Stress management

... The Sun-Times Email Alerts: Sign up for free daily headlinesCustomer Service: Subscribe Print this page (Second in a series) With four Democrats and a Republican in the running for the position of Cleburne County Sheriff, the Sun-Times has asked the candidates to offer their views on some questions between now and the May primary elections.

Tthey will be asked to respond to two questions each Wednesday; today marks the second in the series.Question 1: How would you balance your deputies’ time and energy between working felony crimes as opposed to working traffic?

Question 2: What are your top qualifications, and what sets you apart from other candidates?

How important is law enforcement experience vs.

formal training?

Marty Moss (D) Q1: Every aspect of Law Enforcement in Cleburne County is very important and the department as a whole should be well versed in all areas, whether working a felony crime or making a traffic stop.

Every day is unlike the day before.

Unfortunately we are not able to be totally dedicated to working only traffic, or felony crimes with our patrol deputies, due to the number of calls received daily, such as burglar alarms, 911 calls, and ...

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30, 2006 Search: Web Site Back to: Home Page Automation News News By Month March 2006 Print | Email March 2006 News Matrikon Industrial Workshops Prevent Unplanned Shutdowns Phone Inquiry: 780-945-4070 Go to company's web site Edmonton, AB – March 2006 - EEMUA studies have shown that control room operators should encounter six alarms per hour to effectively function and correctly interpret alarm information.

In reality, operators are experiencing over 150 alarms per hour.

This overwhelming amount of alarms results in operator stress, alarm floods, loss of production time and unplanned shutdowns.

Matrikon’s Alarm Management Hands-on Workshop is designed to help process control professionals resolve alarm problems such as nuisance alarms.

At the end of April, engineers, operators, and managers will be traveling across North America to attend this two-day workshop in Houston, Texas.

After the workshop, participants will be able to resolve their plant's current alarm system problems and take action to ensure stability, accountability and profitability in their plant.

“It is the practical hands-on aspect of our workshops that provide a great deal of value to attendees”, says 25 year engineering veteran and alarm management expert, Mark McTavish.

“These workshops enable participants to immediately apply what th...