Sunday, March 28, 2010

Two security breaches in one day at IGI airport (Calcutta News)

A 65-year-old man, desperate to go on the Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, jumped the emergency gate at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here in the second security breach in 24 hours at the terminal, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) spokesperson said Sunday.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Out-of-state security guards prompt criticism from county supervisors (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Workers brought in from Florida, Ohio and Illinois comprise more than half the Milwaukee County Courthouse's new privatized security force.

Auckland security guards robbed at gunpoint (TVNZ)

Counties Manukau Police are seeking three men who robbed security guards at an ATM machine late Thursday morning

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Raj govt to recruit Home Guards, Jail wardens, hike perks (New Kerala)

Jaipur, Mar 23 : The Rajasthan government has decided to recruit 5000 Home Guards, 300 Jail Wardens and increase the mess allowance and honorarium of police personnel and part-time cooks working in the police department mess.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Residents turn to private protection (The Telegraph)

The Rs 2-lakh heist at Subimal Chandra and Basanti Ganguly’s Salt Lake home on Saturday has prompted the visibly shaken elderly couple to employ private security guards.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Yemen suspect tricked guards (The Record and Herald News)

SAN'A, Yemen â€" An American al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said Saturday. He then killed a guard who laid down his weapon as he went ahead at prayer time.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Northumberland County fires guards, hires firm (The Daily Item)

To trim expenses, Northumberland County is laying off eight security guards and hiring a firm to provide protection.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Armed Spanish trawler repels pirate attack (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Armed, private security guards aboard a Spanish trawler repelled an attack by pirates using rocket-propelled grenades in the Indian Ocean on Thursday, naval forces and Spanish sources said.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Asbestos Laboratory Receives Asbestos Analysis Accreditation

EMLab P&K's Asbestos Laboratory in Phoenix, AZ Receives NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis

EMLab P&K's Phoenix, Arizona laboratory is NVLAP accredited for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code: 500031-0).

Phoenix, AZ, January 13, 2010 -- EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the accreditation of its asbestos lab in Phoenix, Arizona by the National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code 500031-0).

"With our Phoenix laboratory receiving NVLAP accreditation, EMLab P&K continues to demonstrate it is among the very best asbestos laboratories in the nation. The recognition shows that the analytical data produced from any of our facilities is always of the highest quality. Because major health and financial decisions are made based on the laboratory results and on the quality system in place in the laboratory, it is very important that the data produced by the laboratory and its QA system are of the highest quality. EMLab P&K's NVLAP accreditation is a mark of this capability as an asbestos laboratory," states Ed Kot EMLab P&K's Director of Quality Assurance.

NVLAP provides unbiased third-party recognition of quality performance by a laboratory through strict series of assessments. NVLAP accreditation represents a laboratory's proven ability to meet or exceed technical requirements set by NVLAP management. NVLAP is in full conformance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and has become an industry standard for excellence. Areas of assessment include: quality systems, personnel, equipment, measurement traceability, sampling, accommodation and environment, test and calibration methods, handling and reports.

EMLab P&K, a Test America company, is one of the leading commercial indoor air quality laboratories in North America, specializing in the analysis of air and surface samples for asbestos, mold, bacteria, fungi, and USP 797. EMLab P&K has over 60 service and drop-off locations nationwide and has received accreditations from AIHA, NVLAP, and CA-ELAP. For more information, visit the official website at www.emlabpk.com or call 800-651-4802.

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

South African Police Boosted 10% as Zuma Brings ‘Deadly Force’ (Bloomberg)

March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Roger Williams , finance director of explosives maker AECI Ltd. in Johannesburg, paid a terrible price for South Africa’s crime rate: His 12-year-old daughter, Emily , was killed in a 2008 crossfire between thieves and security guards. Devastated, he left the country.