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		<title>9 Tips for Safe Winter Driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving requires all the care and caution possible any time of year. But winter driving has even greater challenges because of wet and icy road surfaces, longer hours of darkness and poor visibility due to snow, rain and fog.
Help your workers drive safely this winter with these tips.
9 Tips for Safe Winter Driving
1. Allow enough [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/9-tips-for-driving-on-halloween' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 9 Tips for Driving on Halloween'>9 Tips for Driving on Halloween</a></li>
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		<title>10 Hurricane Clean-Up Hazards to Watch For</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cailey Bennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hurricane's dangers don't subside with its winds. After the storm, emergency crews put themselves in harm's way to help others. These emergency crews include law enforcement, emergency medical assistance, debris clearing workers, power line repairers and others doing restoration work.
This is dangerous work. According to OSHA, these are just some of the hazards faced [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/the-united-states-postal-service-hurricane-response' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The United States Postal Service and Hurricane Response'>The United States Postal Service and Hurricane Response</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/health-safety/dont-turn-wind-hazards' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Don’t Turn Your Back on Wind Hazards'>Don’t Turn Your Back on Wind Hazards</a></li>
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		<title>Schindler Recommends Proper Elevator Preparations During Harsh Weather Seasons</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/schindler-recommends-proper-elevator-preparations-harsh-weather-seasons</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/schindler-recommends-proper-elevator-preparations-harsh-weather-seasons#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Rucki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a season in which weather can be potentially hazardous, it’s important that building and facility managers take the proper precautions to help prevent elevator damage and protect the safety of building occupants. Schindler Elevator Corporation offers the following tips to consider before, during and after weather-related events. For questions or assistance, customers should contact [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/tools/hot-weather-plan' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hot Weather Plan'>Hot Weather Plan</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/training-and-leadership/in-tough-times-will-you-weather-or-wither' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: In Tough Times, Will You Weather or Wither?'>In Tough Times, Will You Weather or Wither?</a></li>
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		<title>10 Essential Tips for Emergency Eyewash Stations</title>
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		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/health-safety/10-essential-tips-emergency-eyewash-stations#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 22:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Piotti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A chemical eye injury is something to avoid at all costs; it is a painful and frightening experience and one that may leave a person blinded for life. So if your employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals and other substances, it’s imperative that you do everything you can to ensure that your emergency eyewash stations [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.safetyxchange.org/health-safety/eyewash-facilities-4-mistakes-to-avoid' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Eyewash Facilities: 4 Mistakes to Avoid'>Eyewash Facilities: 4 Mistakes to Avoid</a></li>
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		<title>Picking Up the Pieces Following a Disaster</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/picking-pieces-disaster</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/picking-pieces-disaster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Duncan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People breathe a sigh of relief if their  home or business has been spared, without any loss of life, in a tornado,  hurricane, earthquake or other disaster.
But just because the disaster has passed  doesn’t mean the danger is over. Here’s a list of safety tips from the American  Society of Safety [...]


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		<title>Worst Oil Spill in US History Blamed on Several Critical Failures</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/worst-oil-spill-history-blamed-critical-failures</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/financing-safety/worst-oil-spill-history-blamed-critical-failures#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Duncan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worst offshore oil spill in US history  began a year ago today - April 20, 2010 – with a fire and explosion that killed  11 workers on BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the aftermath of which will  likely linger for years to come.
The Deepwater Horizon, a $560 million rig  owned [...]


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		<title>April 18, 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/april-18-1906-great-san-francisco-earthquake</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/april-18-1906-great-san-francisco-earthquake#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Demby, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 105th anniversary of one of the greatest natural disasters in American history: the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The shaking started at 5:12 AM and was felt as far away as Los Angeles, Oregon and central Nevada. It lasted barely a minute but killed approximately 900 people.
But worst was to come. [...]


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		<title>Practice Makes Perfect</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/practice-perfect</link>
		<comments>http://www.safetyxchange.org/hot-topics/emergency-preparedness-hot-topics/practice-perfect#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Wells</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tragic events unfolding in Japan over the past week has us all thinking in terms of disaster preparation and emergency evacuation.
The Importance of Practice
You know the old joke about the guy in New York City who's lost and turns to a police officer to ask: &#34;How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
The officer's response: [...]


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		<title>Understanding Tsunami Warnings</title>
		<link>http://www.safetyxchange.org/health-safety/understanding-tsunami-warnings</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Safety Best Practices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three levels of tsunami warnings.
1. Advisory: An earthquake has occurred in the Pacific basin, which might generate a tsunami.
2. Warning: A tsunami was, or may have been generated, which could cause damage; therefore, people in the warned area are strongly advised to evacuate.
3. Watch: A tsunami was or may have been generated, but [...]


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		<title>7 Ways to Survive a Tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Safety Best Practices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tsunamis, also known as seismic sea waves, are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption or meteorite. A tsunami can move hundreds of miles an hour in the open ocean and smash into land with waves as high as 100 feet (30 meters) or more.
From [...]


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