#occupational health equipment

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Workplace Safety Concerns for Florida Employers in Anticipation of Hurricane Helene

Tropical Storm Helene is projected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a major hurricane later this week, and evacuations are already underway in parts of the state. Employers are likely to face inevitable workplace safety risks with the storm and recovery. Quick Hits Tropical Storm Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane as early as September 26, 2024. Governor Ron…

[ehssafetynewsamerica-blog]

Department of Labor announces settlement with Dollar General requiring corporate-wide safety investments in stores nationwide

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has entered into a corporate-wide settlement with Dollar General and its retail subsidiaries to make significant workplace safety improvements in stores nationwide. “This agreement commits Dollar General to making worker safety a priority by implementing significant and systematic…

[i-am-aprl]

BREAKING:

AL SHIFA MEDICAL COMPLEX.

At least 140 Palestinians were executed among them are children

The building that the Israeli occupation blew up this morning in Al-Shifa Medical Complex is the nerve center of the health sector in Gaza City and its north.

All the heart devices, X-ray imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging equipment in Gaza were destroyed after the specialized building was bombed today.

The specialized building destroyed by the occupation contained the largest drug store in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli burned homes last night that were sheltering civilians.

There are families trapped and starving in Al-Shifa Medical Complex since the occupation army entered it days ago.

“Israel bombing targets any moving object inside and around Al-Shifa Medical

Complex.

Communications are still cut off with everyone inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

There is no truth to the claims about the israli army withdrawing from Al-Shifa

Medical Complex.

Source - Quds Network

[constructionsafetynetwork]

Fall Safety Training

Fall safety training is an essential aspect of workplace safety, especially in industries like construction where the risk of falls is high. This article will cover the critical components of effective fall safety training, explaining why it is crucial and how it can significantly reduce workplace accidents. By focusing on practical tips and guidelines, we aim to highlight the importance of fall…

[market-insider]

Fall Protection Market and Its Crucial Role in Shaping the Future of Workplace Safety

The global fall protection market size is expected to reach USD 4.77 billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc, expanding at a CAGR of 7.0% during the forecast period. The global industry is primarily driven by the growing demand for workers’ safety, coupled with mandated policies by regulatory agencies for companies to maintain worker safety in various end-user industries. Fast-paced GDP growth and increasing employment in industries across the Asia Pacific and the Middle East have increased the focus on workers’ safety. Companies are emphasizing worker safety and establishing safety norms to avoid fall accidents, which have a negative influence on operating expenses in the form of compensation and arbitrated settlements, hence aiding industry growth.

Fall Protection Market Report Highlights

The soft goods segment led the global industry in 2021 owing to increasing demand for harnesses coupled with rising awareness pertaining to worker safety in various end-use industries

The construction industry is expected to witness considerable growth from 2022 to 2030 on account of mandates by governments of various countries to reduce the number of accidents and causalities during construction activities

Asia Pacific is expected to witness the fastest CAGR during the forecast period owing to a rise in M&A activities and increased infrastructure development by governments, thus driving the industrial construction sector

North America is expected to be the largest region in terms of global revenue during the forecast period, owing to rising worker safety concerns, and early adoption of cutting-edge technology

In January 2022, Diversified Fall Protection (DFP) completed the acquisitions of two similar line companies, namely Rooftop Anchor, Inc. (RTA) and Versatile Systems

In November 2021, Rothoblaas increased its line of fall prevention systems & protective gear. This allowed the firm to broaden its product range while also meeting the technical & regulatory international standards for its goods

For More Details or Sample Copy please visit link @: Fall Protection Market Report

The ongoing innovations in product development for manufacturing products that offer improved comfort, functionality, and movement, while adhering to regulatory standards, through the use of improved fabrics and materials are anticipated to fuel the industry growth. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) allocated USD 250 million as a loan for the National Industrial Corridor Development Program of India (NICDP) in November 2021 for the construction of 11 industrial corridors connecting 17 states of India. Such initiatives are anticipated to increase product demand during the forecast period.

