Deaths on the Job – Texas
Fatality figures just came out for the state of Texas. The numbers of deaths on the job have risen in Texas despite numbers fell 17% across the nation. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the State’s durability during the recession was part of the issue despite more auditors looking for safety violations out in force. Work-related deaths, in the state of Texas, totaled 480, which was up 4% from last year. Houston’s work-related deaths totaled 118, up 5% from last year. Now keep in mind, these are work-related DEATHS, not work-related injuries or injuries on the job. WOW!
What I was really interested in was the categories. As I expected, the highest numbers of work-related deaths was in transportation-related incidents. For Texas, that total was 163. The NEXT category, was actually assaults and violent acts. By employees? Really? While discussing this article, my husband asked a great question. As a business owner, how to work to prevent assaults and violent acts? Slips and falls, okay – we can work to prevent those by altering the surfaces everyone works and walks on. But assaults and violent acts? Still amazed.
The other categories tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics were as follows: Falls on the job, contact with objects and equipment, exposure to harmful substances or environments, fire and explosions and “other.” I’m not sure I even want to know what falls into the “other category.
Houston Premise Liability Attorney
Children are so quick to find dangerous situations faster than you can identify them, especially when you are out and about away from home. While at a Houston business one of my children touched an exposed live wire that conducted electrical current through her hand. Thankfully, my daughter was only stunned with a sore finger but was fine. When we go out now, I watch them with an eagle eye; trying to see potential hazards before my children find and play with them.
I do know that if my child is seriously injured out away from home, there is an amazing Houston premise liability attorney who will fight for my family. Brian Jensen has been aggressively representing injured Houston families for over 24 years. There are many variables to assert a valid legal claim for premise liability. Jensen has the experience and knowledge to lead the fight for full and just compensation on behalf of my family.
Houston Piano Sales at Fort Bend Music Center
If you’re like me and you love piano music, you want your children to understand and appreciate music, too. Having a piano in your home will make it so much easier to instill a love of music and that’s why your go-to store for this investment is Fort Bend Music Center, conveniently located close to Sugar Land and Houston.
Fort Bend Music Center is all about customer service and Houston piano sales. The staff really knows music and helping you make that informed decision whether to buy or rent a piano is all part of that service. I just learned there are 100 pianos to choose from in the store! They can repair or tune your piano – even move it with all the care it deserves.
The service certainly doesn’t stop there. Once you have that beautiful instrument in your home, you’ll want to take advantage of group or private piano lessons offered by well qualified teachers using the most comprehensive strategies.
Maybe you have a child enrolled in band or orchestra for next year…maybe you wish you had continued those piano lessons you took as a kid (like me!)…nice to know Fort Bend Music Center is so handy and ready to answer your music questions. Bring a piano into your home and start making music memories.
This summer I have some things that I want to accomplish like getting a tan, finishing a summer reading book, getting a T.A.G.S. time at Gulf Champs, having as many sleepovers as possible, and my personal favorite thing on my list, is to go see the musical “Wicked”. My mom said that a bunch of her friends that saw this musical said that it was amazing! I want to go SO bad!
I heard over the radio that “Wicked” is open for four weeks starting yesterday in Houston. What I really want to do is get a big group of friends to go. I want to go into all out party mode. What I mean is….I want to do it in style AND that since my dad’s company builds websites, he meets some pretty cool people with cool jobs. My new favorite is Houston Limo VIP – Houston’s LImo Rental headquarters. They have limousines for rent and these cool party buses that seat up to 50 or so people. The party buses look like tour buses on the outside and they are SO cool on the inside. There is a ton of seating, mp3 hookup, 1-3 TVs, and (for adults-ha!) a mini bar. I think if I were to rent a party bus or limo, my friends and I would have SO much fun! Watch out world – crazy thirteen year old girls all in one party bus. This will be fun!
Alexandra
Houston Car Service
I needed a Houston car service about 2 weeks ago to pick my wife up from work at the start of our anniversary weekend. It was a Friday and she was walking to her car in the parking lot as I pulled up next to her in a big beautiful black limo from Houston Limo VIP. It was our eighth anniversary and she really had no idea that I was even planning on having a real celebration. For weeks leading up to that night I’d joked about how the eighth anniversary really wasn’t that special because the tenth was the real milestone. I felt that she was a little let down, but willing to accept that I wasn’t really enthused about the plainness of celebrating eight years of marriage.
When she looked to see who was sitting in the back of the limousine, I slowly let the window down as I held a dozen long stem roses out of the window. She started to scream and jump up and down as I opened the back door and got out standing in my favorite three piece suit. I ushered her into the car where I had our over-night bags packed and ready.
The Houston car service took us straight to Hotel Derek where my wife changed into the new dress that I had her sister pick out for me and from there we went out on the town. From our romantic dinner downtown to drinks on a high-rise terrace uptown, Houston Limo VIP helped to make sure that we had an enchanted eighth anniversary evening. My wife loved the limo service and said that it took her back to the very day that we were married.
Houston Party Bus
To celebrate the opening of our second restaurant location, my boss took all of the staff from both locations to a Dynamo’s game in a Houston Party Bus. We had such a good time and the ride there was nearly as much fun as watching the match. There was about twenty of us total and we all fit inside comfortably together. We had no idea what was going on when we ended our staff meeting at the site of the new restaurant and walked outside to find a Houston Party Bus parked out front. He’d told us that we’d probably all go out to celebrate, but we never imagined he would have taken the time to plan such a wonderful night out for all of us.
