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China General Nuclear Europe Energy – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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the close of a successful 2019 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, 20% of entries received were from international organizations… that’s more than ever before! From Mauritius to Hong Kong, our awards community continues to grow year after year.CGN info

Based at their head office in Shenzhen, China, we spoke to Huang Yuan Zheng, President of China General Nuclear Europe Energy (CGN EE), about their awards journey towards their first RoSPA Health and Safety Award…


What motivates you/your organization to enter the RoSPA Awards?

RoSPA is an international organization for the prevention of accidents, it is an honor for CGN EE

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New electric vehicle charging stations at WRDSB Education Centre, six public schools

They’re available to the public over summer break from 7 am to 11 pm

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is making it easier for staff and community members to charge their electric vehicles.

Seven new electric vehicle charging stations are now available, including at the WRDSB Education Center on Ardelt Avenue.

The six others are located at various public schools.

The board launched its first charging station at Chicopee Hills Public School in Kitchener in 2019. According to a WRDSB release, the station has helped avoid 8,241 kg of greenhouse gases. “This is like planting 211 trees and

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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Experiencing fatigue at work, home or the road can massively increase your chances of being in a fatal or serious accident. With the darker nights and colder weather upon us, you are more likely to feel tired when going about your daily routine.

Fatigue and road accidents

Falling asleep at the wheel is a more prevalent occurrence than most people realize. In 2018 a survey1 revealed of 20,000 motorists, one in eight admitted falling asleep while driving, while 37% said they had been so tired they were frightened they would drop off behind the wheel. Contrary to popular belief,

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The International Council of Museums redefines the word ‘museum’

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For the first time in 15 years, the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a nonprofit that makes recommendations and establishes standards around the world, has updated its definition of the word “museum.” Following a years-long debate over how ideological the definition should be, the final text includes new language about museums being ethical, diverse, accessible, inclusive and sustainable.

Approved by 92 percent of participants at ICOM’s general conference in Prague on Wednesday, the new definition describes a museum as “a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits

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LAWRENCE JONES: America’s children are facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ as new school year begins

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

Fox News host Lawrence Jones broke down the challenges facing America’s education system on “Cross Country.”

LAWRENCE JONES: We’re taking a hard look at the state of our education in this nation. The students in our lives are facing unprecedented challenges as this school year begins.

EX-FAIRFAX COUNTY TEACHER ON GENDER TRANSITION TRAINING: “PARENTS RIGHT ARE BEING OBSTRUCTED LEFT AND RIGHT”

School districts are offering incentives and pay raises to get more teachers into the classroom before August.

School districts are offering incentives and pay raises to get more teachers into the classroom before August.
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We see the consequences of the pandemic in the form of massive

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Preps: Ava Lane wins Basalt XC invite, other area prep sports are also off and running

Basalt High School senior Ava Lane competes in the cross country team’s home race on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. Lane went on to win the race.
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The Basalt High School cross country team got its season underway on Saturday with its home meet, the Longhorn Invitational at Crown Mountain Park. The highlight came in the girls race, won by BHS senior standout Ava Lane in 19 minutes, 16.4 seconds. Not competing was her senior teammate, Katelyn Maley, the two-time defending Class 3A state champion.

Fruita Monument junior Ella Unrein

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Educational assistant in NS leaves job due to low wages

Maddie Hickey loved being an educational assistant for the past three and a half years, but she says she is stepping away from the job this fall because of low wages.

“I’m leaving the job this year because education assistants in Nova Scotia are underpaid and I need to think about my family,” Hickey said about her former job as a term education assistant at Riverside Education Center in Lantz, NS

“It’s hard to make ends meet making $15 per hour.”

Hickey worked within the Chignecto Central Regional Center for Education. Educational assistants make hourly wages ranging from $16.10 to

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How does Santa stay safe at Christmas? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Delivering millions of gifts around the world is a complex and difficult task, even for Santa. Consider for a moment the impossibly short time he has to deliver these presents, coupled with the fact he has eight flying reindeer to manage along the way, it’s also a journey filled with many health and safety issues.

So what does Santa need to do to make sure he’s safe and that we all have a Merry Christmas? To answer that question we’ve compiled a list of 10 festive health and safety training solutions which those from the southern hemisphere might want to

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