Sentences with phrase «protecting human safety»

Not exact matches

Human resource maintenance activities related to safety and health usually entail compliance with federal laws that protect employees from hazards in the workplace.

Oxfam works to protect people from disasters and conflict because every human being has a right to live in safety.

Alter all, in our time so much of our living is dedicated to the illusion that somehow our complete safety can be ensured and that we can be protected against all the ills and evils common to human existence.

«We urge the Chinese government to protect the rights and safety of those who defend freedom of religion of belief and other human rights in China,» he said.

We want our employees to be engaged and energised, their human rights respected, and their health, safety and welfare at work protected.

Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide and operates in more than 150 countries.

In that speech (a full copy of which you can view by clicking here), I offered some suggestions on how each of us — whether we be parent, coach, official, athletic trainer, clinician, current or former professional athlete, sports safety equipment manufacturer, whether we were there representing a local youth sports program, the national governing body of a sport, or a professional sports league, could work together as a team to protect our country's most precious human resource — our children — against catastrophic injury or death from sudden impact syndrome or the serious, life - altering consequences of multiple concussions.

In order to protect infant safety and ensure the patient and human rights of mothers and babies, we have built a non-profit organization committed to: (1) the study of exclusive breastfeeding complications that can result in brain injury and, in the most severe instances, death; and (2) raising public awareness to signs of infant hunger and the consequences that can result based on peer - reviewed research.

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

Sadiq Khan MP, shadow justice secretary, said: «The energy and time this government is spending on arguments about the Human Rights Act shows how completely out of touch it is with the British people who are not interested in cat fights between ministers but how the safety of their communities will be protected after cuts in police budgets which go too far and too fast.»

By cutting spending, providing tax and regulatory relief, ensuring the safety of our citizens and opening up county government to you, we will help to create private sector jobs, protect our natural and human resources, ensure government efficiency, empower our citizens and make certain Dutchess County remains a great place to live, work and raise a family.

«Health Department officials confirm that the species of mosquito found to be infected with EEE generally feeds on birds, but prudence dictates we take every precaution to protect the public's health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» Picente said.

That decision bypassed U.S. government and other safety measures designed to protect human study participants.

«Since these antibodies have exceptional safety profiles in humans and cross the placenta, this combination could be rapidly developed to protect uninfected pregnant women and their fetuses,» he said.

«The immune responses are there, the tough call is whether they're enough to protect humans against Ebola, and I guess we'll find that out in the phase 3 trial,» says Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute in Oxford, UK, who is leading a small safety trial of the monovalent NIAID / GSK vaccine.

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«We need to develop specific tools to study chemical toxicity in human reproductive cells; this will allow us to accurately assess safety thresholds for different compounds, and re-evaluate the acceptible daily intake levels to protect human health for some of them» said Professor Habert.

The CNSC regulatory regime ensures that adequate measures are in place to protect the environment and human health, in accordance with the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and its regulations.

Though some bloggers are concerned with the safety of Bacillus licheniformis, the latest research suggests that this strain is a healthy, gut commensal organism designed to protect its human host.

In fact, all medical implants will have a capsule form around them — this is just the human body providing a safety barrier to protect against the implant.

Beginning in 1906, the FDA is still responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices.

-- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, modify, or amend any State, county, or local law, ordinance, or regulation applicable to food handling which is designed to protect the public health from individuals who pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others, which can not be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, pursuant to the list of infectious or communicable diseases and the modes of transmissability published by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Their goals are to protect animal and human health, to assure the safety of the food supply, and to help reduce the risk of resistance.

Immunization not only protects a pet against ailments, but also prevents it from jeopardizing the health and safety of other animals and humans it comes in contact with.

An animal potentially dangerous to humans means any of the following: Any animal which, when unprovoked and off the property of the owner or keeper, engages in behavior that threatens the safety of a human being so that the human has to take defensive action to protect himself / herself or that person is injured.

