Word: hazard
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...Perhaps it was convenient for Mattel to issue the magnet recall at the same time as its much smaller lead-paint recalls. Or perhaps the company was using an abundance of caution in recalling any toy that might pose a potential hazard. Either way, lead paint in toys from China is not an issue Mattel can correct overnight. That isn't a happy situation for anyone, from families in the U.S. to workers in Chinese factories who face a daily risk of lead poisoning. It will take much more than yet another apology from Mattel to fix that...
...nearly all students have cell phones, use of the red phones is almost nonexistent. After move-in the phones were usually placed in a closet or drawer and very rarely seen again until move-out.” Asked whether the removal of the room phones might pose a hazard in case of emergency, Nelson referenced the new campus alert system to be orchestrated this year via text message. Her e-mail to The Crimson also added that her office was “working with Financial Aid to ensure that any student who, for financial reasons, does not have...
...spearheading a federal task force, which includes the Commerce Department and Consumer Product Safety Commission, focusing on how to control the lead hazard in imported toys and other consumer products. In the meantime, Binns hopes that looking at toys will serve as "a good prompt to look at your entire home." Research shows that 2 out of 3 homes built before 1940 have lead in a hazardous condition...
...done any recent research on the health effects of printer emissions - Morawska's study is the most extensive to date - but Sharon Worthy of the U.S. Dept. of Labor says "historically laser printers have presented no known hazard in the workplace." But, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Environmental Working Group, which has conducted research on particulate pollution from automobiles, printers release the same type of fine particles that cars do. "What we need are standards up front so that the pollution we're subjected to don't pose health risks," says Jane Houlihan, the nonprofit's vice president...
Almost 40% of adults who responded thought car and bus exhaust posed a greater hazard to their lungs than smoking. While some studies have begun to document an up to 12% greater risk of dying from lung cancer in urban residents, the strongest data consistently show that smoking is the leading cause of the disease. Anywhere from 80% to 90% of lung-cancer deaths can be attributed to lighting...