Growing population, rapid industrialization in developing nations, increasing construction activities worldwide, and the rising popularity of recreational activities like rock climbing and ice climbing are some of the major factors anticipated to propel the industry growth during the forecast period. Companies are launching new products to strengthen their product portfolio. In September 2020, McNetiq launched a series of magnetic anchors intended for fall protection for workers when working at heights and this is used in places constructed of steel and not having edge protection. This product launch also helped the company diversify its product portfolio.

FallProtection #WorkplaceSafety #SafetyGear #OccupationalSafety #HeightSafety #SafetyHarness #FallPrevention #SafetyStandards #WorkplaceSecurity #FallArrest #SafetyEquipment #SafetyAtHeight #FallSafety #OccupationalHealth #SafetyInnovation #FallArrestSystems #SafetyCompliance #HeightenedSafety #SafetyFirst #WorkerProtection

[sayruq]

The Occupied Palestinian Territory is enveloped in a spiral of unstoppable violence, with stories Palestinians and other witnesses relay adding new depths to atrocities the world has witnessed since the beginning of Israel’s assault on Gaza over six months ago, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese said today. “The pace and intensity with which this violence has spread to the rest of the occupied territory confirms that no Palestinian is safe under Israel’s unfettered control,” Albanese said, concluding a visit to Egypt and Jordan. The Special Rapporteur said Israel had once again arbitrarily denied her access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, compelling her to report on the situation of Palestinians under occupation from neighbouring states. Albanese said her visit demonstrated that the situation in Gaza is worse than previously assessed, with serious and multi-layered long-term implications. Most victims she met had endured catastrophic injuries, witnessed family members killed and experienced the effects of Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure, even after 26 January 2024, when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling ordering Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza. Patients that previously arrived in Egypt primarily with explosive and war injury-related symptoms are now joined by patients with chronic diseases and/or malnutrition, especially children, arising from Israel’s intentional humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. “Photos from a mere eight months ago show a chubby-cheeked 8-year-old Hamid, now rake thin and spending his days in excruciating pain due to pancreatitis developed through the harsh conditions of the siege,” the Special Rapporteur said. “Those who have left Gaza come out fractured and wracked by ‘survivors’ guilt’ and severe trauma,” Albanese said. “Just 50 kilometers away from the Gaza Strip, crucial, life-sustaining aid and goods, including water desalination equipment, first aid kits, oxygen cylinders and portable toilets – paid for by taxpayers across the world – languish in warehouses, barred entry into Gaza on the pretext of use by combatants.” “Humanitarian measures implemented so far – airdrops and maritime corridors – are a mere palliative for what is desperately needed and legally due,” the expert said. “These measures are grossly inadequate to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe that Israel’s assault has created.” “At this point, Israel has reneged on its international obligations to a degree that warrants a call for sanctions,” Albanese said.

[feminist-space]

Anti-mask policies and decision makers are using the momentum of anti-masking in the context of covid to also prevent people from accessing or using respirators to protect their breathing and lungs from other hazards -- things that were accepted in many industries as standard safety protocols before 2020.

"“During his first week, Complainant started coughing up black phlegm, his throat and tongue would burn, and he began having breathing problems due to excessive smoke and fumes from the cupola. He notified Sturgeon but nothing changed, and he was not provided a respirator.”

After not receiving a respirator, the lawsuit said the man went to the dispensary room and picked up a respirator himself.

He wore the respirator for the next week until the lawsuit said the safety supervisor saw him wearing it and “immediately became very upset; he rudely admonished the Complainant in front of his co-workers for wearing the respirator and demanded that he take it off immediately.”

According to the lawsuit, he told the safety supervisor he did not feel safe doing his job without it and was pulled into a meeting the next day where he was told he would not be allowed to wear a respirator.

...

After the meeting, the complaint said he was assigned to shovel gravel for the day before going home for the weekend at the end of his shift. On Monday, his employment was terminated.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opened an investigation into the company after learning of the alleged retaliation, and the DOL said in a statement that OSHA investigators with the Whistleblower’s Protection Program found the company violated federal protections by terminating the employee who exercised their protected rights to request protective equipment."

