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HANDLING LEGALIZED IMPAIRMENT

Safety Services Company

Currently twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Two states (Colorado and Washington) have approved the recreational use of it, and Alaska, Arizona, California, and Oregon may join them this year. Can businesses continue to drug test workers and job applicants for a drug the state says is legal?

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The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard

FDR Safety

I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. The Summit brought together safety and legal professionals from chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, paper and other industries covered by OSHA’s PSM Standard and EPA’s RMP Rule, with officials from the relevant regulatory agencies.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Why is safety so important? These are the basics of a good life for workers, and good business for construction companies.

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Indoor Marijuana Growing Accounts for Over 1% of all Electric Consumption in the U.S.

Green Building Law Update

The growth since the data gathering for 2011 study has been significant with marijuana legalized for recreational use in four states and medicinal use in 19 states. Although non legal marijuana growing is hard to calculate, the association with high energy use has been accepted for decades.

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Smoking marijuana – even just occasionally – could increase the risk of suffering severe complications from coronavirus, doctors warn

Construction Test

Smoking marijuana even just occasionally could increase your risk of suffering complications from the novel. It’s well-known that those with chronic lung diseases, such as COPD, are among the most at risk of suffering severe complications from coronavirus. .

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Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default | ENR.

ENR Construction

Washington Observer. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot.

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Contractors Should Beware of Recovery Risks | ENR: Engineering.

ENR Construction

Washington Observer. Contractors Should Beware of Recovery Risks. Description: Contractors face recovery risk when they take on too much work after they’ve depleted their staff, cash and other resources. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Safety & Health.

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