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Oof, this is a tad awkward for the conspiracy movements. This study found that people with more negative attitudes and trust towards science were …People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of science, even if this is not justified
How does leading eyewitness statements influence and shift attributions of blame after incidents? This upcoming study explored this question. …How does leading eyewitness statements influence attributions of blame in investigations? Does blame shift between people?
Greetings everyone. Thanks so much for stopping by. Tornado activity has continued to increase across much of the Plains and Midwestern states with …Tornado Quest Top Science Links For May 4 – 11, 2024 #science #weather #climate #tornado #drought #astronomy
What is the quality of suicide investigations, limitations of investigation approaches, and their potential for organisational learning? This …Root Cause Analysis investigation tools inadequate for suicide risk and prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended this week that dairy and poultry farms with infected animals supply protective gear to workers in a bid to stave off human transmission of the H5N1 virus. The challenge now is making it happen. The CDC has no legal authority to order those protective measures, and health … Continue reading Dairy farmers resist CDC push for PPE against bird flu virus – STAT
OSHA creates two regions to reflect changing demographics, population, areas of need WASHINGTON - The Department of Labor today announced strategic changes to the structure of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regional operations designed to direct its resources effectively and make the agency more resilient. The changes include the creation of a new OSHA … Continue reading Department of Labor plans to restructure workplace safety, health regional operations strategically to protect workers
Advisory committee approves unanimously to advance proposed rule WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor has taken an important step in addressing the dangers of workplace heat and moved closer to publishing a proposed rule to reducing the significant health risks of heat exposure for U.S. workers in outdoor and indoor settings. On April 24, 2024, … Continue reading Department of Labor takes critical step in heat safety rulemaking, continues heightened enforcement efforts, focuses on dangers to agricultural workers
Battery Fire Explosion Hazard - Safety Alert PDF Version SafetyAlert-BatteryFire-ExplosionHazard.pdf (549.33 KB) Safety Alert Battery Fire/Explosion Hazard On 4/11/2024, a Continuous Personal Dust Monitor (CPDM) device was placed on top of a continuous mining machine and was struck by a rock (approximately 24-inch diameter and 10 inches thick) that fell approximately 6 feet. Immediately after … Continue reading Battery Fire Explosion Hazard – Safety Alert | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
There’s a ready supply of bad news in climate circles. The bad news writes itself onto the landscape as the climate destabilises. There’s good news …The irresistible rise of clean energy
A fascinating read from Carl Macrae (his work is always good – I’ve covered a few of his papers), exploring the sociotechnical sources of risk of …Learning from the failure of autonomous and intelligent systems: Accidents, safety, and sociotechnical sources of risk
The Australian Institute of Health and Safety has been dropping new chapters of its Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Body of Knowledge for many …Hazard over Harm?
Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop ItBy Justin NobelKarret PressApril 2024496 pages In January 2020, Rolling …Petroleum-238
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