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Union News
Work cancer kills two an hour round the clock
Cancers caused by the jobs we do kill once person in the UK every 30 minutes around the clock, a TUC report has revealed. 'Occupational cancer - a workplace guide' says the prevention of workplace cancer has a much lower profile in the workplace than preventing injuries, 'despite the fact that only 220 to 250 workers die each year as a result of an immediate injury as opposed to the 15,000 to 18,000 that die from cancer.' TUC is calling for greater efforts to prevent cancers, through removing the cause from the workplace, better standards and enforcement and greater union involvement in finding solutions. The guide notes: 'Trade unions have been at the forefront of the campaign against the use of carcinogens in the workplace. Many substances that employers once claimed were safe have only been recognised as dangerous because unions highlighted the fact that workers were dying as a result of exposure, or because unions have campaigned for their ban or control.' According to TUC: 'Following pressure from unions, a large number of employers have managed to substitute cancer-causing chemicals with safer ones. Examples include trichloroethylene as a cleaner for metal, cancer-causing inks in printing, and formaldehyde and insulating foams in furniture.' In an accompanying guide to the number of occupational cancers, TUC warns that a failure by the authorities to show the same sort of resolve will have tragic consequences, and warns that government safety cuts will kill. 'What we do today will have a major impact, but it will not be seen for perhaps 20 or even 40 years,' the statistics guide notes. 'By cutting regulation and enforcement it is not only fatalities from injuries that will go up, it is also future deaths from cancer.'
- Occupational cancer - a workplace guide, TUC, February 2012 [pdf].
- Occupational cancer - the figures: briefing for activists, February 2012.
Prison workers face smoking dangers
While other workers benefit from lower cancer and heart disease risks resulting from the workplace smoking ban, workers in prisons do not, their union has said. POA says prisoners' cells are classed as a 'home' and so are exempt from the legislation. The union has presented evidence to the Ministry of Justice showing prison staff are 'exposed to considerable quantities of secondhand smoke during their work time.' A pilot study found that in one prison non-smoking prison officers' levels of cotinine- a nicotine metabolite - were close to the levels measured in bar workers before the smoking ban legislation. The union notes: 'Further data collection is urgently required to provide accurate estimates of secondhand smoke exposure for prison officers, taking into account the smoking patterns of prisoners and work patterns of prison officers'. POA said it was calling on the government 'to protect staff and prisoners against the effects of secondhand smoke. The POA also reiterate their call for a complete ban on smoking in prisons.'
Bill targets deadly 'phoenix firms'
Construction union UCATT has welcomed a parliamentary Bill designed to stop negligent bosses dodging punishment when their workers are killed or maimed. Liverpool MP and UCATT member Luciana Berger presented her 10 minute rule Bill demanding new powers to stop guilty companies avoiding punishment by going into administration. She said: 'Companies whose actions result in the death of a worker must be forced to take responsibility. If passed, my Bill will ensure that companies can't become phoenix firms to escape justice.' The proposed amendment to the Health and Safety at Work Act would give inspectors the power to seek a court order to freeze the assets of a company under investigation following the death or serious injury of a worker. Ms Berger named and shamed two "phoenix firms", Bryn Thomas Crane Hire Ltd and Foxtel Ltd, which had avoided large fines by going into administration and then setting up under slightly different names. UCATT general secretary Steve Murphy said: 'This is a vital first step in the parliamentary campaign to stop companies who kill workers avoiding justice. If MPs are serious about protecting the safety of workers it is vital that this Bill becomes law.' The Bill, which is due to have its second reading on April 27, is will require the government to all parliamentary time if it is to have any chance of success. In a Westminster meeting held two days prior to the presentation of the Bill, Tamika Corbin told MPs of her brother Noel's death in 2008 while installing a satellite dish (Risks 519). 'The judge at the Old Bailey said he would fine Foxtel Ltd the maximum penalty, but due to the fact that this would simply go to the creditors, this was reduced to £1,' she said. 'The owners of Foxtel continued to trade under a new name. This is not justice.' Mark Thornton died after a mobile crane supplied by Bryn Thomas Crane Hire Ltd toppled over and crushed him (Risks 502). In January 2011, prior to the case reaching the courts in April 2011, Bryn Thomas Crane Hire Ltd went into administration. Directors Dylan and Janus Thomas set up under the slightly revised name of Bryn Thomas Cranes Limited in November 2010. As a result of being in administration, despite being found guilty of serious health and safety failings which contributed to Mr Thornton's death, Bryn Thomas Crane Hire Ltd was fined just £4,500.
Network Rail bonus decision 'too late'
Rail union TSSA has said a decision by Network Rail bosses to donate their six figure annual bonuses to improving safety at level crossings is welcome but comes too late for some victims of the company's negligence. TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said: 'We said last week that it beggared belief that Network Rail could be talking about a multimillion long term bonus scheme within days of admitting criminal behaviour over the deaths of two school girls at Elsenham six years ago [Risks 541]. That tragedy only happened because it refused to spend £2 million on a new bridge at the level crossing despite an internal safety report demanding such action.' He added: 'This decision is sadly too little, too late for the parents of the girls who tragically died. But we welcome it as the first step in the direction of the executive directors starting to put safety and the passengers ahead of their own handsome rewards.' TSSA was instrumental in securing the criminal prosecution of Network Rail on health and safety charges. The legal case brought by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) came after a November 2011 decision to reopen its investigation into the incident following pressure from the girls' families and TSSA. Network Rail has said it will plead guilty and has apologised to the families. Magistrates in Basildon last week committed the company for sentencing at Chelmsford crown court on 15 March.
Unions campaign against exploitation at sea
Seafarers from across Europe descended on Aberdeen this week to pay their respects to fallen colleagues and to demand an end to the exploitation of crews servicing oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Maritime union members from Britain, Norway and Denmark joined a sombre ceremony at the city's seafarers memorial before touring the harbour to talk to workers. The unions say local workers are being refused jobs, with crew members instead recruited from countries such as Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and Philippines. These workers are employed on low pay, working long hours in unsafe conditions, undermining hard won standards across the industry. RMT national secretary Steve Todd said 'companies appear to be practicing 'under the table discrimination' by refusing applications for jobs from experienced British seafarers' while employing low cost workers from outside instead.' Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson said: 'The only way to prevent social dumping in the North Sea is to demand internationally acceptable wage and working conditions for all seafarers onboard vessels operating on the North Sea Continental Shelf, regardless of nationality.'
