But Irena Hopkins, deputy mayor of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, argues that pests, particularly rats, are a public health hazard for which councils should take responsibility.
However, this time the meeting seems systematically designed to absolve the drug of harm and the CDER leadership of any responsibility for ignoring the public health hazard of Avandia.
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And when he left his post in 1989, he left behind a landscape where AIDS was a top research and educational priority, smoking was considered a public health hazard and access to abortion remained largely intact.
Anguilla established a 24-hour emergency operations center, developed multiple ways to receive tsunami warnings and alert the public, developed a formal tsunami hazard plan, conducted emergency exercises and promoted public readiness through community education.
Another hazard for public funds: A conflict of interest among some of the consultants whom they pay for advice on where to invest.
The litter of discarded bottles and cans is a safety hazard, a public nuisance and an aesthetic blight.
Similarly, the moral hazard inherent in public pension bailouts not only will encourage politicians to offer excessive benefits, but it will invite plan sponsors to underfund their plans.
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Meyer's courtyard has no backdoor, presenting a fire hazard, and the public bathroom is a five-minute walk away.
By emphasizing precaution, advocates can favor those studies that appear to show a hazard and appeal to the public, always relying on the argument that anyone who questions the interpretation of the evidence must be a shill of industry.
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As with any hazard, the more informed the public are, the better their chances of survival.
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This way, public money helps boost liquidity without worsening moral hazard, and private creditors cannot simply flee when panic hits.
Any bailout, of course, presents a moral hazard, but there are particular reasons why public pension bailouts would create unacceptably perverse incentives.
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According to Edison documents, members of the public can request a hearing on the license amendment, but if NRC staff finds there is no significant hazard, the hearing can be held after the amendment is approved.
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