IMAD donates a portion of sales to the Animal Welfare Institute, an organization that protects endangered animals, advocates safety for companion animals, cares about lab animals, believes in humane treatment for farm animals, safeguards marine animals, and educates humans.

Outdoor hazards are obvious such as: volume of traffic, incidence of disease, a cat's ability to protect itself (deaf, partially sighted, frail), its danger to other cats (if it has a transmissible disease), predation upon vulnerable wildlife, any danger to humans (a British cat, Gizmo the postman hater, had to be confined for the safety of postmen and other delivery men), danger from humans (e.g. gamekeepers), spilt car antifreeze and garden chemicals.

Construction of a new barge landing area and elevated bridge and boardwalks will improve visitor and employee safety by reducing the risk of human - bear conflicts; provide safe and dependable access for the phased relocation of facilities and park concession operations; protect and enhance key park resources in the Brooks River area, including brown (grizzly) bears, salmon and trout, and cultural resources; improve visitor experience in the area; and connect infrastructure utilities between the Valley Road Administrative Area and the north side of Brooks River.

Acuña's situation is so precarious that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has called on Peru's government to take precautionary measures to protect her safety, a relatively rare step it also took in Cáceres's case.

We need to make all such decisions within the framework of a larger plan that both protects natural resources and guarantees human safety... Decisions made back to back without this knowledge eventually came to a head [in Istanbul],» he said.

Protected intersections, cycle tracks and designated rail rights of way all follow the Swedish «Vision Zero» transport safety principle: acknowledging the inevitability of human error and providing route designs that minimize its consequences.

Environmentalism has always sought to protect not simply human safety and health, but also the natural world itself.

These organizations focus on clients» most basic human needs: preserving housing, protecting subsistence income, obtaining access to health care, providing food and clothing for families and maintaining safety, independence, and dignity.

Despite the legal protections that have been put in place to protect employees from workplace harassment, including those found in human rights and occupational health and safety legislation, which require employers to provide employees with a safe and respectful working environment, systemic barriers to reporting these incidents remain.

It is also yet one more disgraceful indictment of government failure to rise to the crisis and move forward with action that will meaningfully protect the human rights and ensure the safety of Indigenous women and girls across Canada.

In practice, to the extent that you are in genuine fear for the safety of a human being from an intruder armed with a gun, in all likelihood you would be justified in using a deadly weapon in self - defense unless there was some reason that you could protect yourself completely without doing so, for example, by retreating into a panic room.

In doing so, it shall take account of the dignity of living beings as well as the safety of human beings, animals and the environment, and shall protect the genetic diversity of animal and plant species.

Lighthouse is committed to conducting our business in a socially responsible and ethical manner, protecting the environment and the safety of people, respecting human rights, and supporting the communities and cultures with which we work.

There is no incentive to protect human health and safety in large part because people can't access the legal system to obtain redress.

This has seen the safety of the public promoted, the health of the doctor protected and human rights enhanced in a way that the Alberta process seems not to recognize.

Report notes The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act was amended to protect the age distinctions from discrimination complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code; discusses two provisions terminating benefits for older workers.

[3] A person generally is chronically ill if the person (1) is unable to perform at least two activities of daily living, such as eating, using the toilet, bathing oneself, or dressing oneself; (2) requires substantial supervision to protect himself or herself from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment; or (3) has a level of disability similar to that described in (1) as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has over 76,000 employees that are dedicated to protecting the health, safety, and well - being of Americans.

Ahead of the hearing, the Human Rights Law Centre, Amnesty International and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services called on the Federal and Northern Territory Governments to take immediate action to protect young people currently in detention and not wait for the Royal Commission's findings to ensure their safety.

Human infants are instinctively inclined to form attachments: Infants instinctively reach out for the safety and security of a «secure base» with a reliable caregiver; parents instinctively protect, nurture and love their offspring.

That was after a 2006 class action lawsuit that alleged the Michigan Department of Human Services had failed to protect the safety and well - being of almost 19,000 children in state custody.