Sentences with phrase «placed at risk of»

An employer of care workers must refer people to the secretary of state if: they have been dismissed on the grounds of misconduct which harmed — or placed at risk of harm — a vulnerable adult; the worker had resigned before dismissal or was transferred to a non-care position; or when disciplinary action was pending.

All New Mexico drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians are placed at risk of being hurt or killed by a distracted driver.

As a result, the airbag can deploy in the event of a collision and children or small passengers traveling in the front seat may be placed at risk of severe injury or death.

Every person traveling on the roadways in our state is placed at risk of harm when a drunk or impaired driver makes the choice to get behind the wheel.

In this case, it was undisputed that the plaintiff understood that he was prone to fainting during coughing episodes and that sitting on the examination table placed him at risk of a fall.

The MOD had restructured its workforce in 2013 with a number of permanent employees being placed at risk of redundancy.

Sadly, everyone traveling on the roadways throughout our state is placed at risk of severe injury or worse when a drunk or drugged truck driver makes the choice to get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Back in May, Legal Week tallied up the number of law firm jobs placed at risk of redundancy over the previous 12 months.

There are also concerns with young and vulnerable animals being placed in potentially stressful situations where they are exposed to illnesses or placed at risk of becoming injured.

Authors Pedro Noguera, Linda Darling - Hammond, and Diane Friedlaender describe the obstacles that prevent schools from delivering high - quality instruction; examine educational models, structures, and practices that facilitate deeper learning; and take a systemic perspective to consider how policy, practice, and research can be aligned to support the development of pedagogy for deeper learning in schools serving students who have been placed at risk of failure.

The study also found support for the premise that students placed at risk of academic failure could achieve at levels that met national averages.

Even if every arms manufacturer shut down tomorrow, the estimated 300 million firearms currently in use have placed us all at risk of being next.

«Flimsy allegations of gang involvement by Suffolk County schools and police have led to kids being detained and placed at risk of deportation without investigation.

Yet another baby has been placed at risk of significant brain damage and possible death because the clueless homebirth midwives didn't understand how to diagnose fetal distress.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warned in November that cryptocurrency CFDs «are extremely high - risk, speculative products» that «place you at risk of suffering significant losses.»

«More families that have elderly heads are placing themselves at risk of running short of money in retirement due to their increased likelihood of holding debt while in retirement,» he concludes.

According to NATA's position statement, many people engage in fitness pursuits and physical activity year - round in environments with cold, wet or windy conditions (or a combination of these), thereby placing themselves at risk of cold injury.

This spatial distribution places them at risk of severe damage by tropical cyclones.

Extreme long - term endurance exercise can put a strain on the cardiovascular system, ultimately placing you at risk of heart rhythm disorders.

Thirdly, women who do not exercise regularly are also placing themselves at risk of hot flashes.

Some women and girls have extra ordinarily heavy periods that place them at a risk of getting iron deficiency anemia.

High blood pressure places you at a risk of developing some serious health conditions for instance; stroke, poor blood circulation and heart diseases.

Measuring your 1RM is not simply a matter of grabbing the biggest weight performing a rep.. By definition, you will be stressing this muscle to its maximum and placing yourself at risk of an injury if you don't do it correctly.

This places you at risk of injury, especially when you're lifting heavy weights.

With social media placing us all at risk of being overly consumed with what our lives looks like, and giving it up isn't really an option, an awareness of these drawbacks may help us figure out how to use social media purposefully, and in ways that enhance rather than tear down our self - esteem.

As the curriculum increases in complexity, struggling readers fall further behind, placing them at risk of special education identification, tracking into lower - level coursework, failing to graduate and worse.

An adult can make an informed decision to treat an aggressive dog, potentially placing themselves at risk of injury.

In the past two years, six states have shut down nuclear plants, and «dozens» of other plants across the U.S. are facing challenging economic conditions, placing them at risk of imminent retirement.

Its importance is that it encourages local governments to act before a disaster — for instance for risks from flooding, to reduce exposure and risk as well as being prepared for emergency responses prior to the flood (eg temporary evacuation from places at risk of flooding) and rapid response and building back afterwards.

For example, many employees who work in construction or who drive trucks for a living place themselves at risk of personal injury every single day and perhaps more so than someone who is employed in an office environment.

Thomas Bird says that the drug maker did not disclose that the medication could place him at risk of Stevens - Johnson syndrome or TEN.

However, the lack of protection afforded by these vehicles places you at risk of suffering devastating injuries if you're involved in a collision.

But unfortunately some individuals risk hefty fines and other penalties by driving without insurance, placing themselves at risk of financial loss and others at risk of uncompensated damages in the event of a crash.

If a motorbike is still on the road, no persons should attempt to move it, especially if they are placing themselves at risk of being further injured by another moving vehicle.

In the event that you engage in high risk activities like Scuba Diving, Piloting a personal plane, Skydiving, Mountain Climbing, Auto / Motorcycle racing or any other activity which places you at risk of suddenly dying, you may want to consider acquiring further Life Insurance coverage.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warned in November that cryptocurrency CFDs «are extremely high - risk, speculative products» that «place you at risk of suffering significant losses.»

Many first - time traders are unaware that forex trading places them at risk of losing more than their initial investment.

Nearly one third of U.S. adults drink enough to cause or place themselves at risk of adverse consequence.

Not exact matches

Omada's digital therapeutics platform attempts to address disparate health care needs that can be particularly cumbersome for people at risk for chronic diseases like diabetes through a combination of data analytics, user engagement, and the broad goal of preventing these kinds of conditions from developing in the first place.

Alison Evans, deputy head of Asia - Pacific country risk at IHS Markit, said Wednesday that the reaction probably meant that China was likely to continue to press for diplomacy over economic sanctions, which the United Nations, U.S. and Europe and a variety of other nations have already placed on North Korea.

The crisis would soon give Waugh a chance to test his aptitude for risk, with an opportunity that could have won Scotia a place at the top of U.S. banking — or cost it dearly.

Instead, people who fall into this category place less value on personal relationships, and are more likely to advance their own interests (read: pay and promotion) even at the risk of upsetting social harmony.

«Given the risk that we have identified and the way those risks are expected to play out, we think interest rates are at the right place... If the balance of risks were to shift... then we would need to reconsider that balance of risks and our position on it.»

In their analysis of the new legislation, lawyers at McCarthy Tétrault warned its «broad concepts and elements of uncertainty» could «place a heavy burden» on foreign companies looking to invest in Canada; the risk of a meddlesome minister torpedoing a deal is just too high.

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«If an employer knows a particular person's abusive conduct places employees at unreasonable risk of sexual harassment,» the judges wrote, «the employer can not escape responsibility to protect a likely future employee victim merely because the person has not previously abused that particular employee.»

THE State Government is neglecting the interests of Perth's CBD region, placing jobs and small businesses at risk.

Other analysts have identified specific projects in which U.S. companies are involved in countries as far - flung as Brazil, Mozambique, Kazakhstan, and Vietnam that could be placed at risk under the current version of the bill.

The report comes as the reef, considered one of the most vulnerable places in the world to the impacts of climate change, is at risk of having its status downgraded by the UN cultural organization UNESCO to «world heritage in danger».

They «allege their businesses have been placed at risk due to the cybersecurity incident and generally assert various common law claims such as claims for negligence and breach of contract, as well as, in some cases, statutory claims.»