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IOSH says the UK Government is not giving people enough time to comment on plans to cut health and safety regulations: http://t.co/oQwyOlXe The UK Government is not giving people enough time to comment on plans to cut health and safety regulations, a leading professional body has said. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is concerned that new government guidance for its departments and other public bodies recommends as little as two weeks consultation on changes to policy or legislation, or sometimes no final consultation at all. Currently, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) gives people at least three months to have their say – a policy IOSH supports. Severely cutting back that timescale would be foolhardy when lives are at stake, said the Institution. IOSH is the largest professional body for health and safety practitioners in the world, with more than 40,000 members. Its members work at operational and strategic levels across all employment sectors. IOSH head of policy and public affairs Richard Jones said: “We have diverse experience and expertise and are keen to contribute to government consultations, but it’s vital that there is sufficient time for the consultation process, so we have the opportunity to comment. “We therefore would be concerned if the consultation period on important consultations was reduced below the current 12 weeks.” Mr Jones said stakeholders need adequate time to gather and submit data if the ‘impact assessments’ that support legislative proposals are to be sufficiently robust and evidence-based. “We have already recently raised concerns about the speed and scale of the consultation exercise the government is currently undertaking into proposed health and safety reforms,” he added. “We have urged that the government do not to rush this process because we need carefully considered and high quality outcomes, in order to save lives and sustain businesses. This latest development, far from heeding the concerns that we and others have raised, seems to herald a potential worsening of the situation. “It’s vital that those who may have important intelligence to contribute and those who may be affected by government proposals, are given full opportunity to have their voices heard. Consultation isn’t about rushing, it’s about listening.” The new guidance referred to can be found at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Consultation-Principles.pdfMore articles from IOSH: Olympic health and safety successes can benefit construction companies (31st July 2012)From Newsletter Stories Does less regulation really benefit employers? 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From Safety first Response from Ray (1st February 2008)From banning fans from chucking underwear at a Tom Jones impersonator (for fear he'd trip) to calling time on pancake races (too much paperwork, what with the risk assessments), stories of "elf and safety" gone mad are eaFrom Safety first Simplifying CPD (1st February 2008)Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an activity which is misunderstood, misinterpreted and often made more complicated than it really is. From Safety first Focus on safety and health, professionals tell Purnell (28th January 2008)Health and safety must figure prominently on the agenda of th Link - Trackbacks

Anthrax memories dog CDC head in times of bird flu http://t.co/loDPkwul ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Memories of the 2001 anthrax attacks and planning mistakes haunt Dr. Julie Gerberding as she urges government and private companies to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic.Gerberding, Link - Trackbacks

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First Death in US Due to New Variant Swine Flu Strain. This Is Due to Pig to Human… http://t.co/6L9JemWJ Zoonotic infections…What are those you say?!?!?  A zoonotic disease is an infection that is naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to human beings. Pigs have been the source of significant zoonotic infections of humans, including like this one, a fatal case of “swine influenza” attributed to the swine influenza virus. State health officials in Ohio reported… Link - Trackbacks

DON'T GET ANY VACCINATIONS; NWO's PUT LIVE VIRUSES INSIDE (seriously): http://t.co/v8xlumtp http://t.co/5I0mPODn http://t.co/pRQunDBN Preparing For Global “9-11″ Event? A Bioforming Pandemic: U.S. Government Funded Killer Bird Flu Research Pt. 2 Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:13 % of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents. Link - Trackbacks

More people died from the Spanish Flu than were casualties in #WW1. Explore the pandemic's relation to #WW1 http://t.co/PWVldWjI #ukoer More people died from the Spanish Flu than were casualties in #WW1. Explore the pandemic's relation to #WW1 http://t.co/PWVldWjI #ukoer Link - Trackbacks

More died from the Spanish Flu than were casualties in #WW1. Explore the pandemic's relation to #WW1 http://t.co/PWVldWjI #ukoer More died from the Spanish Flu than were casualties in #WW1. Explore the pandemic's relation to #WW1 http://t.co/PWVldWjI #ukoer Link - Trackbacks

