event Oprah Winfrey says she wasn't paid for her work on events for Kamala Harris By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:59:21 -0500 Media magnate Oprah Winfrey insists she was not paid for her work on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, saying she personally didn't accept a dime. Full Article
event Queen Camilla will miss the U.K.'s annual Remembrance Sunday events due to chest infection By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 09:38:23 -0500 Queen Camilla will miss Britain's annual remembrance weekend events to honor fallen service personnel while she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. Full Article
event Creative-B final event - Registration open By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:36:00 +0300 The Creative-B project final even will take place on 26 Sep 2014 in Brussels. During this event, a roadmap of global data infrastructures supporting biodiversity and ecosystem research will be presented. In the last two decades quite a number of activities emerged to manage, share and deploy the fast growing data volumes from observations, collections, sensors and other data sources in biodiversity and ecosystem research. This data "gravity" pushed new applications and services, resulting in the development and establishment of large-scale research infrastructures. Following an initiative of the European LifeWatch research infrastructure, a number of large-scale data research infrastructures* with a global outreach in this scientific area teamed together in the project Creative-B (Coordination of Research e-Infrastructures Activities Toward an International Virtual Environment for Biodiversity)**. The collaboration resulted in drafting a global Roadmap focusing on common priorities and infrastructure engagement, enhancing infrastructure interoperability, and the legal and governance implications. Specific issues are addressing challenges to sustain data availability and services, user interaction and value delivery, cooperation for infrastructure interoperability as well as legal interoperability, and finally education and training. This Roadmap shows how global interaction is promoting complementary development while fostering synergy for supporting frontier research and addressing global and societal challenges. The event in Brussels will also highlight some implications for other stakeholders such as funding and governmental bodies. Registration is now open here: http://creative-b-2014.sciencesconf.org/registration Find out more on the event website, and in the event program. Full Article News
event Museum für Naturkunde & the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum are hosting two events in June, 2016 By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:59:00 +0200 The Museum für Naturkunde and the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum are honored to be hosting the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) as well as the 2nd International Conference on Biodiversity Biobanking of the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) in Berlin from June, 20 to June, 25, 2016. The conferences will be held in parallel at the andel’s Hotel Berlin, Landsberger Allee. SPNHC conference web site: http://www.spnhc2016.berlin/, conference theme: "Green Museum – How to practice what we preach?" GGBN conference web site: https://meetings.ggbn.org/conference/ggbn/2016/index, conference theme: "Meeting the Challenge: How to Preserve a Cross-Section of the Tree of Life" The registration for both conferences is now open. Please check the conference web sites for information on the conference program, field trips, social events, accommodation, registration and abstract submission. All social events and field trips as well as the opening session on Tuesday are joint events for attendees of both conferences. During lunch and coffee breaks one will have the chance to visit the vendor booths and chat with attendees of both conferences. The sessions of both conferences cover complementary topics to avoid duplications. Full Article News
event First EU BON Training Event By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:07:00 +0200 The First EU BON Training Event will be held on April 3rd 2014, following the General Meeting of EU BON in Crete. Information regarding logistics (location, accommodation) can be found here: http://www.symposium.eubon.eu/general-meeting-2014. The First EU BON Training Event aims to provide a basic understanding and shared vocabulary on Information architecture and Data standards used by EU BON. It will provide a forum for discussion, amongst experts from EU BON and from related Networks of Biodiversity Information. Topics that will be covered: Integrating biodiversity networks through Software Oriented Architecture - Antonio Garcia, CSIC Data standards: publishing sample-based data- Eamonn O Tuama, GBIF Information architecture - GEOSS perspective – Lorenzo Bigagli Data sharing and repositories in GBIF network - Tim Robertson Data flow and modelling in virtual laboratory - Hannu Saarenmaa, BioVeL Data sharing and repositories in DataONE – Bruce E. Wilson More information about the training event is available at: http://eubon.cybertaxonomy.africamuseum.be/page/eu-bon_training_events Full Article Events
