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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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2019 was a spectacular year for Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. at the Wills Bros info
RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. As well as being Highly Commended in the Health & Safety Team of the Year, they also achieved a RoSPA Gold Achievement Award.

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. first entered the RoSPA Awards back in 2017, winning a Silver RoSPA Award. Since then, they’ve continued to enter, pushing themselves to win a Gold Award in 2018 and then again in 2019. We spoke to Kieran Doona, Health and Safety Manager at Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. to find out more about

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Automakers fear 2023 EV tax credits may confuse car buyers

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When is an SUV not an SUV? It depends on who you’re asking — and it’s a question consumers interested in the newly expanded clean vehicle tax credit should look at carefully, since it’s the IRS that decides whether or not the cars they just bought will qualify. The answer may not be as simple as it seems.

The Inflation Reduction Act, the tax, climate and health care law enacted last year, includes a key tax credits for new (up to $7,500) and used (up to $4,000) clean vehicle purchases. To meet the requirements for the tax credit, vehicles in

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Here to help! – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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Following on from our previous blog, We’re with you every step of the way!, the appetite to help and engage with RoSPA Awards Entrants extends to the whole RoSPA Health & Safety Awards team.

We caught up with two more members of the RoSPA team, Julia Small and Letty Hill, to find out how they are ready and willing to lend a helping hand…

Julia Small
Executive Head of Qualifications, Awards and Events

For over 15 years, Julia has had oversight of RoSPA’s robust award procedures, including the secure online entry system used by nearly 2,000 entrants, judging and verification

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Online Driving Courses – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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In the UK, one of the few growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic has been transportation services and in particular, food delivery.

By the end of March 2020, revenue in the UK online groceries delivery segment was up by 11.5 % compared to Jan-March in the previous year. Despite the amount of traffic on our roads falling to levels not seen since 1955 during the pandemic, the number of people driving for work to deliver food and other items has increased.

In the same month, Tesco added more than 200 new vans and hired another 2,500 drivers. Other supermarkets such

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UBC researchers find three compounds that block COVID-19 infection

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A team of researchers led by scientists at UBC has identified three compounds that can prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells.

The compounds are all from natural sources in Canada, including a sea sponge plucked from BC’s Howe Sound and marine bacteria from Barkley Sound.

François Jean and co-author Jimena Perez-Vargas headed an international team that investigated more than 350 compounds from natural sources such as plants, fungi and marine sponges to unlock their potential to create new antiviral drugs for use against COVID-19 and other pathogens.

“This interdisciplinary research team is unraveling the

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COVID19: Although Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over, You May Still Want to Know About Nasal Irrigation, Which Reduced Deaths and Hospitalization

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October 23, 2022 · 7:00 AM

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From ScienceDaily:

Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution immediately after testing positive for COVID-19 can significantly reduce hospitalization and death, investigators report.

They say the technique that can be used at home by mixing a half teaspoon each of salt and baking soda in a cup of boiled or distilled water then putting it into a sinus rinse bottle is a safe, effective and inexpensive way to reduce the risk of severe illness and death from coronavirus infection that could

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TikTok, Meta sued by Seattle school district for allegedly wreaking mental health crisis among students

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A Seattle public school district sued social media giants, including TikTok, Snap, Meta and YouTube, for allegedly wreaking a mental health crisis among its student body Friday.

The lawsuit said that the companies’ algorithms were recommending pro-eating disorder content.

The district was seeking punitive damages and for the tech companies to stop causing a public nuisance. Even though the tech giants are not liable for what is published by its users, the lawsuit takes aim at the recommendations and the content promoted through the algorithm.

“Plaintiff is not alleging Defendants are liable for what third-parties have said on Defendants’ platforms

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The Government of Canada announced a temporary negative COVID-19 test requirement for travelers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao

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Air travelers two years of age and older will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test before leaving for Canada beginning January 5

December 31, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Public Health Agency of Canada

As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve, the Government of Canada has taken a prudent and measured approach to adjusting border measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians. In response to the surge of COVID-19 in the People’s Republic of China and given the limited epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data available in these cases, the Government of Canada intends to

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