Other news
Manslaughter probe over Chevron refinery deaths
Police investigating the devastating Pembroke Refinery explosion that killed four people last year are considering bringing manslaughter charges and have interviewed two refinery employees under caution. The move follows a painstaking investigation by Dyfed Powys Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the 2 June 2011 blast that ripped through a storage tank at the then Chevron refinery (Risks 509), now operated by Valero Energy Limited. The explosion killed Julie Schmitz, Andrew Jenkins, Dennis Riley, and Robert Broome, and seriously injured another worker. This week Dyfed Powys Police confirmed two employees of Valero Energy Limited had been interviewed under caution at Haverfordwest Police Station in connection with the explosion. The interviews were 'in relation to potential offences of manslaughter by gross negligence', a police statement said. 'These developments are very much part of the continuing joint police and Health and Safety Executive investigation which is of an extremely complex nature, and no conclusions should be drawn from it at this stage. This is part of the due process of law and designed to protect the rights of all persons involved in the enquiry.' In a comment to the Western Telegraph, a Valero spokesperson said: 'As this refers to an ongoing investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and Dyfed Powys Police, Valero Energy Ltd can offer no further comment on the explosion at Pembroke Refinery on 2 June 2011, when it was owned and operated by Chevron Limited. Both Valero and Chevron continue to provide their full co-operation to the police and HSE in their investigation.' The sale to Valero was underway when the tragedy occurred.
Blacklisting firm held file on oil industry academic
A secret blacklisting file opened on an academic who researched health and safety following the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster claims the offshore oil industry threatened to cut funding to his university if he 'continued to cause problems'. Investigative journalist Phil Chamberlain, writing in his 'Taking out the trash' blog, reveals that Professor Charles Woolfson had published extensively on safety regimes in the North Sea while he was industrial relations professor at the University of Glasgow and wrote a well-regarded book, Paying The Piper. However, having his work reported in the media led to him having a file opened on him in 1995 by The Consulting Association. The organisation was shut down by the Information Commissioner's Office in 2009 and its records seized. Ian Kerr, the man paid to run the Association, was later fined £5,000 for breaching data protection laws. 'This is frankly an unwelcome surprise,' Prof Woolfson said in an interview with Chamberlain. 'There is a clear intent to do me professional harm. This organisation and the industry obviously felt sufficiently threatened by critical academic research on safety to put me on a blacklist.' The file was opened in 1995 when the professor was a high profile critic of oil industry safety standards. Six months later the file reports: 'Funding from oil industry to Glasgow University may be cut if above activities continue, or there may be a reduction in his activities to prevent this happening.' Jake Molloy from RMT's offshore branch told Chamberlain 'it is appalling that anybody should be targeted because they are talking about health and safety.' But he added: 'I am aware of an incident where a journalist from a global journal became aware that a major oil company had contacted his employer and they were considering pulling all their adverts because of what he was writing. This is the nature of the business you are dealing with. The oil and gas industry is renowned for putting pressure on anybody who challenges or questions them.'
'Disgusted' fiancée expected jail for site death
A grieving woman has said she is 'disgusted' no-one is facing a jail term after her partner was killed on a London construction site. Craig Page died in what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) described as an 'entirely avoidable' incident where a crane carrying three times its maximum load toppled over, smashing its boom into the father-of-one. The 26-year-old left behind fiancée Michelle O'Donoghue and four-year-old daughter Shannon. Last week, Harris-Calnan Construction Ltd and its director Neil Harris pleaded guilty to criminal health and safety offences relating to the March 2009 fatality. The company was fined £80,000 plus £66,000 costs. Neil Harris was fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £25,000 costs. Ms O'Donoghue, 31, had been expecting a prison sentence for Mr Harris and hoped he would be banned from running a company. She told her local paper: 'I'm disgusted. To just get a fine of £150,000 for two charges is just insulting and heartbreaking. We have been waiting for years to see justice served and to get a result like this is a massive kick in the teeth.' She is considering appealing against the sentence. Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Dominic Ellis said: 'From the start of this project, the defendants failed to control even the most basic of risks on the construction site. These failings ultimately resulted in the tragic and entirely avoidable death of Mr Page.'
Alert electrician spots asbestos blunder
Workers and residents were put at risk of exposure to asbestos fibres until an alert electrician raised the alarm. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told Chippenham Magistrates' Court that DB Construction (West Wilts) Ltd carried out unsafe work while refurbishing a house in Bradford-on-Avon between 29 November and 10 December 2010. An asbestos insulation board ceiling was removed in an uncontrolled manner, which put employees, subcontractors and the homeowners and their young children at risk of asbestos exposure. The court heard an electrician on site raised concerns the ceiling boards being removed from could contain asbestos and he arranged for the material to be analysed before beginning work. HSE later confirmed the ceiling boards contained both white and brown asbestos. The watchdog found that DB Construction had failed to investigate whether asbestos was present in the building before work started. When removing the ceiling boards, the firm's employees and subcontractors failed to identify the material and broke up the boards releasing airborne asbestos fibres. The boards and debris were then removed in open bags and left in the garden in a breach of safety rules. DB Construction (West Wilts) Ltd pleaded guilty to a criminal breach of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and was fined £7,000 with £3,617.50 in costs.
