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Greetings Hi, Terrorism, natural disasters, contaminated products, workplace hazards and other menaces have prompted many of us to reassess the way we work and live. Here we sound off on the various threats to businesses in today's increasingly risky global climate, and what can be done to mitigate the dangers faced by all of us. In the Next Issue: Do It Yourself  Unlocking Growth: How To Enable the Mobile Enterprise Webcast Now Available Today, leading manufacturers are adopting the concept of enterprise mobility as a fundamental way to grow their businesses. The panel of this webcast discusses wireless strategy, so that the approach is not piecemeal but is truly strategic. Between threats of natural calamities and innumerable workplace hazards, ensuring security and safety in business requires a multi-faceted focus on communication and culture. Last month the Chinese government declared a four-month "special war" against poor product quality and lack of supervision as focus on safety concerns over Chinese products continues worldwide. Overall, workplace fatalities edged down last year to 5,703 from 5,734 in 2005, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For many of us, the most dangerous part of the workday is the commute, but for many others, each workday is risky business. Transportation systems seem particularly attractive targets for terrorists nowadays. Growing concern over these types of attacks' catastrophic consequences has led to measures for increasing physical security. New technologies bring productivity increases and convenience benefits -- as well as new threats. When unethical people exploit computer systems and mobile devices, your business and personal data become all the more open to risk. ARE YOU VULNERABLE? Published earlier this year, the 12th edition of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions clearly explains what the different benefits are and shows you how to claim what you've earned. If only the system were as straightforward... Of Interest...Six years later, the World Trade Center site is a 16-acre pit surrounded by a chain-link fence. Finally, after years of delays, construction recently began to proceed at Ground Zero, timetables now exist and exciting designs for the post-9/11 ground have been unveiled. Each year tens of thousands of injuries related to powered industrial trucks, or forklifts, occur in workplaces nationwide. Such accidents also kill more than 100 workers a year. Ensure your company doesn't add to these statistics. Older car buyers formed their impressions of small car safety at a time, decades ago, when their ability to protect occupants in a collision left much to be desired. Today that mentality is increasingly coming under question, particularly as more consumers are thinking smaller. |
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