Finally, the trade fair A+A opened its doors on Oct. 18. Those interested have been anxious to enter the trade fair grounds of Messe Dusseldorf. Our reporter Emily Whigham spoke to visitors from all over the world.
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Rick Melvill, creative director for communications company Unplugged, discusses in this February 2010 MiningWeekly video that use of puff adders, pythons, and mambas in safety campaigns for mining companies. They are used as metaphors for safety hazards in the workplace.
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This State Farm video was shot in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2011, during the Iowa State Fair. It shows more than 1,500 people participating in a simultaneous stop, drop, and roll practice session on cardboard spread out on the fair's Grand Concourse. State Farm reports this broke the prior record, 602 participants, which was set in 2003 by the Bedford, Indiana Fire Department. Iowa State Fire Marshal Ray Reynolds hatched the idea in celebration of the State Fire Marshal Division's 100th anniversary, as a way to promote fire safety. "I thought, I'm going to do something that requires everybody to get involved," Reynolds said. "You're never too old to Stop, Drop, and Roll."
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