[adkawariatka]

Hi, it turns out that fanfiction is really addictive and I still cant move past any recomendations without checking it out. So I have another idea for a dcxdp crossover….

Danny is living on Gotham streets for 4 months. Its perfect hiding place becouse of its aura. Many tradic deaths and general danger on every corner creats ideal barier for all sorts of ghost hunting equipment. Danny wos relucant about Gotham at first but after few failed attempts at finding hiding space, he decided that to hell with that and he will at least try. And thank the ancients that he did because its perfect. No one pays him any attention there is too much homless out there. Even if most kids are staying at Crime Alley seeking Red hood protection. thats one of the reasons why he hestitated at coming to ghotam: vigilinates. They are dangerous, becouse of partnership with goverment…. Who according to Anti-Ecto laws considers him non-sentient and in need of contamination or more often elimination. So yes Danny wos relucant but it turned out fine….. for now. No ghost or human gosthunter found him yet so he counts it as a success. Any other city, forest, mountains or everything else he tried didn’t last longer that a month. He might not be proud of his surviving technics like stealing, laying and dumpster diving but its not like he has a choice…. He is too much alive to be accepted in to infinite relams for good which is dumb if you ask Danny becouse he is at the same time its Crown Prince. But maybe Danny is just too naive or something. He does not care. On the other hand he is too dead to be accepted by humans so he kind of floats in between never to fit properly anywhere. He is surviving, and for about a year he wos completly alone until that one day…

Danny wos sitting on the bench in his favourite park close to lovely Café that had really beatifull cupcakes with blue whipped cream. He liked to pretend that he is a customer there and just waits for his order….that wos never placed…. Well who is he kidding he is just creepy homless kid that stares at people eating sweets from across the street. Pretty pathetic IF you ask Danny but he prefers not to dwell on his mental health thank you very much. So he is staring when a group of kids takes one of the outside tables. And like a serious creep listens in to their conversation. Well its not like he can swich off his super hearing.

The boys are talking about some homework from school. Danny assumes they are classmates becouse of their maching clothes. When to their table comes another one with darker skin and black hairs. The occupants share meanigfull glances and let the newcommer sit. Danny knows that look. It does not indicates anything good. Its the expression that Dash would make whenever he wos about to do something awful to him. Then the guy with blonde hair says

- Damian why don’ t you eat with us?

And then procedes to push the plate with cookies closer to the boy

- I thought I informed you Winser that I do not eat anything made of milk or other animals products. I am vegan.

Answered Damian with monotone voice. He sat incredybly straight and wos so stiff that Danny thought that must hurt.

- But its so good. beside I offered it. wouldnt it be polite of you to at least try?

Wisner insisted. Sly grin on his lips.

- Leave him be Mike he probably has problems with digesting such hard avaible products.

Said boy to the left with massive collection of pimples on his Chin. Danny named him spotty.

- I do not have any „digestive problems” as you put it Jenkin. I simply choose not to.

- of course pardon our lack of knowledge. Its just we worry that your… original diet wos a little lacking… or maybe you ate a little too much chocholate when you where younger. Thats all

And all of the group snickers to spotty „jokes”. Danny Thinks its primitive and disgusting. Racizm is low blow specially after Damians next words:

- I do not understand

And they laught even more. Damian just sits there confused and oblivious to insults vowen in to conversation. And Danny listens and decides that he must tell that boy the truth. He cant turn blind eye to that. He may no longer be a hero but that? He can help with that. Soon bullies get bored of throwing hidden insults at Damian and go away. Damian sits at their table alone staring at the crumbs of cookies. He looks lonely. Danny standard and walks over to him. But before he reaches the table his occupant whirles to face him. His eyes are very green. Not like ectoplasm but close. They are pretty expresive. Danny can see frustration and confusion in them.

-hi there!

Geats cheerfully.

- I don’t have any cash on me right now

Its the first thing Damian says to him. Rude Danny thinks even if he does looks like a beggar with his thorn jeans and dirty jumper, but he has a mission. And he does the one thing that helps him in stressfull, akward or life treathening situations: he turns it into a joke

- Shame but I will make an exeption for you and give you my services for free

- I am not interested

Damian seems irritated now. Danny procedes to ignore him and sits at the table.