The ‘Spanish’ Influenza pandemic and its relation to World War I | World War I Centenary | @scoopit http://t.co/huu4dPyH "A world-wide epidemic caused by influenza viruses led to between 50 and 100 million deaths in 1918 and 1919 (as much as 1 of every 18 people). Because neutral Spain was not censoring news it became associated with Spain but its origins are more likely to be the USA or France. It came in three waves (Spring 1918, Autumn 1918, and Winter 1919) and the second wave was unusually deadly. And unlike typical flu pandemics it disproportionately killed young healthy adults. Many researchers have suggested that the conditions of the war significantly aided the spread of the disease. And others have argued that the course of the war (and subsequent peace treaty) was influenced by the pandemic. To help understand questions about the worst disaster in history we have built a computer model of the pandemic. To use and adapt the model does not require any programming knowledge."   http://resources.modelling4all.org/spanish-flu/teacher-guide-to-spanish-flu-simulation Link - Trackbacks

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Pandemic Preparedness Lacking In Many US Schools http://t.co/OVsCEI8D #viruses #bacteria Pandemic Preparedness Lacking In Many US Schools http://t.co/OVsCEI8D #viruses #bacteria Link - Trackbacks

U.S. Government Funded Killer Bird Flu Research ~ Preparing for Global "9-11" Event? http://t.co/JsoYiCjp Part 2 - A Bioforming Pandemic: U.S. Government Funded Killer Bird Flu Research ~ Preparing for Global "9-11" Event? Link - Trackbacks

NWO owns patented fluvirus http://t.co/ILthFzdC NWO banking cartel WHO, UN, CIA, CFR, members have deluded and deceived every country in the world to follow their criminal regulations and they will usurp health departments everywhere as soon as they trick their pandemic flu status in. More details http://www.cleanairandwater.net Burgemeister asserts they intend to force people in to detention camps should they not take the vaccination. To get out they will be forced to get the vaccination and thereby the "Death Chip' which will be switched off at will. We have elected politicians who either are covering up or have woken up too late, some may regret that they failed to put a stop to the cartel's criminal activities.- they have accepted the Rockefeller junk science as promoted by their very effective propaganda machine -COMPLICIT WITH THE MEDIA for many decades, resulting in one of their NWO star members MONSANTO giving your gov depts chemical poisons to kill our environment , our wildlife and our marine habitat. So blaze are they now, that they have reconstructed the 'Spanish Flu' genome, patented the design- and intend to use it as a biological weapon of mass destruction. They did not think they would be found out. Despite the well-evidenced reports by top researchers like Dr Ott and investigative journalist Jane Burgermeisters's criminal proceedings against this criminal cartel and her expose, this cartel continue along their timeline and in their evil intent to cause a flu pandemic - forcefully order the mass vaccination of populaces worldwide with their own bioweapon injections. They have even patented (2008) a seemingly innocent Medimmune flu mist nasal spray to get schools to hand out to children so the flu can spread in to homes and then on to the family. It is suspected that the flu mist contains live virus and MedImmune are ready when that happens. Our elected governments have failed us utterly and have let the enemy in to our camp without realising they were an enemy- a real Trojan horse! Our elected representatives of governments have accepted the NWO's star members's horrific plot to poison, sicken, and kill massive world populations. Their pharmaceutical companies/banking cartel/ GMO Manufacturers etc operate under respectable fronts which they inaugurated such as WHO UN NATO WTO CFR FT CDC HHS CIA etc and their main aim now is to control every surviving human being. They have ready an arsenal of vaccines, fluoridation, vaccination needles with a microchip 'death chip' etc. They intend to cause our children to get MS, Diabetes, Asthma, leukemia, autism, and osteosarcoma -or die! They have received tens of thousands of complaints, but remained silent or replied giving outrageous lies, and now the public know they have lied, they have been found out. They have known for years that the Rockefeller junk science from their fellow members was fraudulent, and they did nothing to stop them. NOW its wake-up-time. BUT TOO late? Link - Trackbacks

