Sentences with phrase «major public emergency»

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A major issue with decentralization in public blockchains, he continued, is that there is no way to pause or shut down the system when facing an emergency requiring technological updates.

As Oneida County's 911 Center marked its first year of fielding emergency calls made from all Oneida County communities, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today called the year of successful operations a major step in protecting the public and developing strong inter-governmental partnerships.

EAST NEW YORK — The six major mayoral candidates accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of turning his back on the victims of Superstorm Sandy Thursday night, and warned the mold epidemic that has emerged in its wake is now a public health emergency.

In a major speech this afternoon President Donald Trump will direct his Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency.

The project included public training programs in defibrillators and compression - only CPR at schools, hospitals and major events such as the N.C. State Fair, plus additional instruction for EMS and other emergency workers on optimal care for patients in cardiac arrest.

The most crowded emergency departments in the U.S. have not adopted proven interventions to address crowding, a major public health concern.

By February 2016, the World Health Organization had declared the epidemic a global public health emergency, based largely on the virus» newly - established link to microcephaly and other major birth defects in babies born to infected mothers.

The study is the culmination of a rapid collaboration between academic researchers at several universities — including Monash in Australia as well as many institutions in the U.S. and Canada — and a major public health agency, the CDC, in the face of a truly international public health emergency.

Interagency Agreement Marks Major Milestone in Development of FTA's New Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) authorized FTA's Emergency Relief Program, granting FTA the primary responsibility for reimbursing emergency response and recovery costs after an emergency or major disaster that affects public transportationEmergency Relief Program, granting FTA the primary responsibility for reimbursing emergency response and recovery costs after an emergency or major disaster that affects public transportationemergency response and recovery costs after an emergency or major disaster that affects public transportationemergency or major disaster that affects public transportation systems.

FTA's Emergency Relief program was established under MAP - 21, and enables FTA to provide assistance to public transit operators in the aftermath of an emergency or major Emergency Relief program was established under MAP - 21, and enables FTA to provide assistance to public transit operators in the aftermath of an emergency or major emergency or major disaster.

This is not only so we can cut carbon emissions and reduce climate change, but also because urban air pollution is one of the world's biggest killers and a major public health emergency.

Among the eighteen companies cited were eight of the world's top 500 companies — Shell, Samsung Electronics, Nestle, LG, Kraft, Motorola, Denso and Bridgestone — and 10 major Chinese companies, including industry leaders such as PetroChina and Shenhua.China's pollution information disclosure law, which took effect in May 2008, requires companies to reveal details of pollution to the public within 30 days of being cited for breaking pollution laws, and come up with an emergency plan to rectify the problem.