Sentences with phrase «new health hazard»

«There is growing concern that not only low physical activity... but probably also sitting and sedentary behaviour is an important and new health hazard of our time.»

AS IF people struggling with obesity did not have enough to worry about, they now face a new health hazard.

Not exact matches

In New York, the means happen to be the dangers of water contamination and other health hazards.

Genetically engineered rice as part of the second Green Revolution is repeating the mistakes of the Green Revolution, intensifying the deficiencies that are killing people, while adding new hazards in terms of ecological and health risks.

The vast majority of sack lunches that kids bring to school aren't properly cooled or refrigerated and could pose a health hazard to young children, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests.

Although nursery stores continue to sell adorable bumper pads with crib sheets, new research studies show that they are huge health hazards to newborns and infants.

Based on the statistician's findings, Lori Feldman - Winter, a co-author of the new guidelines and a professor of pediatrics at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., stated: «Upon further review of the available evidence, it is clear that we can not safely recommend bed sharing because of the hazard,» Feldman - Winter says.

New York City Housing Authority General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo was inside a city council hearing Wednesday, in the hot seat again, as he was grilled about health hazards.

A Manhattan mom whose apartment floods all the time says her New York City Housing Authority building is filled with health hazards

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS — New York Post's Rich Calder: «The city has begun stationing an army of workers in 30 parks in Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx to warn people that it «has experienced problems with rats» and make sure they know that «rats are a health hazard, especially to children and seniors,» according to internal Parks Department e-mails and sources.

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.

County to Conduct Paint Stabilization Pilot Study «Method of Cost - Effective Interim Lead Hazard Control Sought» The Oneida County Health Department's Lead Primary Prevention Program (LPP), through its New York State Department of Health grant, will conduct a pilot project designed to study the impact of using new paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced todNew York State Department of Health grant, will conduct a pilot project designed to study the impact of using new paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced todnew paints containing primer as a method of stabilizing deteriorating lead paint surfaces in Utica's pre-1978 houses, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced today.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 19 through 25, the Westchester County Department of Health encourages parents and caregivers to eliminate hazards at home that can cause lead poisoning in children and to assure their young children are tested for lead exposure.

We all know that smoke is bad for our health, but a new study provides more information about the hazards to our health.

The row blew up late last year when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began a public consultation on setting new limits for working with the dust, which is a major hazard for construction workers, causing serious lung disease.

NEW DELHI — In a report that departs from the scientific mainstream, an Indian government panel is warning that radio emissions from cell phones may pose a hazard to public health.

[«Poor Diet in Shift Workers: A New Occupational Health Hazard?»]

But the new RCP report argues that, whilst not absolutely safe, the hazard to health arising from long term vapour inhalation from the e-cigarettes available today is unlikely to exceed 5 % of the harm from smoking tobacco.

By Carey Gillam (Reuters)- The Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences that has faced broad opposition, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards.

The new volcanic emissions information pulls together opportunities to improve monitoring of natural hazards, human health risks and climate processes — one volcanic breath at a time.

The new information might also enable a more highly resolved and more robust mapping and modeling of mercury - related health hazards related to aquaculture and fisheries,» says Andrea Garcia Bravo, postdoctoral researcher at the Limnology program at Uppsala University and lead scientist for the study.

It has been known that high levels of carbon dioxide in the air causes health and environmental hazards, but a new study shows that high concentration of Carbon dioxide might actually be helping plant cycles, resulting to a greener earth.

Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Database lists this brand of baby wipes as a high on the moderate hazard scale to your newborn's health — not at all comforting to a new Mom!

The US Government released a brand new set of dietary guidelines stating that skipping breakfast is no longer considered a health hazard.

Unfortunately, a new chemical now used in these products — bisphenol S — is showing similar health hazards.

Health hazards, accidents, injuries, death — mere words to an organization until it finally happens; and then these words take on a whole new meaning - lives are lost, cases are filed, jobs are lost, property is destroyed, millions of dollars are spent, costly litigations are begun — the long ordeal begins for the company that would be lucky if it were not unceremoniously shut down at the end of all of this.

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.

The new environment needs to be formally assessed, looking for escape and health hazards, crowding, comfort, exercise opportunities, play opportunities, and such.

Whether visitors basked in the virtual warmth of Olafur Eliasson's fake sun in his «Weather Project,» or laid themselves upon Ai Weiwei's field of 100 million hand - painted porcelain sunflower seeds (until the dust stirred up was decreed a health hazard), the collective, interactive experience of these artworks has generated its own momentum and a new set of norms for the museum - going experience.

