DVSA is responsible for lorry, bus and coach enforcement including: roadworthiness - including both the vehicle and the load it’s carrying traffic enforcement - including drivers’ hours and overloading During 2013, DVSA issued over 2,000 prohibitions to vehicles which presented a road safety risk because of how their load was secured. In the same period, the Highways Agency reported over 22,000 road impact incidents caused by objects falling from vehicles. This is dangerous to all road users. This resulted in the closure of either a single lane or the full carriageway. On average, it takes

Those costs are primarily related to utility work to extend water and sanitary sewer lines through the intersection so those are available for future expansion without having to tear up the roundabout. “It’s very important to try and do this now so we can have the utilities all set (for the future),” says GT County Road Commission County Highway Engineer/Manager of Engineering Wayne Schoonover. Some utility work has already started at the roundabout site and will continue the next several weeks. Utility work could have some minor traffic impacts, such as shoulder closures, according to Scho

What Should Companies Do in Response: USDA recently requested public comment on climate-smart agriculture and forestry generally, and the comment period closed on April 29, 2021. However, should the GCSA be enacted into law, USDA is likely to seek further comment regarding the proposed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program, and impacted entities should consider participating in that process. USDA may also seek comment on other climate change and conservation programs. Senators Act to Facilitate Agricultural Carbon Markets On April 20, 2021, Senators

Greene, Gaetz push Trump’s grievances, ‘America First’ message at Florida rally Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) held a rally in the Villages, a retirement community in Florida, on May 7. (AP) Two Republican members of Congress who have been among the most outspoken supporters of former president Donald Trump sought to carry the torch for his “America First” movement, holding a rally in central Florida on Friday night where they mocked Democrats — and some fellow Republicans — and vowed that Trump’s influence on the GOP is here to stay. “ ‘America First’ isn’t

"From the day he asked for help, in Jan of 2019 for the next 5 months, he talked to 8 different people at different levels of the VA," said Lyons. "And he still never got the treatment that he needed," he added. The veteran, who is not named in the report died before he could get an appointment to see a counselor due to poor documentation, a tedious bureaucratic process, and minimal follow-up by VA staff, according to the report. Critics of the VA feared this was not a single tragedy, but an indication of history repeating itself. "Unfortunately, I can't do anything. I cannot change the way the VA

These pivot as the height increases and stabiliser bars can be attached to the drawbar, if required. The tractor can then be driven around on the two jack wheels when its four-wheel drive is engaged. For a complete lift, an identical unit can be mounted on the front linkage, so powering the link arms down raises its nose up. Trakjak is sold by WM Agri in Norfolk and is especially popular with dealers and contractors – particularly as it is CE-marked and Loler (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) tested to a 12,000kg rating. There are two models – the £2,850 Continental is

Globally, robotics has been trying to develop from its established base of industrial robots for manufacturing to service robot applications for over 20 years. But the progress has been slow. The recent breakthrough- the first ISO standard- presents the development of open modules for service robots, leading to smoother inter-operability and plug-n-play capabilities. Professor Gurvinder Singh Virk, Dean, School of Engineering, UPES, who has been instrumental in attaining this international standard, simplifies its significance for the robotics eco-system. 1. Tell us about this first ISO standard

HSE in urgent review of 1,500 child mental health cases due to excessive medication dose fears The HSE is urgently reviewing the files of over 1,500 child and adolescent mental health service patients amid concerns some were prescribed dangerously excessive amounts of medication. The review centres on patients who attended South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) between 2016 and the end of last year. It is feared a considerable number of these patients were prescribed medication dosages more appropriate to adults than children and may have suffered significant health

More specifically, LOLER governs how heavy lifting equipment, in particular, is used for work purposes. The regulations set out a strict set of requirements that businesses and their employees must always follow. It provides a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of themselves and others while using heavy lifting equipment. Failure to do so can lead to serious consequences including heavy fines and suspension. In cases relating to serious injury or death, those deemed responsible have even faced jail time. Ultimately, LOLER is there to make sure that heavy lifting equipment is used a

Sir, – Seán M Reaney ( Letters, May 6th ) refers to the suggestion that HSE staff who refuse vaccines may be moved, and argues, “Every individual has a right to refuse treatment.” What about my right to be treated by health staff who have taken necessary precautions to ensure that they do not infect me? – Yours, etc, Sir, – Objecting to the idea that front-line healthcare staff who refuse Covid vaccine might be reallocated, Seán M Reaney suggests that “a right to refuse treatment . . . is the cornerstone of medical ethics”. This is itself open to question. Probably “the cornerstone of medical