Sentences with phrase «said safety improvements»
He said safety improvements and new technology will make nuclear plants safer than ever before.
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«Disasters lead to improvement in safety and techniques,» said one executive.
That ranks it as the single greatest area of safety improvement in the last 70 years, he said.
A spokesman for San Francisco International Airport says several safety improvements have been made since December 2016, when...
«My personal guess is that there is probably a threefold improvement in safety,» Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO said.
Florida governor Rick Scott sent a statement, saying that he «will be organizing meetings with state and local leaders in Tallahassee next week to discuss ways to keep Florida students safe, including school safety improvements and keeping guns away from individuals struggling with mental illness.»
«Customers continue to seek improvements to food safety in the products they consume,» Deraas says.
«One of Arca Continental's strategic goals for enhancing value creation and long - term viability is the continuous improvement of the safety, quality, productivity and efficiency of its plants and distribution centers across all the territories where we operate,» a company spokesperson says.
Those non-negotiable issues include: ADA compliance upgrades; road and stormwater upgrades, utility upgrades, public safety upgrades, and signage and wayfaring improvements, Benz said.
The project also would feature Americans With Disabilities Act - related improvements including an elevator at Lakeview Center, as well as safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists by way of sidewalks and bike lanes, officials said.
«As a fellow Five Acres supporter, we are so appreciative of and grateful for Rich Webster and his family for providing needed cottage improvements to ensure the safety and comfort of children in residential treatment,» said longtime benefactor and former Board Chair Andrew Crowell.
That statement says Gillibrand and Crowley launched an effort in Congress to ban all drop - side cribs and that today's announcement addresses a requirement in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 that calls for all major juvenile products to have the strongest possible mandatory safety stanSafety Improvement Act of 2008 that calls for all major juvenile products to have the strongest possible mandatory safety stansafety standards.
«When we look at broadly the Special Victims Division, there are some cases, I believe, where we... could probably make some improvements on how we use technology going forward,» Shea said, speaking after the City Council's executive budget hearing on public safety.
Maloney said he passed legislation, the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Finance Program, in 2015 that opened up $ 35 billion in federal financing to install the safety technologies.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, which operates the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, said its focus is on making infrastructure improvements to «increase passenger safety and satisfaction.»
«There was no perfect solution readily available at this location and, on balance, a pedestrian activated traffic signal is a safety improvement,» Oddo said in a statement.
Robinson said the accident made her «sick to her stomach,» because she believes the delayed safety improvements would have prevented the collision.
In August 2010, Rosenthal and Stringer called on the DOT to improve safety at the intersection, saying the agency was spending too much time studying the traffic - heavy site and not enough time making actual improvements.
Astorino said that while there have been great strides in understanding concussions, developing concussion protocols and improving safety rules and equipment, there was still room for improvement, especially with respect to post-injury management on the inter-scholastic sports level.
UPPER WEST SIDE — The Department of Transportation is dragging its feet on completing promised safety improvements at one of the Upper West Side's most dangerous intersections, politicians said Monday.
Paul Proulx, also a ranking member of the Fidi Neighborhood Association, said he joined the group specifically to advocate for much - needed city services and Downtown infrastructure improvements — most notably through upgrades to the area's colonial - era street grid, which locals have blamed for a whole host of quality - of - life and safety issues — that have been late catching up with the area's radical demographic shift.
Luis Sanchez, DOT's Manhattan borough commissioner, said the installation is just one part of a safety and cosmetic improvement plan along the dangerous roadway.
«Through these critical funding allocations my office is able to provide technology upgrades to public schools, safety improvements for NYCHA residents, park renovations and thousands of units of new housing,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «I am proud to have been able to provide this funding to so many worthy institutions in this year's capital budget.»
«While the city's fiscal situation remains difficult, we are committed to maintaining and building on the dramatic improvements in public safety achieved by the NYPD over the last decade,» said Mayor Bloomberg.
«Bronx County has witnessed dramatic improvements in public safety since violent crime crested in 1990,» Clark said in a statement.
«After 7 - year - old Alec McFarlane was struck by a car between the baseball fields, my office immediately reached out to the community and DOT Queens Borough Commissioner to schedule a personal tour of the area where we discussed needed safety improvements,» Councilmember DONOVAN RICHARDS said.
The mayor's plan amounts to $ 26 million and is said to include funding for major infrastructure improvements, public safety, cultural organizations, arts, libraries and parks.
