Sentences with phrase «safety and environmental hazards»

Despite industry claims that these technologies are safe, this technological frontier poses significant health, safety and environmental hazards, as well as profound social, economic and ethical challenges.

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The software is used by EHS professionals — doctors, nurses, safety and environmental professionals, and industrial hygienists employed by corporations — to protect workers by analyzing hazards in these dangerous workplaces.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in the city's housing authority on April 2, citing the lead issue, mold and other environmental and safety hazards.

Rahman's laboratory also recently reported in the journal Environmental Pollution that toxic metals and oxidants from e-cigarettes raise safety concerns as well as potential pollution hazards from second - hand exposures and disposal of e-cigarette waste.

A group of risk experts is proposing a new framework and research agenda that they believe will support the most effective public warnings when a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard threatens safety.

At a global cost of trillions of dollars annually, it carries a steep price tag, not to mention, the potential safety, environmental and health hazards it poses.

A task force meeting on 6 and 7 May in Washington, D.C., will feature «invited speakers from the National Academies, the American Chemical Society, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Board, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oak Ridge National Lab, Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association, and American Biological Safety Association,» according to the announcement.

At the same time, he argued, despite the safety risks and environmental hazards posed by nuclear and large hydro, respectively, the climate would be in far worse condition had countries not developed those sources.

At the opposite end of precipitation extremes, drought also poses risks to public health and safety.192 Drought conditions may increase the environmental exposure to a broad set of health hazards including wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat events, flash flooding, degraded water quality, and reduced water quantity.

International Horizons offers consulting, planning services, programs, and systems to support schools in the areas of violence prevention, health and safety hazards including environmental issues, and educational accountability.

Defective construction, evidence of continuing settlement, excessive dampness, leakage, decay, termites, environmental hazards, or other conditions affecting the health and safety of occupants, collateral security or structural soundness of the dwelling must render the property ineligible until the defects or conditions have been remedied and the probability of further damage eliminated.

We do not train Guide Dogs for people who are blind, for seizure or diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical symptoms, for the primary benefits of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.

«The importance of preventive health care, exposure to environmental hazards, and the safety and quality of the food we eat are just a few of the areas that will benefit from our collaboration.»

We do not train Guide Dogs for people who are blind, for diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical symptoms, for the primary benefit of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.

The FWC helps to ensure that Floridians and visitors are safe when they are on the water through law enforcement's proactive efforts, by initiating boating safety inspections and by minimizing any environmental hazards on the waterways.

The following departments or agencies provided loan repayment assistance to one or more attorneys: Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Federal Trade Commission, Government Accountability Office, Library of Congress, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Postal Regulatory Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Surface Transportation Board.

A time of civic activism for social and environmental justice, labour campaigns were also protesting unregulated workplace health hazards and lack of worker rights over their own safety.

Ensured compliance with all federal, state and company safety and environmental procedures, taking action to prevent noncompliance and hazards.

Developed and implemented Safety and Health Programs, MSDS, hazard Communication response protocols, Trainings, Safety audits / Inspections, Environmental Compliance

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • Trauma and environmental emergencies • Suctioning, vitals, trach replacement • EKGs, external defibrillators, and bag - valve mask resuscitators • Meal preparation and feeding • Examination and screening • OSHA, hazard communications and safety training methods • Microsoft Office Products

To join an organization as an EHS and sustainability professional, in which I can utilize my experience in managing environmental, safety, and occupational health programs while providing opportunities for developing and implementing process improvements that reduce hazards, injuries, wastes, costs and environmental conservation.

I held positions of responsibility within the U.S. Marine Corps logistics community to include: commanding officer, director / branch head for logistics, transportation, purchasing, contracts, customer service, safety, All Hazards, antiterrorism, environmental, hazardous materials and waste.

Familiar with recognizing and controlling a broad range of health, safety, ergonomic and environmental hazards.

Ensure environmental health and safety initiatives are utilized during high hazard decommissioning and demolition projects and perform indoor air quality and industrial hygiene assessments, investigate and control occupational and environmental hazards.

The site then provides a checklist of potential environmental and safety hazards to avoid.

In 1994, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) gave Old Republic Home Protection approval to print the Residential Environmental Hazards and Homeowner's Guide to Earthquake Safety book.