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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

But there is no authoritative nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult. The County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits statistics indicate it would apply to less than 1% of permits issued each year.

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Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

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OSHA is directing its efforts toward enforcing a standard in which employers nationwide will be required to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). Not really — the average injury rates for employers after a citation dropped by 20% over the next two years. What will the standard mean for businesses?

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LEED Offers Companies a Response to Declining Bird Populations

Green Building Law Update

Bird collision deterrence credit that aims to “reduce bird injury and mortality from in-flight collisions with buildings.”. But there is no nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult. So, what is an ethically oriented response for a company? The credit language is here.

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Frail coronavirus patients may be denied critical care under NHS ‘scale’ system designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover

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Sources say the draft guidance was scrapped and will not be implemented. Dominic Raab tonight confirmed the UK’s coronavirus lockdown will remain in place for the foreseeable future and warned Britain is yet to hit the peak of the outbreak as official statistics showed a further 717 deaths. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.’

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Fury over NHS ‘coronavirus scoring system’ which treats learning disability patients like a ‘sub-class of the population’

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Sources say the draft guidance was scrapped and will not be implemented. Dominic Raab tonight confirmed the UK’s coronavirus lockdown will remain in place for the foreseeable future and warned Britain is yet to hit the peak of the outbreak as official statistics showed a further 717 deaths. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.’