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  • GNU Free Documentation License
    Version 1.3, 3 November 2008 Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
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  • 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
    ...ry of France|French military forces]]—members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon—killing 299 American and French servicemen. The organization [[Is [[Suicide bomber]]s detonated each of the truck bombs. In the attack on the American Marines barracks, the death toll was 241 America
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  • BRP Francisco Dagohoy (PF-10)
    |Ship in service= ...or Philippine Navy service.</ref> on 5 April 1976. She was decommissioned in June 1985,<ref>Per NavSource Online at http://www.navsource.org/archives/09
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  • USS Wainwright (DD-62)
    |Ship length={{convert|315|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=DANFS /> |Ship beam={{convert|29|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-123>Gardiner, pp. 122–23.</ref>
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  • USS Porter (DD-59)
    |Ship length={{convert|315|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=DANFS /> |Ship beam={{convert|30|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=Con-123>Gardiner, pp. 122–23.</ref>
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  • Sugar beet
    ...The U.S. harvested 1,004,600 acres (4&nbsp;065&nbsp;km²) of sugarbeets in 2008 alone.<ref>[http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Statistic ...ber 21, 2009, a federal court ruled that the USDA had violated federal law in deregulating Roundup Ready sugar beets without adequately evaluating the en
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  • Wood gas generator
    ...ating and lighting. Unlike the common coal gas, or coke gas which was used in municipal service, this gas provided a more efficient heating fuel.Gaseous- ...Diplomat 3 GS mit Holzgasgenerator-hinten rechts.JPG|thumb|Adler Diplomat in WW II with wood gas generator]]
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  • AT4
    ...oduces a large back blast, a significant problem when operating the weapon in urban environments. ...sweden">http://www.svenskafreds.se/english/vapenexport.pdf</ref><li> [[War in Afghanistan (2001-present)|Afghanistan War]]<ref name="amnestysweden"/><li>
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  • MBT LAW
    The '''Main Battle Tank and Light Armour Weapon''' ('''MBT LAW''') is a disposable, man-portable, short range [[fire-and-forget]] [[anti- ...a soft-launch system, allowing it to be used from within an enclosed room. In this system, the rocket is first launched out of launcher using a low power
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  • United States 40 mm grenades
    ...igh-Low System|High-Low Propulsion System]] which keeps recoil forces with in the boundaries of infantry weapon. Presented on this page is a basic overvi ...d filler and/or fuze mechanism. The M386/M406 differed from the M381/M441 in that they had a longer arming distance (14-28 meters compared to the 2-3 me
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  • Naloxone
    ...<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bosack|first1=Robert|title=Anesthesia Complications in the Dental Office|date=2015|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118828625| ...be given until the desired effect is reached.<!-- <ref name=AHFS2015/> --> In those with previous heart disease, further heart problems have occurred.<re
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  • Codeine
    ...oppy (''Papaver bractreatum''), and codeine is extracted from this species in some places although the below-mentioned morphine methylation process is st ...] found in the [[opium poppy]], ''Papaver somniferum var. album'', a plant in the [[papaveraceae]] family. Opium poppy has been cultivated and utilized t
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  • Ciprofloxacin
    ...tant Campylobacter species and the withdrawal of fluoroquinolones from use in poultry: a public health success story. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volum ...r a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited use in [[veterinary medicine]].
