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...given that such a class may not be on the immediate horizon, the FDO should, at the least, make it clearer which items constitute a fire hazard and why. For example, the only microwave the first-years can have in their room are "MicroFridges," which have been certified by the Cambridge Fire Department in 1987. According to officials at Harvard Student Resources, these products are safer because they meet certain wattage, size and age requirements. But other microwaves may or may not meet these same requirements. The FDO should publicize this information so that, at the very least, students know...
...frightening near collision. But what is even more alarming is how much the occurrence of such incidents has grown: up 71% since 1993. The Federal Aviation Administration says last year there were 322 so-called runway incursions--incidents that present an on-the-ground collision hazard. A joint industry-government commission to study aviation safety, which used broader guidelines, put the annual number at closer...
...game was played, to consider criminal charges. Meanwhile, on Wednesday the NHL suspended Boston's Marty McSorley for 23 games - until the end of the season - for his hit on Canuck Donald Brashear. The incident raises questions on where to draw the line between sports violence as an occupational hazard and as a criminal act, and what measures professional sports organizations are willing to take to curtail violence...
...Halogen lamps are a fire hazard, and as the sad events at Seton Hall [University] demonstrate, dormitory fires are a real possibility so we want to do what we can to prevent them," Lewis wrote in an e-mail message yesterday...
Ware said the lamps were chosen to provide adequate lighting to all students without using halogen lamps, which are a potential fire hazard. The lamps use energy-saving fluorescent light but are as effective as halogen lamps...