- Well as an expert in friendship I can tell you that those guys weren’t your friends. Better keep away from them

- Thats none of your business. Go away

- well maybe not but you should know what they were saying to you….

And then Danny proceded to inform Damian about the hidden insults and racizem comments. Damian tried to say something and even walk away but Danny wos presistent. When he finaly finished Damian exploded

- Leave me you insolent lowborn go find yourself another imbecyle to milk for money! Or I will stab you!

- Wow that same fancy insults there. I havent Heard lowborn yet. Anyway have a good day!

And Danny proceded to turn on his heel and walk away. He left Damian dumbfoned staring at his back. if the boy decided to do something about this then good if not then Danny at least feels like he did everything he could in this situation.

-

Damian wos confused. That homless lowborn wos strange. He wos not familiar with Damian nor his family. But. Damian couldnt stop thinking about what he told him. About his classmates their words and hidden meanings. Damian wos not hier to Demons head and son of Batman without a reason. He had skills, keen mind and wos curious. So he checked, he spent almost all night reading different forums and sites about bulling and racizem. He tried not Think about how much he resembled Drake in the morning. What he found wos…. Not plesant. It turned out he missed a lot of signs of his position at school. It wos unbeconing of someone of his class. He wos glad to be aware of that problem but now he did not know what to do with it. Father and Grayson expected him to make „friends” and up until yesterday he thought he fullfiled their orders thru his classmates but now he realised it wos failure. He did not want father to Discover his mistake. So now he has different problem he does not know exacly what that „friendship” wos supposed to be. Internet wos not really helpfull, there were so many diversive definitions that he wos confused about what wos true. He wos not going to admit to father or Grayson his incompetence. He will find solution himself. He has one idea that just might work. The lowborn named himself expert in friendship. Damian just has to find him and ask. He seemed willing to sell his knowledge.

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Danny wos a little confused and suprised to see angry boy from two days before him. In his defense Danny did not start this conversation. It wos Damian who came to his bench across the café and demanded his services. Which wos weird in itself even before he asked about the price. But he did remember that he made a joke about services so that checks.

- look I am not…

Started Danny but Damian cut him off.

- you introduced yourself as an expert in friendship so I require your services. I will pay generously.

God now Danny wos going to be arrested for child manipulation and thieft. No that can’t happen. He already is hunted for his halfa status that’s enough.

- Listen I don’t want any money. I joked that day. I saw a kid being bullied and stepped in. Further events does not concern me.

Danny tried to leave but the kid wos presistent.

- Well your knowledge proved usefull. I want more

-kid, Damian I don’t want to get in trouble by using you or something. I am pretty sure there is some paragraph for that. Ask Google, it’s better option. And without me involved

- you think I didn’t do it already?! I am not stupid, but the information there are contradicting itself and I can’t distinguish what is true and what is not!!!!

Danny looks at Damian. He is shaking a little, and his words are colored by desperation. Ancients this is trouble… but he wos in this situation before wosnt he? A boy who does not know basic social skills in foreign dimension…alone and lost. Fuck he can’t leave Damian hanging. He can feel his fear in the air. Damn ghost abilities.

- Fine what’s your problem?

-

Danny has been meeting with Damian for over 2 months now. the kid wos socially awkward but quick witted and genarlly nice company. Well Danny wos alone for so long that his judgement may be clouded by he does not dwell on that. It’s nice having someone around. And Damian talks to him. He missed that. First few meeting wos a little awkward but it got better. Danny tried to be helpful,?first they talked about the school interactions, who even wos a friend. But then they got deeper, it turned out that Damian knew about social interactions little to nothing. They talked about family how it works, what it should be like. It wos ironic considering Danny neglectful parents and dangerous home. But he knew how it should look like. Jazz make sure of that when she wos alive. Then Damian started to open up about his origin. Trainings, mother and weird hierarchy. Well Danny saw a lot wilder shit in the zone. A kid from assassin cult wosnt the most shocking but still fucked up. He thinks that Damian might be even winning his little competition: „who had more screwed childhood” He thinks that his calmness helped Damian to share. Ancients he feels like Jazz…. It is not that bad. Damian brings him snacks, becouse Danny refused any money. And Danny talks to him too. Tells him about the stars, laughs about stories of Sam and Tucker Damian will never know who is he talking about so there is no harm. First time from death of everyone loved he does not feel alone.

