What the First Six Months of Silica Enforcement Tells Us
As of June 23, enforcement of new standards for silica exposure will kick in for all operations in general industry and maritime. Enforcement in the construction industry began last year, and the enforcement actions already taken in that industry may offer a glimpse into the future for many of the others.
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EHS Today

Amazon, H&M And Other Multinationals Pressing To Soften Indian State's Plastic Ban
Multinational companies are lobbying to soften a ban against single-use plastic imposed by the Indian state of Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai. The ban could sharply raise costs for companies that rely heavily on plastic for packaging, such as retailers, beverage makers and sellers of bottled water.
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Reuters

Seven Tips for Managing Procrastinators
There are two kinds of procrastination: avoidance and arousal. Avoidance procrastination is fear-based. Arousal procrastination is thrill-based; it is driven by the desire to play chicken with deadlines. Managing procrastinators can be an extremely frustrating experience. So, what’s a leader to do?
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Strategy+Business

Are We Stuck With Cement?
Concrete is needed to upgrade all our roads to accommodate the autonomous vehicles being developed, to construct and upgrade buildings to be LEED certified, to secure all the solar panels being fitted here and abroad, and to build desalination plants for water-stressed communities. Yet, that same cement will emit a massive amount of carbon. Is there a fix? .
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The Outline

Jeff Bezos Banned PowerPoint in Meetings. His Replacement Is Brilliant
Instead of reading bullet points on a PowerPoint slide, everyone sits silently for about 30 minutes to read a "six-page memo that's narratively structured with real sentences, topic sentences, verbs, and nouns." After everyone's done reading, they discuss the topic.
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Inc

The New Old Glory Turns 58 this week
The current 50-star design was adopted on July 4th, 1960. Before the design was made official, more than 3,000 citizens sent ideas for improving Old Glory to President Dwight Eisenhower. Here are some proposals submitted for refreshing the Stars and Stripes.
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Eisenhower Archives