State leaders meet to evaluate vog's effects Jun 22, 2008
People with health problems might eventually have to move away from the volcano, install air filters in their homes or buy respirators, said speakers at the first meeting of the House Special Committee on Vog Effects. Heavy clouds of vog have been erupting from Halemaumau Crater since a new vent opened March 12, adding to the existing vog puffing from the Puu Oo vent. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Evercel Releases Statement About 2007 Progress Jun 21, 2008
-based Evercel is a multi-industry company whose operations include crab processing for both fresh and frozen markets, and sale of a disposable valve used in the treatment of critically ill patients on respirators. Evercel's investments include Zipcar Inc. (car sharing), Oxygen SpA (light electric vehicles), and Julia LLC (skin wrinkle reduction technology). (Primezone Releases)
Fire cancels classes at AHC Jun 19, 2008
Firefighters wearing respirators walk through the smoke Wednesday during a fire on the campus of Allan Hancock College. The fire, which started in a small building housing electrical equipment, prompted a campus evacuation. (Santa Maria Times)
Couple guilty of mistreatement after dead poodles found in freezer Jun 10, 2008
The feces odor was so strong, some of the detectives needed to wear breathing respirators, Anglemier said. Officials with the Willamette Humane Society and Marion County Dog Control took the surviving poodles. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Postville raid spurs calls for action vs. owners Jun 3, 2008
Fines of around 182,000 were reduced on Tuesday to 42,750 after the company agreed to correct some of the violations, which included improper storage and handling of hazardous chemicals and inadequate training in the use of respirators and handling of blood-borne pathogens. --- Allegations of child labor law violations are under investigation by the state. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Students' Device Allows ICU Patients To Get Back On Their Feet Jun 2, 2008
2, 2008) Johns Hopkins undergraduates have designed and built a device to enable critically ill intensive care unit patients to leave their beds and walk while remaining tethered to essential life-support equipment. The invention allows doctors to better understand whether carefully supervised rehabilitation, as opposed to continuous sedation and bed rest, can improve the recovery of intensive care patients. (Science Daily)
State reduces fines against Agriprocessors May 30, 2008
--Improper programs for use of respirators and for the use of blood-borne pathogens. The enforcement action against the company for the safety violations was one of the largest against a single Iowa company in the number of violations and the level of the initial fine assessed, Koonce said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Carbon nanotubes may be as harmful as asbestos May 22, 2008
Meanwhile, Castranova recommends people working with carbon nanotubes follow National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health guidelines for working with engineered nanomaterials, which involve the use of respirators and special filters to clean the air. E-mail Ann Fernholm at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Face Masks Analyzed As Aid in Flu Pandemic May 20, 2008
It said that form-fitting molded "respirators" would be better than clothlike surgical masks, and surgical masks would be better than handkerchiefs and scarves ... "N95 filtering facepiece respirators" are fitted to the face by molding a cuplike mask that covers the nose and mouth ... N95 respirators, which cost $1 to $3 apiece, are designed to filter out 95 percent of particles that measure about 0. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Foreign rescuers battle for lives May 18, 2008
Another plane of Spanish materials was to arrive on Saturday afternoon, with anti-inflammation pills such as penicillin and medical equipment, including respirators. The 7. (Xinhuanet, China)
Joe Orso: Polio survivor can’t breathe on his own, but he can draw May 17, 2008
Since then, he has needed three other artificial respirators. He can use only a quarter of his breathing capacity. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
New Gas Sensors For Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Sinks May 10, 2008
Respirators save lives for the first responders who wear them, but their cartridges need to be changed often. Without knowing it, users could be. (Science Daily)
U.S. offers assistance in tackling HFMD outbreak in China May 9, 2008
"We have an ample and safe supply of the drugs, and all necessary equipment, such as respirators and monitors," he said. Editor: Du Guodong. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fourteen dogs severely matted, neglected Apr 17, 2008