Tour bus crushed a mechanic
A major London tour bus operator has been fined after a mechanic suffered serious injuries while working underneath one of its vehicles. Westminster Magistrates' Court heard the 58-year-old employee of The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited was working underneath the vehicle at a bus depot in Rainham on 21 October 2009. The open top bus had been raised approximately two feet off the ground and was supported on its axles by wooden blocks and column vehicle lifts. The court was told the man, who does not want to be named, was being assisted by a colleague who was raising and lowering the bus using the vehicle lift control on his instruction. However, one of the wooden blocks broke and the axle dropped onto the mechanic breaking his pelvis and several ribs. He was hospitalised for two weeks, could not work for six months, and still suffers from pain. The HSE investigation found risk assessments for the site had not been properly reviewed, nor were site engineers involved in the risk assessment process. Had this been done, HSE said, the company could have used another set of vehicle lifts available at the time of the incident or taken the tri-axle buses to another depot where there were numerous vehicle pits. Following the hearing, HSE inspector Jane Wolfenden said: 'The use of wooden blocks in this way could easily have resulted in a fatality. It was foreseeable that the blocks were likely to give way, putting the lives of employees at risk. Had the company carried out an effective risk assessment that involved site engineers, this entirely preventable incident could have been avoided.' The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited was fined £10,500 and ordered to pay costs of £10,000 for a criminal safety offence.
Worker died in unguarded machine
A company has been fined £133,000 for criminal health and safety failings after an employee died from head injuries while carrying out maintenance work. John Smith, a 53-year old Railcare employee who had been with the firm about 30 years, died as a result of the injuries sustained whilst working at an axle lathe that had an unguarded chuck. He was using the machine to polish a train axle at Railcare Limited's site in Glasgow in December 2008. The firm admitted a series of criminal health and safety failures. The fine imposed on Railcare, which is based in Milton Keynes, was reduced from £200,000 after its guilty plea. On 15 December 2008, Mr Smith was found lying on his back at the site, wearing only one glove and with a 'considerable' amount of blood beside him. He died of a head injury. Although there was no witness of the incident, it is believed his sleeve was caught in the 25-year-old machine and pulled him towards it. The court was told that the lathe, which rotated at 600 rpm, did not have a guard fitted to it to protect workers. Following the case, Elaine Taylor, head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) Health and Safety Division, said: 'This case yet again demonstrates the crucial importance of employers carrying out suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to their employees in the course of their daily work, taking the steps necessary to identify such risks, and thereafter ensuring that safe systems of work are in place and dangerous machinery parts are properly guarded. Railcare failed in each of these respects in relation to the axle lathe. As a result, Mr Smith lost his life in an entirely avoidable incident.'
Arm skinned and broken at fencing firm
An international fencing manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left arm at a production plant in Sheffield. Sheffield Magistrates' Court heard how on 7 August 2009 the Betafence Ltd employee suffered a dislocated elbow, compound fractures to his lower arm, and had parts of his skin ripped off as he tried to re-thread some wire through a machine block. The worker, who has asked not to be named and has since left the company, was mending a wire break in one of the four rotating blocks of a wire drawing machine. Each block had a moveable guard fitted with an interlocking device which should switch off power to the block when the guard is moved out of position. To re-thread the block, the worker had to lean into the machine. He had his left arm through the rotating block when the machine started moving unexpectedly. He has since had three skin grafts and two metal plates fitted to his forearm. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that the interlock had failed to break the circuit and cut power to the block as it should have done, and as the worker leaned into the machine to repair the wire, it is possible he depressed the start or run switch inadvertently. The court heard that Betafence Ltd, which operates in ten countries and employs 2,000 people worldwide, had been convicted in 2003 in a prosecution brought by HSE for a machinery safety offences in 2002 and had been subject of machine guarding-related enforcement action a number of times since. The firm was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £3,762 costs for a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations.
Two injured in eight metre fall
A construction contractor has been prosecuted after two workers fell eight metres from a temporary structure at a factory building job in Coleford. Cheltenham Magistrates Court heard that Spencer Gosney and Matthew Brewer had been subcontracted to build a concrete core as part of a new GlaxoSmithKline factory. Chalcroft Ltd was the principal contractor on site. On 12 August 2009, the two men were building the core using a large piece of climbing formwork, a frame used to contain poured concrete. As the tower got higher, the formwork was lifted up and fixed in place enabling the men to work at the top to set more concrete. But one of the anchor points holding the section of formwork where the men were standing came out of alignment before the concrete was poured in. The men used a bolt not suited for this use in its place, but fixed it at an acute angle. The bolt was unable to withstand the weight of the concrete and broke, tipping the platform upon which the men were standing, sending them falling to the ground. Gosney suffered a laceration to his head and severe bruising to his internal organs and leg. Brewer fractured his hip and pelvis and has still not returned to work. Chalcroft Ltd admitted a criminal breach of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and was fined £14,000 plus £23,236.28 costs.
Farmworker suffers smashed face in fall
A farmworker suffered severe facial injuries after falling 16ft through a shed roof in Cornwall. Bodmin Magistrates' Court heard self-employed worker James Best, 24, was asked to help remove fibre cement roof sheets from a shed at Park Farm, Washaway, near Bodmin on 12 July 2011. Magistrates were told Mr Best was working on the shed roof for Martin Dairy when he fell 16ft on to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken jaw, damaged eye socket and broken arm. No plans had been made for the work and apart from a fragile warning sign at the shed and inadequate crawling board, there were no safety measures on site. Commenting after the hearing, HSE inspector Georgina Speake said: 'This incident could so easily have led to a fatality and could have been prevented with proper planning. Falls from height are one of the most common causes of fatalities and serious injury in both the construction and agricultural industries, which continue to remain two of the most high risk industries in which to work.' Martin Dairy Ltd pleaded guilty to a criminal breach of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £1,033 in costs.
