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ANSI B11 and risk assessment: The best kept secret in safety

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national standards dealing with the safety requirements for general industry machines. Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Importantly, RA (especially Task Based Risk Assessment) is a powerful offensive and defensive tool to ward off potential OSHA citations.

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IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY

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If you haven’t guessed by the name, indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the quality of air in an enclosed, non-industrial space. Generally speaking, PPE should be a supplement to safety controls, and not the only line of defense. IAQ isn’t just about comfort; it’s a matter of health.

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5 Success Factors for Construction Firms

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Since the economy’s slow improvement, the construction industry has seen growth as well. Out of the top 19 major American industries, Construction spends the least on technology- only 1% of total revenue. Find an application that is made specifically for the construction industry. Tech specific for the construction industry.

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The Drone Age

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” In other words, the test sites will help FAA create federal regulations that will open the skies to a commercial drone industry that has the potential to become a growth sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming years. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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FEMA Recommends I-Codes For National Flood Insurance Program

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Federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. The document provides findings of regulatory, financial and economic impacts that would likely occur to homeowners and government entities if adopted, and the feasibility and effectiveness in reducing future flood damage.

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Germ of an Idea

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The focus of the work at Plum Island shifted from offense to defense after 1975. In 1957, the Defense Department gave W.R. [No global accord has been reached to ban the production of chemical weapons like sarin gas, which last month killed hundreds of people in Syria''s civil war. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. billion in additional investment from federal grants, private investors and industry has followed the TETF commitments, more than quadrupling the amount invested by the TETF. It was a bipartisan solution created with the input of industry and environmental groups.”.

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