Sentences with phrase «high hazard»

The map will help engineers design safer buildings in regions that face high hazards, especially in countries where researchers had not previously defined seismic risks.

For dry soil conditions, there are more than 1000 buildings that are within all hazard zones, 400 of those in the two highest hazard designation zones.

Businesses types that have high hazard materials face serious risks from fires, explosions and hazardous environmental spills.

Currently, about 16 percent of the U.S. coastline is considered high hazard areas, with 1.3 million people, of whom 250,000 are elderly, and $ 300 billion in residential property value.

The following table is derived from EPA's official list of Coal Combustion Residue (CCR) Surface Impoundments with High Hazard Potential Ratings.

Because of the switch in ratings after the EPA inspections, the total number of high hazard ponds has stayed roughly the same at a total of 47 ponds nationwide.

For saturated soil conditions, it is an order of magnitude worse, with 8000 buildings within all hazard zones, 5000 of those within the two highest hazard zones.

But as you finish some of the products that have high scores (aka high hazard) look to replace them with safer options for your family's health & wellness and our environment.

By operating city infrastructure systems independently without coordination, many coastal cities across the U.S. have urbanized high hazard areas and built highways that continually stimulate land use activities without any land - use controls in place.

Six states that gained high hazard ponds include: [18]

It is my view that by erring on the side of least drama, scientists are cowing under the fear of attacks from sceptics (which we have to recognise will come no matter what we say) and are failing to give policy makers an accurate picture of low probability but high hazard events.

RED High hazard and risk associated with the use of this substance.

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Performed miscellaneous duties and experiences including: Inspection of high hazard facilities throughout village, inspection of local pyrotechnic displays, and coordination of interdepartmental appointments

In addition, Sporn's fly - ash ponds, hidden behind a grassy berm directly behind Mountaineer's CCS unit, have been cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as having «high hazard potential.»

Ellsworth: Over the short term — what's likely tomorrow — those would be areas of high hazard.

In addition to the increase in the number of significant hazard - rated ponds, eight previously unrated coal ash ponds were found to be high hazard ponds in information released by the EPA earlier in 2011.

An estimated 15,500 American dams are now considered «high hazard,» meaning their failure could cause fatalities.

The earthen dam that holds some 130 million gallons of water was deemed «high hazard» in a 2016 report.

But transporting the bottle is one of the highest hazard steps — if you drop it and it breaks, it's likely a hazmat situation.»

They found that between 1.7 million and 2.1 million people will live in «high hazard» areas by 2100.

In the highest hazard zones, where 28 million Americans will experience strong shaking during their lifetime, key infrastructure could also experience a shaking intensity sufficient to cause moderate to extensive damage.

The popular body butters and lotions I'd been using for years were considered «high hazard» by the Environmental Working Group Skin Deep Database.

The Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database ranks cosmetic and skincare products by safety from 0 (virtually no hazard) to 10 (high hazard).

The database ranks the safety of cosmetics and similar products on a scale of one to 10 (highest hazard), based on a methodology that is outlined here.

Or, your southern California retreat might be in a high hazard area for earthquakes.

In response to demands from environmentalists as well as Senator Barbara Boxer (D - California), chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, the EPA made public a list of 44 «high hazard potential» coal waste dumps.

Massive spills from breaches in these ponds are documented, and many ponds are currently classified as «high hazard» by the EPA.

The popular ones made by Batiste, Dove, and L'Oreal all scored 6 on the Environmental Working Group's Skin - Deep database, which is right on the border between moderate and high hazard.

So even if the list omits important information, is questionably composed, and generally incomplete, it's probably best to check to make sure there's not a high hazard potential ash resevoir in your backyard — do a quick scan of the EPA's list.

Now, the EPA has revealed the locations of the sites that have a «high hazard rating» — ash dumps sites where, if a spill were to occur, would likely lead to the deaths of nearby residents.

And even when the dangerous dumps are listed «high hazard», there's no mention of how that correlates to water contamination.

«T.V.A. ranked its own dams, and it didn't rank any of its dams «high hazard,»» said Lisa Evans, a lawyer for Earthjustice.