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  • Fluoxetine
    '''Fluoxetine''' (trade names: '''Prozac''', '''Sarafem''', or in combination with [[olanzapine]] as '''[[Symbyax]]''') is an [[antidepressan ...ion]] (including pediatric depression), [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (in both adult and pediatric populations), [[bulimia nervosa]], [[panic disorde
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  • Promethazine
    ...[[Canada]], [[Switzerland]], and many other countries, but by prescription in the [[United States]] (brand names '''Phenergan''', '''Promethegan''', '''R ...as the hydrochloride salt is freely soluble in water and somewhat soluble in alcohol. Promethazine is a [[chirality_(chemistry)|chiral]] compound, occur
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  • Nitrous oxide
    | SolubleOther = soluble in [[alcohol]], [[ether]], [[sulfuric acid]] ...ept for [[California]] allow nitrous oxide as an [[anesthetic]]. Also used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. -->
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  • Mercury (element)
    ...cksilver|title=quicksilver definition|dateformat=mdy|accessdate=October 13 2008|publisher=Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)}}</ref---> or '''hydrargyrum''' Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as [[cinnabar]] ([[mercuric sulfide]])
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  • Morphine
    ...city|damage]] (due to [[acetaminophen]] or [[paracetemol]] (APAP; Tylenol) in many morphine preparations) *[[Respiratory acidosis]] or an abnormal decrease in the [[pH]] of the [[blood]]
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  • Ephedrine
    ...(genus)|Ephedra]]'' (family [[Ephedraceae]]). It is most usually marketed in the ''hydrochloride'' and ''sulfate'' forms. In traditional Chinese medicines, the herb ''má huáng'' (麻黄, ''[[Ephedra
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  • Temazepam
    ...tional Abuse: Intravenous (IV), Intramuscular (IM), Insufflated, Sprinkled in ethanol, smoked ...ref>{{cite journal |author=Fuccella LM |title=Bioavailability of temazepam in soft gelatin capsules |journal=Br J Clin Pharmacol |volume=8 |issue=1 |page
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  • Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
    ...e best-known scholars of the day. This edition of the encyclopedia is now in the [[public domain]], but the outdated nature of some of its content makes ...ot only in the increased amount of American and Canadian content, but also in the efforts made to give it a more popular tone.{{Citation needed|date=June
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  • Encyclopædia Britannica
    | author = As of 2008, 4,411 named contributors | media_type = As of 2008, 32 volumes (hardbound)
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  • Mortimer J. Adler
    {{Refimprove|date=November 2008}} ...www.angelicum.net/html/in_memoriam_mortimer_j__adler.html Ralph McInerny, "In Memoriam Mortimer J. Adler," Crisis magazine, 2001]</ref>
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  • A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
    | image_caption = Title page from the 38th edition published in 1880 ...very popular<ref name="WAndrews" /> with 47 editions being printed by 1905 in English alone,<ref name="booklist" /> and this popularity enabled Brewer to
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  • Radiant barrier
    ...ivity values sum to 1 by [[Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation|Kirchoff's law]]. ...are in the mid- and long- infrared [[Electromagnetic spectrum|spectrum]], in the range of 3 - 15 micrometres.
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  • Friedel's salt
    ...s as chloride and iodide and is capable to retain them to a certain extent in its crystallographical structure. In the [[cement chemist notation]], considering that
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  • Asphalt
    ...extremely large".<ref name="Quddus99">Muhammad Abdul Quddus (1992), p.99, in ch.5 pdf</ref> In [[American English]], asphalt (or asphalt cement) is the carefully refined
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  • Colloid
    Many familiar substances are colloids, as shown in the [[Colloid#Classification of colloids|chart]] below. As well as these na ...are affected largely by the [[surface science|surface chemistry]] present in the colloid.
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  • Depleted uranium
    ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and
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  • Polystyrene
    Polystyrene is a [[thermoplastic]] substance, which is in solid (glassy) state at room temperature, but flows if heated above its [[g Solid polystyrene is used, for example, in disposable [[cutlery]], plastic models, CD and DVD cases, and smoke detecto
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  • Dust
    {{Refimprove|date=October 2008}} ...Dust-storm-Texas-1935.png|thumb|A [[dust storm]] blankets [[Texas]] homes, in 1935.]]
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  • List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
    ...reasures'', those that have been designated since June 9, 1951 after the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties came into force. ...of items is much higher since groups of related objects have been joined in single entries.
