Farmers in Croatia are using nuclear technology to tackle the Mediterranean fruit fly, a common pest that poses a serious threat to the country's lucrative fruit industry, as this IAEA video explains. With the support of the IAEA and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, Croatia is implementing the Sterile Insect Technique. This technique, also known as "birth control for insects," suppresses populations by breeding large numbers of males that are sterilized with a short burst of radiation. When released into the wild, they breed with females which in turn produce eggs that do not hatch.
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The video, posted in February 2012, shows QinetiQ's coal mining 360 degree training in action and its use of Coal Services Pty Limited's Virtual Reality Technologies technology. The company launched the VRT business in 2007, and VRT was a finalist in the "Best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue" category at the 2011 WorkCover SafeWork Awards presentation.
NFPA President James M. Shannon explains the association's evolving reaction to the growing wildfire issue and how it underscores a new, proactive approach to safety. Read the full interview in the January/February 2012 issues of the NFPA Journal, online at http://www.nfpa.org/2012preview.
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Handicap International estimates a high-end prosthetic foot costs around $5,000. Dr. Robert Gabourie, innovative founder of Niagara Prosthetics & Orthotics, teamed with researchers at Queens University in Kingston, Canada, and DuPont to create a more affordable and durable prosthetic foot. They used DuPont™ Hytrel®, a flexible, sturdy polymer proven to withstand three million cycles of use. This prosthetic will be available to amputees in developing countries for less than $100 and can provide better work and living opportunities for amputees. This video follows Jesus Carlos, a market trader and amputee who uses the Niagara Foot. http://www2.dupont.com/Plastics/en_US/Products/Hytrel/Hytrel.html
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Washington State Patrol Sergeant Freddy Williams gives us practical tips in this video to drive safely in winter conditions.
For a recall to happen, a product needs to be found to be unsafe. But exactly what does that mean? In this December 2011 video, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission gives you an inside view. Meet the scientists. See some of the tests. Think about these tests when you buy and use consumer products.
Carl Holcomb, a Senior Captain with the Pontiac Fire Department in Pontiac, Mich., explains how he located and saved a victim by using his new MSA EVOLUTION® 5800 Thermal Imaging Camera at a house fire on Nov. 2, 2010 in this January 2012 MSA video.
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Highlights are shown of what Coast Guard 5th District personnel accomplished in 2011. The 5th District is made up of 10,300 people through its 156,000-square-mile area of responsibility. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert.
Paul Dunphy, electrical inspector/compliance coordinator in the Engineering and Utilities Division of Harvard University, discusses the NFPA 70E standard and his work with departments of the cities of Boston and Cambridge. More than 40 electricians work on the Harvard campus, and 70E is very important to how they work and work safely, he says, as he discusses recordkeeping, training, and the introduction of new technologies.
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