#safety

prplcdclnw@diasp.eu

The science behind why people hate Daylight Saving Time so much

Can we use research and policy to change (or not change) the clocks for the last time?

https://arstechnica.com/features/2024/03/the-science-behind-why-people-hate-daylight-savings-time-so-much/

In 2022, Gentry and an interdisciplinary team of colleagues added to that body of research, publishing a study in the journal Time & Society that showed the rate of fatal motor-vehicle accidents was highest for people living in the far west of a time zone, where the sun rises and sets at least an hour later than on the eastern side. Chronobiology research shows that longer evening light can keep people up later and that, as Gentry found, morning darkness can make it harder to get going for work or school. Western-edge folks may suffer more deadly car wrecks, the team theorized, because they are commuting in the dark while sleep deprived and not fully alert.

I, for one, have always hated DST. We need year-round standard time, and those members of Congress who have voted for DST owe us an apology.

#summer-time #daylight-saving-time #dst #standard-time #human-health #safety

shelenn@nerdica.net

Reuters documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at Musk’s rocket company: crushed limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye wounds and one death since 2014. SpaceX has been fined a mere $50K. NASA declines to comment. These are serious concerns that should warrant the immediate suspension of all SpaceX NASA contracts and the launch of an extensive investigation by NASA, FAA, and OSHA.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-fined-near-amputation-suffered-by-worker-records-show-2024-02-13/

#NASA #Safety

mlansbury@despora.de

IAEA chief: Previously removed mines at Zaporizhzhia power plant 'back in place'

The mines which were previously identified by the IAEA team and were removed in November 2023, "are now back in place" in a restricted area inaccessible to operational plant personnel, according to Grossi.

"The presence of mines is inconsistent with the IAEA safety standards," Grossi said.

The plant also lost its immediate back-up power supply to the reactor units for several hours this week, the monitoring mission reported, in the latest incident underlining "persistent nuclear safety and security risks" at the site. The back-up power supply was reportedly restored eight hours later when two other back-up power electrical transformers were put into operation.

https://kyivindependent.com/iaea-chief-previously-removed-mines-at-zaporizhzhia-power-plant-back-in-place/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #Nuclear #ZNPP #Zaporizhzhia-Nuclear-PowerPlant #mines #LandMines #NuclearSafety #safety #IAEA #StandWithUkraine

mlansbury@despora.de

Scrapping furniture safety regulations will cost dozens of lives a year, warns fire union

Under the current rules – introduced as the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 – manufacturers must submit furniture to independent testing on flammability. The regulations are estimated to have saved between 50 and 70 lives per year.

But now the Westminster government has proposed scrapping these rules in favour of a voluntary regime. Consultation on the plans closed earlier this year and ministers are now considering proposals.

The union warned that the government was using the pretext of dealing with lithium batteries and other hazards to launch a dangerous programme of deregulation.

https://www.fbu.org.uk/news/2023/12/22/scrapping-furniture-safety-regulations-will-cost-dozens-lives-year-warns-fire-union

#corruption #ToryCorruption #Capitalism #CapitalismFails #FBU #furniture #safety #FireRegulations #deaths #ToryGreed #flammability #FireSafety #deregulation #DemocracyLost #Dystopia #DystopianUK #UK #UnitedKingdom #ToryScum

anonymiss@despora.de

A 20-year-old #Amazon employee #died at #work. #Indiana issued a $7,000 #fine.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/26/amazon-warehouse-death-7000-fine/

After an 11-week investigation, Indiana #safety officials found that Amazon failed to ensure a #workplace “free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause #death” and issued a serious safety citation.

The #penalty? A $7,000 fine, the maximum in Indiana.

This is what happens when you deregulate everything and rely on the self-regulation of the market.

#job #security #economy #politics #fail #humanRights #business #problem #usa