Sentences with phrase «health and safety hazards»

The product may have possible health and safety hazards covered in these documents.

You can do a Standard (aka «Full») 203K on a property BEFORE it meets minimum standards, provided part of the repairs is to eliminate «health and safety hazards that would violate HUD's Minimum Property Requirements (MPR)»

This summer, Council staff had the opportunity to meet with staff from WorkSafeBC to discuss a new WorkSafeBC emphasis on awareness about asbestos health and safety hazards relating to those undertaking repairs, renovations or demolitions in residential properties, whether done by property owners themselves or contractors.

The overall vision for the strategy is to reduce the number of American homes with residential health and safety hazards, achieved through five goals:

The Strategy for Action encourages federal agencies to take preemptive actions that will help reduce the number of American homes with health and safety hazards.

Salem Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program: Salem Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program is a program that provides assistance for moderate rehabilitation projects to eliminate existing or potential health and safety hazards, to carry out handicapped access improvements, and to undertake historic preservation.

States and local communities can use the grants to establish programs to control health and safety hazards by assessing and remediating lead - based paint and other housing related health hazards, HUD notes in a press release announcing the initiative.

For instance you may have to leave your residence because of water leaks, gas pipe damage, repair, renovation, or other health and safety hazards.

This was introduced by the Housing Act 2004 and replaced the previous pass or fail Housing Fitness Standard which had been criticised, including for failure to distinguish between defective dwellings and genuine health and safety hazards.

Ministry inspectors saw other health and safety hazards in the workplace after the fatality occurred.

Obligations can include aiding a resident with personal hygiene, providing necessary food and shelter, protecting a resident from health and safety hazards, and providing necessary medical care for physical and mental health needs.

The OHSA's main purpose is to protect workers from health and safety hazards while on the job.

Changes to the act will enshrine a worker's right to know about workplace hazards and require all worksite parties to ensure that information on health and safety hazards is provided onsite.

Although there is no general obligation on landlords to ensure properties are «fit for human habitation»..., local authorities have powers to compel landlords to tackle serious health and safety hazards.

Dangerous goods are classified as items or substances that may pose health and safety hazards to customers.

Health and safety hazards must be addressed.

Standard 203 (k) repairs include all those eligible with the Streamline 203 (k), as well as certain structural alterations and reconstruction, rehabilitation of garages, modernization of bathrooms and kitchens (including new appliances), removal of health and safety hazards, aesthetic appeal changes, installation of wells or septic systems, and handicapped accessibility improvements.

They also can repair, improve or modernize homes to remove health and safety hazards.

FHA required repairs are those repairs necessary to keep the home from falling apart and to protect the occupants from health and safety hazards.

School buildings and grounds must be designed and maintained to be accessible and free of health and safety hazards, and to promote learning and school engagement.

Factors and conditions that influence the quality of the physical environment include the school building and the area surrounding it; transportation services; any biological or chemical agents inside and outside the school facilities that are detrimental to health; and physical conditions such as temperature, noise, lighting, air quality and potential health and safety hazards.

State Defunds Program to Fix «Slum» Schools Eight years after California settled a landmark lawsuit promising hundreds of millions of dollars to repair shoddy school facilities, more than 700 schools still are waiting for their share of funds as students take classes on dilapidated campuses with health and safety hazards.

International Horizons offers consulting, planning services, programs, and systems to support schools in the areas of violence prevention, health and safety hazards including environmental issues, and educational accountability.

After visiting the NYCHA Jackson Houses in the South Bronx on Monday morning, Cuomo announced that the state Health Department will investigate public health and safety hazards at NYCHA properties.

In Response to Calls from Tenants, Governor's Proposed Investment Will Address Health and Safety Hazards and is Contingent on Selection of Independent Construction Manager to Ensure Accountability

Workplace health and safety hazards can be costly (to lives and the bottom line), but the good news is that they are largely preventable if you take the right precautions.

Lawmakers are working towards banning drop - side cribs, which can pose a health and safety hazard for your baby.