Animal cruelty investigators clad in protective gear and wearing respirators are raiding a home in the 1100 block of Oak Lane at this hour. The house is believed to be the source of 10 neglected poodle mixes turned over to the Cumberland County SPCA in recent days. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Fighting dangerous wildfires Apr 15, 2008
Another man asks, Do you use respirators. No, they are too heavy to carry in, and we have 1,500 people fighting the fire, says Bogdan. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Awash in oil wealth, Venezuela suffers healthcare crisis Apr 9, 2008
Basic equipment such as respirators, ultrasound monitors, and incubators are either broken or scarce. Six of 12 birth rooms have been shut. (Boston Globe)
Harcros asked to explain chlorine leak handling Apr 5, 2008
" Harcros officials did check on the condition of the employees at the neighboring plants, and asked to meet with Delta and Reagent officials to discuss "mutual plant operations," the report said.Akers said, as a result of the Harcros chlorine spill, Reagent employees now have to carry their respirators on their person.Spill Committee Chairman Kyle Rovira ventured that 18 pounds of chlorine was not that much. "Eighteen pounds of liquid chlorine - that's a lot," said Joey Dugas of Dow Chemical.... (Plaquemine Post South, LA)
Honeywell to buy Oak Brook company for $1.2 billion Apr 5, 2008
Norcross products include air purifying respirators, protective headgear and footwear, firefighter turnout gear, high-voltage sleeves and gloves, and arc flash protectors. Today's Features. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Honeywell in $1.2 billion deal for safety-gear maker Apr 5, 2008
Norcross, which is majority-owned by New York-based private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners, makes respirators, helmets, protective gloves and shoes, and other gear for firefighters and industrial workers. The company had 2007 revenue of about $609 million. (ABC News -- Wire)
Navajos wary of plans to mill uranium in New Mexico Mar 30, 2008
"We had no respirators," said King, who surveyed mine tunnels from 1975 to 1982. "You couldn't help but swallow it.". (Boston Globe)
Coal mine thefts Mar 30, 2008
- HALF-MASK RESPIRATORS: 400. - VARIOUS RESPIRATOR FILTERS: 40. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Preemie Risks Last into Adulthood Mar 28, 2008
Technology can be a very good thing, and in the medical world respirators and incubators can be lifesavers, especially for premature babies. But new research shows that even when preemies survive the precarious days of their early lives, they may have health issues that continue long after they come home from intensive care. (Time.com)
Caballo mine theft goes to County Attorney Mar 27, 2008
Items stolen ranged from welding equipment to coveralls, hole punches, note books, rulers, sticky pads, gloves, respirators and brushes, McGrath said Tuesday. According to mine employees, security around the main warehouse that adjoins Caballo s offices to the north, has increased significantly in the past week. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
$35K in supplies, equipment taken from Caballo Mar 26, 2008
McGrath has compiled three pages of stolen items, including 641 pairs of coveralls, several thousand pairs of gloves and a couple hundred respirators. A half-dozen investigators from the Sheriff s Office spent two days last week at Peabody Energy s Caballo mine sorting through items that ranged from welding equipment and grinders to paper clips, sticky notes, notebooks, pencils, hole punches and pens. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Fiato says firefighting has evolved as a fascinating artform Mar 8, 2008
"Back then, the coats, boots and helmets came in two sizes, small and large. When the alarm sounded, you grabbed a coat and boots from a box, picked up a helmet that was hanging on the side of the truck, and put it on. Sometimes you'd get a coat three sizes too big and boots that were a size too small. Then you would just jump onto the back of the truck and go. That's just the way it was." There were no respirators and the men would have to tag-team in order to keep from being overwhelmed by... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Twins inspire resident to become blood donor Mar 3, 2008
They were very small thus they had to be on respirators ... It was terrible to see them like that, resting in incubators and hooked to respirators, he said. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Biologist Susi von Oettingen photographed these bats in a ... Feb 21, 2008
When they enter the mines, scientists use respirators and dress in plastic suits that are decontaminated afterward to ensure they are not carrying white nose syndrome with them. Scientists are asking the public to contact state environmental officials if they see bats behaving strangely, such as flying in the daytime. (Boston Globe)