Stonemason gets belated payout for diseased lung
A stonemason who developed a life-limiting occupational lung disease after he was exposed to silica dust at work has received compensation more than 13 years after he was diagnosed, and despite one set of solicitors turning his case down. John Whittaker, 65, suffers from the disabling lung condition silicosis which has left him breathless and unable to walk long distances. Despite clearly suffering from an occupational disease his case for compensation was turned down by the solicitors he first instructed in 2008. Mr Whittaker was exposed to the dust whilst working for William Anelay Ltd from 1970 to 2008. During his time with the company he was never warned about the risks of stone dust to his health. Even after he was told he was suffering from scarring on the lungs in 1998 he continued to be employed in a dangerous environment without protection. His condition became acute in 2008 and he was diagnosed with silicosis. He was forced to leave his job. At that point he decided to instruct solicitors to claim compensation. But the solicitors he first approached told him his case would fail because the case was outside the three year limitation period for making a claim. Mr Whittaker has unable to work since 2008, has been told the disease has shortened his life expectancy by five years and suffers from depression. Determined to get redress, he sought a second opinion from occupational disease specialists Thompsons Solicitors, who advised there was in fact a strong chance he could successfully claim damages. William Anelay Ltd's insurers subsequently admitted liability and agreed a six figure out of court provisional settlement. If Mr Whittaker's condition worsens he will be able to claim further compensation. A 'delighted' Mr Whittaker said: 'I felt real anger and despair when I got turned down initially as my exposure to silica dust was clear and its connection to my condition was beyond doubt and yet I was told there was nothing I could do for my ruined health and lost wages.' Oliver Collett from Thompsons Solicitors said he was 'shocked' the case had been turned down by another law firm. 'It was clear to us that he had a strong case and it was a matter of trying every legal avenue available to us to ensure that he was compensated for his massively disabling condition,' he said.
Government confirms schools asbestos inaction
The government has confirmed it is not intending to the take the 'urgent' action needed to control asbestos risks in schools. The call for action came this month in a report from parliament's all party group on occupational health and safety (Risks 541). Labour MP Ian Lavery told ministers this week they must act now or risk the lives of tens of thousands of schoolchildren and teachers from killer asbestos. He was speaking out after a Commons debate on the asbestos risk in 75 per cent of Britain's schools. During the debate, education minister Nick Gibb appeared uncertain who was responsible for controlling asbestos in free schools and academies. Responding to a question from Mr Lavery, the minister said: 'The duty to manage is the duty of the employer. In academies and free schools that would be either the governing body or the academy trust. However, I will write to the honourable gentleman shortly to ensure that I am correct on the technical question of who precisely is the employer in those circumstances.' The minister rejected the key demands of the parliamentary committee, adding that the government did not propose to introduce mandatory asbestos awareness training for teachers, governors and staff, or provide updates on asbestos risks for parents and staff. He promised MPs a review of asbestos advice to schools later this year following an ongoing investigation into the vulnerability of children to low levels of exposure, commissioned by the asbestos in schools steering group under junior minister Lord Hill.
- Adjournment debate, 7 February 2012: Columns 277 - 284, Hansard. Morning Star. GMB news release. IBAS blog.
International News
Canada: Horrific crash kills 10 farm workers
Ten migrant farm workers in Ontario, Canada, have been killed when the van transporting them collided with a flatbed truck. Three other workers suffered critical injuries. The flatbed driver was also killed. The tragedy, which occurred early evening on 6 February, has led to renewed calls from agricultural workers' organisations for improved safety in the industry. 'On behalf of the 250,000 members of UFCW Canada, our thoughts go out to the families of all the victims of this tragic and horrible accident,' commented Wayne Hanley, the national president of UFCW Canada. 'The safe transportation of agriculture workers has always been a critical issue, and we must expect a relentless investigation into how and why such a tragedy occurred.' The union leader added: 'This is shocking reminder to the more than 10,000 members of the Agriculture Workers Association who already know the dangers involved in working in the agriculture sector. Out of respect for the victims, and for all the men and women working in the agriculture sector, we will work to ensure that every factor in this accident is investigated to make certain it never happens again.' In association with the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA), UFCW Canada operates four Ontario support centres for domestic and migrant workers and six others centres across Canada. Stan Raper, AWA's national co-ordinator, said migrant labourers often pull long shifts as chicken catchers or on pig farms, travelling from barn to barn in passenger vans like the one involved in the crash. 'They are usually quite invisible and we don't often hear about them until something like this happens,' he said.
USA: Truck drivers shut port over safety
Trucker drivers working for the major haulage contractors at the port of Seattle turned off the engines, got out of their cabs, and stopped hauling to draw attention to their serious safety concerns. As a result of this week's action, commerce at the major trading hub slowed to a trickle. The truck drivers, who are treated as self-employed and so are not unionised, say they are making it their job to sound the alarm on occupational hazards, overweight containers, shoddy equipment, risks to motorists, and the culprits responsible for these rampant safety violations: their employers and their giant high street retail clients. According the 'Clean and Safe Ports' campaigners, the trucking bosses at Pacer, Seattle Freight, Western Ports and others were stunned, but the state police weren't. Top cops in Washington State testified before lawmakers right alongside the workers, detailing a dizzying array of dangers associated with the industry, including a high proportion of illegally defective vehicles. The truckers are seeking a new law from the state legislature which would shift responsibility for fixing the hazards, paying fines, and correcting safety violations off from the supposedly self-employed drivers, and onto the haulage firms themselves. The Change to Win union federation is backing the Clean and Safe Ports campaign.
USA: Social network pics used against sick workers
When your job harms you it may not be good enough just to be sick; you may have to demonstrate you are perpetually miserable as well. US workers are discovering that any suggestion of enjoyment posted on social networking sites, could see the injured party's workers' compensation payouts stopped. One injured worker in Arkansas was denied an extension of disability benefits after his former employer and insurance company unearthed pictures from social networking sites that showed him 'drinking and partying,' according to the judge who turned down his appeal. Nearly three years earlier, Zackery Clement suffered a hernia when a refrigerator fell on him. His insurance company and his employer, a furniture and appliance retailer, paid for medical expenses and disability payments. When Clement applied for an extension of those benefits, he was turned down by a judge and the workers' compensation commission. The insurer and the retailer had submitted pictures of Clement taken from Facebook and MySpace, arguing that the pictures proved his injuries were healed. Clement took his case to the Arkansas Court of Appeals, which ruled that the photos of him - one of which is captioned "drinkin" - were acceptable evidence of his recovery. The decision of appeals judge David Glover included a lengthy timeline of Clement's injury and rehabilitation, which included three surgeries, along with the observation that Clement tested positive for cannaboids at one point during his treatment. Judge Glover wrote: 'We find no abuse of discretion in the allowance of the photographs. Clement contended that he was in excruciating pain, but these pictures show him drinking and partying.'
