are worth owning because a proper fit makes all the difference. For convenience we recommend you rent a tank, BC, and regulator. The quality of rental equipment at most professional dive shops is generally pretty high. Hand signals: A universal underwater language. The most common signals are "thumbs up" for ascend, "thumbs down" for descend and the "OK" sign. Creative divers also have informal hand signals, ranging from "Danger!" to "I’m nervous". By Ziad Halabi 4 wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org interview George Al Rassi, a young Singer joining YASA Georges Al Rassi a young singer joins YASA and launches his video clip “Inta Al hob” based on traffic safety awareness. He elaborates on the reason he chose traffic safety awareness in a talk with YASA.org. Q: Have you ever experienced a traffic crash before? A: I experienced several car crashes and after the last serious one, I had a moment of silence when I heard a voice from inside asking “what am I doing in life?”. This is when I realized that what I was doing was wrong and that I should not expose my life and the life of others to danger. is to think of themselves and of their beloved ones as well as have mercy on their families and friends. Q: You have been to many countries, what can you comment on the different driving behaviors? A: In most countries that I have visited the traffic laws are respected, starting with the driver moving to other road users. The drivers respect the signs and the issue of the right for others to use the roads such as pedestrians. You rarely see drivers who are not wearing the seatbelt. Unfortunately Lebanon is witnessing tragedies on its roads. Moreover the Lebanese driver’s license has lost its value and respect in many countries due to corruption that exists in its issuance. This affects the visitors to the country as well as the people traveling and wanting to drive abroad. Q: What message do you want to deliver through your video clip? A: My message for young people through my video clip of “Inta el hob” that was produced in collaboration with YASA focuses on the slogan “Do not drink and drive”. I would also like to ask all artists to avoid scenes that jeopardize general safety. Q: How do you describe your collaboration with YASA? A: I joined YASA because I believe in its cause. Meanwhile, I am very glad for being chosen as the first singer representing YASA in the Middle East. We hope that we will deliver lots of safety messages through our work in future. By Ghinwa Daher & Silvana Sayegh Q: Where you injured in the crash? A: Some bruises for sure but what saved my life was the seatbelt that I was wearing. Had I not been wearing the seatbelt, I would have been dead now. Q: Based on your experience, what advice can you give to young drivers especially those who enjoy risky driving? A: Like many young people, I am a person who loves speeding; however I only practice speeding in specialy designated places and using specially equipped cars for speeding that boosts the driver’s safety. Unfortunately many young people see it as a challenge as to who can drive faster and who can perform better driving shows. They should know that this leads to death. My message to those young people Georges Al Rassi with YASA members S.O.S... Auto Emergency Road services www.milestones-mena.com wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org 5 World Youth Assembly for Road Safety Left: Mirella Aramouni and Carole Jarjoura, YASA members, attending the Assembly On April 23, 2007, the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva witnessed the first ever World Youth Assembly to explore road safety measures which was attended by about 400 young people from around 100 countries. This Youth Assembly for Road Safety was chaired by Ms. Nellie Ghossayni from Lebanon who has been an active member with YASA since over 7 years. She was also selected as the official youth delegate from Lebanon to attend this assembly. Every day, 1049 young people are lost on the world's road. That makes 400,000 deaths yearly. We, the young people, represent 40% of a horrific worldwide toll of 1.2 million people killed annually – and a further 50 million, who are injured or disabled. Road traffic crashes are today the leading cause of death among 10 to 24 year olds, ahead of other global killers such as HIV, malaria and TB. Most of these deaths, injuries and disabilities, however, are preventable. This is the reason that nearly 400 young delegates from a 100 countries participated in the first ever World Youth Assembly for Road Safety on the 23rd and 24th of April, in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. This global event spearheaded the beginning of the First United Nations Global Road Safety Week, from April 23-29, its theme being Young Road Users. This event was the first of its kind. It is the first time that we, the young people, took the lead in the prevention of road traffic crashes. The World Health Organization and the United Nations at large gave us a once in a lifetime opportunity to step forward and take responsibility. It is the first