Then there is an ecological assessment which seeks the best compromise between safety, cost and ecology.
All these safety measures cost real money to UPS--and FedEx (nyse: FDX - news - people ) and every commercial airline, for that matter.
By focusing on the truly needy this safety net would cost just a fraction of Obamacare, and reduce government in the process.
He said safety, rather than cost, should be the top priority when upgrading crossings.
The cost of safety in financial markets is apparent in the miserly yields afforded on the highest grade of paper out there, issued by the U.S. Treasury.
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Until their latest actions are resolved, passengers are left just where they began -- waiting and wondering whether the cost of safety is in the price of a ticket.
To fix chronic underfunding and speed drug approvals, Congress in 1992 passed a law forcing drug companies to pick up the cost of safety reviews via application fees for experimental medicines.
Bonuses are based on earnings (70%) and customer satisfaction, cost discipline and safety record (10% each).
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Because of the peptides' high cost and unclear safety profile, "Big Pharma has abandoned them, " says Georgetown University researcher Michael Zasloff.
Dickerson said contract towers are carrying the brunt of the cuts, despite having comparable safety records and being more cost efficient.
The cost of extra safety investment may slow Arctic drilling for a while, especially as we are in a glut of cheap shale gas.
Don't count on taking the eStark onto the freeway anytime soon, though -- the high cost of US safety certifications will likely keep this one away from city streets.
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Long known to stand above a geological fault, the stadium was declared unsafe in a seismic review, said Barbour, who added that about 70% of the project's construction cost comes from safety upgrades.
What schools need, he said, is something like NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence), the public body that assesses medicines and medical techniques for safety, clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness.
However, as you work down the list of other safety features, though things cost less money and are increasingly effective, they require more and continuous management effort and are less glamorous for the bosses.
Cost savings with substandard safety and efficacy is as damaging as taking no drug at all.
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"We have 300 metallurgists and engineers in the plant whose sole focus is to have that steel plant yield successful new steel alloys to help us make our cost, weight and safety targets, " Krafcik said.
The reality is that he, quite rightly as the chief nuclear inspector charged with safety, takes the view that safety comes first regardless of issues of cost.
As the government migrates to the cloud, we are committed to doing so in a way that is cost effective and ensures the safety, security and reliability of our data.
It has demonstrated that it understands the technical challenges and seems better able to drill these ultra deep wells at lower cost and with a fine safety profile than the major oil companies can.
It is feared any potential benefits from the extra boost of 80bhp for up to six seconds each lap will initially be negated by the system's weight (on average 35kg) and its knock-on effect on balance, weight distribution and reliability, not to mention the cost and anxiety over its safety.
Road safety, then, does have an opportunity cost, and an economist will want to know what it is.
The CSB blamed lax safety culture at the firm as well as cost-cutting, bad management culture and worker fatigue.
Its safety record is stained with numerous instances of cost-cutting negligence, in Alaska, in Texas City, and in Texas City again.
There have been complaints about the high cost of medicine as well as safety questions about popular drugs to treat depression and pain.
He said the low-cost airlines were just as interested in safety as other companies.
There is huge demand for housing, and corruption often leads to cost-cutting and a lack of safety inspections, correspondents say.
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