Margin of Death: How close we come each day

By Deji Badiru

Margin of Death is a cautionary note on death being a slim margin away in the activities we engage in. The book presents safety and life-preservation tips to avoid, minimize, or mitigate accidental disasters that could rob people of their precious lives. Although the topic is serious and unnerving, this book is written in a humorous tone, perhaps to put readers at ease. Life is always at risk from a variety of sources, ranging from accidental, negligent, and deliberate acts. While natural age-driven death is accepted, we should minimize exposure to other non-scheduled, life-robbing incidents, a majority of which are manmade. A near miss is the one we know about, but the narrow margins are the ones we never know.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jun 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9781663262936

Deji Badiru

Deji Badiru is a Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a certified Project Management Professional, a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers, a Fellow of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. His academic background consists of BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, systems engineering modeling, computer simulation, and productivity analysis. He is a prolific author and a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies. Deji holds a US Trademark for DEJI Systems Model for Design, Evaluation, Justification, and Integration.

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Contents

About the Author

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Margin of Death

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

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Books in the ABICS Publications Book Series

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1. Margin of Death: How close we come each day, iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2024.

2. Soccer Greatness at Saint Finbarr’s College (Volume II): Legacy of All-Around Sports, iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2024.

3. Academics, Discipline, and Sports at Saint Finbarr’s College: Tributes to the Great Soccer Players, iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2023.

4. More Physics of Soccer: Playing the Game Smart and Safe, iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2022.

5. Rapidity: Time Management on the Dot, iUniverse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2022.

6. The Physics of Skateboarding: Fun, Fellowship, and Following, 2021.

7. My Everlasting Education at Saint Finbarr’s College: Academics, Discipline, and Sports, 2020.

8. Twenty-Fifth Hour: Secrets to Getting More Done Every Day, 2020.

9. Kitchen Project Management: The Art and Science of an Organized Kitchen, 2020.

10. Wives of the Same School: Tributes and Straight Talk, 2019.

11. The Rooster and the Hen: The Story of Love at Last Look, 2018.

12. Kitchen Physics: Dynamic Nigerian Recipes, 2018.

13. The Story of Saint Finbarr’s College: Father Slattery’s Contributions to Education and Sports in Nigeria, 2018.

14. Physics of Soccer II: Science and Strategies for a Better Game, 2018.

15. Kitchen Dynamics: The Rice Way, 2015.

16. Consumer Economics: The Value of Dollars and Sense for Money Management, 2015.

17. Youth Soccer Training Slides: A Math and Science Approach, 2014.

18. My Little Blue Book of Project Management, 2014.

19. 8 by 3 Paradigm for Time Management, 2013.

20. Badiru’s Equation of Student Success: Intelligence, Common Sense, and Self-Discipline, 2013.

21. Isi Cookbook: Collection of Easy Nigerian Recipes, 2013.

22. Blessings of a Father: Education Contributions of Father Slattery at Saint Finbarr’s College, 2013.

23. Physics in the Nigerian Kitchen: The Science, the Art, and the Recipes, 2013.

24. The Physics of Soccer: Using Math and Science to Improve Your Game, 2010.

25. Getting Things Done Through Project Management, 2009.

26. Blessings of a Father: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Reverend Father Denis J. Slattery, Heriz Designs and Prints, Lagos, Nigeria, 2005.

About the Author

Deji Badiru is a Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a certified Project Management Professional, a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers, a Fellow of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. His academic background consists of BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, systems engineering modeling, computer simulation, and productivity analysis. He is a prolific author and a member of several professional associations and scholastic honor societies. Deji holds a U.S. Trademark for DEJI Systems Model for Design, Evaluation, Justification, and Integration.

Dedication

Dedicated to memory of all those who have been lost in road accidents.

Acknowledgements

I thank and appreciate all the readers who continue to support the titles in the ABICS Publications Guidebook series. New entries are often motivated by constructive feedback from readers. Without you, my dear readers, this book series would have been stymied after just a few titles. I particularly thank Dudu Emmanuel Studio and Kaffy Studio, both of Lagos, Nigeria, for providing complimentary drawings that depict the traffic case example included in this book.