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[Hawkfnntn]

That's good for those Ames kids to get involved. Didn't Pella and Bondurant get hit too? I don't think Marshalltown is the only one that got hammered that day. Iowa has done plenty of good deeds over the years. If KF were to try and save the world as much as some suggest he should where would he have time to be a football coach let alone recruit? I try to make it a point to not criticize folks on their charity endeavors. Doing so would only make me look back at myself and realize how much more I could do as well and I wouldn't like it if others jumped down my throat about it....

 

[HawkGold]

One of the dumbest topics ever.

University Rankings in Tornado Cleanup Hype

1. Uni
1. ISU
3. Iowa

Maybe we should convert to Cyclones.

 

[HawkGold]

Reasons to stay away from tornado cleanup from OSHA

Response/Recovery

In the aftermath of a tornado, workers may be involved in a variety of response and recovery operations. The following are general guidelines that may be applicable to workers involved in assessing and/or cleaning up the damage to their worksite. However, some operations, such as utility restoration, cleaning up spills of hazardous materials, and search and rescue, should only be conducted by workers who have the proper training, equipment and experience.

Potential Hazards
Response and recovery work in tornado-impacted areas presents safety and health hazards that should be properly identified, evaluated, and controlled in a systematic manner to reduce or eliminate occupational safety and health risks to response and recovery workers. Some of the specific hazards associated with working in the aftermath of tornadoes include:

• Hazardous driving conditions due to slippery and/or blocked roadways
• Slips and falls due to slippery walkways
• Falling and flying objects such as tree limbs and utility poles
• Sharp objects including nails and broken glass
• Electrical hazards from downed power lines or downed objects in contact with power lines
• Falls from heights
• Burns from fires caused by energized line contact or equipment failure
• Exhaustion from working extended shifts
• Heat and Dehydration.

General Precautions

• Continue to monitor your local radio or television stations for emergency information and the potential of additional storms. Be aware of possible structural, electrical, or gas-leak hazards.
• If such hazards are identified, report them to the proper local authorities and/or utility.
• Do not touch downed power lines or objects in contact with downed power lines.
• Wear proper clothing when walking on or near debris, including boots and gloves.
• Be careful around sharp objects, including nails and broken glass.
• Use the proper safety precautions when operating generators, chainsaws, or other power tools.
• Take steps to prevent heat illnesses and dehydration.

See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for additional precautions to take after a tornado.

 

[okeefe4prez]

Iowa has a pretty rich history of community service. I don't know if they are involved in Marshalltown or not but I'm sure they are supporting in some way.

Yeah, but like my mom told me after I got arrested and then was going to use the court ordered community service as credit for my Eagle Scout project, "I don't think court ordered community service counts the same as something you do voluntarily."

 

[MelroseHawkins]

The Hawkeyes pretty much rebuilt Parkersburg back when they got blasted by the tornado years back. Don’t remember any cyclones being there.

I was going to state the same thing. I know Hawkeye teams in the past have helped.

 

[1hawkeye1]

So the Iowa State football team boards buss to head to Marshalltown. They choose one badly damaged house and in what seems like a very brief moment the destroyed yard looks orderly again. Huge trees cut up and hauled away. Matt Campbell was running a huge chainsaw and doing extreme heavy work. I wonder if Kirk knows what a chainsaw is and how to start one. A little bit embarrassed.

So isu went to Marshalltown to help out. Good for them.

Yeah, I'm sure you are really embarrassed.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

Yeah, but like my mom told me after I got arrested and then was going to use the court ordered community service as credit for my Eagle Scout project, "I don't think court ordered community service counts the same as something you do voluntarily."

So what you are saying is that your mom is a ho?

 

[DDThompson]

Reasons to stay away from tornado cleanup from OSHA

Response/Recovery

In the aftermath of a tornado, workers may be involved in a variety of response and recovery operations. The following are general guidelines that may be applicable to workers involved in assessing and/or cleaning up the damage to their worksite. However, some operations, such as utility restoration, cleaning up spills of hazardous materials, and search and rescue, should only be conducted by workers who have the proper training, equipment and experience.

Potential Hazards
Response and recovery work in tornado-impacted areas presents safety and health hazards that should be properly identified, evaluated, and controlled in a systematic manner to reduce or eliminate occupational safety and health risks to response and recovery workers. Some of the specific hazards associated with working in the aftermath of tornadoes include:

• Hazardous driving conditions due to slippery and/or blocked roadways
• Slips and falls due to slippery walkways
• Falling and flying objects such as tree limbs and utility poles
• Sharp objects including nails and broken glass
• Electrical hazards from downed power lines or downed objects in contact with power lines
• Falls from heights
• Burns from fires caused by energized line contact or equipment failure
• Exhaustion from working extended shifts
• Heat and Dehydration.

General Precautions

• Continue to monitor your local radio or television stations for emergency information and the potential of additional storms. Be aware of possible structural, electrical, or gas-leak hazards.
• If such hazards are identified, report them to the proper local authorities and/or utility.
• Do not touch downed power lines or objects in contact with downed power lines.
• Wear proper clothing when walking on or near debris, including boots and gloves.
• Be careful around sharp objects, including nails and broken glass.
• Use the proper safety precautions when operating generators, chainsaws, or other power tools.
• Take steps to prevent heat illnesses and dehydration.

See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for additional precautions to take after a tornado.

Government has a way of taking “use some common sense” and expanding it to 350 words so 3 people have jobs telling volunteers how to do a job those 3 people won’t do.

 

[bitmap]

Government has a way of taking “use some common sense” and expanding it to 350 words so 3 people have jobs telling volunteers how to do a job those 3 people won’t do.

That is the definition of a "wonk". The guberment to the rescue!