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Damian didnt plan to get close to Danny. It wosnt the plan. But he wos such good listener. Danny wos systematic in his explanation of reactions and habits that are „normal” in society. He wosnt showing horror or acted surprised when he told him about discipline in league or it’s hierarchy. He didn’t even flinch when he conveyed stories of trying to establish his position in manor by attempting to murder Drake. He listened then pointed out how different manor and league functioned and then calmly suggested that he should talk to Timothy. Just like that no screaming or anger. Now he knows why father wos so frustrated with him. According to Danny family doesn’t have strict hierarchy or rules punishable by death. It wos strange to have everything finally explained. He understands so much more. He sees that Grayson tried to explain it to him before. But as much as he is fond of the man he wos unsuccessful in his attempts. But he still has one problem… father told him to make friends. It’s a mission that he is failing right now. And if he is being honest he is not talented in this department. Not that he will admit it to anyone… well apart from Danny. When he asked him what else he should do to accomplish this mission he got quiet and fidgeted for a while and then offered

- well if you want I can be your friend

Damian stopped his walk and stared at him. Did Danny filled all the requirements? He did helped Damian not expecting anything in return which friends are supposed to do according to Danny himself, his presence wos entertaining. They understood each other. Both suspicious of their surroundings and cautious in every situation. They know about each other a lot of useless information like favourite food (Danny loved burgers), colors, hobbies or general interests.

-yes that would be acceptable

Damian saw the happy glint in Danny’s eyes and the way he relaxed. They started to walk again as if it wosnt admission of most importance.

So I may post a little follow up about how Tim reacted to Damian apology? I will see. As you can see my writing isn’t the best sorry😅. So in here Danny’s family and friends from Amity are dead and he is 16-isch Damian is fresh from the league and is obviously confused.

[iww-gnv]

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Elon Musk's Boring Company has been fined more than $112K for safety violations by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Vegas Loop underground tunnel last summer. According to the OSHA inspection, about 15 to 20 workers were injured while working at the tunnel in the span of two months. The inspection report alleges a chemical mixture inadvertently went into the skin of between 10 to 15 workers causing rashes and burns. The report goes on to say no showers were available for workers sprayed by the hazards. OSHA also found there was no personal protective equipment provided to protect workers against the chemicals.

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THURSDAY HERO: Tadeusz Pankiewicz

Tadeusz Pankiewicz was a Polish pharmacist who helped the starving, suffering Jewish residents of the Krakow ghetto by providing them with medicine, food, and other lifesaving supplies.

Born in Sambor, Poland in 1908, Tadeusz studied at the prestigious Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In 1933 he took over the family business: a small pharmacy called Under the Eagle. Germany invaded Poland in 1939, but Tadeusz’s quiet life and successful small business were mostly unaffected, until 1941, when the Nazis forced the city’s 15,000 Jews into a ghetto.

Tadeusz’s pharmacy happened to be within the ghetto’s borders. The Nazis shut down other businesses and essential services in the ghetto to make it impossible for Jews to get food and other necessities, but Tadeusz refused to close his store. He bribed the Gestapo, using his own savings, to keep Under the Eagle open. Tadeusz was inspired by his Catholic faith to stay and help people however he could.

Conditions in the ghetto were horrific. There was never enough food, and every day residents died of starvation or illness; others were shot in the street by Nazi soldiers. Medicine of any kind was almost impossible to obtain, except from Tadeusz, who provided health care and pharmaceuticals for free to residents of the ghetto. He also provided them with lifesaving products such as hair dye to disguise their identity and tranquilizers to keep children quiet during Gestapo raids.