Everyone left their cars at the restaurant and we all piled into the party bus not knowing what to expect from the night. Once inside we were greeted with a pizza party that Mr. Davis had actually set up for us on the bus. As we rode to Reliant Stadium we ate, laughed and marveled at how nice of a service the party bus was providing for us. I asked Mr. Davis how he discovered the party bus and he told me that his sister had used Houston Limo VIP to chauffer his nephew and a group of his friends around the town as they celebrated his twenty-first birthday.
Houston Limo VIP made sure that we made it to the Dynamo’s game safely and in perfect time. After the game was over and the Dynamo had added another check mark in the win column, the party bus was waiting to take us back to the restaurant. During the ride back I couldn’t help but think of how many times that a group of friends and me had went to concerts together in separate cars, some of us making it on time and others arriving in the middle of the show. From now on, I’ll be calling Houston Limo VIP for the next group event that I help plan, because my party bus experience was a lot of fun and super convenient.
Derivative Accounting
Posted by mel in Derivative Accounting Software on May 26th, 2010
The gentleman that I’m working for asked me if I was familiar with Derivative Accounting and I thought about it for a few seconds before answering, “No I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that before, but I’m going to Google it and find out what it means”. When I typed the term Derivative Accounting into Google it provided me with many search results but no clear meaning of what it meant. So I had to do some digging around before I developed what I felt was an understanding of the term.
I know that derivative means the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another. Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as “the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results thereof.”
So when I put the two definitions together my understanding of term Derivative Accounting began to materialize. A finance company that holds a contract whose value is derived from another asset uses Derivative Accounting as a way to record and measure the risks that they are taking. In a way it’s a form of checks and balances that allows for the measurement of the probability of the success or failure of said contract.
Houston Auto Accident Lawyer
The law office of Brian Jensen was recommended to me as an excellent Houston Auto Accident Lawyer after I was rear ended by a city bus last month. I was in so much shock at the time of the accident that the thought of needing to find a Houston auto accident lawyer had never occurred to me, that is until my first set of medical bills arrived at my house. I knew that I was going to need some help in dealing with this unfortunate situation.
It was an accident and I know that the bus driver was unable to stop in time, but that won’t take care of my totaled car or my constant back pain. The law office of Brian Jensen has been a godsend in dealing with angry insurance companies. I am not very familiar with law regarding personal injury or property damage, so I was glad to learn that Brian Jensen is a respected and well informed Houston auto accident lawyer. Brian Jensen’s staff has walked me through the entire process and mad this whole ordeal much easier to get through. Accidents happen all the time and the aftermath can be greatly diffused when you have a Houston auto accident lawyer like Brian Jensen working for you and not for the other guy.
Houston Commercial Auto Insurance Quotes
Posted by mel in Houston Insurance, Texas on March 23rd, 2010
Our new restaurant is taking off faster than we could have ever imagined. Daily we are seeing repeat customers that are bringing friends with them to try our take on Caribbean cuisine. Everything from the jerk chicken wraps, to our curried goat po’ boys, seems to be just what the doctor ordered. One of our new faithful customers works at an office building down the street and asked if we’d ever considered creating a delivery service, because he’s sure his office building would be a frequent customer if they could have their dinners delivered.
After talking it over with my business partners, we decided that it would be a great way to help the business continue to grow. So before we bought our used van, we searched online for Houston commercial insurance quotes, knowing that if we are using a titled vehicle for business purposes it has to have commercial insurance. The search for Houston commercial insurance quotes lead me straight to the Larry Jones Insurance agency’s website, where I was able to study up on the types of insurance available and the prices involved. I called the company up and was quickly informed of what our options were.
We now deliver to all of the businesses and residences within a ten mile radius of our restaurant, business is booming and we look forward to expanding our client base with the help of our new fleet vehicle.
Railroad Yard Accident Attorney
Posted by mel in Accident, Attorney, Personal Injury Law, Texas on March 23rd, 2010
After a recent train derailment at the rail yard caused a toxic spill, I knew that I’d have to find a Railroad Yard Accident Attorney. I had to look no further than The Burwell Nebout Law Firm. After the derailment I was exposed to high levels of toxic waste, which had spilled all over the worksite. I didn’t realize that I had been poisoned until days after the accident.
It started with a few rashes on my arms and neck. But then quickly developed into having shortness of breath and a constant chronic cough. I waited a week to see if it would pass, but after it continued to get worse, I knew that finding a Railroad Yard Accident Attorney was the right thing to do. I am not the suing kind, but my health was fine before the day of the spill and I knew that I‘d be missing a lot of time from work to deal with my new medical problems. A quick online search for Railroad Yard Accident Attorney brought me straight to the website for the Burwell Nebout Law Firm – Your FELA Experts.
My mind was put at ease when I found, on the firm’s home page, a specific section regarding FELA cases and railroad yard accidents. I set up an apartment for a consultation and met with the legal team that would be handling my case. I am confident that I chose the right Railroad Yard Accident Attorney to try my case and I look forward to the day that this whole mess is resolved, so my life can regain some or any amount of its normalcy
