Handled garden tarp from Cool Tools . While the primary purpose is for gardening, these strike me as useful for many types of improvised hauling common in disasters. Not least dirt, sand and gravel for sandbags in floods.
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From the Pump Handle- Diane Lillicrap on Crane SafetyIf you've got four minutes, go watch OSHA's video of Diane Lillicrap speaking on crane safety. Diane's son Steven Lillicrap, 21, was killed by a crane at a Missouri construction site in 2009. I wrote yesterday about the importance of OSHA's new crane rule, but Diane conveys it in a much more powerful way. Read the comments on this post... […]
- OSHA Publishes Long-Awaited Crane RuleEarlier today, OSHA published its long-awaited final rule on cranes and derricks in construction. We've been following this rule's slow progress for two years now, since a March 2008 crane collapse at a New York construction site killed six workers and a tourist. At the time, Celeste pointed out, "OSHA acknowledges that as many as 82 workers a […]
- The Asbestos Toll Goes GlobalThe Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists mounted a nine-month investigation into the global trade on asbestos, and teamed up with the BBC's International News Services to document the asbestos industry's activities in Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and the United States. What they f […]
- Fishing Closures and Seafood Sniffing: Addressing Gulf Seafood SafetyBy Elizabeth Grossman In mid-June most of the seafood shacks along the bayou roads between New Orleans and Grand Isle were closed. A seafood market that I stopped by on the western edge of New Orleans was virtually devoid of customers despite bins brimming with bright blue crab and tawny shrimp. Business was so slim that two women who should have been tendin […]
- Another Way to Reduce "Drugged Driving"In the New York Times, Abby Goodnough and Katie Zezima highlight the problem of "drugged driving," or driving while under the influence of a drug that impairs driving ability: The behavioral effects of prescription medication vary widely, depending not just on the drug but on the person taking it. Some, like anti-anxiety drugs, can dull alertness a […]
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- Alert: House Appropriations Cuts $602 Million from Broadband StimulusHouse Action Targets 14% Cut in Remaining Broadband Program Funds StimulatingBroadband.com 07/02/2010 Boston - The U.S. House yesterday voted in favor of a supplemental budget proposal of the Committee on Appropriations which aims to cut $602 Million from... This is a content summary only. For the full story, click on the link to visit our site. […]Peter Pratt
- Obama Announces $795 Million in 66 Round 2 Broadband Stimulus AwardsStimulatingBroadband.com 07/02/2010 Boston - President Obama today announced award of the first 66 broadband stimulus projects, with a total of $795 million in grants and loans, under Round 2 of the $7.2 billion Recovery Act program. According to a White House press statement, the... This is a content summary only. For the full story, click on the link to vi […]Peter Pratt
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