Public Safety: Page 15

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    Injured workers need an ergonomics evaluation before returning to work

    Bringing a worker back into the workforce as soon as possible after an injury is common practice for reducing workers' compensation costs. What is most often overlooked is the fact that when the injured worker is placed into a temporary position, modified duty, transitional duty or back into their original position without an ergonomics evaluation, the temporary assignment may be doing more harm than good.

    By Kathy Espinoza • March 12, 2012
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    Report: Best and worst states for animal protection

    Kentucky has the worst animal protection laws in the country while Illinois leads the list of states with the best laws, according to a new report.

    By Larry Conley • Feb. 26, 2012
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    California city cracks down on prostitution

    Escondido, Calif., is taking action against massage establishments and therapists using their certification for prostitution and human trafficking.

    By Jennifer Grzeskowiak • Nov. 22, 2011
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    Brush cutter safety resources

    There is no shortage of web resources, guides and other literature on brush cutter safety. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a federal agency, for instance, has issued a Safety Alert publication, Number 5005, “Brush Cutters Require Cautious Use By Consumers.”

    By Michael Keating • June 13, 2011
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    Tornado-struck Joplin, Mo., declared federal disaster zone (w/ related video)

    Jasper and Newton counties in Missouri, which include the city of Joplin, have been declared federal disaster zones following a powerful tornado that tore through the area on Sunday night.

    May 24, 2011
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    Editor’s Viewpoint: Get your mitts off my Medicare

    Rather than isolating the Medicare system for cuts and reforms, changes should be made to the entire health care system.

    By Bill Wolpin • May 18, 2011
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    New NIGP members

    Agencies and individuals who joined NIGP in June, July and August 2010.

    Oct. 1, 2010
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    Massachusetts allows ‘dangerousness’ hearings in gun crimes

    District attorneys in Massachusetts can now request "dangerousness" hearings for individuals charged with certain gun crimes.

    Sept. 15, 2010
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    Ford hybrids on patrol with NYPD

    The New York City Police Department has deployed the first 30 of 102 Ford Fusion Hybrid alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked patrol cars. The hybrids will be used to patrol the Big Apple's five boroughs.

    By Michael Keating • Aug. 26, 2010
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    Maryland city restricts use of laser pointers

    Ocean City, Md., officials have passed a law making it illegal to use laser pointers in a way that may cause harm to other people.

    Aug. 18, 2010
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    Illinois increases penalties for false 911 calls

    Making false calls to 911 is a crime, and, now, that crime carries stricter penalties in Illinois.

    July 27, 2010
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    N.Y. county gets wide-ranging public safety radio system

    Saratoga County, N.Y., is creating a countywide communications system that will provide interoperability with state, county and local agencies. As part of the setup, the county has inked an $11.8 million contract with Motorola.

    By Michael Keating • May 2, 2010
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    Dialogic Communications Corp. consolidates into PlantCML

    PlantCML, an EADS North America company, has consolidated its wholly owned subsidiary, Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC), and its affiliated brands into one brand, that of PlantCML.

    By Ed Brock • April 1, 2010
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    Virginia raises speed limit to 70 mph on some roads

    On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a new law that raises the speed limit from 65 mph to 70 mph in rural and less populated areas.

    March 24, 2010
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    Ergonomics and police duty belts: easing their load

    Recommendations to ease the pain of critical equipment for police officers.

    By Kathy Espinoza • Feb. 5, 2010
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    Snow-covered LED traffic signals: traffic hazard or not?

    Several newspapers in the Midwest carried an Associated Press story in December headlined: "Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can't Melt Snow," with the subhead, "Traffic accidents are blamed on energy-efficient traffic lights getting covered with snow."

    By Michael Keating • Feb. 2, 2010
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    Getting an eyeful

    Camera surveillance systems are helping decrease crime, but they come with a price.

    By Chandler Harris • Nov. 1, 2009
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    The SeaArk companies mark 50 years of boat building

    This September, the McClendon family will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monticello, Ark.-based SeaArk Marine boat builders.

    By Ed Brock • Oct. 1, 2009
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    Public Works Leader of the Year: Master of disaster

    Floods have met their match in this year's Public Works Leader of the Year, Fort Wayne, Ind.'s Bob Kennedy.

    By Jennifer Grzeskowiak • Sept. 1, 2009
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    Twister! Not a movie. Not a game.

    As threatening weather descended upon Finney County, Kan., in 1995, County Emergency Management Coordinator Dave Jones dispatched spotters to relay field

    By Beth Wade • May 1, 2009
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    Hillsborough County, Fla., Senior Zones

    The "Senior Zones" in Hillsborough County, Fla., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    Decatur, Ala., Pre-Evaluated Landing Areas Project

    The pre-evaluated landing areas (PELA) project in Decatur, Ala., was one of 11 winners of the 2009 America's Crown Communities excellence awards.

    Feb. 1, 2009
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    Municipal Leader of the Year: Come-back kid

    The tornado that flattened Greensburg, Kan., met its match in City Administrator Steve Hewitt. Determined not only to salvage his hometown, but to recreate a model of energy efficiency and sustainability, Hewitt never considered giving up.

    By Nancy Mann Jackson • Nov. 1, 2008
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    Rail Security Operation Prepares AMTRAK, TSA, Law Enforcement

    Amtrak Office of Security Strategy and Special Operations (OSSSO), Amtrak Police, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel and officers from approximately 100 commuter rail, state and local police agencies mobilized late last month for the largest joint, simultaneous Northeast rail security operation of its kind.

    Oct. 1, 2008
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    TSA Officers Don New Uniforms And Badges

    New uniforms and badges are another step in the ongoing evolution of TSA, an agency that was created in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001 to federalize airport security.

    Sept. 11, 2008