Electricity Key Weapon in Gaza War Feb 10, 2008
During a visit Wednesday, three premature infants were lying in incubators and five older children hooked up to respirators. Khalil said he had a day's supply of diesel left, and still had no word from the Health Ministry when the next delivery would be made. (Time.com)
Wilting dollar hurts Colombian flower growers on Valentine's Feb 9, 2008
As he spoke men wearing rubber suits, respirators and elbow-length gloves dipped bunches of roses into vats of disinfectants, the last step before the three-hour flight to Miami where the flowers are put into refrigerated trucks and distributed throughout the United States. But they are headed into a thorny market this year. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Die-off of bats could hurt area crops Feb 7, 2008
Kunz and other scientists will be entering New York caves next week, using respirators and dressed in plastic suits that will be decontaminated afterward to make sure they don't spread the disease. They will draw bat blood to analyze the animals' immune systems. (Boston Globe)
Two Face Serious OSHA Charges Feb 1, 2008
OSHA claims respirators were not supplied to the workers and that they were not trained in asbestos removal. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or both. (R News)
Bats Are Dying by the Thousands From Unknown Disease in Northeastern U.S. Jan 31, 2008
Scientists don't know what's causing the deaths, and biologists wearing sanitary clothing and respirators to prevent the spread of disease are collecting the dead for testing as part of a state and U.S. effort. There are an awful lot of bat people, even a month ago before we had half of this bad news, all saying the same thing. (Bloomberg -- US)
Do you support a statewide smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Iowa? Jan 27, 2008
No puff forever wrote on Jan 26, 2008 3:56 PM:" I just avoid smoking establishments,but completely agree with the bill proposed. They ticket drunk drivers so they don't harm others, or themselves, so why not smokers? Firemen wear respirators so the smoke doesn't kill them, why not reverse the procedure and make smokers wear a self contained mask to keep thier smoke to themselves, so they don't kill us? This way they could have all the right to smoke they want, even though they would be unable to... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Poll: Giuliani trails McCain in NY Jan 22, 2008
" He blames Giuliani for inferior radios and respirators. Giuliani's bus also made a photo-op stop at Daytona International Speedway, where the candidate waved from the passenger seat as he rounded the banked track in his "Florida is Rudy Country" bus with music blaring the theme from the movie "Rudy. " Copyright ? 2008, Would you recommend this? Rate it: News Multimedia Shopping Resources Partners Photos From news to celebrity parties, see our photos. ADVERTISEMENT Small business Long-time... (Newsday -- New York City)
COLUMN: Argue if you will, but faith and facts don't really need each other Jan 14, 2008
" I do believe in miracles, but it is rare to see a legitimate one. Is yours documented at all? Not providing the name of your physician, hospital, etc. raises a red flag, at least for a skeptic such as myself. Anyway, one of the most troubling aspects of faith is why healing happens for some, yet not for others. Why some children, hooked up to IVs and respirators, suffer and die from cancer while others do not. My daughter, critically ill from a ruptured appendix, dreamed of a blonde haired... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A new way to help preemies breathe Jan 14, 2008
"Our respirators are gathering dust. It's such a dramatic change that the nurses here ask me all the time, 'Why isn't everyone doing this?' " Levesque said, even though she acknowledged that keeping the bubbling system working and the nasal tubes in place on fussy infants is more work for the nurses and respiratory therapists. There's also an added bonus that is music to a hospital administrator's ears: Bubble CPAP is cheaper than the surfactin approach. (Boston Globe)
Proposed mandate would give utility companiesunlimited remote access to regulate temperatures Jan 11, 2008
"I actually was more concerned in the 2001 electricity crisis that folks on critical medical devices like respirators, kidney dialysis machines and things like that were going through rolling blackouts," Chandler said. "That's a very challenging thing to face. Moving somebody's temperature up by a few degrees really seems mild by comparison.". (WorldNetDaily)
Iraq vets tackle bloody business Dec 8, 2007
Once the family has left the home, the two and their team change into hazardous materials uniforms complete with hood, face shield and respirators. They wear two sets of gloves and wrap them with tape to ensure minimal exposure to diseases. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Crews Will Remain At Scene Of Massive Plant Fire Through The Night Dec 6, 2007
