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• Codeine
  ...um's several active components opened the path to improved selectivity and safety of the opiates-based pharmacopeia. ...of the most effective orally-administered opioid analgesics and has a wide safety margin. Its strength ranges from 8 to 12 percent of morphine in most people
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• Depleted uranium
  The storage of DUF₆ presents environmental, health, and safety risks because of its chemical instability. When UF₆ is exposed t ...orted by conclusive scientific studies conducted by relevant international organizations."<ref>{{ UN document |docid=A-62-PV.61 |body=General Assembly |type=Verboti
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• Polystyrene
  ...csc/dtasht/_icsc10/icsc1043.htm International Labour Organisation chemical safety card for polystyrene]</ref> ...tainers that will biodegrade if added to food compost.<ref>Hadish, Cindy. "Food for thought: 100 U.S. cities enact bans." Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids, IA) 2
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• Young worker safety and health
  ...ate=2007-10-05|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> ...ate=2007-10-05|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref>
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• Indoor air quality
  ...reaks. European standards limit carbon dioxide to 3500 ppm. [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]] limits carbon dioxide concentration in the ...o reduce the amount of dust that reaches the wet coils. Dust can serve as food to grow molds on the wet coils and ducts and can reduce the efficiency of t
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• Laser safety
  '''Laser safety''' is safe design, use and implementation of lasers to minimise the risk of ...easures, such as labeling lasers with specific warnings, and wearing laser safety goggles when operating lasers.
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• Cancer
  ...er, the numbers of smokers worldwide is still rising, leading to what some organizations have described as the ''tobacco epidemic''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Proc ...e made a vaccine designed to prevent cancer available. In 2006, the [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] approved a [[human papilloma virus]] vaccine, cal
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...tems, [[Human enhancement|physical enhancement]], [[nanomedicine]], better food production methods and nutrition and large scale infrastructure auto-fabric Risks include environmental, health, and safety issues if negative effects of nanoparticles are overlooked before they are
  38 KB (5,196 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• SENSOR-Pesticides
  ...d injury. It is administered by the [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] (NIOSH), twelve [[State health agency|state health agencies]] ...}}</ref> Scientists from the [[University of Florida]]’s [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]] stated that malathion was being sprayed in a ma
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• Avian influenza
  ...ain that is easily transmissible and lethal to humans.<ref name=FSRIO>Food Safety Research Information Office. [http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov/document_fsheet.php ...ublication No. 2008-128 | publisher = National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | date = May 2008 | url = http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-12
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• Emergency management
  ...ies so trained, organized, responsible volunteers are extremely valuable. Organizations like [[Community Emergency Response Team]]s and the [[Red Cross]] are ready ...ency services can rapidly be depleted and heavily taxed. Non-governmental organizations that offer desired resources, i.e., transportation of displaced homeowners
  50 KB (7,069 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Health and Safety Executive
  |name=Health and Safety Executive |logo=[[Image:Health and Safety Executive logo.jpg]]
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• Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
  ...ited Kingdom)|Department of Health]] and the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]], and their counterparts under devolution in Scotland, W [[Category:Occupational safety and health]]
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• Lead
  ...k}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety|first = Jeanne Mager|last = Stellman|publisher = International Labour Organ ...um and lead-cooled fast reactors regarding reactor physics aspects, severe safety and economical issues|year = 2006|author = Tuček, Kamil|journal = Nuclear
  52 KB (7,694 words) - 21:36, 20 September 2010
• Knovel
  *Food Science *Safety & Industrial Hygiene
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...1-2007__update.pdf |title=Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Update on seizures of cannabis contaminated with glass particles}}</ref> Currently, the [[Food and Drug Administration (United States)|U.S. Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA) has not approved smoked marijuana for any c
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• Buprenorphine
  ...njectable formulation. In October 2002, the [[Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]] of the [[United States of America]] additio ...[[Methadone]]. '''Subutex''' (white color, oval shape, bitter, no active [[food additive|additives]]) and '''Suboxone''' ([[orange (color)|orange]] color,
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• 2003 ricin letters
  ...ing [[waste]].<ref name=facts/> It has been utilized by various states and organizations as a weapon, being most effective as an assassination weapon,<ref name=john ...calculated. The calculations were not allowed to factor in such delays as food and fuel stops and other time spent waiting at, for instance, a factory for
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...rorism appears to be more of an isolated event, the appropriate government organizations need to understand the source, motivation, methods of preparation, and tact ...rulings on the domestic employment of [[Deadly force]] by law enforcement organizations.
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• Insurgency
  ...y field fighting forces orders of magnitude larger than those of terrorist organizations." Insurgencies have a political purpose, and may provide social services a ...nterplay among the actors: insurgents, government, population and external organizations. Barnett discusses the relationship of the country with the outside world,
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