Tadeusz’s pharmacy became the go-to place for Jews to meet, plan underground activities and acts of defiance, and get lifesaving care and equipment. Tadeusz and his pharmacy employees Irena Drozdzikowska, Helena Krywaniuk, and Aurelia Danek put their lives at significant risk to help the Jews of the Krakow ghetto. Besides medicine, supplies and a safe place to meet, the brave pharmacist and his staff shared their meager wartime food rations, and hid Jews on the property during deportations. They were able to smuggle some Jews out of the ghetto and take them to hiding places where they would be safe.

Tadeusz actually befriended German soldiers to get information from them! He got them drunk and cleverly manipulated them into telling him about planned actions against Jews so he could warn them. Another service Tadeusz to the Jews trapped in the ghetto was acting as intermediary between them and the Poles with whom they left their valuables.

Among the people who met in secret in the pharmacy were prominent figures such as writer Mordechai Gebirtig and artist Abraham Neumann, who were tragically shot by the Germans in the ghetto in the infamous Bloody Thursday of June 4, 1942. Julian Aleksandrowicz survived the war to become a doctor and medical professor who specialized in the treatment of leukemia. Dr Abraham Mirowski, another Jew saved by Tadeuszm later said that the kind pharmacist was “living among us, was continuously exposed to dangers, but it did not make him scared. He was full of sympathy for our tragedy and wanted to help us with all his heart. Each death of a man or a woman was a traumatic experience for him.”

After the war, Tadeusz stayed in Krakow and, in 1947, he published his memoirs of life under German occupation. He continued working as a pharmacist. In 1957, some of the Jews he’d saved brought him for a visit to Israel as their guest. Tadeusz was honored as Righteous Among the Nations by Israeli Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem in 1983.

Tadeusz Pankiewicz died in Krakow in 1993. His pharmacy is now a museum about the history of the Jews of Krakow, with special focus on the ghetto years. Tadeusz and his brave staff are also a featured museum exhibit.

For helping Jews in the Krakow ghetto, we honor Tadeusz Pankiewicz as this week’s Thursday Hero.

[northern-passage]

GENEVA (17 October 2023) – Continuing violent displacement and threats of further attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip pose a major public health risk and emergency, a UN expert said today after at least 12 health workers were killed and 24 Gazan health facilities were affected since the escalation of violence in the region.

“All parties to the conflict and their international partners must ensure swift and unimpeded access to essential humanitarian supplies, including food, water and medicine, fuel, and electricity,” said Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health. “Gaza’s medical infrastructure has been irreparably damaged and healthcare providers are working in a dire situation with limited access to medical supplies and conditions that do not allow them to provide timely and quality healthcare,” Mofokeng said.

“Humanitarian workers, physicians, civil society, human rights organisations and journalists continue to work in the region while under bombardment themselves,” the expert said.

The World Health Organization has documented more than 111 attacks on health care services in the occupied Palestinian territory, including 48 attacks on the Gaza Strip which resulted in the death of at least 12 health workers.

Mofokeng said that Israel was preventing the entry of essential supplies into Gaza, including food, water, fuel, medicines, medical disposables and equipment. “The Gaza Strip is experiencing continuous bombardment and massive devastation,” she said. “The health sector in the enclave is at a breaking point.”

Mofokeng called on the international community to intervene immediately to prevent the escalation of conflict and protect and respect the right to health of all, by demanding access through humanitarian corridors, protection of the healthcare infrastructure and health workers. Palestinian families require urgent supplies of food, water, shelter, fuel, emergency health care, psychosocial support and psychological first aid, the expert said.

The latest escalation and display of aggression in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory must not be de-contextualized, the expert urged. It represents a crushing moment of ongoing gross structural, systemic and sustained violence experienced by Palestinians every day since the occupation, she said. “I call for an immediate ceasefire and for Member States to stop beating the drums of war,” Mofokeng said.

“The Palestinian people have been displaced for more than 75 years. The occupied Palestinian territory has been under military occupation for more than 56 years – an occupation entailing a lack of accountability, ongoing displacement and demolition, movement restrictions, and systematic racial discrimination,” she said.

