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Unsafe at any Speed
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED Highway Safety Concern over automobile safety was heightened by Ralph Nader's 1965 book alleging that unsafe automobile design (particularly the Chevrolet Corvair) was the major contributor to highway accidents. This led to the passage of the National... Read more |
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. 333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, Illinois 60062-2096U.S.A.(847) 272-8800Fax: (847) 272-8129Web site: http://www.ul.com Nonprofit CompanyIncorporated: 1901Employees: 5,258Sales: $351.5 million (1997)NAIC: 541380 Testing Laboratories (Except Medical,... Read more |
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Consumer Product Safety Act
CONSUMER PROTECTION Older consumers are just like all other consumers in many ways. They want to get fair treatment in the market place and avoid unscrupulous or sharp business dealings. Consumer expectations A fair marketplace supports several general rights. An important right is the... Read more |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Definition Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are medicines that relieve pain , swelling, stiffness, and inflammation. Description Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are prescribed for a variety of painful conditions, including arthritis, bursitis,... Read more |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Industrial Safety The issue of industrial safety evolved concurrently with industrial development in the United States. Of central importance was the establishment of protective legislation, most significantly the worker's compensation laws, enacted at the start of the twentieth century, and the... Read more |
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United States. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the primary federal agency conducting research on the safety and health of the workplace. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. Department... Read more |
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safety valve
safety valve device attached to a boiler or other vessel for automatically relieving the pressure of steam before it becomes great enough to cause bursting. The common spring-loaded type is held closed by a spring designed to open the valve when the internal pressure reaches a point in excess of... Read more |
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RACINE'S BEACHES GET A RARE NATIONAL HONOR.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
...Racine's beaches have received...Wave" clean-beach certification. Blue Wave beaches are selected...water quality, safety and conservation...Housekeeping Seal of Approval for beaches...America's ... |
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Dr. beach's business is eroding.(Stephen Leatherman rates American beaches)
...rise, the beach will shrink...America's best beaches, the seashore...degrees (it gets a 5). We...Some of Dr. Beach's 50 variables...good marks for safety and cleanliness...s Healthy Beach Certification, which rewards ... |
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Seal of approval: as America's top chefs welcome sous-vide cooking to their...
...wants to cook in a pouch. It's not sexy, and you don't get the aroma. But the results are unequaled." While flavor is...vide recipes at Stonehill Tavern at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, Calif. He relies on the technique... |
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Racine's North Beach shows 'em how it's done: Milwaukee hopes to emulate its...
...beach. North Beach is one of only two beaches in the Midwest to get the national environmental group's seal of approval. Fewer than 60 beaches have been recognized...means that the beach met ... |
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BON VOYAGE.(TRAVEL)
...European Blue Flag seal of approval, indicating...sanitary and safety facilities...of all French beaches are accessible...rankings of European beaches is the European...freshwater and seaside beaches in 15 countries...rating ... |
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RESCUE CULTURE
...Monday, the Palm Beach County Commission...terms. Favoring safety-net programs...the county's safety-net services...grant is akin to a seal of approval from the Palm Beach County Cultural...it's hard to get ... |
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the picture of health; Anthea Masey finds homes where fresh air, peace and a...
...quality, and our beaches are getting...pollution gets trapped between...government safety levels. Families...leave London to get away from inner...s a clean beach The good news...Britain's beaches are getting...Agency, most ... |
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Things to do in Florida when you're dead ... vote
...Wild' West Palm Beach Palm Beach County...The Al Gore seal of approval has completed the process but Palm Beach Cubans, outraged...with the Palm Beach Post who has...years. "We get everything here...limits ... |
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Racetrack tests foam to cushion crashes.
...decade, met safety needs, but at...said. Daytona Beach, Fla.-based...yet to give its seal of approval to the energy...Hampshire Race Safety, NASCAR Chief...testing alternative safety measures in response...happens and no one ... |
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Centennial Beach to concentrate on safety first.(News)
...of Centennial Beach. That means an...4 million in safety-related improvements...receive final approval from the park...winter, only safety-related upgrades...water, including safety alarms and a store...The beach would ... |
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