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Ddasaccident494, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The machine was preparing the ground for manual parties in one of the routes that the teeth of bucket hit top of an anti tank YM-11 Iranian mine and caused it to explode.

Ddasaccident557, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On Thursday 5th of July 2007 at approx.1130 hrs, land caretaker ([Name removed]) informed one member of [International demining NGO] EOD team (via phone) that his workers ([Name removed] and his father [Name removed]) found one sub-munitions (1xM46), while working inside the citrus orchard, at Task CBU-193B. The M46 was located hanging on the branch knob of lemon tree approx. 1.6 m from the ground level, in an area which had been cleared by [International demining NGO] using sub-surface Battle Area Clearance (BAC) procedures (Schonstedt GA-72Cd Magnetic Locator). A second sub-munition (1xM77) was located in CBU-193D, lying on the ground …

Ddasaccident563, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the 5th July 2007 at 1228hrs, two [International commercial demining agency] BAC searchers were involved in an accident, which was caused by an uncontrolled detonation of an M77 sub-munitions. The detonation took place during a period when all searchers were not conducting search/clearance operations but were preparing to start work after a 10 minutes rest period.

Ddasaccident792, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Victim] deminer was working in his lane and had some advancement on his working lane. After he excavated a signal and found nothing he went to the safe area for rest and when he was coming back on the lane that was cleared by him, suddenly the explosion occurred. It shows that he had missed a mine.

Ddasaccident561, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 2nd Jul 2007, two sub-munitions (1x M77 & 1xM42) were reported as found by the [International commercial company] completions team during a final inspection of CBU 771, before handover to the MACC SL. These items were located by the local land owner (woman) while harvesting her wheat crop. They were located in an area immediately adjacent to her house (within the task site) which had been reported as cleared by [International commercial company] sub-surface. The items were located on the surface. The owner reported the find to [International commercial company] completions team during and internal completion QA.

Different Types Of Fmla Leave, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about the different types of FMLA leave.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Definition Of A "Day", Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about the definition of a "Day".

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Essential Functions, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum contains a summary of questions asked in the DOL request for information about the implications of providing accommodations to employees with serious health conditions to enable them to perform their jobs with accommodations, rather than taking FLMA leave.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Light Duty, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about "Light Duty" work.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Substitution Of Paid Leave, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about the substitution of paid leave for FMLA leave.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Fmla Leave Determinations/Medical Certifications, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about FMLA leave determinations and medical certifications.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Communications Between Employers And Their Employees, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about communications between employers and their employees regarding FMLA rights and obligations.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Attendance Policies, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about attendance policies.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

Waiver Of Rights, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about waiver of FMLA rights.

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

The Definition Of “Serious Health Condition”, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Center

Memos and Fact Sheets

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ("RFI") about the definition of "Serious health condition".

Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic.

The Dialogue, Summer 2007

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

CONTENTS:
Ask the Field
Profile of the Center for Disaster and Extreme Event Preparedness
Program Design Elements of Successful Crisis Counseling and Outreach Programs Following a Disaster
A Model for Entry into Schools: A Practice Module Which Demonstrated Success
Remote Management of Crisis Counseling Program Teams in Colorado
Learning from the Past: Historical Disasters—Perspectives for the Field
Recommended Reading
Conference Highlights
Upcoming Meetings

Ddasaccident469, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

A mine blast incident occurred at approximately 08:35hrs on Sunday 01/07/2007 in the minefield 69270030. The deminer detonated a M35 Belgium anti personnel blast mine due in direct contact to the top of the mine. At the time of the incident the deminer was wearing the PPE (Body vest and Goggles). Deminer tried to lift the top soil crust by using heavy rake, The rake slipped and struck the mine resulting in mine blast. The deminer sustained no injury.

The Politic 2007 Summer, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Tools For Inclusion: Minimum Wage Increase: What It Means For People With Disabilities (Updated 2009), David Hoff

Tools for Inclusion Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

This publication provides guidance to individuals with disabilities regarding the increase in minimum wage, with a particular focus on understanding who this increase applies to, the impact of the wage increase on public benefits, and how to deal with issues that may arise with employers.

Institute Brief: Increasing Placement Through Professional Networking, Allison Fleming, Diane Loud

The Institute Brief Series, Institute for Community Inclusion

The national percentage of people of working age with disabilities who are employed continues to hover around 37%, compared with 80% for their peers without disabilities. However, according to the Harris Poll (2004), 67% of people with disabilities who are not currently working would like to be. In the late 1990s, a Presidential Task Force began work on improving the employment rate for adults with disabilities, a national priority that was further supported by the New Freedom Initiative of 2001, creating a bipartisan effort. Despite these initiatives, the rate of employment for people with disabilities has not increased.