event pro-iBiosphere Final Event in Meise (Brussels) - June 10-12, 2014 By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:59:00 +0200 Agentschap Plententuin Meise (Botanic Garden Meise), Bouchout Castle – Meise (Brussels), Belgium The pro-iBiosphere project supported by the European Commission (DG CONNECT) through its FP7 research funding programme has the pleasure to invite you to join its Final Event. The project has the vision of implementing an Open Knowledge Biodiversity Management System (OBKMS), i.e. an integration platform that will allow to produce Biotas (i.e. Floras, Faunas, Mycotas and other revisionary taxonomic literature) of the future in a flexible semantically-driven online environment. During its two year duration, pro-iBiosphere contributed to making fundamental biodiversity data digital, open and re-usable. The achievements of the project will be presented in a series of activities (Event Flyer) detailed below that will take place from Tuesday the 10th to Thursday the 12th of June 2014 at the Bouchout Castle (Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium). Tuesday June 10 (PM) Workshop on Model Evaluation Wednesday June 11 (all day) Demonstrations on pro-iBiosphere pilots Demonstrations on outcomes of pro-iBiosphere Data Enrichment Hackathon Workshop on Biodiversity Catalogue Training on WikiMedia Poster session Thursday June 12 (all day) Final Conference Networking Cocktail For more information on the Final Event (agenda, logistics,…), visit the dedicated wiki page. Registration is free of charge but compulsory due to room capacity constraints. You can register by filling out the online registration form at http://tiny.cc/pib-final-event. In case you are interested in giving a presentation during the Final Event activities or in submitting a poster in the poster session, please contact us at final-event@pro-ibiosphere.eu Full Article Events
event Creative-B final event By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:54:00 +0300 The Creative-B project final even will take place on 26 Sep 2014 in Brussels. During this event, a roadmap of global data infrastructures supporting biodiversity and ecosystem research will be presented. In the last two decades quite a number of activities emerged to manage, share and deploy the fast growing data volumes from observations, collections, sensors and other data sources in biodiversity and ecosystem research. This data "gravity" pushed new applications and services, resulting in the development and establishment of large-scale research infrastructures. Following an initiative of the European LifeWatch research infrastructure, a number of large-scale data research infrastructures* with a global outreach in this scientific area teamed together in the project Creative-B (Coordination of Research e-Infrastructures Activities Toward an International Virtual Environment for Biodiversity)**. The collaboration resulted in drafting a global Roadmap focusing on common priorities and infrastructure engagement, enhancing infrastructure interoperability, and the legal and governance implications. Specific issues are addressing challenges to sustain data availability and services, user interaction and value delivery, cooperation for infrastructure interoperability as well as legal interoperability, and finally education and training. This Roadmap shows how global interaction is promoting complementary development while fostering synergy for supporting frontier research and addressing global and societal challenges. The event in Brussels will also highlight some implications for other stakeholders such as funding and governmental bodies. Registration is now open here: http://creative-b-2014.sciencesconf.org/registration Find out more on the event website, and in the event program. Full Article Events
event CETAF 40 General Meeting & 20th Anniversary Event By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:29:00 +0300 The 40th CETAF General Meeting will take place in Madrid, Spain, on the 18th-19th October 2016 at the Royal Botanic Garden, followed by the CETAF 20th Anniversary Event "Why natural history collections matter" to be held on the 20th October. Meeting venue: Royal Botanic Garden at Madrid and goggle map access (coordinates: N40.4097702 - W3.690096). Please, be aware that the public entrance to the Garden is located in the opposite corner of the Garden premises, and it is closed before 10:00 am. Attendants could use it, but only during opening hours of the Garden. Full Article Events
event An assessment of soil erosion prevention in Mediterranean Europe: current trends of ecosystem service provision By www.eubon.eu Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:41:02 +0200 Full Article Events
event Actor Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut down crowded event By www.boston.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:26:55 +0000 Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, a well-attended event that drew an order to disperse from police and at least one arrest The post Actor Timothée Chalamet crashes his own look-alike contest after police shut down crowded event appeared first on Boston.com. Full Article News Celebs Entertainment Movies
event Fire Prevention Construction By www.wconline.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:58:16 -0400 What is the purpose of fire prevention construction? Read on to find out. Full Article
event Charity tax rules to be toughened to prevent abuse, Budget reveals By www.thirdsector.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:59:52 Z Proposals include plans to introduce tax relief sanctions for persistent non-compliance with filing obligations and reform of the donor benefit rules, documents show Full Article Finance
event MSHA administrator to miners and operators: Be proactive on preventing silica exposure By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Arlington, VA — As the Mine Safety and Health Administration works toward publishing a proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica, agency administrator Chris Williamson is encouraging mine workers and operators to “take proactive measures” to assess silica-related health hazards. Full Article
event Heat injury and illness prevention: OSHA’s Parker gives update during work group meeting By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Washington — OSHA is reviewing comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at protecting workers from extreme heat exposure, administrator Doug Parker said during a Feb. 25 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s work group on heat injury and illness prevention. Full Article
