Archive for February, 2012

50% Increase in Cork Road Deaths Despite National Decrease

February 28, 2012

Excessive Speed a Factor in 1 in 4 Road Deaths Between 1996 and 2010.Provisional figures have revealed that road deaths in Cork increased by 50% in 2011 (compared to 2010) despite an overall reduction in the number of fatalities on Irish roads.
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Military Encourages Healthy Eating

February 28, 2012

The Pentagon approves new military base locations for healthier alternative fast-food chain U-Food.
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Scientists Identify Newly Emerging Staph Strain

February 28, 2012

It is presently susceptible to methicillin but could acquire genes making it resistant, and it transmits efficiently from person to person.
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Rebuilt Fire House Ready for London Games

February 28, 2012

The $11.9 million Walthamstow Fire Station replaced a 1920s-era station. It houses an additional fire engine and 20 more firefighters than the old building did.
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ARPA-E Opens Third Annual Energy Innovation Summit

February 28, 2012

The three-day event began Feb. 27 with workshops for technology developers involved in zero-carbon power, electrical storage, emerging ideas, and other topics.
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Experts Survey Causes of Fingerprint Analysis Errors

February 28, 2012

A new report from a panel appointed in 2008 to study the causes and recommend ways to reduce errors caps its work with forensic experts.
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New Jersey Chemical Company Runs Afoul of OSHA’s Site-Specific Program

February 28, 2012

The agency described Kuehne Chemical Co. Inc. as a bleach manufacturer and chlorine and caustic soda reseller that employs 45 workers at its Delaware City, Del. facility, where the inspection took place.
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US- Home healthcare workers – updated guidance documents

Home healthcare workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they enter a client's community and home.
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RSA Presented with NSAI Accreditation by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD

February 27, 2012

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) today Monday 27th February 2012 welcomed An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD to their Headquarters in Ballina, Co. Mayo for a ceremony to mark the awarding of Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management System certi...
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RSA Presented with NSAI Accreditation by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD

February 27, 2012

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) today Monday 27th February 2012 welcomed An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD to their Headquarters in Ballina, Co. Mayo for a ceremony to mark the awarding of Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management System certi...
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