time that we were involved not only as target groups, but as active participants. Modeled on the format of the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health Assembly, the Assembly was both organized and led by young people. The Chair person, Nellie Ghosaini from Lebanon, and Vice-Chairs, Luis Escobar from Guatemala, Elise Klein from Australia, Floor Lieshout from the Netherlands, Precious Mumbi from Zambia and Amitasha Sinha from India, all under the age of 25 years, devoted several months in preparation of this event. The Assembly opened with an emotional visual tribute to the 1049 young victims under the age of 25 who die on the world’s roads each day. Nellie Ghossaini reminded delegates that “While we are sitting here today working for road safety, many young people, some of whom we might even know, are still losing their lives”. As a constant reminder of this fact, a digital counter “ticked” throughout the twoday event, and tallied nearly 1700 deaths by the meeting’s end. Under the banner “Road Safety is No Accident”, the Assembly’s opening ceremony featured statements from Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary- General; Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General; Mr. Marek Belka, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Mr. Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Transport; Mr. Tony Blair, Top: The visual tribute during the opening Left: A memorial photo @@@@@@@@e? @@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e @@@@@@@@e? @@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@e?@@@@@@@@?e@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@h? @@ @@h? @@ @@h? @@ @@h? @@ @@h? @@ @@h? @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ @@ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Mr. Luis Lula da Silva, President of Brazil; and Moby, the worldrenowned musician. In addition, Alexander Wurtz, famous Austrian Formula 1 driver, shared his experience of surviving the highest speed crash in history. His presentation, entitled “Learning from a crash”, highlighted the importance of wearing helmets and seat-belts, having a responsive emergency services system in place, and being able to drive safe cars on well designed roads. The Assembly also featured two testimonials from survivors of road traffic injuries, a presentation on the Nellie Ghosaini, YASA member, chairing the assembly Youth and Road Safety Report, published by the World Health Organization, as well as four presentations on national and local road safety initiatives from Argentina, China, Tunisia, and Australia. The crowning achievement of the World Youth Assembly for Road Safety was the adoption of Youth Declaration for Road Safety. This is a document that expresses our views on road safety and what we want to see happen. It has been written by the youth, from the youth, to the world. Young people from all over the world participated in drafting this Declaration with each one bringing forward the problems faced in his/her country and region. To ensure that Youth Declaration for Road Safety does not remain ink on paper, we discussed its implementation on national and global levels and prepared a ten step plan to ensure the follow up of the Assembly. The closing of the World Youth Assembly for Road Safety was attended by Mr. Marek Belka, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and featured a statement from Sheika Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered live from New York. 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Designed by: Chady Abdallah ?@@ ?@@ ?@@ ?@@ ?@@ ?@@ ?@@@@@@@@ ?@@@@@@@@ 6 wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org YASA activities YASA pursues its cooperation with the Internal Security Forces. YASA gave two lectures to I.S.F members about road safety on July 16, 2007 at the I.S.F institute in Warwar. Joseph Ballan from YASA volunteer, stressed on the fundamentals of road safety, safe motorcycle riding and the importance of a good relationship between the citizens and the policemen. All attendees received various flyers and YASA newsletters. Traffic Safety Meeting between YASA and the Rotary Club-Sahel el Metn Joe Daccache, YASA Vice President, presented a lecture on July 16, 2007 entitled: “The increasing number of car crashes during the summer in Lebanon”. This was held for the Rotary Club Sahel el Metn in Jal el Dib. Throughout the lecture the attendees received flyers and newsletters from YASA that were also elaborated on. In closing the event, YASA and Rotary Sahel el Metn agreed to start cooperation for safety promotion. YASA lecture & Simulation YASA lecture at Shabab Al Masajed Club- Beirut in Ehden Country Club Hani Kobeissi, manager of YASA’s Driver Improvement Program, presented a lecture entitled: “The Role of Youth in Traffic Safety” on Wednesday July 18, 2007. The lecture that was held at Shabab Al Masajed Club highlighted road safety and related injury prevention. YASA flyers and newsletters were distributed and discussed among the participants. Launch of Road safety campaign in Zghorta Under the patronage of the