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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  ...ption=A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport. ...d the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia of the Committee on International Relations
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• Codeine
  '''Codeine''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]) or '''3-methylmorphine''' (a natural isomer of m ...bably the most commonly used drug overall according to numerous reports by organizations including the World Health Organization and its League of Nations predecess
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• Joseph McCabe
  McCabe was also active in organizations, although his biographer notes that he had a difficult relationship with so ...ry/historical/joseph_mccabe/big_blue_books/book_04.html The Vatican Buries International Law]''
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• Depleted uranium
  |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/international/uranium_20061101.shtml |publisher= International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation
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• Polystyrene
  .../english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/_icsc10/icsc1043.htm International Labour Organisation chemical safety card for polystyrene]</ref> ...to it in various contexts as a possible or potential human carcinogen.<ref>International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) [http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classif
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...eam to electricity. They also changed textile mills from mostly family own organizations to more modern enterprises with professional managers and stock sold on exc ...tations to be form of pirating and puts native weavers livlihoods at risk. Organizations such as this work to have indigenous designs marked as intangible world her
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• Chemical substance
  ...: [[Simplified molecular input line entry specification|SMILES]] and the [[International Chemical Identifier]] or InChI. ...emical formula]] || [[Chemical structure]] || [[CAS registry number]] || [[International Chemical Identifier|InChI]]
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• Lubricant
  ...ecification. Examples of these include the API’s donut logo or the [[NSF International|NSF]] tick mark. The most widely perceived is SAE viscosity specification, ...lifying statements or conformance to generally accepted approvals. Several organizations, typically government sponsored, exist globally to qualify and approve such
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• Cast stone
  ...ds of materials. The ASTM process ensures that interested individuals and organizations representing industry, academia, consumers, and governments alike, all have
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• Certified wood
  <li>Support from conservation organizations that share similar goals for responsible forest management</li></ul> * [http://www.pefc.org/ PEFC International website] — ''[[Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification sche
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• White cane
  ...ided to paint the cane white to make it more visible. In 1931, Lions Clubs International began a program promoting the use of white canes for people who are blind. ...have been reluctant to have children use canes until they are older. Many organizations, such as the National Federation of the Blind, have attempted to change thi
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• Indoor air quality
  ...sts and computer scientists. Some of these professionals are certified by organizations such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Indoor ...>[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0905-6947 Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health - Journal Information<!-- Bot gene
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• International News Safety Institute
  The '''International News Safety Institute''' (INSI) is a [[non-governmental organisation]] supp *[http://www.newssafety.org The International News Safety Institute]
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• Laser safety
  |publisher=International Electrotechnical Commission ...stics and requirements for the classification system as specified by the [[International electrotechnical commission|IEC]] 60825-1 standard <ref name="iec-2060825-1
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• Safety climate
  The concept of safety climate emphasises the importance of how organizations manage health and safety in the workplace.<ref>See, Cooper, (1998)</ref> It ...organizations and which may be induced by the policies and practices that organizations impose on their workers.” (p. 241). Furthermore, Cabrera, Isla and Vilela
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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 ...the causes of cancer]'', MayoClinic.com, retrieved 22 Feb 2008</ref> some organizations have in fact begun to recommend reducing intake of refined sugars and starc
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• Global road safety for workers
  ...ation, an effort drawing together government, business, and non-government organizations.<ref>[http://www.who.int/roadsafety/about/en/index.html About the UN Road S ...UK's FIA Foundation, seeks to influence policies, budgets, and agendas at organizations such as the UN, World Bank, and [[G8]], and to raise public and political a
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• Occupational fatality
  ...nt on OSHA standards and enforcing them in their own workplace. State OSHA organizations exist in twenty-eight states and are required to have the same or more rigo ...re disseminated to employees, employers, [[trade union|unions]], and state organizations.
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• Air safety
  .... This later became adopted internationally through the standards of the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO). ...nnsylvania|Pittsburgh]] in 1938. A form of ILS was adopted by the ICAO for international use in 1949.
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• Work–life balance
  ...refore, in an effort to retain employees, it is increasingly important for organizations to recognize this balance. [http://www.kenexa.com/en/AboutUs/Press/2007/07J ...choose not to take advantage of it. A 2003 survey by Management Recruiter International stated that fifty percent of executives surveyed didn’t have plans to tak
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