USA: Industry stalls diesel fumes cancer action
Publication of a landmark US government study probing whether diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer in miners ? already 20 years in the making ? has been delayed by industry and congressional insistence on seeing study data and documents before the public does. Diesel exhaust fume has been recognised by the UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as a probable cause of cancer in humans since 1989, and the US government's workplace safety research body National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been calling for its control in mines since the 1970s. But for the time being, at least, the results of the $11.5 million investigation by the National Cancer Institute and NIOSH are under lock and key, after a federal judge affirmed the right of an industry group and a House committee to see the background documents in advance. The much-anticipated study of 12,000 miners exposed to diesel fumes carries broad implications. If the research suggests a strong link between the fumes and cancer, regulation and litigation could ramp up ? with consequences not only for underground mining but also for industries such as trucking, rail and shipping. Andrea Hricko, a professor of clinical preventive medicine at the University of Southern California who has followed the dispute, said a statistically powerful government study could have far-reaching impact. 'They feel compelled to challenge it because they don't want more regulations on mining equipment and locomotives and trucks,' she said of the mining industry. In a recent court filing, lawyers representing the industry-run Mining Awareness Resource Group (MARG) wrote that publication of the diesel study, along with government plans to notify its subjects of any health risks, is 'likely to spawn public concerns, regulatory actions, and lawsuits, likely based on inaccurate and faulty Study reports.'
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If you have the OBD2 test, and not the dyno test, you will pass with a STG2 flash.
I passed a lot of Subarus with no cats. It's not my job to check for cats. I am required to check the gas cap and perform the OBD test. 1995 and prior, I am responsible to do a visual inspection and make sure all components APPEAR to be there, APPEAR to be hooked up correctly, and APPEAR to work. It is not my job to actually made sure they are not gutted cats, BBs in the EGR hose, etc etc etc.
It's mostly all in PA for emissions. They only do it for Federal Highway money.
- indytruckboy - PENDOT certified emissions inspector

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HP Mini 311 HD Edition Windows® 7 Drivers
Issues with HP Mini 311 Windows® 7 drivers.
If you want the best out of your HP Mini 311 laptop, install compatible and updated drivers. It is true, Windows® 7 comes with suited drivers for most of laptops including the HP Mini 311, but you would need more powerful drivers than these. Getting those drivers is very simple, as HP will always offer a new driver on its site for the Mini 311 series. Installing the drivers might be a problem, so be sure you know how to resolve the issues that may come.
The following points will provide a better understanding of issues with HP Mini 311 Windows® 7 drivers:
- Installing Windows® 7 drivers
- Occasional computer freezing
- Graphics card driver conflicts
Installing Windows® 7 drivers
During the installation of HP Mini 311 Windows® 7 drivers, the computer might stop responding and could even crash. Just be sure to stop any other software running on your laptop, and save all your current work. Create a restore point, as you might need it if the driver will not work for you.
Occasional computer freezing
Usually you will not get this problem if you are using licensed Windows® software. However, if the laptop freezes try reinstalling HP Mini 311 Windows® 7 drivers. Be sure you are installing it in safe mode, so you won't get driver conflicts while installing. Try reversing to a previous restore point if you are comfortable with this solution. You could also buy a backup DVD from HP, as it will contain all the latest drivers and recovery solution. If this won't solve your problem either, it might be due to a virus. In that case, only a powerful antivirus or a clean reinstall might solve the problem. Be sure you save all your important data before doing this, preferably on external devices. Also, be sure all the hardware in HP Mini 311 is working properly and your computer is not getting overheated. This problem has nothing to do with drivers, but it is a common reason about computer crashes and freezing.
The Graphic card is usually the hardware that causes most driver conflicts. This is because it needs driver updates more often in order to keep up the pace with the newest PC games available. Especially for the HP Mini 311 that is not a gamers' laptop, this problem could occur more often. The laptop may not be able to accept the newest drivers or some new graphic cards may be too large for it to handle. Be sure your new graphics card is compatible with the HP Mini series.


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residential electrical installation
I Have An Electrical Box I Would Like To Install (2) Switches In. The Box Has 3-white , 3 Black And Three Grounds Conbined In To Single Ground Wire. I Want To Install Two Switches Side By Side. I Have Checked The Wires As Instructed To Check For Power , However , None Of The Wires Appear Alive. Any Help?
Telling us what you intend to do is a good start.
What are you trying to switch?
Is this a two gang box?
If there is no power on any of the wires then you need to find out why. There is probably a bad connection upstream of this box. Unless you are capable and willing to start opening up boxes and checking connections this might be a good time to call in an electrician.
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For a twist on the traditional vegetable side dish, our Test Kitchen home economists came up with this pizza for one. You can use vegetables to suit your tastes.
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- 2 frozen bread dough rolls, thawed
- 3/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- 1 small sweet red pepper, julienned
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1 green onion, chopped
- Let dough rise according to package directions. On a lightly floured surface, knead the 2 rolls together. Roll dough into a 7-1/2-in. circle.
- Place on a greased 7-1/2-in. pizza pan or baking sheet. Top with 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese and peppers. Sprinkle with carrot and green onion. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Yield: 1 serving.
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I ran into an "Old" tile-setter a number of years ago.
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1. Damien Harris
RB | Berea (Ky.) Madison Southern HS
One-time Michigan commit is fast and explosive. Camp performances have shown his well-rounded game (receiving, blocking) and alleviated concerns about level of competition in high school. Wolverines along with Ohio State, Alabama and others are in the mix for him.
2. Jashon Cornell
DE | Saint Paul (Minn.) Cretin Derham Hall
Has gotten bigger and kept his athleticism. At one time, 3-4 OLB seemed like a possibility but he has grown into a full-fledged end. He's long, athletic and knows how to get to the quarterback. Likely staying in the Midwest with Ohio State, Notre Dame, Michigan, Wisconsin and others in pursuit.