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  • List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
    The term "[[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]" has been used in Japan to denote [[Cultural Properties of Japan|cultural properties]] since |title= Architecture and authority in Japan
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  • Pervious concrete
    ...he interconnectivity of the voids. Pervious concrete is traditionally used in [[parking lot|parking areas]], areas with light traffic, residential [[stre ...sfer of both water and air to root systems allowing trees to flourish even in highly developed areas.
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  • Hemp
    In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, [ title=Industrial Hemp Production in Alberta |
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  • White cane
    ...rd Hoover, is designed primarily as a mobility tool used to detect objects in the path of a user. Cane length depends upon the height of a user, and trad *'''"Kiddie" cane''': This version works in the same way as an adult's long cane, but is designed for use by children.
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  • Crowd control barrier
    {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} ...es,''' with some versions called a '''French barrier''' or '''bike rack''' in the USA), are commonly used at many public events. They are frequently visi
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  • Work method statement
    {{Orphan|date=September 2008|att=September 2008}} ...te a piece of plant or equipment. It is law to have work method statements in place to advise employees and contractors on how to work safely.
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  • Young worker safety and health
    {{Cleanup|date=June 2008}}{{Original research|date=June 2008}} ...almost any economic sector. However, at a global level, most of them work in agriculture (70%).<ref name=WHO_Childlab/>
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  • Chemical accident
    ...a substance or substances hazardous to human health and/or the environment in the short or long term. Such events include [[Conflagration|fires]], [[expl ...cidents in recorded history was the 1984 [[Bhopal disaster]] in [[India]], in which more than 3,000 people were killed after a highly toxic [[vapour]], (
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  • State Administration of Work Safety
    ...ponsible for the regulation of risks to [[occupational safety and health]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]]. The director of SAWS is [[Wang Jun (P *[[Li Yizhong]] (李毅中): February 2005 - March 2008
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  • Sleeping while on duty
    ...in violation do so intentionally and hope not to get caught, others intend in good faith to stay awake, and accidentally doze. ...such an important issue, that it is addressed in the [[employee handbook]] in most workplaces.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=YSXMk1BaBTMC&pg=PA176
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  • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
    ...ksi_19953163_en_1.htm Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 3163] accessed 5 March 2008</ref> ...essed 9 March 2008</ref> Even today, hundreds are killed at work each year in the UK|thumb|left]]
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  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
    ...omplete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) and is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powere ...mans by combining with [[hemoglobin]] to form [[carboxyhemoglobin]] (HbCO) in the blood. This prevents oxygen binding to hemoglobin, reducing the oxygen-
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  • Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
    ...=Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland | year=2006 | accessdate=2008-04-18 }}</ref> ...riginal_text.doc SI 1978/1039 (NI 9)]</ref> It was renamed '''Executive''' in 1998.<ref>Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 19
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  • Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
    ...ttp://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1992/Uksi_19923004_en_5.htm#exnote | accessdate=2008-04-19 }}</ref><br /> ...[[Health and Safety Executive]] (HSE) or in some cases, [[Local government in England|local authorities]].<ref>Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s
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  • Indicative limit value
    In the [[law of the European Union]], '''indicative limit values''', more exactly '''ind ...limits lower than the IOELV and are not required to revise these upwards. In practice, most member states adopt the IOELV but there are some variances u
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  • Occupational exposure limit
    ...ous substances for which there are no formal occupational exposure limits. In these cases, [[control banding]] strategies can be used to ensure safe hand [[Category:Labour law]]
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  • Dead man's switch
    [[File:Dodemansknop Linde.jpg||thumb|right|200px|A dead man's switch in a high altitude truck]] ...tive names|alternative names]]) is a switch that is automatically operated in case the [[human]] operator becomes [[wikt:incapacitated|incapacitated]], s
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  • Door safety
    ...]]-related [[accident]]s. Such accidents take place in various forms, and in a number of locations; ranging from car doors to garage doors. ...ry in severity and frequency. According to the [[National Safety Council]] in the [[US]], 300,000 injuries are caused by doors every year.
