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    Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Bill to boost health care worker safety withdrawn

    Legislation to strengthen violence prevention standards at health care facilities across the state has been withdrawn in the Senate — ending its chances for passage in Annapolis this session.
    Legislation to strengthen violence prevention standards at health care facilities across the state has been withdrawn in the Senate — ending its chances for passage in Annapolis this session. Sen. Katherine Klausmeier, a Baltimore County...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Labor Legislation

    2. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Ernest B. Crofoot, labor organizer

    Ernest B. Crofoot, a former labor organizer who later headed Council 67 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, died Friday of complications from cancer at his Annapolis home. He was 88.
    Ernest B. Crofoot, a former labor organizer who later headed Council 67 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, died Friday of complications from cancer at his Annapolis home. He was 88. "Ernie was one hell of a trade...

    Tags: Government, Nursing Homes, United Auto Workers, Strikes, AFL-CIO

    3. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Anti-fracking legislation is not premature

    Commentator Harry Alford's claim that focusing on fracking legislation in Maryland constitutes a waste of time and effort suggests a shocking ignorance of what is happening in other states ("Anti-fracking legislation is premature," March 7). Maryland's proposed fracking bills are designed to create an orderly, safe process that states elsewhere have not achieved.
    Commentator Harry Alford's claim that focusing on fracking legislation in Maryland constitutes a waste of time and effort suggests a shocking ignorance of what is happening in other states ("Anti-fracking legislation is premature," March 7). Maryland's...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Alternative Energy, Heart Disease

    4. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Robert W. Cos, crane safety consultant

    Robert W. Cos, a crane equipment safety consultant who raised awareness in the 1980s of the unsafe car practice called "clipping," died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime Canton resident was 65.
    Robert W. Cos, a crane equipment safety consultant who raised awareness in the 1980s of the unsafe car practice called "clipping," died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime Canton resident was 65. Robert William Cos, whose...

    Tags: Insurance, Health and Safety at School, Harford County, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)

    5. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Only 5 percent of city retirees receiving Medicare are 'healthy'

    The statistic was so attention-grabbing that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stopped and repeated it: Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness
    The statistic was so attention-grabbing that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stopped and repeated it: Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness Rawlings-Blake emphasized the statistic as part of last...

    Tags: Walters Art Museum, Health Insurance Cost, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Government Health Care, Employees

    6. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. City school police seek better benefits for injuries in line of duty

    When city school police officer Joseph Baribeault attempted to arrest two combative students at the old Greenspring Middle School, he ended up injured at the bottom of two flights of concrete stairs.
    When city school police officer Joseph Baribeault attempted to arrest two combative students at the old Greenspring Middle School, he ended up injured at the bottom of two flights of concrete stairs. Even though the city has acknowledged his disabilities...

    Tags: Coppin State University, Health and Safety at School, Government, 401K, Labor Legislation

    7. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Hopkins provides extra leave days to Keswick employees

    Employees who were barred from their offices on the Johns Hopkins at Keswick campus because of water contamination have been granted additional paid leave days, human resources officials said Friday.
    Employees who were barred from their offices on the Johns Hopkins at Keswick campus because of water contamination have been granted additional paid leave days, human resources officials said Friday. Employees in the campus' south building, which was...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Employees, Flu, Employment Opportunities, Conservation

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Keswick workers barred from work by building closure forced to use vacation days, personal days

    They weren't allowed to be at work, but now they're paying for being absent.
    They weren't allowed to be at work, but now they're paying for being absent. Some administrative employees who were barred from the Johns Hopkins at Keswick complex in North Baltimore twice in the last two weeks because the buildings were closed due...

    Tags: Employment, Symptoms, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation

    9. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. What went wrong at Aberdeen Proving Ground's Super Pond?

    Shaped like a teardrop and carved out of the eastern bank of the Bush River, the UNDEX Test Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground has earned the nickname "Super Pond" for its unusual properties.
    Shaped like a teardrop and carved out of the eastern bank of the Bush River, the UNDEX Test Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground has earned the nickname "Super Pond" for its unusual properties. Viewed from above, the man-made pond looks much darker...

    Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Emergency Incidents, Southeast Asia, U.S. Army, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    10. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Health employees seek legislation to address workplace violence

    Bernice Troy, a geriatric nursing assistant in Baltimore for the past 20 years, has been spat on and cursed, scratched and punched on the job. A patient once slammed Jo Samrow, a nurse in Southern Maryland, into a wall so violently that she developed a large hematoma on the back of her head.
    Bernice Troy, a geriatric nursing assistant in Baltimore for the past 20 years, has been spat on and cursed, scratched and punched on the job. A patient once slammed Jo Samrow, a nurse in Southern Maryland, into a wall so violently that she developed a...

    Tags: PCP, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Labor Legislation, Catonsville

    11. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Water heater replaced at Hopkins' Keswick campus

    Officials on Tuesday continued investigating the second round of illnesses in less than a week at a North Baltimore office building but did not quickly find a link between the two bouts.
    Officials on Tuesday continued investigating the second round of illnesses in less than a week at a North Baltimore office building but did not quickly find a link between the two bouts. Still, officials overseeing the investigation are confident that...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Employees, Labor Legislation, Symptoms, Medical Procedures and Tests

    12. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Occupational therapists serve vital role

    I am an occupational therapy student at Towson University, and I wanted to express my opinion concerning Kevin Rector's article, "Hospitals join to find beds for mental patients" (Feb. 19). Throughout the article, I saw reference to health professionals including nurses, social workers, and psychiatrists. However, I didn't see mention of occupational therapists. I don't know if you are aware that occupational therapists play a significant role in the treatment of patients admitted to psychiatric facilities.
    I am an occupational therapy student at Towson University, and I wanted to express my opinion concerning Kevin Rector's article, "Hospitals join to find beds for mental patients" (Feb. 19). Throughout the article, I saw reference to health professionals...

    Tags: Psychiatry, Hospitals and Clinics, Towson University, Health and Medical Professionals

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