Sugar plantations, Chemical Plants, COVID-19
The chemical plants in Cancer Alley are built where there once were sugar plantations. Descendants of enslaved communities still live nearby.
Combo Disaster and Environmental Injustice
Join us for the Disaster STS Network’s Fall 2021 virtual tour of Louisiana's Cancer Alley, a corridor of chemical plants along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans with shockin
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There are two (2) courses for this program. For age 19-40 yrs.
- Rehabilitation Technicians - Assistant Physiotherapists (18 months)
- Orthoprosthetic Technicians (2 years – 2.5 years)
- Learnt to design and repair prostheses
- Assist a physiotherapist etc.
- Practical work experience in hospital and rehabilitation units (support by a tutor)
- Learnt to face the reality situations and deal with them
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"A crucial point is how to expand a portable bridge. Usually a crane and a team of technicians is needed, but not in this case," Dr Paolo Beccarelli, Assistant Professor in Architectural Structures at the University of Nottingham explained to BBC News. This makes it a quick and simple solution when emergency bridges are needed. [2]
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They might deal with the workers that not fully covered by OSHA Law. Or even deal with the employers not following the laws.