The Voting Rights Act And The Election Of Nonwhite Officials, Pei-Te Lien, Dianne M. Pinderhughes, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Christine M. Sierra

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of the most important—if not the most important—public policies developed over the last half century to increase access to the U.S. political system for people of color. The VRA also provides an important context for understanding the ascension of nonwhite groups into the elected leadership of the nation (Browning, Marshall, and Tabb 1984; Davidson and Grofman 1994; Menifield 2001; Mc-Clain and Stewart 2002; Segura and Bowler 2005; Bositis 2006). This essay assesses the present-day significance of the VRA for the political representation of communities of color by examining the implications of majority-minority districts and …

Teacher Attrition In Upstate New York, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

It’s Elementary is a series of essays on topics in education and education policy. The main focus is on education finance in New York State, but general research findings in education and education policy issues in several other states are also discussed. John Yinger, Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University is the author of most of these essays, although a few are written by or co-authored with other scholars.

Report On The Follow-Up Assessment Into Operational Mine/Uxo Activities In Kosovo, Gichd

Global CWD Repository

In July-August 2006, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) conducted a mission to Kosovo at the request of the Office of the Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC). The purpose of the mission was to assess concerns raised by the HALO Trust that the extent of the remaining landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination in Kosovo had been underestimated and, thus, provided an inadequate basis for future planning. The assessment team reviewed a sample of task dossiers, including all those identified as a concern by the HALO Trust. They found some problems with information management in the Explosive Ordnance …

P.A. In The Era Of Competitive Sourcing: Quality, Qualitatively, M. Ernita Joaquin

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research

Among President George W. Bush's management initiatives, competitive sourcing was the most complex, most challenging, and most politicized, admitted Angela Styles, chief of procurement policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in 2002.

Styles had left OMB when I started my research but behind her the battle raged on how to subject thousands of federal commercial jobs for public private competition under the rules of Circular A-76 and according to performance criteria set by the OMB Scorecard.

In competitive sourcing, if contractors can perform the job more efficiently than the govemment team, the work is outsourced and the …

Ddasaccident468, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

[The Victim] was part of an [Demining group] Mine Clearance Team was clearing an area of ground that they knew was definitely mined with PMN anti-personnel mines, laid very close together, at intervals of less than one metre between one mine and the next. The day was not a normal working day but nothing untoward had happened during the previous twenty-four hours that might affect operations at the site. [The Victim] was working unsupervised in the middle part of the site; the drills and procedures he was using were probably not in accordance with SOP and the site was inadequately …

Ddasaccident568, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the morning of 21st June 07 at approximately 0616hrs [Demining group] BAC Teams commenced operations at CBU 071. At approximately 1104hrs, an uncontrolled explosion occurred in the plantation at UTM 728309/3676516. An [Demining group] searcher, Mr. [the Victim] who was conducting search operations in the area of the detonation was not directly involved in causing the detonation but he was in the immediate area of the detonation where he was conducting sub surface clearance operations.

Ddasaccident721, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The searcher was working in the lane when he had a need for toilet. The searcher closed his lane using a base stick (picture 1). The searcher put down his detector on the ground (picture 2). When the searcher was approximate 10 metres away the detonation occurred. The searcher fell down, turned on the side and become unconscious.

Ddasaccident569, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On 18 June 2007 at 1140 hrs (local time), [the Victim] a (Commercial demining group) Deminer, inadvertently caused an item of explosive ordnance (EO), which is considered to be a No. 4A anti-personnel mine, to activate, while conducting the manual mine clearance full excavation procedure. As a result of the explosion [the Victim] was thrown backwards by the blast wave and suffered a traumatic amputation of the right hand, a fractured right humerous and critical head and eye injuries.

Ddasaccident507, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

The mentioned area is located to a hill side which is contaminated by AP mines and is a dense area of fragments. The area is steep and raining over the past years washed down the soil from the top of the hill and changed the position of some mines. [The Victim] deminer was excavating the ground while suddenly the accident happened. As the deminer had worn his PPE and visor, he did not receive any injuries and he is in good health situation. The investigation result shows that the negligence of the deminer and poor control of command group contribute …

Ddasaccident736, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

Because the area was recently worked on (ploughed) and thus the lack of evidence, it cannot be confirmed that the BLU 63 was missed during clearance, its original depth or previous location and possible migration / importation with the compost.