From Four Thousand Feet

US- based non-profit organization CAMO (Central America Medical Outreach) delivers used medical supplies to remote hospitals in Honduras. In this film, Dow Supply Chain expert James Torrain applies his logistics expertise to CAMO's distribution channels to identify more efficient ways to transport equipment to clinics and hospitals located at "Four Thousand Feet."
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Health Canada scientists have just concluded a four-year study of Bisphenol A, and their findings prompted the federal government to list Bisphenol A as a toxin. Bisphenol A is used to make polycarbonate plastic. Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice and Canada's Health Minister, Leona Aglukkaq announced Canada had added Bisphenol A to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 on Wednesday in a press release. The orders listing the chemical as a toxin were also published in the government notification paper, the Canada Gazette. In the announcement, Minister Aglukkaq said "The Government of Canada is a world leader in chemicals management. Our science indicated that Bisphenol A may be harmful to both human health and the environment and we were the first country to take bold action in the interest of Canadians. Today's action strengthens our efforts to protect Canadians." According to the order published in the Canada Gazette, listing the chemical as a toxin allows the government to develop "... regulations, guidelines or codes of practice to protect the environment and human health. These instruments can be developed for any aspect of the substance's life cycle from the research and development stage through manufacture, use, storage, transport and ultimate disposal or recycling. A Proposed Risk Management Approach document, which provides an indication of where the Government will focus its risk management activities, has been prepared for ...
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