Exactly one year ago, President Obama issued a memorandum on scientific integrity that gave the Office of Science and Technology Policy 120 days to “develop recommendations for Presidential action designed to guarantee scientific integrity throughout the executive branch” based on six principles that Obama specified. OSTP solicited public input to inform its […]
By Paul Whaley As a society we could do much better at incorporating environmental health science into clinical advice and policy recommendations. Take formaldehyde: In the early 1980s multiple studies in rats were showing that exposure to formaldehyde increased their chances of developing nasal cancers. However, it took another 20 years of human observation […]
In 2008, two tower cranes from the New York Crane and Equipment Co. collapsed in two separate incidents and killed a total of nine people. On March 15, 2008, the crane collapse killed Wayne Bleidner, 51; Brad Cohen, 54; Clifford Canzona, 45; Aaron Stephens, 45; Anthony Mazza, 39; Santino Gallone, 37; and Odin Torres, 28. [...] […]
Earlier this week, I wrote about the countdown on OSHA’s website to the National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety (April 14-15) but noted the paucity of information about the what will actually occur at the event. I’m pleased to report that the website now offers more details on what a participant can [...] […]
by Ken Ward Jr., cross-posted from Coal Tattoo After she visited Patriot Coal’s Federal No. 2 Mine in Monongalia County, W.Va., last year, Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis couldn’t say enough about the operation, its great labor-management relations and its model safety record. Solis (or one of her aides) wrote a nearly 600-word newspaper commentary in [.. […]
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BBC News - New York airport jets 'directed by child' - Via BBC News: |US officials are investigating how a child was apparently allowed to direct planes at New York's JFK airport - one of the country's busiest.The probe comes after an audiotape caught the boy directing several pilots preparing for take-off last month.In one exchange, the boy is heard saying: ... - BBC News - New York airport jets 'directed by child'
When Did Feds Reject KeyOn, and When Did KeyOn Know It? StimulatingBroadband.com 03/04/2010 San Francisco - KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: KEYO) announced yesterday morning, at 8:30 AM... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
USDA Press Release via StimulatingBroadband.com 03/04/2010 San Francisco - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 22 broadband infrastructure projects to give rural... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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