The Special Rapporteur recalled that UN Member States had reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the sovereign equality of all States and respect for their territorial integrity and political independence, recognising 2019 to 2028 as the “Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace.” The declaration supports a comprehensive approach to sustaining peace by preventing conflict and addressing its root causes, she said.

“Steps to realising the right to self-determination of Palestinians is linked to their dignity and sovereignty,” Mofokeng said. “You cannot extinguish the human desire for freedom.”

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Manitoba is set to drop masking requirements in most health-care settings in the province.

Starting May 1, the requirement for staff to wear masks whenever they're around patients will be lifted in most areas, according to a memo sent out to all health-care workers by Shared Health's provincial coordinated health services on Thursday.

The memo says staff will still be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) according to routine protocols, that health-care facilities will continue to be "mask-friendly" and that masks and N95 respirators will still be available for those who wish to wear them.

Shared Health said in a statement it's making the decision based on advice given by infection prevention, control and occupational health and safety experts. [...]

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Right Outside Our Kitchen Window

Nothing is easy. They’re rebuilding the house next door — right outside our kitchen window. Last week they had guys up too high on the roof for a …Right Outside Our Kitchen Window

[workersolidarity]

[ 📹 Scenes from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Sunday, when the wounded arrived to the hospital following a raid carried out by the Israeli occupation forces bombing residential buildings in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp. 📈 The death toll in "Israel's" ongoing genocide has risen yet again to 34'097 Palestinian killed, while a other 76'980 others have been wounded since October 7th, 2023.]

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DAY 198: MASS GRAVES DISCOVERED IN KHAN YUNIS, MASSACRE IN RAFAH, CHILDREN VICTIMS OF "ISRAEL'S" CRIMES

On the 198th day of "Israel's" ongoing special genocide operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed a total of 5 new massacres of Palestinian families, resulting in the deaths of no less than 48 citizens, mostly women and children, while another 79 others were wounded over the previous 24-hours.

Gaza's Ministry of Health went on to add that thousands of Palestinian victims remain missing under the rubble or strewn across the streets of Gaza, unable to be reached by civil defense and paramedic crews while under continuous Israeli bombardment.

In a truly horrific discovery, two mass graves were unearthed in the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza, following the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army, including bodies of Palestinians missing their heads, some with skin removed, and some with their internal organs missing.

According to the spokesperson for Gaza's media office, Ismail Thawabta, “The occupation prepared a cemetery inside the walls of the Nasser Complex to hide its crimes,” revealing that “there are 700 martyrs in mass graves who were executed by the occupation inside the Nasser Complex."

"We discovered two mass graves in the Nasser Medical Complex, and we expect there to be more." Thawapta explained, adding that "the occupation executed dozens of displaced, wounded, sick, and medical personnel, and that the fate of dozens of those who were in the Nasser Complex is still unknown after the occupation's withdrawal."

According to a report in Al-Quds News from occupied Jerusalem, Civil Defense crews uncovered 190 bodies of Palestinian victims in the two mass graves, and more than 500 victims remain missing from the Nasser complex massacre, while around 2'000 Palestinians disappeared in total from the Khan Yunis area during Israeli ground operations.

Gaza's media office confirmed that the majority of victims found in the mass graves consisted of women and children, while the Israeli occupation forces deliberately bulldozens over dozens of bodies, burying them before leaving the complex.

In yet another criminal violation of International humanitarian law, the Israeli occupation blocked on Sunday humanitarian aid convoys attempting to deliver desperately needed fuel to Palestinian hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), nearly two-thirds of humanitarian missions in the Gaza Strip have faced obstacles, imperiments or delays by Israeli occupation authorities, with an average of 5-hours of delays enforced by the occupation on each mission.

As a result of the delays, vital supplies such as medical equipment, medicines, food, fuel and supplies have remained undelivered.

Meanwhile, "Israel's" mass murder and ethnic cleansing campaign against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip continued over the weekend, with dozens killed in the Israeli occupation's bombing and shelling raids across the enclave.

In one of the latest horrific atrocities, Zionist warplanes and artillery forces targeted two residential homes in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday night, killing at least 19 Palestinians, including 14 children.

