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WANTED.A 95% HIKE IN NUCLEAR FUNDING: A second report in as many days calls for the Biden administration and Congress to make major investments into new small advanced nuclear power technologies in order to make them operational by 2030 in time to help contribute to emissions-reductions goals.
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Park Ridge, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Working at height can be a hazardous job, one that exposes workers to significant risks that range from structure collapses to slipping through floor openings to being struck by falling objects. A new survey from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, supported by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), aims to gather key insights from safety and health professionals this spring that can help advance fall protection in all industries worldwide.
Results from the online Fall Experience Survey, which explores the root causes of falls from height, will assist the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection and Fall Restraint Committee in enhancing voluntary national fall protection and fall restraint consensus standards that guide occupational safety at construction sites and across all industries.
By A. Kim | February 9, 2021 | 5:19pm EST
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(CNS News) Despite 57% of union households supporting Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential election, many of the largest workers’ unions in the United States have formally denounced the President’s action to terminate the Keystone XL pipeline.
By executive order, Biden halted construction of the multi-billion-dollar oil transportation system on Jan. 20, his first day in office. His action is estimated to cost 26,100 direct and indirect jobs, according to the U.S. State Department.
Consisting of 1.4 million members, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of America’s largest unions. A statement released by the organization on Jan. 21 said, “The Teamsters strongly oppose yesterday’s decision, and we would urge the administration to reconsider it. This executive order doesn’t just affect U.S. Teamsters; it hurts our Canadian brothers and sisters as well who wo
Exactly one month since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s official cause of death has not been released and no one has been charged with his death.