August 5, 2010
Showing posts with label responsiblity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label responsiblity. Show all posts
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August 06, 2010
Ceres is serious about safety
NEW YORK -- A coalition of mostly institutional investors is demanding oil and gas companies disclose their existing safeguards and plans of action in the event of another offshore rig disaster and possible oil spill like the one experienced by BP PLC and other companies in the Gulf of Mexico.
Led by Ceres, a Boston-based nonprofit committed to promoting investor activism in environmental and social issues, more than 50 U.S. and global investors sent letters to major offshore oil and gas producers. The letters request, among other things, that companies disclose their investments in spill prevention technologies, their contingency plans in the event of a deepwater well blowout and their risk exposure to possible new regulations on deepwater drilling activities.
Insurance companies that back policies for the oil and gas industry also received letters from the group. Those letters ask insurers to disclose whether they are considering adjusting their relative exposure to the industry or are changing underwriting rules in the wake of the disaster.
Read more.
April 11, 2010
No Place to Hang Out
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 13, 2010 – The video begins with the earnest voice of a teenager, reading her own words: “My name is Shawn-Ashlee Davis. I’m a senior at Forrest County Agricultural High School in Mississippi. And on October 31, 2009, two people who were very close to me, and the ones I loved, died in an instant. Was it a car crash? No. It was an oil tank explosion.”
Told through the eyes and voices of grieving and concerned parents, friends, and local officials, the newest CSB safety video, “No Place to Hang Out: The Danger of Oil Sites,” tells the story of the tragic deaths of 18-year-old Wade White and 16-year-old Devon Byrd, killed October 31, 2009, when an oil tank, located in a clearing in the woods near the home of one of the boys in the rural town of Carnes, suddenly exploded.
Read more >> CSB Releases Video “No Place to Hang Out” Focusing on Deaths of Teenagers in Oil Site Explosions
April 24, 2010
| Former Gainesville resident injured in tank explosion In a statement to KYTX, an East Texas television affiliate, ... The April 24 explosion also has many in New London talking about another tragic ... On March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak set off an explosion at a New London School taking ... education.tmcnet.com/news/ |
March 02, 2010
Do you know your legal responsibilities?
TO: Superintendents, Principals, Teachers . . .
RE: Safety at School
It is the legal and professional obligation of all school personnel to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for students and staff. Administrators, staff and students are responsible for developing and following safety protocols and regulations in the science laboratory. Each must maintain a concerted effort to avoid the apathetic and laissez-faire attitudes which are a major cause of accidents in the laboratory.
Effective laboratory safety is not possible without the continued education and commitment of all stakeholders involved in learning and experimentation in the scientific environment. The ability of students to solve problems using science inquiry is a vital step in the intellectual development of future educators, medical and science professionals and citizens in general. There is significantly more involved in ensuring science safety than merely presenting a set of rules and regulations to the class. Motivation, dedication and understanding of the “whys of safety” are essential in the development of a safe and effective school laboratory program.
-- from Superintendents, Principals, Teachers . . .Do You Know the Law? - The Science Reflector - NCSTA Newsletter by Linda M. Stroud, Ph.D., President, Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc., www.sciencesafetyconsulting.com
For a more thorough discussion on Legal Issues, see
- "Legal Issues in Laboratory Safety" in the Science Laboratory Safety Manual. Stroud, Linda M., Science Laboratory Safety Manual, Second Edition, 2008.
- Kelly Ryan, Esq., author, Science Classroom Safety and the Law. Kelly Ryan Associates, Pasadena, CA.
March 01, 2010
The need is severe and immediate...
Bad air inside and outside schools escalate health care costs, increase absenteeism, and reduce test scores. The new report from the National Healthy Schools Network, “Sick Schools 2009 ‐ America’s Continuing Environmental Health Crisis for Children” provides state by state assessments of the problems and opportunities for advocates. Read more >>
Doreen Croser, Executive Director of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, a leader in advocating quality of life and rights for people with disabilities, said, “Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities need protection in America’s schools. Special education students are often more vulnerable to lead, pesticides, hazardous cleaning supplies and contaminated indoor air found in too many schools. An unhealthy school environment makes learning more challenging and staying healthy harder.”
Vernice Miller‐Travis, Vice‐Chair, Maryland State Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities said, “The fact that the poorest, highest risk children have the schools in the worst condition has been a civil rights issue going back to Brown v. Education of Topeka in 1954. Today, we know even more: that the impacts from toxic school siting to lead in drinking water to mold infestations and to chemical spills are damaging millions of children every year, taking away their health and their chance for a productive future.”
Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP said "Unhealthy conditions in our schools lead to failing grades and failing health." Benjamin is executive director of the American Public Health Association. He added, "Environmental concerns such as asbestos, mold, poor air quality and other hazards affect children's ability to learn and their health, and schools in low‐income communities are often disproportionately affected. We must close this gap and ensure that all of our kids are given an opportunity to learn, grow and play in safe, healthy schools."
Bill Orr, Executive Director, Collaborative for High Performance Schools said, "The time has come to stop mortgaging our children's health in the name of the status quo. A truly high performance school does not just protect the environment, but makes the health and well‐being of schoolchildren and staff the top priority. EPA has shown the scientific evidence and importance of investing in healthy schools, and now Congress must take heed of its counsel."
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Vernice Miller‐Travis, Vice‐Chair, Maryland State Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities said, “The fact that the poorest, highest risk children have the schools in the worst condition has been a civil rights issue going back to Brown v. Education of Topeka in 1954. Today, we know even more: that the impacts from toxic school siting to lead in drinking water to mold infestations and to chemical spills are damaging millions of children every year, taking away their health and their chance for a productive future.”
Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP said "Unhealthy conditions in our schools lead to failing grades and failing health." Benjamin is executive director of the American Public Health Association. He added, "Environmental concerns such as asbestos, mold, poor air quality and other hazards affect children's ability to learn and their health, and schools in low‐income communities are often disproportionately affected. We must close this gap and ensure that all of our kids are given an opportunity to learn, grow and play in safe, healthy schools."
Bill Orr, Executive Director, Collaborative for High Performance Schools said, "The time has come to stop mortgaging our children's health in the name of the status quo. A truly high performance school does not just protect the environment, but makes the health and well‐being of schoolchildren and staff the top priority. EPA has shown the scientific evidence and importance of investing in healthy schools, and now Congress must take heed of its counsel."
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Nurses afraid to speak up
WHAT SCHOOL NURSES KNOW: We Need New Laws to Clean Up Schools, 8 pp, results from survey of members from the NYS Association of School Nurses revealing that nurses fear job retaliation and many know students whose health and learning are affected by school environments (May, 2000). Healthy Schools/Healthy Kids Clearinghouse
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