3. Justin Hilliard
OLB | Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier HS
Compact backer who can really run to the football and delivers a punch when he arrives to the ball carrier. Great on the blitz, and does a nice job of avoiding blockers with his athleticism, virtually the entire country has offered him and his recruitment is open at the moment.
4. Brian Cole
WR | Saginaw (Mich.) Heritage HS
Outstanding athlete who plays tailback and safety in high school but has the size and open field ability to be a big time threat at wide receiver come college. Fast, big, and elusive, he could project to any of those positions. This might end up as a Michigan-Michigan State battle, but schools like Ohio State, Tennessee and others won't go down without a fight and Alabama may be close to offering.
5. Jerome Baker
OLB | Cleveland (Ohio) Benedictine
Another high school running back who could play in there in college, but Baker also has the ability to project to linebacker. He's a fine athlete who is very good in coverage and has the speed in pursuit to track down ball carriers. He's accumulating quite an offer list, but it may come down to a couple Big Ten schools including the in-state Buckeyes.
6. Shaun Crawford
CB | Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward HS
A true cover man with speed and playmaking ability, Crawford is not a big corner, but also is not afraid to play with a physical style and come up and hit. He was an early commit to Michigan and has maintained his pledge to the Wolverines despite adding offers from schools like Ohio State and Notre Dame.
7. Terry Beckner
DE | East Saint Louis (Ill.) East St Louis Senior HS
Beckner has a lot of potential. He passes the eyeball test as he has a big frame and long arms. He flashes game-changing ability and offers the possibility of sliding around to different positions. The local school with the best shot is Missouri but the Tigers will have to contend with USC, LSU, Tennessee and others.
8. Nick Conner
OLB | Dublin (Ohio) Dublin Scioto HS
A throwback of a backer with size and a physical style, we were surprised at Conner's length and change of direction at the recent Best of the Midwest Combine. He's a kid who moved up on our board and we could see more offers coming his way soon.
9. L.J. Scott
RB | Hubbard (Ohio) Hubbard HS
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RB | Detroit (Mich.) Cass Technical HS
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OLB | Columbus (Ohio) Walnut Ridge HS
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13. Emmitt Smith
MLB | Bowling Green (Ky.) Warren Central HS
Smith is a big kid and plays middle linebacker in high school but could end up putting his hand down in college. He could even grow into a defensive tackle. In-state Kentucky the team to beat here.
14. Eli Brown
OLB | Bowling Green (Ky.) Warren East HS
Brown is a good athlete with the frame to add weight. He's long and smooth and once he gets stronger, he's going to be a force. A one-time Vanderbilt commit, he has re-opened his recruitment.
15. Jon Dietzen
OT | Seymour (Wisc.) Seymour HS
A road grader, Dietzen is 320-pounds and powerful. Nebraska and Wisconsin were the first two to offer and they will likely be battling it out to the end for him.
16. David Dowell
CB | Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward HS
Dowell could play either side of the ball in college but we like him as a corner because of his size. His recruitment is pretty open right now and more schools are likely to jump in still.
17. Tyree Kinnel
CB | Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne HS
Michigan commit has good size and could play safety or corner in college. Physical and steady, he is good in run support and is a smart, heady football player.
18. C.J. Conrad
TE | LaGrange (Ohio) Keystone HS
6-foot-5 frame and ability to go up and attack the football makes him a tough matchup. He can flex out and play like a wide receiver. Still has room to grow too. Kentucky is high on his list, but other offers are likely to come.
19. Gabe Megginson
OT | Jacksonville (Ill.) Jacksonville HS
Good sized kid with good feet and is still barely scratching the surface of how good he can be. Offer list is growing rapidly with Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin and others battling it out.
20. Darrin Hall
RB | Youngstown (Ohio) Fitch HS
Good sized back who runs with good balance and has a good burst. Could be a Big Ten battle between Nebraska, Indiana and Michigan State but others like Kentucky and Arkansas are also in the picture.
21. David Edwards
TE | Downers Grove (Ill.) North HS
A high school quarterback, Edwards has a massive frame and could project to a number of positions in college but we like him as a tight end. Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois are fighting it out but things could change if schools like Michigan or Vanderbilt offer.
22. Josh Barajas
OLB | Merrillville (Ind.) Andrean HS
One of the fastest rising prospects in the Midwest, Barajas is a great athlete who can run and cover, but also play the run. He's likely to move up even more. Notre Dame leads but Michigan is right there and offers from Ohio State and Michigan State could make things interesting.
23. Darrin Kirkland
MLB | Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central HS
Smart, instinctive player who always seems to be around the football. Has gotten bigger and stronger and projects as a true middle linebacker. His recruitment remains wide open with schools like NC State, Northwester, Virginia Tech, Penn State and many more in contention.
24. Asmar Bilal
OLB | Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis HS
Bilal is a super-athlete. He's adding some weight to his frame and is intriguing because of his combination of speed and length. More offers are likely to come his way, but Indiana, Iowa and others are on the list now.
25. Dre'Mont Jones
DE | Cleveland (Ohio) St. Ignatius HS
Jones has great size (6'5, 275)and upside. He is still learning the game, but the potential is there. Ohio State recently offered and are the team to beat.
26. Kyonta Stallworth
OG | Eastpointe (Mich.) South Lake HS
A powerful interior prospect, Stallworth is committed to Michigan State and recently picked up an Alabama offer. He's a strong kid who wins in a phone booth and is athletic enough to get to the second level.
27. Andrew Dowell
RB | Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward HS
Well-built back who can catch the ball and pass block as well. Last year was his first year of significant action so schools want to see more but he is talented and holds several BCS offers.
28. Tyson Smith
CB | Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary Preparatory School
A Michigan State commit, Smith was good on the camp circuit last year. He is a good sized kid with the feet and physical nature to play press-man, which should make him a good fit with the Spartans.
