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Why? You won’t know what could befall you – a falling crane or a pothole.
Now this may be a slight exaggeration, but I dare you to use any of these roads that have been narrowed due to highway construction without trepidation.
The mass of concrete and metal construction overhead is scary but the poor road conditions – potholed and narrow roads – are equally dangerous.
I usually go to Klang on Sundays to see my parents, and every time I use Jalan Jambatan Kota, I feel I’m dicing with danger. Construction along this main Klang artery has encroached onto both sides of the road which is full of potholes.
Sandia National Laboratories retools facilities to design, test sterilizable mask
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Sandia National Laboratories engineer Todd Barrick models a prototype of the comfortable, sterilizable, all-day respirator he and 16 colleagues developed to complement disposable N95 masks. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Many medical professionals and other essential, front-line workers have struggled for the past year with persistent shortages of N95 masks. Soon, they might get relief from a Sandia National Laboratories invention a comfortable, reusable, sterilizable respirator that could ease demand during current or future health crises.
Sandia has filed for patent protection and is testing prototypes and seeking potential manufacturing partners.
Published on: Tuesday, March 09, 2021
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Kuala Lumpur: As an occupational safety and health (OSH) practitioner for over 20 years, Norwani Ahmat has climbed up steep heights, walked through narrow and dark tunnels and carried out checks and audits in high-risk and dangerous places in her line of work.
Working in a sector that is dominated by men, Norwani’s job demands grit and determination when she is doing fieldwork.
Among the most challenging experience she has had was the time when she, as a safety and health officer (SHO), was involved in investigating an accident at the Bakun hydroelectric dam project site in Sarawak.
Mar 5, 2021
Mar 5, 2021
Rates of Black Lung disease have hit a 25-year high in Appalachian coal mining states. Here at home, 1 in 5 veteran miners have black lung. By law, miners with black lung are entitled to modest living and medical benefits. State benefits are awarded after a miner files a claim and submits medical evidence to determine the severity of oneâs disease.
In Kentucky, the severity of oneâs disease determines the amount of benefits a miner is eligible for - those with more severe disease receive higher benefits for a longer duration of time. Currently, if oneâs disease worsens, a re-evaluation of oneâs benefits requires a miner to show two things: 1) medical evidence to document the progression of the disease and 2) additional two years of work experience. However, black lung disease is progressive and becomes more severe over time even without further exposure to coal dust. Thatâs why we introduced and support House Bill 62. T