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HSE concerned at continuing hydrocarbon releases offshore
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (Wednesday, 13th August, 2008) expressed concern at the continuing number of major and significant hydrocarbon releases in the offshore industry, often regarded as precursors to a major accident. Figures released by the HSE revealed that there had been no improvement in the number of this kind of incident during 2007/08. During the year, 517 dangerous incidents were reported, 40 per cent of which were hydrocarbon releases. Chair of the Health and Safety Executive Judith Hackitt issued a reminder to the offshore industry, `The statistics we have released ... |
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Climate change and health in Canada
In a classic example of how not to orchestrate the public release of a major study of potentially great interest to Canadians, the federal government has made available on a request only basis a pivotal report on health-related vulnerabilities to climate change. Human Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity is the first study of its kind in Canada. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of knowledge on how the health of Canadians is being affected by climate change. Originally to be released in the spring, a major release was planned for the third ... |
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