No risks seen with flu shot in early pregnancy http://t.co/u0SxesQt NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to evidence that the flu shot is safe for pregnant women, a new study finds no link between the vaccine and the risk of serious birth defects. The study, of nearly 9,000 pregnant women who got the flu shot, found that Link - Trackbacks

New swine flu poses limited risk for Islanders http://t.co/WYXv703n Although federal health officials are warning people susceptible to flu to stay away from pigs, the risk of Islanders contracting a new strain of swine flu is limited, say experts. {CBC News, 08/27/2012} Link - Trackbacks

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#Wales. #Murder. #Pandemic. And #Israeli colonies on the #Moon. It's the start of something big! http://t.co/eZShc6Gm The description of Communion of Dreams on both the back of the book and on the website/Amazon is this: The year is 2052, and the human race is still struggling to recover from a massive pandemic flu some 40 years previously.  When an independent prospector on Saturn’s moon Titan discovers an alien artifact, assumptions that… Link - Trackbacks

Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918: http://t.co/zHU9VlPm (Consultez la liste Meilleures ventes Infectious Disease pour des informations officielles sur le classement actuel de ce produit.) Link - Trackbacks

RT @BestThinking Erin Luhmann's Topic: Are Fairgrounds Taking Swine Flue Seriously? http://t.co/W6LRtMqF This summer, I expanded my fair portfolio from ordering nearly anything “on a stick” at the Minnesota State Fair to attending a tractor pull event at a county fair in Virginia. After an hour of ear splitting distressed engines spouting plumes of black exhaust, I made an excursion to the animal barns for a bit of reprieve and fell into the communal sense of adoration that piglets, calves and goats evoke. This exhibit, however, left me more apprehensive than some of the rickety rides I could see flashing across the fair grounds. As I exited the petting zoo, an attendant told me I was required to wash my hands if I had touched any of the animals. I could choose not to wash my hands if I had simply looked, she informed me, but I had to assume responsibility for taking that risk. Given the gatekeeper’s disclaimer, I wondered if there had been a recent fair-related health incident that I was unaware of. The hand washing stations near other animal pens reinforced this suspicion. It turns out that there are good reasons for careful hygiene measures at fairgrounds—most prominent among them a new strain of swine flu called H3N2v. This strain is being transmitted at fairs across the United States. Reports of more than 160 cases this summer have health authorities and fair organizers monitoring the situation as they prepare for highly concentrated events like the Minnesota State Fair , which runs until Labor Day. Despite at least one widely reported expert objection , the swine barns are scheduled to remain open. But the public health question remains: are fair pigs posing an unnecessary health risk this summer? Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, insists that fair officials cancel the swine exhibits this year, for fear of unknown health repercussions. While this new strain of swine flu has not yet claimed any lives, like the H1N1 pandemic did back in 2009, Osterholm feels that the potential threat of another outbreak should be taken more seriously. He points out that research on the prevention and resiliency of this new strain is incomplete. "The idea of telling people to wash their hands is at the very least misleading," he said in a report released by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Reinforcing the relevancy of state and county fair policies in confronting the issue, a report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention states, “To date, almost all of the H3N2v cases in 2012 have been epidemiologically linked to agricultural fairs, either through exhibiting pigs or walking through a swine barn.” However, the consensus remains in favor of swine barns this summer. As reported in the Star Tribune , the Minnesota Department of Health is working with State Fair workers to encourage health safety through added hand washing instructions and less direct contact with the pigs. Following standard guidelines, the Public Health Agency of Canada advises that children, the elderly and pregnant women be especially cognizant of best hygiene practices when visiting the animal barns. Beyond this, fairgoers should feel free to enjoy viewing the largest pig, the mother pig feeding her frenzied offspring and the prized 4H pigs. Regardless of the swine flu scare, when attending an event with large crowds, food carts and hands-on exhibits, frequent hand washing is a good habit to fall into. Link - Trackbacks