In the first raid, occupation fighter jets bombed a civilian home belonging to the Joudeh family in the Ashdod Camp area in central Rafah, murdering 4 Palestinians, including the husband of the family, his pregnant wife and their young daughter.

According to a report on the bombing, emergency crews were able to perform a cesarian section on the slain wife just prior to her death, removing her unborn child and saving the infant's life.

In the next massacre, Zionist occupation forces bombed a residential home belonging to the Abdel-Al family, east of Rafah city, slaughtering at least 15 civilians, including 13 children and two women.

In a previous strike earlier in the night, Israeli occupation forces targeted a house in the Shaboura Refugee Camp, in central Rafah, martyring three civilians.

Sources said a number of victims from the strike remain missing under the rubble, with local civil defense personnel continuing to perform their duties in attempting to remove those victims trapped under the building's debris.

Following the massacres, Israeli aircraft bombarded agricultural lands in the Khirbet al-Adas area, east of Rafah, during which three Palestinian civilians were wounded.

Occupation air forces also bombed civilian homes north of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip, where no victims were reported yet at the time of publishing.

In further Zionist assaults, IOF warplanes bombed a house adjacent to an encampment for displaced civilian families in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and the wounding of more than 10 others.

Occupation air forces also bombed neighborhoods north of Khan Yunis, while Zionist forces bombed farmlands on Saturday night near the entrance to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.

IOF warplanes also bombed lands outside Rafah near the border with Egypt, with no casualties reported in the bombing.

As a result of "Israel's" ongoing special genocide operation in the Gaza Strip, the death toll among Palestinian citizens has risen yet again, now exceeding 34'097 citizens killed, including upwards of 14'685 children and 9'670 women, while another 76'980 others were wounded since the start of the current round of Zionist aggression, beginning with the events of October 7th, 2023.

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My name is Areej Salem, I am twenty-eight years old, I fell in love two years ago, then we planned to get married until the path we always dreamed of was completed.

 Muhammad and I got married on November 3, 2023, and after five months, God surprised me with the most beautiful gifts..

I had learned that I was pregnant, I would give birth to my first child and I will have a happy family,

During the journey of weakness and fatigue within pregnancy, Muhammad and I began preparing the baby’s things, buying clothes for him, and searching for suitable furniture until the seventh of October came to destroy everything we dreamed of for our child and our future.

The war began and fire broke out from every direction, and the Zionist indiscriminate bombing of civilians and defenseless people began, I was then in the eighth month of pregnancy, and I was suffering from strong panic attacks that I experienced with every strong bombing close to our house, I clutched my body and held myself tight, I was thought that i lose my baby many times just because of fear! After that, I suffer from uterine contractions that stay with me for days.

 Within a few days, Israel decided to displace us from our homes in the north of the Gaza Strip to its south, During the air, land and sea bombardment, we got our car, heading towards the south, until naval boats attacked us with a shell that hit our car from the roof, So I put my hand on my womb to protect my fetus and prayed to God a lot to grant me sight for my child, safe and sound.

Thank God, we miraculously survived, and on the second of December, that is, within two months of the war, I gave birth to my little boy, “Adam,” in a small room containing three beds, without the minimum sanitary necessities, and in which there were many displaced people fleeing their homes to health centers to take refuge in them, with a lack of food ,Sanitation, hygiene, and a lack of equipment and tools needed for childbirth, These were the most difficult hours of my life, until I felt like my soul had left my body. After three days I spent in labor pain, Adam came to enlighten my heart and my life and give our future meaning and existence.

Now... the war is still going on, but our lives are also going on, but! Without a home, it was destroyed by the Israeli occupation, also without food, medicine, or even milk to feed my little baby.

Your life continues, but in order for us to live like you, you must help us, so that I can provide a healthy environment for Adam, and for me and my husband, Muhammad, to live a decent life. Every amount, even a small one, will make a difference!

‏Donations will be spent on living expenses and the money will be transferred to us through Western Union and to have money for get out from gaza also

 Fear fills our hearts, as death is very close to us, so we ask for your support and attention to find a safe way.

 Your donations will make a difference in our lives, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.

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