event Slip-prevention industry on a slippery slope (the SCOF v. DCOF debate) By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Despite slip and fall accidents accounting for 15 percent of all accidental deaths in the United States, second only to motor vehicle accidents, there is a growing yet dangerous trend to eliminate the most critical measurement to prevent slips on hard-walkway surfaces. Full Article
event West, TX, fertilizer plant explosion preventable, experts say By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:00:00 -0400 Washington – Robust federal enforcement and an update of EPA rules are key to preventing similar incidents, according to testimony given at a June 27 Senate hearing. Full Article
event Simple steps to help prevent the spread of illnesses By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500 As reports of the current outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) dominate the headlines, keeping calm can prove difficult. However, one of the best ways to combat anxiety – and be prepared – is to be informed. Full Article
event AI tool may help prevent sudden cardiac arrest among firefighters By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Gaithersburg, MD — Recently developed artificial intelligence software can determine whether firefighters may be about to experience a potentially fatal cardiac event, researchers say. Full Article
event Preventing cold stress By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500 What importance does scheduling play in the prevention of cold stress? Full Article
event OSHA highlights 2 fatal events, offers tips on avoiding future incidents By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Washington – Two new resources from OSHA detail worker fatalities involving electrocution and engulfment and explain how similar events can be prevented. Full Article
event NACOSH releases draft injury and illness prevention document By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 Washington – Newly released draft guidance an OSHA advisory committee recommends that staffing firms and host employers implement a safety and health program describing the responsibilities of both entities to protect temporary workers. Full Article
event FMCSA wants to expand Crash Preventability Determination Program By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comment on potentially expanding a program intended to determine to what extent crashes involving commercial trucks and buses are preventable. Full Article
event Hear from Bardavon’s CEO on Why They Doubled Down on Injury Prevention for the Labor Workforce By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0500 Bardavon Health Innovations recently has expanded into injury prevention to protect workers from musculoskeletal disorders in addition to helping with recovery. In this endeavor, they have acquired the leading workplace injury prevention company, Preventure. Full Article
event Accident prevention through hazard communication By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Failure to recognize a chemical hazard can threaten workers’ lives by risking chemical burns, respiratory problems, fires and explosions. Full Article
event Heat illness prevention: New resources from OSHA By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — A new OSHA fact sheet and sticker are intended to raise awareness of heat illness prevention strategies in the workplace. Full Article
event Prevent heat-related illnesses during pregnancy: New tip sheet from OSHA By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — OSHA has published a new resource on how best to protect pregnant workers from heat-related illnesses. Full Article
event Heat-related illness prevention: New resources from OSHA By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — A wallet card, brochure and checklist are recent additions to OSHA’s resources for helping keep workers safe in high temperatures. Full Article
event OSHA launches annual heat illness prevention campaign By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 23 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400 Washington – Outdoor workers need to get plenty of water, rest and shade this summer, OSHA is reminding employers as part of the agency’s annual heat illness prevention campaign. Full Article
event NIOSH: Prevention through Design can help stop construction falls By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0400 Washington – A fall prevention guide recently released by NIOSH aims to help building owners and designers build more safety features into their facilities rather than relying on back-end controls. Full Article
event OSHA updates guidance on preventing workplace violence in health care, social services By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Washington – April is National Workplace Violence Prevention Month, and OSHA hopes to raise awareness by releasing updated guidance for health care and social service workers. Full Article
event What are the ‘building blocks’ of a heat stress prevention program? By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — A new resource from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is intended to help employers identify and implement steps to protect workers from heat stress. Full Article
event Preventing trench collapses By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Workers caught in trench collapses rarely survive because soil can be extremely heavy. A cubic yard of soil can weigh up to 3,000 pounds – roughly the weight of a small motor vehicle, according to OSHA. Full Article
event Worker safety bulletin aimed at preventing ‘Green Tobacco Sickness’ By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Washington – OSHA and NIOSH have published recommended practices to help tobacco workers and employers avoid a potentially deadly combination of illnesses. Full Article