29. Justin Tranquill
S | Fort Wayne (Ind.) Carroll HS
Tranquill is a fantastic athlete with good speed and ball skills. He could be a corner or safety at the next level, but has the confidence and tools you want for the secondary. Has a handful of BCS offers but more could be on their way.
30. Miles Boykin
WR | New Lenox (Ill.) Providence Catholic HS
Big wideout who clocked a 4.53 last summer but could also move towards flex tight end if he keeps growing. Notre Dame recently offered and the Irish will be tough to beat.
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WWB is okay if that's all you can get for the moment and it's also good for testing how hollowpoints will feed in your gun. But eventually I get something top shelf for carry ammunition.
This is a discussion on Winchester Whitebox. within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Pulled the 1911 out to check it and wipe it down. I noticed that a round was somewhat bent(bullet head not round but bent in ...
Pulled the 1911 out to check it and wipe it down. I noticed that a round was somewhat bent(bullet head not round but bent in slightly). This round was not chambered but was positioned down in magazine. I am not feeling too good about the Whitebox Hollowpoints and I think I will just shoot them all up and swith to the Gold Sabres. What do you guys think, I think it is a quality problem.
Listen, Think and React.....Nuff Said.....
WWB is okay if that's all you can get for the moment and it's also good for testing how hollowpoints will feed in your gun. But eventually I get something top shelf for carry ammunition.
WWB is ok for Range stuff but i wouldnt depend on it for my life .. Seems quailty has been slipping down hill lately
I only use white box FMJ from as practice ammo (Gota love Wallyworld ). I use top shelf for carry.
Thanks guys, good advice.
Listen, Think and React.....Nuff Said.....
Just remember that you have to shoot a couple hundred rounds of that "top shelf" ammo to be sure how reliably it works in your gun. Some guns are just plain finicky when it comes to a certain bullet shape or design.
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. +1 .Originally Posted by acparmed
I get the impression with WWB that there may be issues with bullet/case retention.
Whether neck tension a bit lacking or perhaps there is no taper crimp applied - anyways does seem it is best kept for range practice work for which on a budget it does serve pretty well.
I think we have to pay the necessary premium to have to best carry ammo.
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I bought that WallyWorld 45 stuff. I shot it thru my Colt Defender and YUK, it started to have FTF on the third mag load. I took the gun apart and found it to be filthy with powder residue. It looked like I had been using Wolf ammo in the gun. I then field cleaned it, and used the Federals I had, thinking it was a defective weapon. I had no trouble with it after it was cleaned and ammo was switched. I think I'll stick with Federal ammo for target use, and the God Dots for carry.Originally Posted by gregarat
Some of these reports do NOT track recent experiences by myself and other "students". I took a Randy Cain and two Gabe Suarez courses this Summer. Many of us used WWB from WallyWorld and nobody had any problems that were either discussed or came to the attention of others during these events. The total rounds fired by myself were in the 1600 range and there were 20 students in Randy's class and 14 (IIRC) in Gabe's courses.
I've also fired ~1K of WWB .40 and another ~1K of WWB .45 in practice with no problems and no excessive dirt. Guns used were the Walther P99 .40 and S&W 1911 .45.
Shot enough in 9 and 45 to know there is no ammo problem. WW white box is good ammo.
Would not feel underarmed with the white box WW 45ACPJHP.
Keep the shotgun handy!!
I've had the dented thing happen with more than one Federal Hydrashok in .40SW.
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The stuff that gummed up my Colt was the 230 gr target type load........
I was pretty surprised to see this happen, but it did. Maybe a bad batch at the loading machine? maybe, maybe not.
My agency uses Winchester's (alleged) WinClean 165 grain .40 S&W BEB (brass enclosed base).....I say alleged because cleaning the barrel of brass streaks in my duty Sig (or any other gun I fire that round in) is a pain to clean.
I noticed just today that one of the rounds in a box of 50 of that same ammo must have slipped it's case retention; the bullet was seated A LOT deeper than the rest in the box.....I removed and segregated the round from the box.
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Oh I will completely back you up on this one. I wish someone had told me how constipated I would get after my er. Way tmi coming - I thought I was going to pass out on the potty it was sooooo aweful. Ladies keep up on the fiber and water believe us
Yep - here too! Good times! (the 3L of Gatorade kinda sorta helped... but not enough!)
Oh yeah...the consitpation....ick....by the time I finally had a good bm I felt like I was giving birth!!!! (This is a very unsettling feeling when you are focused on keeping the enbryo in!!!!) definitely increase those fruits and veggies (and WATER!) while cycling......also...part of the discomofort is related to the doxycycline they have you take near/after transfer, so definitely have some activia yogurt or acidophilus milk or some sort of probiotic to replenish your gi tract and keep it healthy!!!!
Had my u/s yesterday.....best results EVER for a day 5 or 6 u/s!!! Had plenty of follies good sizes and the RE was really pleased...don't remember the numbers and I don't really care....I am just so happy they are good! (I usually have the RE threatening to cancel the cycle for understimming at this point.)
I really needed that boost of confindence....I had been having such anxiety over it all....now I am really looking forward to my appointment tomorrow!!!! (Another bw & us)
The only problem is I have been getting bad headaches in the afternoon/evening which I sometimes wonder is related to limiting caffeine....except that I've been on this same "dose" of caffeine since well before starting stims, and I only got these headaches after starting stims....and they are gradually getting worse....Hope I can make it through my last day of work tomorrow....my re says I can't take motrin for the pain...only tylenol...and if that doesn't work (which it doesn't) to call and he would order vicodin....while I have no problem with that they don't like the nurses on vicodin while at work. lol
Aly and Seed--how are the stims going now??? Any side effects like me with my h/a???? Any word on anticipated ER/ET dates yet??? Where is everyone else w/ their bcp's/lupron--any anticipated start dates for stims??
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ER this weekend
cycle and start worrying about how it will be the next week....and now....
Okay, so yesterday...(and pretty much every other day on stims) I have really been feeling my ovaries, and my u/s yesterday showed PLENTY of activity (re was really pleased--a FIRST for all of my cycles!) Anyway...I was definitely uncomfy yesterday, too....and today, I feel totally normal!!! Its sorta freaking me out....like I am so afraid my ovaries decided to take a vacation mid-cycle!!!!
