Backseat projectiles
If you’re wearing a seatbelt and driving 45 miles an hour, you’ll stay in place if you have to slam on the brakes. Whatever is in the back seat or back…
Category: Safety
The science of evacuation
Here’s how to get out alive: Ships sink and buildings burn. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods take their toll. When it first happens, however, people…
Close calls are a symptom of a problem
In every potential safety hazard, there is probably at least one previous lucky escape. Unfortunately, the problem is still there and the conditions are…
The safest fireworks actually aren’t
Sparklers. Kids love them. They are still part of the Independence Day celebration every July 4, but parents must take care and set some rules. Of the…
July is Eye Injury Prevention Month
* Follow fireworks safety rules. * Wear safety glasses when using power tools and doing home repairs. * Use eye protection when playing sports such as…
Watch out for summer safety hazards
Open windows Now come the nice breezes and open windows. But each year about 5,000 children age 10 and under are injured by falling through windows and 18…
Drowning people may not look frantic
As local swimming pools and beaches open this June, it’s a good time to review the basics of keeping people safe in the water. Kids ages four and under…
AI may help identify safety hazards
It might not be long before artificial intelligence will be able to spot safety issues and hazards in the workplace, according to OSHA. That makes sense…
Summer work zone safety
Highway work zones can be annoying, but they are also a reason for drivers to exercise caution and remain aware. Many states impose serious penalties for…
Dangerous lawn mowers
Lawn mower accidents cause more than 74,000 injuries every year, according to a new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Rice…