Eaters no longer worry about the small potential threat of GMO health hazards, but they are subject to new risks: GMOs were neither the first, nor have they been the last, agricultural innovation, and each of these technologies comes with its own potential hazards.

In addition, the realization that future climate may differ significantly from previous experience is still relatively new for many fields of practice (e.g., food production, natural resources management, natural hazards management, insurance, public health services and urban planning).

Other health hazards result from mankind's constant search for new sources of energy.

Over the years Germany has made approvals for new wind parks more difficult as the country reels from an unstable power grid and growing protests against the blighted landscapes and health hazards.

«The construction of any new coal power plants, modular or otherwise, is insane,» says Michael Hendryx Smith, a public health expert at Indiana University - Bloomington who has written extensively about the hazards of the coal industry.

(a) New Reportable Incident — Structural Inadequacy: As of December 14, 2017, an employer must notify the Ministry of Labour (MOL) if a joint health and safety committee or a health and safety representative identifies potential structural inadequacies of a workplace as a source of danger or a hazard to workers.

Bill 177 also amended the OHSA to include a new specific duty for employers to notify the Ministry of Labour if the joint health and safety committee or representative, as applicable, has identified potential structural inadequacies of a building, structure, or any part thereof, or any other part of a workplace, whether temporary or permanent, as a source of danger or hazard to workers.

Occupational Health and Safety Specialist COLUMBUS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, Binghamton, NY (6/2002 to Present) • Assess existing health and safety programs and tweak them to meet the dynamic needs of the company • Plan and implement new or advanced health and safety programs to maintain steadily safe environments • Develop and provide training and instructions to employees and the management to ensure that they are abreast of safety hazards • Evaluate and advise on the impact of both emergent and existing issues and suggest control methods • Conduct audits and inspections to determine the extent of risks and put in place risk prevention and mitigation processes • Perform safety related incident investigation to determine cause and effect and develop corrective measures • Oversee health and safety programs to assure compliance with the company's procedures and protocols • Promote and lead behavioral based safety practices to strengthen company safety cHealth and Safety Specialist COLUMBUS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, Binghamton, NY (6/2002 to Present) • Assess existing health and safety programs and tweak them to meet the dynamic needs of the company • Plan and implement new or advanced health and safety programs to maintain steadily safe environments • Develop and provide training and instructions to employees and the management to ensure that they are abreast of safety hazards • Evaluate and advise on the impact of both emergent and existing issues and suggest control methods • Conduct audits and inspections to determine the extent of risks and put in place risk prevention and mitigation processes • Perform safety related incident investigation to determine cause and effect and develop corrective measures • Oversee health and safety programs to assure compliance with the company's procedures and protocols • Promote and lead behavioral based safety practices to strengthen company safety chealth and safety programs and tweak them to meet the dynamic needs of the company • Plan and implement new or advanced health and safety programs to maintain steadily safe environments • Develop and provide training and instructions to employees and the management to ensure that they are abreast of safety hazards • Evaluate and advise on the impact of both emergent and existing issues and suggest control methods • Conduct audits and inspections to determine the extent of risks and put in place risk prevention and mitigation processes • Perform safety related incident investigation to determine cause and effect and develop corrective measures • Oversee health and safety programs to assure compliance with the company's procedures and protocols • Promote and lead behavioral based safety practices to strengthen company safety chealth and safety programs to maintain steadily safe environments • Develop and provide training and instructions to employees and the management to ensure that they are abreast of safety hazards • Evaluate and advise on the impact of both emergent and existing issues and suggest control methods • Conduct audits and inspections to determine the extent of risks and put in place risk prevention and mitigation processes • Perform safety related incident investigation to determine cause and effect and develop corrective measures • Oversee health and safety programs to assure compliance with the company's procedures and protocols • Promote and lead behavioral based safety practices to strengthen company safety chealth and safety programs to assure compliance with the company's procedures and protocols • Promote and lead behavioral based safety practices to strengthen company safety culture

3 Conduct All New hire orientations daily safety and health inspections and maintain a written log which includes area / operation inspected date of inspection identified hazards recommended corrective actions estimated and actual dates of corrections.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently unveiled a new mobile app to help educate the public about hidden home hazards that can impact the health of their families.

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that radon, although a health hazard at excessive levels, was not a defect of...

Grow operations can many times lead to potentially health hazards for new occupants of a former grow - op home.

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, held that radon, although a health hazard at excessive levels, was not a defect of the type contemplated in the addendum.

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.