After China opened up to the global market economy and joined the global competition, its most useful weapon is cheap labour, factory owners are trying to minimize any cost including that of workers» safety, due to
lack of safety regulation in foreign investments.
In a good review of the context of how rail transportation is a part of the Keystone XL debate, Ian Austen at The New York Times notes that there is
a lack of safety regulations and inspections on oil shipments:
Not exact matches
«The rise in serious incidents involving animals in flight leads us to believe that the
lack of regulation in both health and training screening for these animals is creating unsafe conditions across U.S. air travel,» said John Laughter, Delta's senior vice president for corporate
safety, security and compliance.
«The rise in serious incidents involving animals in flight leads us to believe that the
lack of regulation in both health and training screening for these animals is creating unsafe conditions across U.S. air travel,» John Laughter, Delta's senior vice president for corporate
safety, security and compliance, said.
While Uber is very popular with its users, its opponents argue the
lack of regulation poses a
safety risk for drivers and users.
These risks and uncertainties include food
safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local
regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature
of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact
of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a
lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability
of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery
of food and other products; volatility in the market value
of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk
of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value
of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure
of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
lack of packaging
regulations under the food standards code could place public
safety at risk, said Mr Tager.
China has been called out in the news numerous times in the past few years for its poor environmental and waste management practices, excessive application
of chemicals and fertilizer, and
lack of government and food
safety regulations.
While some
of these factors, such as food
safety concerns and technological innovations, are unpredictable in magnitude and timing, others are observable (e.g. income growth), constrained by supply side factors (e.g.
lack of feed) and determined by institutional changes (e.g. harmonization
of standards) and policies (e.g. agricultural subsidies and environmental
regulations).
It nevertheless concluded that the currently available data, combined with a
lack of uniform
safety standards and
regulations, were «insufficient» to support a finding that soft helmets prevented head injuries such that universal support
of soft helmets was «premature at this time.»
The New York City Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene has additional concerns apart from
safety and
lack of regulation regarding the cardboard boxes being offered to new parents at hospitals and elsewhere.
«This ongoing
lack of compliance with FAA
regulations... is unacceptable,»
safety investigators wrote in a sternly worded memo.
A
lack of regulation does not constitute approval or suggest
safety or effectiveness.
While this scheme aims to tackle a
lack of awareness and training at source, it is very clear from the Control
of Asbestos
Regulations (2012) and the Health and
Safety at Work Act (1974) that ignorance can not be used as an excuse.
Another plus
of Arizona's individual tax - credit scholarship program is the
lack of red tape placed on participating schools, which must comply with the state's private school
regulations, including health,
safety and nondiscrimination requirements.
FMCSA's imminent hazard out -
of - service order to Industrial Transit states that the company's ``... complete and utter
lack of compliance with operation
of (federal
safety regulations)... substantially increases the likelihood
of serious injury or death for its drivers and the motoring public... this risk is heightened further when Industrial Transit transports [hazardous materials].»
Electrocution accidents usually result from negligence on a construction site,
lack of upkeep and maintenance
of utility poles and power lines, inadequate training for workers and disregard for
safety rules and
regulations.
However, if you have suffered an injury at work because
of a
lack of respect for Kansas health and
safety regulations, you really do need to contact the accident lawyers at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. about your situation and get some sound legal advice as soon as possible.
Health &
Safety Code § § 1596.70 et seq., strictly limits city and county
regulation of family child care homes in order to address the
lack of child care availability, encourage the establishment
of family child care homes in residential communities, and to ensure a simplified regulatory process that does not place undue burdens on providers.
In short, most
of the
regulations and
safety norms that guests have become accustomed to, even in the most rudimentary hotels, are
lacking.