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In Detroit's Distressed Areas, The Neighbors Left, And Now Services Disappear - Detroit Free Press - 5/20/2012 1:01am
In Detroit's distressed areas, the neighbors left, and now services disappearDetroit Free PressAlso, under the city's Minor Home Repair program, a resident at 80% of the average median income could receive up to $25000 in a grant to address health and safety issues at their home. Now, that program, too, disqualifies residents living in ...and more »
Workplace Safety Checks, Profit Loss Not Linked - Green Bay Press Gazette - 5/20/2012 4:08am
Scientific AmericanWorkplace safety checks, profit loss not linkedGreen Bay Press GazetteAP WASHINGTON — While businesses bemoan the cost of regulations, a new study suggests that government enforcement of workplace health and safety rules can save lives without sapping a company's bottom line. The findings come from a decade-long look at ...Workplace Safety Inspections Don't Affect Companies' Bottom Lines: ReportHuffington PostUS Department of Labor's OSHA Establishes Whistleblower Protection Advisory ...Food Poisoning BulletinOSHA to Establish Whistleblower Protection Advisory CommitteeGreen Industry Prosall 14 news articles »
Tennessee Department Of Health Says Stay Safe And Healthy In The Water This Summer - Clarksville Online - 5/19/2012 4:12pm
Tennessee Department of Health says Stay Safe and Healthy in the Water this SummerClarksville Online“We want Tennessee families to enjoy time spent in pools, lakes and other bodies of water, and practice simple ways to reduce risks to health and safety,” said Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. “Taking proper precautions such as having ...
CNN's Crowley And Crew Help GOP Deny Its War On Women - Firedoglake - 5/20/2012 11:18am
CNN's Crowley and Crew Help GOP Deny Its War on WomenFiredoglake... convince the EPA to impose on the gas boys the same types of emission restrictions for public health and safety that the coal industry has managed to escape while insisting regulations, and not the unregulated gas boys, are cleaning their clocks.
Policy On Drugs Endangers Youth - Sydney Morning Herald - 5/20/2012 9:57am
Sydney Morning HeraldPolicy on drugs endangers youthSydney Morning HeraldOur drug policy is a public health issue. It is criminalising kids and endangering the health and safety of the youth of today. My experience has shown me drugs aren't going away. It has shown me prohibition has failed. Australia needs to look for a ...and more »