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  • Factories Act 1961
    | accessdate=2008-07-15 ...lth and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]] and [[Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom|regulations made under it]].
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  • Health and safety crime in the United Kingdom
    In the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' there are several '''[[crime]]s''' that arise ...strates feel that the offence is so serious as to exceed their [[sentence (law)|sentencing]] powers, they can send it to the Crown Court for trial of for
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  • Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
    ...on for securing the health, safety and welfare of persons employed to work in certain railway premises; to amend certain provisions of the Factories Act ...way-premises-bill | work=Hansard | publisher=Millbank Systems | accessdate=2008-08-10 | title=HC Deb 15 November 1962 vol 667 cc588-684 }}</ref>|
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  • Manganese
    {{for|the ghost town in Minnesota |Manganese, Minnesota}} ...ganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels.
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  • Asbestos
    ...re to asbestos is more likely to cause health problems, as asbestos exists in the ambient air at low levels, which itself does not cause health problems. ...late wiring for its [[electrical insulation]] at elevated temperature, and in buildings for its [[flame retardant|flame-retardant]] and insulating proper
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  • CLP Regulation
    |number= (EC) No 1272/2008 |OJref= L353, 31.12.2008, pp.&nbsp;1–1355
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  • Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
    {{Inappropriate tone|date=May 2008}} ...dards. The European Union has implemented the United Nations' GHS into EU law as the [[CLP Regulation]].
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  • Institute of Occupational Medicine
    ...] and [[occupational safety]]. Its mission is to benefit those at work and in the community by providing quality research, consultancy and training and b ...antitative research|quantitative]] data to set protective health standards in the industry. 50,000 coalminers were eventually recruited into the study fr
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  • Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
    ...ion is "to advance and improve workplace safety and health for all workers in Oregon."<ref>[http://www.orosha.org/aboutus.html Oregon OSHA, About Us]</re ...e Industrial Accident Commission – regulated workplace safety and health in Oregon. On October 2, 1989, APD became the Oregon Occupational Safety and H
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  • Air safety
    {{Refimprove|date=July 2008}} ...ailures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air t
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  • Work–life balance
    ...United Kingdom</ref> In the [[United States]], this phrase was first used in 1986. ...that expects more and more from their employees yet offers little security in return.
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  • Implications of nanotechnology
    ...sks which were previously inaccessible due to physical restrictions, which in turn may reduce labor, land, or maintenance requirements placed on humans. ...ated exclusion of engineered nanoparticles from certified organic produce in Australia and the UK <ref>Paull, John (2010) , [http://orgprints.org/16786/
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  • Examinetics
    ...ata management services in the United States. The company was established in 2004 following the consolidation of a number of small businesses providing ...ing services to US industrial and governmental companies and organizations in over 8,000 locations across the US.
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  • Personal Injury Service
    {{Multiple issues|cleanup =January 2008|expand =January 2008|unreferenced =November 2009}} ...ce to the victim of the accident by representing their needs in a court of law and hopefully receive some compensation for any inconvenience caused by an
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  • Hazard symbol
    ...international radiation symbol (also known as [[trefoil]]) first appeared in [[1946]], at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] Radiation Laborator ...ts the action of avoiding the labeled material. The symbol had been tested in countries with different population of varying groups, ages, and education
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  • Occupational hygiene
    ...f anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling [[health]] hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and ...s and refers to "[[Employment|Work]]", "[[Workplace]]" and "Place of Work" in general. ''Environmental Hygiene'' addresses similar issues to ''Occupatio
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  • COSHH
    ...f the [[Health and Safety Executive]] or in some cases, [[Local government in England|local authorities]].<ref>Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, s ...uty of care|duty]] imposed by regulations, they have a [[cause of action]] in [[tort]] against the offender.<ref>Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974,
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  • Ergonomics
    {{refimprove|talk=y|date=July 2008}} ...l ''Integrated Safety Management: Ergonomics'']. Website. Retrieved 9 July 2008.</ref>
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  • Emergency management
