Sentences with phrase «safety assessment by»

Under the current E.U. system, authorization for GM crops occurs at the European level, after a health and environmental safety assessment by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in Parma, Italy.

Conduct ongoing safety assessments by having visit children in placement to provide appropriate services Complete Family Functional Assessments with parents and children to identify the needs of the family.

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All the while, regulators in both countries are coming down hard on the pipeline companies in the wake of a scathing assessment by the National Transportation Safety Board, released in Washington in July, of the causes behind a disastrous Enbridge spill in Kalamazoo, Mich., two years ago.

According to The New York Times, the assessment warned that any American troops serving as advisers would face safety risks given infiltration of the Iraqi army by Sunni extremists and Iran - backed Shiite troops or militia.

More immediately, there are a number of steps that a proactive employer can take, including putting together a comprehensive safety and health program, conducting regular safety and health audits and / or risk assessments, ensuring that employees are properly trained relative to their roles and responsibilities, and taking prompt action to respond to and address incidents (whether an accident or a near miss) by correcting any potential hazards, as well as issuing discipline if it has been determined that an employee or manager violated company safety rules.

A risk assessment of over 1,300 food contact substances was carried out by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and found that exposures to most chemical used to produce food packaging are «low» and «unlikely to pose a public health and safety concern.»

In this presentation, John raises and discusses some of the challenges faced by small to medium sized food businesses in meeting these risk assessment requirements, he compares some of the available guidelines and publications on the subject, and suggests a pathway through what appears to be a confusing subject for many food safety and quality professionals.

(Note: The trip risk assessment needs to be approved by the Sports Safety Officer before travel insurance will be issued).

The industry argument that a «History of Safe Use «is sufficient was challenged by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in May in its final guidance on the assessment needed for food for babies under the age of 16 weeks.

In ingredient safety assessments conducted by The Environmental Working Group, CRYSTAL ranked as the safest deodorant on the market.

The draft lacks a clear description of the criteria for eliminating an increasing number of non-GLP studies that indicate the possibility of toxic effects that are not mediated by interaction of BPA with the estrogen receptor, and the Subcommittee does not agree with the exclusion of the non-GLP studies in the safety assessment.

The authors concluded that perinatal safety of home births may be improved substantially by better adherence to risk assessment, timely transfer to hospital when needed, and closer fetal surveillance.

This has included assessment of a nipple shield for PMTCT, introduction of mobile phone devices for supporting home - based perinatal care by midwives, and development of a safety monitoring system for low - tech human milk banks.

«The university is working diligently to address the remaining violations, further strengthen the culture of safety and foster an environment where hazard recognition and risk assessment are the standard of care for all activities,» university spokesman Dan Meisenzahl told Science Careers by email.

«I believe in the 21st century, the classic public health measures that are critical can be complemented by the addition of rapid diagnostics; by the development of vaccines, assessment of safety and efficacy and then deployment; and by the development of drugs.

Glyphosate, one of the world's most commonly used herbicides, is unlikely to increase the risk of cancer — at least in its pure form — according to an assessment released today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma, Italy.

«To better understand safety issues, we are making efforts to employ more modern investigational, molecular approaches to safety assessment — and increase our safety testing work force by about 10 percent,» says Phil Bentley, vice president and global head of preclinical safety at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in New York City.

Independent regulatory and safety assessments of glyphosate conducted by scientists at organizations like the National Institutes of Health, the German Agency for Risk Assessment and the Georgetown University School of Medicine have found no consistent effects of glyphosate exposure on reproductive health or developing offspring.

Although the assessment showed many issues regarding food safety on television cooking shows, room for improvement was easily identified by the researchers.

The complexity of the development of cells and gene therapy products are addressed by designing tailored studies to allow safety assessment of GTMPs and to fulfil GLP requirements and OECD principles.

Statements by Smith that such reactions would be rarely detected in safety assessments should be set against the knowledge that the particular protein under study is a relatively abundant protein (allergens are often highly abundant proteins in a plant that causes allergy) that shares some similarity with allergens, and researchers were able to discontinue the research.

Researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) have, in collaboration with Bioforsk, performed a risk assessment of pesticide mixtures in Norwegian streams and rivers in a project commissioned by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA).

«Provided a safety assessment has been conducted by us (FSANZ) and we find the food safe, then GM food is safe to eat.

In this study of both stevioside and rebaudioside A in Food and Chemical Toxicology in 2008... ``... No safety concerns were noted as determined by reporting of adverse events, laboratory assessments of safety or vital signs.»

[11] Like foods and unlike drugs, no government approval is required to make or sell dietary supplements; the manufacturer confirms the safety of dietary supplements but the government does not; and rather than requiring risk — benefit analysis to prove that the product can be sold like a drug, such assessment is only used by the FDA to decide that a dietary supplement is unsafe and should be removed from market.