Not only could this create a health and safety hazard, it could put pressure on the component parts and damage them requiring them to be replaced — an expense that could have been simply avoided by following the installation guide correctly.

According to Gary Hartley, one of the Tate's attendants in charge of warning people to mind their footing, «I think it's a health and safety hazard - but who am I to judge?»

Further, the Board held that, in reporting the health and safety concerns, the applicant was acting in compliance with his obligation, under the OHSA, to report the existence of a health and safety hazard to the employer.

First, placing a chair behind the grill station to allow the applicant to alternate between standing and sitting would be a health and safety hazard.

When re-roofing is needed for a defective roof that has three layers of shingles, all old shingles must be removed before re-roofing... The appraiser must observe the roof to determine whether the deficiencies present a health and safety hazard or do not allow for reasonable future utility.»

Not exact matches

Human resource maintenance activities related to safety and health usually entail compliance with federal laws that protect employees from hazards in the workplace.

In December, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction to continue to promote safe and healthful working conditions and prevent hazards that are specific to women such as a lack of personal protection equipment, sanitation and workplace intimidation.

California law requires that «employees shall be protected against the hazard of walking through glass by barriers or by conspicuous durable markings,» but the company has not been subject to citations, according to U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data.

The lender will require any safety or health hazards to be addressed first — things like mold, broken windows, lead - based paint, and missing handrails.

And on Monday, when you go back to work, take a look around: identify any hazards - physical or mental - that exist in your workplace, think about how to fix them, and then talk your manager or your workplace Health and Safety RepresentatiAnd on Monday, when you go back to work, take a look around: identify any hazards - physical or mental - that exist in your workplace, think about how to fix them, and then talk your manager or your workplace Health and Safety Representatiand then talk your manager or your workplace Health and Safety Representatiand Safety Representative.

It is commonly recognized that the radioactivity and extreme toxicity of nuclear reactor postfission effluent and spent fuel rods constitute a hazard to human health and safety.

More immediately, there are a number of steps that a proactive employer can take, including putting together a comprehensive safety and health program, conducting regular safety and health audits and / or risk assessments, ensuring that employees are properly trained relative to their roles and responsibilities, and taking prompt action to respond to and address incidents (whether an accident or a near miss) by correcting any potential hazards, as well as issuing discipline if it has been determined that an employee or manager violated company safety rules.

Proactively identifying and assessing hazards and risks to health, safety and wellbeing to eliminate or effectively control risks prior to work being performed;

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When you want to co sleep in the same room with your baby but don't want to have to worry about the health and safety risks and hazards that may come from other forms of co sleeping, cribs are the way to go.

It has a better safety record because «ammonia is considered a high health hazard because it is corrosive to the skin, eyes, and lungs.

Districts that participate in the NSLP are required, among other things, to have food safety programs and participate in health inspections by state or local health departments at least twice annually.4 School food safety plans must comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance and hazard analysis and critical control point principles and apply those to any location where school nutrition program food is stored, prepared, or served.5 However, regardless of a school's NSLP participation, districts typically have policies and procedures to prevent allergens from contaminating other food.6

The $ 3 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Funding will be used to address lead issues in 180 low - income housing units located in the Cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, while the $ 400,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding will assist in correcting additional health and safety issues in at least 75 of those homes.

ECDOH public health sanitarians» food facility inspections protect the public health by assuring that food service establishments are operated in a manner that eliminates food safety hazards to prevent foodborne disease and restaurant - associated foodborne illness incidences in our community.

Our staff, the City of North Tonawanda Zoning Ordinance and the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Codes are here to protect the public from hazards of fire, inadequate building construction, and to provide for the health and safety of the citizens of North Tonawanda.

In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines — flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash — both pose potential safety and health hazards.

But after days of requests, the administration has only identified a total of three boards that it said fall under the order's purview: the Albany Convention Center Authority, the Capital Program Review Board at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Occupational Safety and Health Hazard Abatement Board.

Academic reps are not health and safety professionals, but are involved in minimising hazards in the workplace and act as first points of contact for anyone seeking advice.