Safety Engineer |
Job Description |
The Safety Engineer has the important task of discovering how the railroad companies have provided safety information to the public. This is critical to persuade people that the railroad is a safe mode of transportation. As the Safety Engineer, you need to use the internet resources provided to answer the questions below. You can record your findings in this research log.
1. How do railroad companies make their passengers feel
comfortable about riding the trains?
2. What ways have railroad companies informed the public about railroad safety?
3. What are some of the signs used by the railroads to promote safety?
The Great Railroad Race Game
http://cprr.org/Game/Interactive_Railroad_Project/indexy.htm
...This is a fabulous resource for you! Follow along by pressing the NEXT button on each page. Join the Union Pacific Railroad team in Nebraska. You don't need to complete the projects, but be sure to finish the game so that you understand what was involved in building the railroad. All members of your advertising agency will be looking at this link. Print this research log out to help you record information you find.
Union Pacific Railroad History
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov2.shtml
Transcontinental Railroad History
http://www.blm.gov/education/railroads/trans.html
Railroad
Safety Signs and Symbols
http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-rail.htm
Sly
and Birdie Movie
http://www.uprr.com/she/movies/sly3.mov
Quick Time Player
for Movie
http://quicktime.apple.com/
Safety Quiz
http://www.oli.org/for_kids/activity/Grade.html
Train
Safety
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/297zuowr.asp
Railroad
Safety
http://www.fra.dot.gov/s/edu/expect.htm
Dot to Dot Activity Page for Railroad Safety
http://www.oli.org/for_kids/coloring/dotsd.html
Railroad Tracks Safety
http://www.oli.org/for_kids/coloring/bangd.html
Playing on Tracks is Dangerous Coloring Page
http://www.oli.org/for_kids/coloring/aaboard.html
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