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My New “Cup” Came Close to Running Over
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It was a couple of
hours before dawn. I was
about to leave the house
to go hunting. I poured
hot coffee into my well-
worn insulated travel
cup and attached the lid.
At that precise moment,
the aged cup gave up the
ghost and began leaking.
Wiping the countertop
dry, I said shoot-pshaw-ding-dang, or words to that effect, and made a mental note to buy a new one.
The very next afternoon — repeat: very next afternoon — a small box arrived in the mail. I cut it open. Inside was an insulated travel cup, along with a note from our inter- net service provider, thanking the Venables for being loyal customers.
What timing! It fit my hand perfectly,
although I did notice the top wiggled instead of immediately popping open. No biggie, I shrugged. Just something different to get used to.
I told Mary Ann about it when she got home. She took one look. Then she simultaneously rolled her eyes and burst into laughter.
“This isn’t a cup, Einstein,” she said. “It’s a Bluetooth speaker.”
Well, whadaya know.
Good thing I didn’t try pouring scalding coffee into the crazy thing. Don’t know about teeth, but the air definitely would’ve turned deep,
dark blue.
Sam Venable is an author, comedic enter- tainer, and humor columnist for the Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel. His latest book is “The Joke’s on YOU! (All I Did Was Clean Out My Files).” He may be reached at sam.ven- able@outlook.com.
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two guidance documents for workplace silica exposure assessment assembled by the Yale School of Medicine. These documents are available in both English and Spanish and can be found on the NSI silica webpage.
Silica Guidance Documents Now Available from Natural Stone Institute
he Natural Stone Institute (NSI)and the International Surface Fabricators Association are proud to introduce
including both regulatory and best prac- tice-based recommendations for the client.
Where to get silica sampling was a reg- ular question fielded by the NSI technical department. NSI Accreditation & Technical Manager Mark Meriaux shares: “These doc- uments should help our members and the industry at large better understand the pro- cess of air monitoring for respirable crys- talline silica (RCS). A recent survey and data collection project with Yale research- ers revealed that there is little consistency of information gathered in professional sam- pling reports. These two new documents define best practices in air monitoring for RCS and give a better understanding of expectations to those companies who hav- en’t started air monitoring.”
All industry members are encouraged to download these documents online at www. naturalstoneinstitute.org/silica.
The Fabricator Guidance Document pro- vides resources for sourcing workplace air monitoring for respirable dust and crystal- line silica. It also includes best practices for when sampling should be scheduled, what information should be provided to the con- sultant, and how long reports should be retained.
The Sampling Firm/Consultant Guidance Document shares general requirements, sam- ple strategies, minimum documentation, and laboratory results. It also details what should be included in a final consultant report,