Where are you ovaries????
day 5 of stims.....and waiting impatiently for next u/s....UGH!!!!
Lisa--good luck with Lupron...have you done it before????
Where are you ovaries????
I have the choice of shooting up in the morning or the evening. Those of you veterans - did you have a preference? If so, why?
I'm leaning towards doing it at night because it will be one less thing to do in the morning and I won't be pressed for time. Not sure if that means I'll be more prone to hot flash at night or not?
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Kanye is set to be the musical guest on tomorrow's episode of "Saturday Night Live."
Hosted by TV star, Hugh Laurie of the hit show "House," Kanye will be making his third appearance on the program where he will perform the first two singles off 808s & Heartbreak – "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless." The show will air on NBC this Saturday at 11:30 p.m. EST
As XXLmag.com reported on Wednesday (12/10), Ye's latest album has officially gone gold after its second week on the Nielsen SoundScan, selling over 593,000 units. 808s & Heartbreak debuted in the top slot during its first week on the Billboard 200.
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Every month, the bodies of about 125 people are shipped from New York City's medical examiner's office to Hart Island just off the Bronx. It's the final resting place for nearly one million people. For over a century, it's where the city has buried its unclaimed dead and in some cases, babies that have died at childbirth or soon after.
The island falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction, and almost every day, inmates from Rikers Island are ferried to Hart Island where they spend hours digging graves. One burial plot can hold 150 adult, pinewood coffins, stacked three deep. A separate trench of the same size holds 1,000 infants.
Elaine Joseph's daughter, Tomika, was born prematurely in 1978 at a Manhattan hospital and died a few days later. After days of grieving, she was told her daughter's body had been given to the city for burial, but no one knew where she was buried.
It wasn't until over 30 years later that Elaine discovered that Tomika had been buried on Hart Island. She desperately wanted to visit her daughter's gravesite, but there was one problem.
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A vibrational spectroscopic study of hydrated Fe3+ hydroxyl-sulphates; polymorphic minerals butlerite and parabutlerite
Cejka, Jiri, Sejkora, Jiri, Plasil, Jakub, Bahfenne, Silmarilly, Palmer, Sara J., Rintoul, Llewellyn, & Frost, Ray L. (2011) A vibrational spectroscopic study of hydrated Fe3+ hydroxyl-sulphates; polymorphic minerals butlerite and parabutlerite. Spectrochimica Acta Part A : Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 79(5), pp. 1356-1363.
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Raman and infrared spectra of two polymorphous minerals with the chemical formula Fe3+(SO4)(OH)•2H2O, monoclinic butlerite and orthorhombic parabutlerite, are studied and the spectra assigned. Observed bands are attributed to the (SO4)2- stretching and bending vibrations, hydrogen bonded water molecules, stretching and bending vibrations of hydroxyl ions, water librational modes, Fe-O and Fe-OH stretching vibrations, Fe-OH bending vibrations and lattice vibrations. The O-H...O hydrogen bond lengths in the structures of both minerals are calculated from the wavenumbers of the stretching vibrations. One symmetrically distinct (SO4)2- unit in the structure of butlerite and two symmetrically distinct (SO4)2- units in the structure of parabutlerite are inferred from the Raman and infrared spectra. This conclusion agrees with the published crystal structures of both mineral phases.
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KNOXVILLE - The University of Tennessee women's tennis team wraps up its five-match road stretch in the state of Mississippi this weekend.
The Lady Vols will first head to Oxford for a meeting with No. 49 Ole Miss on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. followed by a Sunday matinee against Mississippi State at 2 p.m. in Starkville.
Tennessee enters the match with a 4-5 record after dropping its SEC opener to No. 12 Georgia last weekend. Ole Miss is 5-3 on the season and 0-2 in conference play, while Mississippi State is 8-4 overall and 0-2 in SEC action.
Tennessee is 61-21 all-time against teams hailing from the state of Mississippi.
UT holds a 26-16 all-time record against Ole Miss, a 35-4 record all-time against Mississippi State and an 0-1 record against the Mississippi University for Women who the Lady Vols played in their first season as a varsity team in 1977.
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- Ole Miss is currently on a two-match losing streak dropping their first SEC matches of the season to Auburn and Alabama.
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- The Lady Vols and Mississippi State have met 38 times in the past with Tennessee holding a 34-4 series advantage
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- The Lady Vols have won the last 10 meetings between the two teams dating back to April 9, 2006. The last five meetings have resulted in shutouts at the hands of Tennessee.
- The Bulldogs are off to a 8-4 start to the 2014 season but enter the match with Tennessee on a two game skid dropping SEC meetings to Auburn and Alabama.
- Mississippi State has one singles player ranked in No. 93 Georgiana Patrasc
- This marks the second time in three matches that the Lady Vols have played the Bulldogs after taking on Georgia last weekend.
- The Lady Vols enter this weekend's competition ranked No. 42 in the country.
- Co-Head Coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick are in their 17th season together leading the Lady Vols. They have compiled a 286-163 record together.
- The Lady Vols currently have one player ranked in singles play, freshman Eve Repic who is ranked 55th in the country.
- The Lady Vols have six fresh faces on the team this season in freshmen Ashlee Boles (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Laurence Guevremont (Montreal, Quebec), Brittany Lindl (Panama City, Fla.), Victoria Olivarez (Virginia Beach, Va.), Ambika Pande (Gurgaon, India), and Eve Repic (Oakville, Ontario).
- Tennessee boasts a diverse squad that represents four different states, two provinces of Canada and four different countries.
- Co-Head Coach Mike Patrick, in his 27th year at the helm of the Tennessee women's tennis program captured his 500th career victory on Sunday, Feb. 16 vs. Chattanooga.
- Patrick, who is in his 30th season coaching tennis at the collegiate level has earned 501 career victories, 445 of those coming at UT and 293 of them alongside co-head coach Sonia Hahn-Patrick
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