Union of Municipalities of Zghorta, The Rotary Club of Zghorta and YASA organized road safety conference in Ehden Country Club on Friday July 20, 2007. YASA distributed flyers and newsletters among the attendees. The conference was followed by a traffic crash simulation done in coordination between the Lebanese Red Cross and Civil Defense. M.O.U Signature between Progressive Scouts Association and YASA YASA and the Progressive Scouts Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Baysour on July 22, 2007. This M.O.U aims at promoting Road Safety and enhancing cooperation for the prevention of unintentional injuries through organizing conferences, lectures, and awareness campaigns. As part of this cooperation, YASA held a discussion with the scouts about road safety and distributed flyers and publications. YASA meeting with the Progressive Scouts Association followed by the signature of the M.O.U Lecture and Simulation in Baysour with the Progressive Youth organisation. The Progressive Youth Organization organized a lecture with the collaboration of YASA in Baysour public school on Sunday July 22, 2007. After the distribution of flyers and publications, a live traffic crash simulation was held by YASA in cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross and the Civil Defense. A weekly arabic newspaper for public safety, published by YASA with Naharashabab every Thursday. The Baysour’s lecture attendees During the simulation wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org Over Eight years of Collaboration between YASA and the Lebanese Army On March 4, 1999, we received an invitation to organize lectures for the trainees of the Lebanese Army at the Lebanese Army Training Institute in Warwar. This was followed by many lectures in order to reach more trainees in the Lebanese Army all around the country such as in Fayadieh, Maritime Military bases in Beirut, Jounieh and Mastita, Lebanese Army Institute in Baalbek and others. Several meetings were held between YASA members and the Army Commander General Michel Sleiman at his office in Yarze. General Sleiman continuously encouraged YASA’s involvement with the army and showed commitment to strengthen this collaboration in order to increase safety awareness. These meetings also led to the organization of many lectures about water safety for the Lebanese Army Water Base Units. So far, more than one hundred thousand Lebanese soldiers participated in those lectures and received more than two hundred and fifty thousand brochures prepared and published by YASA. YASA confirms its commitment in collaborating with the Lebanese Army in order to increase public awareness about the importance of safety promotion and injury prevention. YASA’s collaboration with the army can be summarized by the following activities: - Participated in preparing and editing of one page A3 Size Poster on public safety that is published bimonthly and posted in all army locations. - Organized lectures and conferences about safety promotion for, all new officers of the Lebanese Army in the military school and for all members of the military service of the Lebanese Army (More than 100, 000 individuals). - Organized more than 65 conferences about safety promotion for all trainees in the military school. By Ziad M. Akl The Driver Guide: an empowering tool for drivers The Driver Guide came as a result of extensive work of professionals from YASA International for around two years. This guide aims at facilitating the search as well as combining ideas with images and illustrations for clarification. It also puts the reader in the place of the driver to learn the different scenarios of different road situations. The theoretical part is expected to be accompanied with a number of driving sessions that highlight different situations. All this is in order to prepare the driver for better driving skills as well as help the driver avoid surprises that can cause tragic crashes with unknown results. The guide has several chapters which address the theoretical aspects of driver education. These chapters also address the behavior of the driver and the pedestrian as well as provide important recommendations for handling problems that the driver might face on the roads which increase the risk of crashes. Along with this Driver Guide, and in an aim to driving skills, YASA International has also published other books as well as documentaries, brochures and posters all to help the different road users reduce the risk on their lives. All this alone is not enough; there is a big responsibility on the driver to learn proper road behavior to help achieve safer roads and decrease injuries and deaths. Therefore for the driver to acquire proper and efficient driving skills that empower him/ her to avoid preventable injuries, it is recommended to receive driver education through professional driving schools. This guide has been adopted by the Lebanese army and the ISF as a curriculum for their drivers. By Joseph Ballan 7 8 wednesday, August 1, 2007 .org P.O.Box: 123614 Dubai - UAE S.O.S... Auto Emergency Road services www.milestones-mena.com