Short Takes – 1-31-23

US Navy suspends work at four West Coast dry docks over seismic risks. DefenseNews.com article. Pull quote: “This time, however, more modern scientific techniques and technologies cued the Navy to concerns of which they were previously unaware. So-called Level 1 and Level 2 seismic events “could potentially cause dry dock structural failures that pose a risk to our sailors and workforce and damage to our submarines,” an official explained.”

US Department of Labor revises OSHA's Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. HazardExOnTheNet.net article. Pull quote: “This revised NEP directive replaces the March 2008 directive and remains in effect until OSHA issues a cancellation notice. This revised directive does not replace another similar OSHA directive referred to as the grain handling facility directive but it may cover operations involving grain processing that are outside the scope of the grain handling directive.” OSHA document.

‘Run, hide, fight’ tactic in active shootings may be outdated, security experts say. CNN.com article. I have been watching a quarterly ‘run, hide, fight’ training video for the last five years at the grocery store where I work. Pull quote: “But given how often mass shootings now erupt and the firearms employed, “the time is now to rethink how we prioritize what we’re telling people who might find themselves in a mass shooting,” Kayyem said, noting she’s “not saying everyone has it in them to engage a gunman, but … not sure that that should be the last option.”

“Bragg-a-docious”. StatusKuo.Substack.com post. Interesting look at NY grand jury for Stormy Daniels case. Pull quote: “All that said, if there is a case against Trump and his cronies for felony falsification of business records around the Stormy Daniels matter, then it should be brought, however tardy. But it may soon become just one among many criminal cases pending against Trump as he faces potential federal espionage and document theft charges, conspiracy and fraud charges over January 6, state election interference charges in Georgia, and possible further financial disclosure or tax fraud allegations in New York.”