«We're committed to helping motorists become safer drivers and invite Senator Klein's constituents to join the 16,000 plus motorists who completed the AAA Driver Improvement Program in the past year,» says Donna Galasso, Assistant Director of Traffic Safety.
The new concept can now provide a powerful tool for developing new, better - performing materials that could lead to dramatic improvements in the amount of power that could be stored in a battery of a given size or weight, as well as improved safety, the researchers say.
«Having vehicles connected to each other and connected to the infrastructure, we believe, is going to make a dramatic improvement on safety,» Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said in an interview.
«Our findings add to the growing evidence that the new laws, although controversial to some, were associated with marked improvements in road safety,» said lead author Jeffrey Brubacher, associate professor of Emergency Medicine at UBC, researcher with Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and a VCH Emergency Department physician.
We continue to work with the NRC to introduce safety improvements» required to protect the plant, he said.
The lives of the VVERs might be extended by five years if «major safety improvements» were made, says Niehaus.
Abagyan says that only 10 per cent of the safety improvements planned for first - generation reactors will need Western help.
The multinational oil company said it has instituted significant safety and risk management improvements already, and that it is working with contractors and regulators to improve deepwater drilling operations and contractor services.
In an e-mail to ScienceInsider, he says, «Without support for data and research in this area, it is very difficult to know which policy changes are most likely to generate net improvements in public safety that can justify the costs involved.»
Nell Barrie, senior science information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: «Finding new uses for existing drugs is a great way to speed up improvements in treatment, as these drugs will have previously been through safety tests.
Klotz declined to be interviewed but in a statement issued on June 19, in response to an article the Center published that day, said Los Alamos had «demonstrated improvements in its performance of operational tasks» and had worked to minimize the impact of the pause on «the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.»
Even now, «required improvements to the Criticality Safety program are moving at an unacceptably slow pace,» the most recent NNSA performance evaluation of Los Alamos, released in Nov. 2016, said.
For the moment, however, Lanza says the current study will be focused on establishing the safety of the RPE therapy, with any visual improvement a welcome bonus.
Sutherland Business and Enterprise College and Wrockwardine Wood Arts Academy — due to merge and open in new premises in September — were rated inadequate in all areas apart from behaviour and pupil safety, which inspectors said required improvement.
Fresno Unified spokesman Miguel Arias said the district recently spent $ 3.4 million on safety and security improvements at all high schools and middle schools, and also is adding additional police officers and police chaplains, resulting in a «uniform presence» at every campus in the district.
«Although the Short Line Industry has an excellent safety record overall, we owe it to the public and the industry to drive continuous safety improvement,» said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo.
«Kia's world - class lineup continues to earn quality, reliability and safety awards at an increasing rate and these IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus ratings for Soul and Sportage reflect Kia's continuous improvement and effort to improve all aspects of safety,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planningsafety awards at an increasing rate and these IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus ratings for Soul and Sportage reflect Kia's continuous improvement and effort to improve all aspects of safety,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planningSafety Pick Plus ratings for Soul and Sportage reflect Kia's continuous improvement and effort to improve all aspects of safety,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planningsafety,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president, product planning, KMA.
«Criteria to win are tough because TOP SAFETY PICK is intended to drive continued improvements such as top crash test ratings and rapid addition of electronic stability control, which is standard equipment on the TSX,» says Institute president Adrian Lund.
«Although there are several ways for Jeep Grand Cherokee owners to assure their vehicle is in park, this improvement will provide one more way to assist customers by making it more difficult for a driver to fail to put the gear shifter fully in park,» said Matt Reynolds, Chrysler's safety director.
Having said all that, I'll take a spin behind the wheel to know for sure, but the 2018 QX80's biggest areas of improvement seem to center on its appearance and the addition of new interior and safety technologies.
Improvements to active safety technologies, such as Forward Traffic Detection and Driver Condition Monitoring, ensured the F - Pace achieved the five - star Euro NCAP score,» said Nick Rogers, executive director, Product Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover
For 2006, the Explorer's improvements, the automaker says, include better fuel economy; a new 4.6 - liter V - 8 engine and six - speed automatic transmission; cleaner tailpipe emissions; 10 advanced safety features, all of which are standard; 10 percent higher payload; increased towing capacity, which is now up to 7,300 pounds; a new frame, some of which is based on the one used in the F - 150; and an all - new interior.
«As we mark 20 years at the forefront of road safety, we are very proud that Euro NCAP's programme of safety tests has achieved major, life - saving improvements in cars and has helped Europe reach the lowest road fatality rate for any region in the world,» said Euro NCAP's secretary general, Michiel van Ratingen.