I have been in the plant, seen over a million in improvements including a paint system that required no respirators due to it never entered the air. For an old building, it was in fair shape due to his upgrades. (KWTX.com, TX)
Hoarding 24 dogs, 8 puppies in freezer Nov 30, 2007
The odor was so strong, that some detectives needed to wear breathing respirators. Kevin Lee Deal and his wife, Sarah Deal, were charged with animal neglect and criminal mistreatment. (Pet-Abuse.com)
CBS Acknowledges Progress in Iraq, But... Nov 27, 2007
FEYERICK: The families told a handful of people about some of the fire department radios that didn't work on 9/11, about the emergency command center to coordinate a response that, instead, literally collapsed, and about the lack of respirators provided to firefighters searching for colleagues in the toxic rubble. Political scientist, Doug Muzzio says these issues are not new, at least not to New Yorkers. (MediaResearch.org)
Government doubles drug stockpile to cope with flu pandemic Nov 25, 2007
The Government will also buy 350 million surgical masks and 34 million disposable respirators for NHS and social care staff. Ministers have already agreed to contracts worth 155. (Times Online)
Pandemic flu drug order doubles Nov 23, 2007
The government also aims to buy 350 million surgical masks and 34 million respirators for frontline NHS and social care staff. The measures are for a "reasonable worst-case scenario", which would see between 25% and 50% of the UK population infected. (BBC News -- Health)
Johnson steps up fight against pandemic flu Nov 23, 2007
The plan envisages the purchase of 350m surgical face masks for healthcare workers and 34m disposable respirators, which will protect them from fine water droplets while treating patients. The purchases have been agreed in principle with the Treasury, but prices are being negotiated with manufacturers. (Guardian Unlimited)
Family gives thanks for a hearty child Nov 22, 2007
What ensued was a parental nightmare -- a roller-coaster ride that involved a cardiac arrest and resuscitation, a heart-lung machine, respirators, and even an experimental heart. The prognosis for recovery still seemed bleak until doctors recommended a heart transplant. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fight fire with nature: Trim those trees Nov 16, 2007
On the second night of the October wildfires, as many people packed bags with whatever clothing and pictures they could, the team at Encinitas Pro Trees was on call, armed with respirators and boom trucks. Heading out into the smoky night, they tackled a palm tree about to fall on a house and power lines in Solana Beach. (North County Times)
Police serving warrant for child porn find house of filth with 24 poodles Nov 16, 2007
The feces odor was so strong, some of the detectives needed to wear breathing respirators, Anglemier said. Two dozen poodles were found running loose or in cages. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
A Soldier Honored For Heroism Shares His Story Nov 6, 2007
e didn't have any respirators, he says, ntil about the third day. One of the other soldiers said when he found me, I was covered in white from head to toe. (Honesdale Wayne Independent, PA)
UCSD burn center: Oct 30, 2007
As patients' respirators hummed around him, he spoke about the past week and the enormous tasks ahead for both patients and doctors. Nurses and technicians scurried past him with fluids, medication and nutrition to refill patients' intravenous lines. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Illness follows buttery-flavored trail Oct 28, 2007
Among them: respirators, ventilation systems that prevent vapors from escaping and regular lung function tests for employees. By then, Keith Campbell was already sick. (USA Today)
'No good choices' for Ethan Oct 26, 2007
Another option would be to transfer Ethan to a nursing home that handles infants on respirators. The closest one, the Benoits have been told, is in Greenville. (News & Observer)
EPA OKs Controversial Farm Pesticide Oct 6, 2007
Conditions imposed by EPA on use of the product include use of government-approved respirators for workers applying the fumigant on fields, buffer zones around the fields to protect bystanders and five-day restriction on anyone entering the fields after the chemical is applied. The fumigant is used to control pests on crops and plants such as strawberries, tomatoes and peppers. (CBS News)
EPA approves 1-year use of pesticide Oct 6, 2007
Conditions the EPA is imposing for use of the product include use of government-approved respirators for workers applying the fumigant, buffer zones around the fields to protect bystanders and five-day restriction on anyone entering the fields after the chemical is applied. Friday's action came after the government postponed a decision last year and again held off last week after receiving the scientists' letter. (Yahoo News)