    ...anizational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[busi ...Reduction|disaster risk reduction]], particularly for emergency management in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and prepar
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  • Occupational safety and health
    ...e [[safety]], [[health]] and [[quality of life|welfare]] of people engaged in [[Employment|work or employment]]. The goal of all occupational health and ...from factors adverse to health; the placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological
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  • Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom
    In the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' there are many '''regulations''' relevant to [ ...nts Case Compendium | publisher=Sentencing Guidelines Council | accessdate=2008-03-08 | year=2005 }}</ref>
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  • Arthur B. Guise Medal
    ...of the science and technology of fire protection engineering and is named in memory of the achievements of Arthur Guise <ref>Society of Fire Protection * [[Margret Law]] (1994)
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  • Chromium
    ...is Nicolas Vauquelin]] in the mineral [[crocoite]] (''[[lead chromate]]'') in 1797. Crocoite was used as a pigment, and after the discovery that the mine ...lete removal from the diet has caused [[chromium deficiency]]. It is toxic in larger amounts. [[Hexavalent chromium]] (Cr(VI)) is toxic and [[carcinogeni
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  • Construction site safety
    ...rous land-based work sector in [[Europe]], after the [[fishing industry]]. In the [[European Union]], the fatal accident rate is nearly 13 workers per 10 ...nonfatal injuries and illnesses at a rate of 7.9 per 100 full-time workers in the industry.<ref>BLS. Survey of occupational injuries and illnesses. Washi
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  • Cadmium
    ...Hermann, both in Germany, as an impurity in [[zinc carbonate]]<ref>Cadmium in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1 ...declines have been due to competing technologies, cadmium’s [[toxicity]] in certain forms and concentration and resulting regulations <ref name="Refere
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  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
    ...sion with respect to the employment medical advisory service; to amend the law relating to building regulations, and the Building (Scotland) Act 1959; and ...Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] that {{As of|2008|lc=on}} defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encourageme
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  • Michael H. Belzer
    ...versity]]. He is the author of ''Sweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation'' ([[Oxford University Press]], 2000). Along with Gr ...t amounts to barely more than the minimum wage. [This book] is eye-opening in its appraisal of what the trucking industry has become."{{Citation needed|d
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  • Lead poisoning
    ...Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, [[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]]. ...e policies (e.g. laws that ban lead in products or reduce allowable levels in water or soil).
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  • Health and Safety Executive
    ...utive) Order 2008, [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080960_en_1 SI 2008/960]</ref> ...s for and encourage research and publication, [[training]] and information in connection with its work.
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  • Mining
    ...ut| the extraction of geological materials from the Earth|the municipality in [[Austria]]|Mining, Austria|the siege tactic|Mining (military)|name of the ...cumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [[copper]] mine in the world.]]
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  • Electromagnetic field
    ...electrically charged objects]]. It affects the behavior of charged objects in the vicinity of the field. The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely t ...etic field is described by [[Maxwell's equations]] and the [[Lorentz force law]].
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  • Electric shock
    ...[[stratum corneum]], is the main contributor to the impedance of the body in the case of a [[macroshock]]&mdash; the passing of current between two cont ...u]]A can be sufficient to cause fibrillation in this case. This is concern in modern hospital settings when the patient is connected to multiple devices.
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  • Personal health record
    ...personal health record” is not new. The earliest mention of the term was in an article indexed by [[PubMed]] dated June 1978;<ref name=FIRST>{{cite jou ...ed systems; however, current usage usually implies an electronic resource. In recent years, several formal definitions of the term have been proposed by
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  • Electronic health record
    ...health-care records in enterprise-wide systems|local computerized records in a specific health-care organization|Electronic medical record}} ...e-wide information systems. Such records may include a whole range of data in comprehensive or summary form, including [[demographics]], medical history,
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  • SA8000
    ...re available from its [http://www.sa8000.org website]. SAI offers training in SA8000 and other workplace standards to managers, workers and auditors. It ...itation.org SAAS Accreditation] that over one million workers are employed in SA8000 Certified Facilities around the world.