event Preventing tractor rollovers: OSHA publishes guide By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Washington — OSHA has released a guide intended to protect farmworkers from tractor rollovers, which result in about 130 fatal injuries a year. Full Article
event NIOSH: Convenience stores lack precautions to deter robberies, prevent violence By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Morgantown, WV – Despite robbery-related violence being the leading cause of death in the retail industry, many Texas convenience store owners fail to take precautions that could prevent robberies and protect workers from violence, according to a new NIOSH study. Full Article
event NIOSH issues research agendas for wholesale and retail trade sector, traumatic injury prevention By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — NIOSH has published its National Occupational Research Agenda for Wholesale and Retail Trade, as well as its NORA for Traumatic Injury Prevention – both intended to spotlight the research, information and actions most needed to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. Full Article
event Washington L&I issues COVID-19 prevention guidelines for grocery store employers By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Tumwater, WA — A new guidance document from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is intended to help grocery store employers protect workers from contracting – and potentially spreading – COVID-19. Full Article
event COVID-19 pandemic: Health and safety experts call for more federal action on preventing transmission By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Falls Church, VA — Former OSHA administrator David Michaels is among more than a dozen health and safety experts calling on the Biden administration to update and strengthen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance to help prevent COVID-19 transmission. Full Article
event National Forklift Safety Day event to emphasize training By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — A panel of safety experts and industry and government representatives will talk about training, proper forklift operation and maintenance June 8 as part of a free, virtual National Forklift Safety Day program organized by the Industrial Truck Association and DC Velocity. Full Article
event New fact sheet, other materials aimed at preventing struck-by injuries By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500 Vancouver, British Columbia — Protecting workers from struck-by injuries related to heavy equipment or vehicles is the goal of new employed-aimed resources from the Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia. Full Article
event Spill prevention plans By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 What needs to be included in my spill prevention control and countermeasure plan? Full Article
event Prevent combustible dust explosions By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Combustible dusts – finely ground organic or metal particles – can be found in a number of industries, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries states. These industries include food, tobacco, plastics, paper, rubber, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and fossil fuel power generation. Full Article
event Eye protection to prevent fogging By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400 With winter coming, temperature changes while entering and exiting from outdoors can cause eye protection to fog. How do we keep our workers safe? Full Article
event Event Security Leaders Deliver Today’s Keynote By www.sdmmag.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:53:38 -0400 Today, Thursday, March 30, three event security leaders will give a keynote address titled “Leveraging Technology in Modern Security Operations for Major Events.” At 8:45 a.m. in Venetian Ballroom F, speakers Jim Mercurio, John Bertsch and Joe Monroe will discuss the importance of security technology in maintaining secure event environments. Full Article
event Preventive measures for heat stress – outdoors and indoors By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Should an individual in an indoor work setting use the same preventive measures for heat stress as someone working in an outdoor setting? Full Article
event Fire prevention programs: Keeping workers interested By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500 How can I change up my fire prevention program to provide more advanced lessons to veteran employees? Some have seen my presentation year after year. Full Article
event How Proactive Video Monitoring Can Prevent Crime By www.sdmmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Also known as Video Monitoring-as-a-Service (VMaaS) or remote guarding, the idea is to deter criminals via voice-down. Maybe video can even replace a traditional alarm system. Full Article
event Prevent backover injuries and deaths By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Backing vehicles and equipment are a serious occupational hazard. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that, of the 443 struck-by fatalities at road construction sites between 2003 and 2010, 143 cases involved a vehicle or mobile equipment backing up. Full Article
event Prevent dump truck tip-overs By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500 Because of their high center of gravity, dump trucks can easily become unstable and tip over. Full Article
event Study Shows High Consumer Expectation for Rapid Security Event Response By www.sdmmag.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:33:47 -0400 A Parks Associates white paper reveals that most residential security owners prioritize fast and reliable response times when choosing their systems, while highlighting the challenges and innovations security providers face to meet these expectations. Full Article