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This monthly newsletter gives tips on staying safe at the Citadel.

In the coming decades, about one in five drivers will be aged 65 or more years in many Western nations. Given the increased fatal crash risk of older adults coupled with the continuing need for effective mobility, the issue of older adult safety and mobility is complex. Indeed, researchers have suggested that this issue has two interdependent, underlying goals for research and programs: to help those who are able to drive safely continue to do so and to identify and provide community mobility support to those who are no longer able to drive. This article briefly discusses the issues and research needs related to older adult safety and mobility including population and driving trends, crash risks, skills needed for safe driving, the effects of medical conditions and medicines on driving skills, screening and assessment, strategies for extending safe driving, and driving cessation and the use of alternative transportation options.

The transfer of tactical aviation technology into automobiles is creating information display requirements that are likely to be met by use of the head-up display (HUD). These developments are based largely on conclusions that the HUD-related safety issues raised in the aviation HUD literature can be dismissed and that the benefits of using HUDs are certain. Such conclusions either neglect relevant research or are supported by a very small amount of evidence, much of which is either irrelevant or generated within a flawed methodological paradigm. This critical review covers the issues of (a) HUD focal distance and its effect on the perception of outside objects and (b) the effects of HUD imagery on visual attention. The issues of focal distance, cognitive capture, and the inherent connection between the two may have a greater impact on safety in the automotive context than they do in aviation.

Food supply and food safety are major global public health issues, and are particularly important in heavily populated countries such as China. Rapid industrialisation and modernisation in China are having profound effects on food supply and food safety. In this Review, we identified important factors limiting agricultural production in China, including conversion of agricultural land to other uses, freshwater deficits, and soil quality issues. Additionally, increased demand for some agricultural products is examined, particularly those needed to satisfy the increased consumption of animal products in the Chinese diet, which threatens to drive production towards crops used as animal feed. Major sources of food poisoning in China include pathogenic microorganisms, toxic animals and plants entering the food supply, and chemical contamination. Meanwhile, two growing food safety issues are illegal additives and contamination of the food supply by toxic industrial waste. China's connections to global agricultural markets are also having important effects on food supply and food safety within the country. Although the Chinese Government has shown determination to reform laws, establish monitoring systems, and strengthen food safety regulation, weak links in implementation remain.

Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its ongoing examination of the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine, focusing on the: (1) need for a six-shot regimen and annual booster shots; (2) long- and short-term safety of the vaccine; (3) efficacy of the vaccine; (4) extent to which problems the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found in the vaccine production facility in Michigan could compromise the safety, efficacy, and quality of the vaccine; and (5) effects of the anthrax vaccine on children, pregnant women or lactating women."

Intro -- BUS, MOTOR CARRIER AND TRUCKING SAFETY ISSUES -- BUS, MOTOR CARRIER AND TRUCKING SAFETY ISSUES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY - IMPROVEMENTS TO DRUG TESTING PROGRAMS COULD BETTER IDENTIFY ILLEGAL DRUG USERS AND KEEP THEM OFF THE ROAD -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Abbreviations -- Results in Brief -- Background -- Several Factors Contribute to the Challenges in FMCSA's Current Drug Testing Program -- Limited Incentive for Carrier Compliance and Poor Understanding of Regulations by Some Carriers Can Result in Drivers Not Being Subject to Drug Testing -- Several Factors Lead to Subversion of the Test and Result in Drug Users Avoiding Detection -- Lack of compliance by collection sites and other service agents -- Little oversight of service agents by FMCSA -- Widely available products and other methods can be used to subvert the test -- Drugs for which DOT does not test -- Nonreporting of Past Positives, Incomplete Background Checks, and Loopholes for Self- employed Drivers Can Lead to Drivers Testing Positive and Continuing to Drive -- Options for Addressing Challenges Involve Effectiveness and Feasibility Trade-offs -- Improving Carrier Awareness and Compliance with DOT Requirements May Reduce the Number of Drivers Not in Drug Testing Programs -- Options for improving compliance by existing carriers -- Options for improving compliance by new entrants -- Improving Detection of Drivers Using Drugs Focuses on Minimizing Opportunities to Subvert the Test -- Options for improving compliance by service agents -- Options for increasing FMCSA's enforcement authority -- Options for limiting the ability to subvert the current test -- Testing for drugs not currently included in DOT testing

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Hello, World of Work -- Take a Hike -- WoW Up Close -- Attorney -- Crime Scene Investigator -- Emergency Management Coordinator -- FBI Special Agent -- Firefighter -- Paralegal -- Police Officer -- Social Worker -- WoW Big List -- Take Your Pick -- Explore Some More -- My WoW -- Glossary -- Index.

Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies and Systems offers a systems approach to learning how to understand and address some of the major complex issues that have emerged in the food industry. The book is broad in coverage and provides a foundation for a practical understanding in food safety initiatives and safety rules, how to deal with whole-chain traceability issues, handling complex computer systems and data, foodborne pathogen detection, production and processing compliance issues, safety education, and more. Recent scientific industry developments are written by experts in the fiel

The regulatory activity of government is now pervasive, acting like a tax and pushing up costs. Public choice analysis shows that producer and other groups try to capture regulatory control to minimise its impact. Deregulatory trends in the US have been accompanied by the growth of environmental and health and safety regulation both in the US and in the UK and Europe.