Licensed Firearms & Ammunition Dealer
Selamat Hari Raya to all our friends and family. Yes, it’s a little late but, better than never right!
This is an extraordinary year and the festive cheer has been muted. We hope you all had as good a time as possible.
We hope you are all in good health.
Maaf Zahir Dan Batin.
Covid-19 Contact Tracing. The whole world is attempting to shake the Covid funk out of their system. Everyone is picking up the pieces and trying rebuild. Contact tracing is part of the responsibility of the new normal.
Public health workers use contact tracing to identify those which may have come into proximity with those infected with Covid-19. They are then advised to undergo home quarantine or get tested.
When applied systematically, it is an important tool in the attempt to break the chain of infection. However, it relies on the public to utilise the systems in place and to provide accurate information.
Tycoma Arms have already put in place a number of SOPs that help to lower the risk of infection amongst our customers and staff.
Previously, we have recorded our customers name, telephone contact number and temperate reading in a book but now, we are emphasising the digital pivot in contact tracing.
Our new preferred method of collecting contact tracing data will be through the use of QR-codes.
We encourage customers to download and install QR-code readers onto their phones, which they will use to scan a QR-code when they enter our shop. They will then enter their names, contact number and temperature into the online form and press the submit button.
The collected data is limited to your name, contact number and temperature reading as taken by our staff. No other personal information is recorded.
This information is then securely stored and will only be released to the authorities if we are requested to do so.
If you haven’t already done so, please download and install a QR-code reader app to your phone. There are countless apps to choose from but some of the popular ones are:
We see it all too often, people walking around while completely oblivious to their surroundings. People, fixated on their mobile phones or in a very animated conversation with someone. If something unexpected were to suddenly happen, they would be a victim.
Simply put, situational awareness is keeping your eyes and ears open and being aware of what is going on around you. You take note of people and objects in your immediate vicinity and form an opinion of their possible intent. Situational awareness is a mindset, a frame of mind.
Situational awareness is like radar that has the ability to detect incoming unknown contacts hundreds of kilometres away. A powerful radar will detect these contacts far enough away that there is sufficient time to identify them as friend or foe and launch fighter interceptors.
Our personal radar is the mindset we call situational awareness. The more we utilise it, the greater its ability to identify possible treats (at a distance), and this gives us time to take react.
All the training in the world, empty-handed, blade or gunfu skills, means nothing if you didn’t see the threat coming. Or perhaps you didn’t notice the lamp post that you’re about to walk into. It happens. Don’t let it happen to you.
Situational awareness isn’t something you an learn by reading a book, you have to live it. You have to go out there, switch on your radar and learn through trial and error how to spot potential threats. You are calibrating your radar. It takes time and patience. Start calibrating now.
Here’s a link to a good introduction to situational awareness youtube video produced by Rob Pincus at Personal Defence Network. If you’re interested in learning something new that may save your life one day, watch it.
There are literally thousands of videos and articles on the internet about situational awareness. Google is your friend. A word of caution, not all are created equal.
I had lots of time during the almost 60 day lockdown, so I wrote this short article on my personal blog at www.themanblogs.com.
My goal is to keep the blog going. I can be reached at bahablogs@gmail.com