Teamsters Applaud Passage of Legislation to Protect Workers From Diacetyl Exposure Sep 27, 2007
Employers would also be required to develop a written exposure plan that would use engineering controls and respirators to protect workers. It would also require employers to medically monitor workers to determine whether their health continues to be threatened by exposure. (PR Newswire)
House Says Yes to Popcorn Lung Bill Sep 27, 2007
The bill, which passed 260-154, also requires companies to develop protection plans, including the use of respirators, to guard workers. The Environmental Protection Agency is set to release a study that could begin to help determine whether diacetyl fumes pose risk during home cooking. (WebMD)
SHA makes health-care inroads in N.H. Sep 23, 2007
"Our research indicates that 68 percent of patients who are brought into our facilities with a prognosis of never being able to get off a respirator are successfully weaned from their respirators," Rieseberg said. Rieseberg tells an anecdote of walking by the reception desk of one of the hospitals SHA administers. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Agency posts performance data on city-run hospitals Sep 9, 2007
Infections tied to central-line catheters or respirators were down last year overall, but there were wide disparities at the various facilities. No patients at Woodhull Hospital's intensive care unit developed pneumonia last year during their stay, for instance, while at least one a month did at Jacobi's ICU.. (New York Daily News)
ID plan to restrict volunteers at disasters Sep 2, 2007
They insist that in many instances they were able to deliver respirators, hard hats, and protective boots to workers when no one else seemed able. Ground zero volunteer Rhonda Shearer and her daughter launched a fast-moving supply system that bypassed regular channels, often infuriating city officials. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CWS Appeal: Summer 2007 U.S. flooding (broadened response) Aug 31, 2007
In addition, CWS has provided protective Tyvek suits and hats, rubber gloves, respirators, and goggles for use in earlier clean-up efforts in southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, allowing residents and volunteers to safely reclaim lost possessions and muck out homes. Contributions to support these efforts may be sent to your denomination or directly to: Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515. (AlertNet)
Face Masks Analyzed As Aid in Flu Pandemic Aug 30, 2007
It said that form-fitting molded "respirators" would be better than clothlike surgical masks, and surgical masks would be better than handkerchiefs and scarves ... "N95 filtering facepiece respirators" are fitted to the face by molding a cuplike mask that covers the nose and mouth ... N95 respirators, which cost $1 to $3 apiece, are designed to filter out 95 percent of particles that measure about 0. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Make your wishes known Aug 30, 2007
wrote on Aug 29, 2007 7:58 AM:" we have to have advance directives because of some neocon right-wing religious fruits who talk to God and hear voices would otherwise try to keep us alive on tubes and respirators. ". And. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
WTC rescue & recovery workers developing asthma Aug 30, 2007
The events of 9/11 were unprecedented, and with the urgency of rescue operations and the difficulty of prolonged physical exertion with most types of respirators, there are no easy answers, even in retrospect. . (SpiritIndia)
Ontario hospitals to stockpile infection-control masks Aug 25, 2007
In a bid to protect Ontario's nurses from potentially life-threatening diseases like SARS and avian flu, the provincewill spend up to $55 million to stockpile N95 respirators, the Health Ministry announced Thursday ... The respirators moulded masks frequently used in industrial workplaces are designed to provide a higher level of respiratory protection for the wearer compared to looser-fitting, thinner surgical masks ... The respirators are used once and thrown away. (CBC News)
Police call off search for Toronto woman missing in park Aug 24, 2007
The province plans to stockpile N95 respirators to fight pandemics and make safer needles mandatory, the health ministry announced Thursday. The Toronto Blue Jays won for the first time in four games on Thursday night, coming from behind in the series opener against the Los Angeles Angels. (CBC News)
How a Mining Rescue Went Wrong Aug 18, 2007
In the aftermath of that tragedy, federal law was rewritten to require miners to have wireless communication systems, and to provide them with respirators containing more than the one hour of oxygen the Sago miners had. But the law hasn't gone into effect yet, and it wouldn't have speeded up the rescue effort in this case. (Time.com)
