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Warped Humor
Marshall Tucker is a blind piano tuner in Columbia, SC. He may be the greatest piano player ever, and gave his name to the famous Marshall Tucker Band.
My wife, Kathleen, had the honor of knowing him personally while she worked at the Federation Center of the Blind. Mr. Tucker told her the following joke:
It was Judgment Day, and all the people of Earth were lined up at the Golden Gate, hoping to enter Heaven. The Lord told Saint Peter that all that was required to get into Heaven was one act of kindness.
A rich man was next in line, with diamonds on his fingers, gold around his neck, and dressed in the finest silk. Saint Peter asked if he ever performed a single act of kindness. The rich man hummed, hawed, and shuffled his feat as he tried to think of one kind act. “Well,” he said, I think I gave two dollars to a beggar once.”
Saint Peter shook his head. “That is extremely weak,” he said. But I will ask the Lord to make your final judgment. Saint Peter described the man and told his story to the Lord. “What should I do, Lord?”
The Lord Replied, “Give him back his two dollars, and tell him to go to Hell.” |
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Web Master’s Column |
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Thank you for visiting the Veterans of Safety web site, and my page.
Vets, our mission is to make YOUR expertise available to the public. Please contribute articles, links, images, news, programs, presentations, tools, or ideas. Anything and everything you feel will help our visitors make the workplace (and the World) a safer, more healthful, cleaner, or better place is welcome. I’ll find a place for it on your site. Please e-mail me at mtaggart@ehsconsulting.info with contributions (intellectual, not financial), questions, or just to say “Hello.”
In the News
OSHA fined U.S. Minerals LLC $669,000 and cited the company for willfully exposing its workers to multiple safety and health hazards at its facilities in Galveston, Texas and Coffeen, Ill. This brings the total amount in fines issued since August against this manufacturer of abrasive blasting and roofing materials to $1,404,000.
OSHA is extending the comment period before releasing a new interpretation of “feasibility” as related to hearing conservation engineering controls. The new interpretation may require engineering controls for exposures between 90 dBA and 100 dBA. The announcement may be viewed here.
OSHA has an outstanding web page regarding Pandemic Influenza. It is not a question of “if,” only “when.”
OSHA reports that employers participating in the OSHA Challenge Pilot Program report a 40% drop in their accident and illness rates. This program is designed for employers seeking help reaching VPP status.
Your Web Master
Michael Dean Taggart, PhD, MPH, CIH, CSP is the Web Master for this site. He teaches Occupational Safety and Health at North Carolina A&T State University. Michael is a former Health Compliance Officer for the North Carolina Department of Labor. Dr. Taggart has written a series of articles to help candidates for the CSP exam understand topics in Industrial Hygiene. Readers new to the field of IH are encouraged to read these in numerical order. If you have questions, or would like to suggest a topic for inclusion in this series, he may be contacted at mtaggart@ehsconsulting.info.
IH for the CSP 1: Air Sampling Calculations IH for the CSP 2: Standard Analytical Error IH for the CSP 3: Equivalent Exposure of a Mixture IH for the CSP 4: Sound Pressure Levels IH for the CSP 6: WBGT Heat Stress Index |