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DES PLAINES, Ill., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing concerns over the agency's lack of appropriate resources with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) in a letter to Senator Tom Harken, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to request a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on whether National Institute for Occupational...
Talk explores the true costs of injury, disease for UK businesses. London, UK (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Intelex is extending an invitation to health, safety and environment (HSE) leaders across the UK to attend an exclusive online event, RIDDOR Compliance Simplified: Your Guide to Painless Reporting. With more than one million work-related illnesses, 100,000 injuries and 27 million lost working days every year, UK organisations must comply with Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous...
Deadline to pledge support is May 7 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WorldatWork is pleased to once again co-sponsor National Employee Wellness Month, an initiative designed to empower business leaders to successfully engage employees in healthy lifestyles. As companies focus on ways to lower health care costs and improve employee health and productivity, WorldatWork is inviting corporate America to pledge their support and to help shine a spotlight on the...
WORTHINGTON, Ohio, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corporation (OTCQB: MEEC) today announced an agreement with a major U.S. electric power producer from the Midwest to perform a demonstration of Midwest Energy Emissions' mercury removal technology. This demonstration is scheduled to take place this summer. Midwest Energy Emissions Corporation develops and employs patented and proprietary technologies to remove mercury from coal-fired power plant emissions....
Crisis360(TM) extends responder capabilities amid chaos HOUSTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile technology is making emergency responders smarter and faster. Crisis360, a mobile and web-based application suite, plays an increasingly important role by providing instant on-the-go insight. Crisis360 speeds and simplifies the task of organizing and communicating the ever-increasing amounts of raw data available during emergency events. The application puts a complete situational...
A new Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress reported was recently released by KestrelMeters.com, the leading providers of handheld Kestrel wind and weather meters recently announced. (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 A new Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress report was recently released by KestrelMeters.com, the leading providers of handheld Kestrel wind and weather meters recently announced. The new report on Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress is a helpful resource for those who work in areas where...
Mold Inspection Sciences of San Diego just completed performing a survey of its clients to find out what concerns people most about mold. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 Mold Inspection Sciences of San Diego recently conducted a survey of its clients to find out what concerned them most about mold. The survey was easy and contained only one question: "What concerns you most about mold?" The company tallied the results and the following are the three most popular answers. #1...
The owner of structureMEDIC has rallied his team to help Chicago residents with their water damage this weekend. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 On April 18th, water damage team of structureMEDIC traveled from Atlanta to Chicago to assist locals with flood damage. Due to the excessive rainstorms that are occurring, news reports have indicated approximately seven inches of rain to flood the area, and water levels are still rising. Homes are falling apart and even businesses with parking...
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's largest lung cancer-focused nonprofit, will host the Breathe Deep DC Golf Classic, during Lung Cancer Hope Month, at the Army Navy Country Club on May 13, 2013. The honorary event chair is The Honorable Michael G. Oxley, a lung cancer survivor, and honorary event committee members include Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr, Speaker John A. Boehner, Senator Richard Burr, Representative James E....
Steps Everyone Can Take to Prepare for a Terrorist Attack SEATTLE, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Americans recently watched tragedy strike during "The Boston Marathon". This terrorist event left millions of citizens concerned about their family's personal safety and wondering what they should do to plan and protect themselves, as well as their communities. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130419/CG97952) "Those answers are at your fingertips", said Rob Stern,...
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1. vitreous body 2. ora serrata 3. ciliary muscle 4. ciliary zonules 5. canal of Schlemm 6. pupil 7. anterior chamber 8. cornea 9. iris 10. lens cortex 11. lens nucleus 12. ciliary process 13. conjunctiva 14. inferior oblique muscle 15. inferior rectus muscle 16. medial rectus muscle 17. retinal arteries and veins 18. optic disc 19. dura mater 20. central retinal artery 21. central retinal vein 22. optic nerve 23. vorticose vein 24. bulbar sheath 25. macula 26. fovea 27. sclera 28....
Beryllium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Be and atomic number 4. A toxic bivalent element, beryllium is a steel grey, strong, light-weight yet brittle, alkaline earth metal, that is primarily used as a hardening agent in alloys (most notably, beryllium copper). Notable characteristics Beryllium has one of the highest melting points of the light metals. The modulus of elasticity of beryllium is approximately 1/3 greater than that of steel. It has...
Manganese is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. Notable characteristics Manganese is a gray-white metal, resembling iron. It is a hard metal and is very brittle, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Manganese metal is ferromagnetic only after special treatment. The most common oxidation states of manganese are +2, +3, +4, +6 and +7, though oxidation states from +1 to +7 are observed. Mn2+ often competes with Mg2+ in...
Orpiment is a common monoclinic crystalline mineral - Chemical Composition: As2S3, arsenic trisulfide - Molecular Weight: 246.04 gm - Hardness: 1.5-2 - Optical refractive index: Biaxial (-), a=2.4, b=2.81, g=3.02 Orpiment is a mineral that is found world-wide, and occurs as a sublimation product in volcanic fumaroles, low temperature hydrothermal veins, hot springs and as a byproduct of the decay of another arsenic mineral, realgar. It takes its name from the Latin...