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  • John Howard (public health administrator)
    |years_active = 2002-2008, 2009-Present ...rdinator to respond to the health effects of the [[September 11 attacks]]. In this role Howard advocated for rescue workers, introducing a program to pro
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  • National Mine Map Repository
    {{refimprove|date=July 2008}} ...n Ohio"]</ref>, and the preservation of public health, safety and welfare. In addition, they collect, reproduce, and maintain a national inventory of min
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  • Panasonic Corporation
    ...saka|Kadoma]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]]. Its main business is in [[electronics]] manufacturing and it produces products under a variety of n ...ation services. Panasonic was ranked the 89th-largest company in the world in 2009 by the Forbes Global 2000 and is among the [[Worldwide Top 20 Semicond
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  • Vapor-liquid equilibrium
    ...relatively closed location if a liquid and its vapor are allowed to stand in contact with each other long enough with no interference or only gradual in ...tain theories such as [[Raoult's Law]], [[Dalton's Law]], and/or [[Henry's Law]].
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  • Partial pressure
    ...f a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas in the mixture. ...rtial pressures, and not necessarily according to their [[concentration]]s in a gas mixture.
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  • Activity coefficient
    ...ro) and, as a result, properties of the mixtures can be expressed directly in terms ...tion]]s or [[partial pressure]]s of the substances present e.g. [[Raoult's law]]. Deviations from ideality are accommodated by modifying the concentration
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  • Acid dissociation constant
    ...eak acid]], donates a proton (hydrogen ion, highlighted in green) to water in an equilibrium reaction to give the [[acetate]] ion and the [[hydronium]] i ...for a chemical reaction known as [[Dissociation (chemistry)|dissociation]] in the context of [[acid-base reactions]]. The equilibrium can be written symb
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  • Pitzer equations
    ...ent]]s. They can be used to calculate single-ion [[activity coefficient]]s in solutions which for which the [[Debye–Hückel equation]] is inadequate. T ...eal gas]]. The remaining terms quantify the departure from the [[ideal gas law]] with changing pressure, ''P''. It can be shown by [[statistical mechanics
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  • Equilibrium chemistry
    '''Equilibrium chemistry''' is a concerned with systems in [[chemical equilibrium]]. The unifying principle is that the [[thermodynami ...hange, but the rate of change is negligibly slow, the system is said to be in a [[metastable]] state. The equation of chemical equilibrium can be express
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  • PH
    ...ed in it, which binds away many of these rare hydrogen ions. Hydrogen ions in water can be written simply as H<sup>+</sup> or as [[hydronium]] (H<sub>3</ ...tle=13C and 170 NMR Binding Constant Studies of Uranyl Carbonate Complexes in Near-Neutral Aqueous Solution Yucca Mountain Project Milestone Report 3351}
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  • List of eponymous medical signs
    ...] ||nephrology ||[[pyelonephritis]] || ||quantitative cells and casts in 24hr. urine ...ology, neurosurgery, ENT ||vestibular lesions || ||describes nystagmus in vestibular lesions
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  • List of phobias
    ...e hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., [[photophobia]]). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a part ...m The A- Z of Fear], an October 30, 1998 ''[[BBC News]]'' unsigned article in the "Entertainment" section</ref>
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  • List of colleges and universities named after people
    {{Expand list|date=August 2008}} ...e credited as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member.
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  • List of eponymous laws
    ...There are also laws ascribed to individuals by others, such as [[Murphy's law]]; or given [[eponym]]ous names despite the absence of the named person. ...ottish Vowel Length Rule|Aitken's Law]] — describes how [[vowel length]] in [[Scots language|Scots]] and [[Scottish English]] is conditioned by environ
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  • List of dog diseases
    ...ases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contai ...law. Please see the article [[dog health]] for information on this disease in dogs.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rabies: Introduction | work = The Merck Vete
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