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  2. Safety net - Wikipedia

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    A safety net over a roadway to protect cars during an overhead cable replacement. A safety net is a type of net designed to protect people from injury after falling from heights by limiting the distance they fall, and dissipating the impact energy. The term also refers to devices for arresting falling or flying objects for the safety of people ...

  3. Safety net hospital - Wikipedia

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    Safety net hospitals oftentimes find themselves in difficult financial positions due to the vulnerable financial state of the patients and lack of sufficient federal, state and local funding; safety net hospitals have high rates of Medicaid and Medicare payers [8] [9] [1] (Medicaid has unreliable/insufficient processes of government to hospital repayment [8]) and a large proportion of safety ...

  4. Social safety net - Wikipedia

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    A social safety net (SSN) consists of non-contributory assistance existing to improve lives of vulnerable families and individuals experiencing poverty and destitution. Examples of SSNs are previously-contributory social pensions , in-kind and food transfers, conditional and unconditional cash transfers, fee waivers, public works, and school ...

  5. Construction site safety - Wikipedia

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    Fall protection can be provided by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, and warning line systems. [66] Making sure that ladders are long enough to safely reach the work area to prevent injury. Stairway, treads, and walkways must be free of dangerous objects, debris and materials.

  6. Stretched social safety net could see more strain in 2024 - AOL

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    Food banks say this year’s changes to the food stamp program, combined with rising food prices, which remain 25% above their pre-pandemic levels, have led to a surge in people looking for help.

  7. Column: The GOP attack on the safety net and middle-class ...

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    Read more:Column: The GOP's suicidal shutdown plan will murder America's safety net. The federal share in traditional Medicaid averages about 69% but varies by state, from a minimum of about 60% ...

  8. Life net - Wikipedia

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    A life net on display at the Napa Firefighters Museum in Napa, California. Vancouver fireman jumping into life net (1910) A life net, also known as a Browder Life Safety Net or jumping sheet, [1] is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters. When used in the proper conditions, it allowed people on upper floors of burning ...

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