A risk assessment for creatine supplementation performed by the Council for Responsible Nutrition concluded in 2006 that the evidence of safety is strong for chronic supplementation levels of up to 5 grams per day.

Staff training In order to close the circle, schools need to carry out a fire safety risk assessment (a legal requirement) and record any significant findings by an individual who is deemed competent to carry out a fire safety risk assessment.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

☐ Is overseen by an elected school board ☐ Submits to a financial audit on a regular basis ☐ Follows state class - size mandates ☐ Adheres to health, safety, and civil rights laws ☐ Teaches a curriculum aligned to state standards ☐ Is a brick - and - mortar school (not an online one) ☐ Doesn't teach religion ☐ Is in session at least six hours a day, 180 days a year ☐ Follows state teacher - pay guidelines ☐ Participates in annual assessments ☐ Has at least one librarian, nurse, and counselor ☐ Does not practice selective admissions ☐ Demonstrates at least minimal growth in student achievement ☐ Employs unionized teachers ☐ Keeps student suspensions to a minimal level

Participating schools must provide the results of an annual assessment to parents along with the educational services and associated costs being offered to a child, be approved by the state and comply with health, safety and nondiscrimination laws.

85 % of K - 8 students will improve coping skills, healthy social - emotional behaviors, and resiliency, as reflected by assessments that measure students» perception of program safety, support, and opportunity for growth in self - awareness.

-- Requires school districts to use the Safety and Security Best Practices developed by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a self - assessment of the school districts» current safety and security pracSafety and Security Best Practices developed by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a self - assessment of the school districts» current safety and security pracsafety and security practices.

Calls on charter schools to operate in accordance with their charters and the laws and regulations that govern other public schools unless an exception is requested and allowed by the state except for assessment, testing, civil rights and student health and safety regulations from which no exception is permitted.

First published by the Public School Forum of North Carolina and NC CAP in 2010, the Roadmap of Need uses data on health, youth behavior and safety, education, and economic development to take a whole child needs assessment of what young people living in each of North Carolina's 100 counties must have in order to thrive in school and in life.

With a bid that cost less than half of the next lowest bidder, Safe Havens was selected by competitive bid process to assist the district in training an internal team to conduct annual school safety, security and emergency preparedness assessments for the 1,700 school facilities it operates in 2009.

General risk assessments will be carried out using the «5 Steps» approach recommended by the Health and Safety Executive.

You can buy a certified pre-owned Honda with confidence at Diamond Valley Honda, because all certified pre-owned Honda vehicles on our lot have been inspected by our Honda certified technicians and have passed a thorough multi-point assessment for safety and quality.

The assessment conducted under this subsection shall review the methods used by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (referred to in this section as the Administration) for collecting, analyzing, and reporting accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material, including the adequacy of --

By providing safety managers with driver - and fleet - risk assessment reports and tools, it facilitates proactive coaching and training to eliminate high - risk behaviors.

It hasn't been tested independently by Euro NCAP, but the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the car the top «Good» rating in all its assessments, which should give some peace of mind.

Rated a «Top Safety Pick» by the IIHS, the Odyssey earns an overall NHTSA crash - test rating of 5 stars, with a 5 - star performance in each individual assessment except for rollover resistance, for which the minivan gets a 4 - star rating.

In this scenario, the rating achieved by the Alfa Giulietta (97 % Adult Occupant, 85 % Child Occupant, 63 % Pedestrian Protection and 86 % Safety Assist) means that the car will also have a five - star rating in 2012 when the assessment system will have reached maximum severity.

As far as safety is concerned, the Flex performs well in testing conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and despite the crossover SUV's age it earned an «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small - overlap, frontal - impact assessafety is concerned, the Flex performs well in testing conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and despite the crossover SUV's age it earned an «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small - overlap, frontal - impact assesSafety (IIHS), and despite the crossover SUV's age it earned an «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small - overlap, frontal - impact assessment.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

After a decade of germination and growth, the basic ideas of cradle - to - cradle design — the development of circular rather than linear material flows, a reliance on renewable energy, the scientific assessment of the environmental health and safety of product ingredients, and design based on the effectiveness of natural systems — are now being embraced by a critical mass of the business community.

An approach to providing such an independent assessment was proposed half a century ago by Arthur Kantrowitz when experts were disagreeing publicly over the potential safety of nuclear power — «Proposal for an Institution for Scientific Judgment», Science, 156 (1967) 763 - 4.

HSI welcomed the findings of a scientific report commissioned by the Japanese Food Safety Commission, indicating that there is sufficient evidence to waive the longstanding government requirement for one - year repeated dosing test in beagle dogs for pesticide assessment, under certain conditions.

With the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the middle of its environmental impact assessment by the U.S. State Department, getting a better understanding of what raw tar sands oil in a pipe means for our environment and safety is more important than ever.

This is also shown by the product safety assessments which we have submitted to the registration authorities.

This decision follows a «risk assessment» completed by Saskatchewan Parks that obviously deemed the tree a safety hazard.