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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Listeria Outbreak (2011), Epidemics and Plagues, Pneumonia, Whooping Cough
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Robert B. Reich: The hollowing out of government
American VoicesThe chemical and fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn't been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. (A partial inspection by a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Notre Dame must wise up: Everybody involved in Sullivan tragedy acted with a disregard for safety
In death, as on the final day of his life, Declan Sullivan's voice again was ignored by those at Notre Dame entrusted to listen.
On Page 39 of the university's so-called independent investigation into the scissors-lift accident Oct. 27 that killed the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weather Warnings, Long Grove, National Weather Service, University of Arizona
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Results of state investigation don't tell whole story of Notre Dame videographer's death
When a Notre Dame student videographer reported to work Oct. 27 on a day gusty enough for the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory, he claimed video coordinator Tim Collins informed him practice would be outdoors "contrary to his judgment.''...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Butterfly Ballots, Health and Safety at School, National Weather Service, George O'Leary
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IOSHA issues nearly $15K in fines following chemical incident at Garfield Park pool
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Indy Parks nearly $15,000 for safety violations after nearly 80 people were sent to the hospital following a chemical incident. IOSHA found six serious violations following the June...
Tags: Fines, Health and Safety at Work, Garfield Park, Punishment
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Post-Election Agenda: Limit NFL Pregame Shows, Men In Lycra
The Hartford CourantThe election is over, and before going any farther can I have a show of hands from everyone in favor of a Constitutional amendment that would ban the use of the phrase "and I approve this message." Talk about unanimous consent. Anyway, the time has come...Tags: Media Industry, Elections, Football, Sports, Politics
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Rescue team training for trench rescues is put to the test
It was back to training for the Hamilton County Tactical Rescue Team on Tuesday after a real life incident put the team's knowledge to the test. Trench rescues are uncommon in Hamilton County, but on Monday, emergency crews responded to a rescue in...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work
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Identity of construction worker killed on I-465 ramp released
The identity of a construction worker killed on the entrance ramp to Interstate 465 has been released. David Anderson, Brownsburg, Ind., was killed by a 40,000 lb. excavator on the Allisonville Ramp Monday. According to officials, two workers were...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Traffic, Employees, Career and Workplace, Health
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Construction worker killed in accident on ramp to WB I-465
A construction worker was killed in an accident on the city's northeast side Monday. It happened on the ramp from Allisonville Road to westbound Interstate 465. The ramp was completely closed for several hours. Indiana State Police said the accident did...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Traffic, Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death, Health
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Construction company fined following worker's death
A construction company has been fined by the state for the death of a worker. David Anderson, 33, died in April when the driver of an excavator ran over him. It happened on the Allisonville Road bridge project at Interstate 465. The Indiana Occupational...
Tags: Fines, Health and Safety at Work, Construction, Punishment
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OSHA investigating fatal construction accident
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into a construction accident that killed an Indianapolis worker. Ronald Davenport climbed the ladder of a skid loader in the parking lot of the Lafayette Landings Apartments on the...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work
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Timothy Naftali: Nixon's checker
Timothy Naftali is the kind of learned guy you'd want on your team when you play "Trivial Pursuit" -- a game that, like Naftali, originated in Canada. But for years, his home and his career have been in and about the United States -- books and studies...Tags: Daniel Ellsberg, Apple iPad, George W. Bush, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democratic Party
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