Exercises to help you keep CTS away
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an equal-opportunity ailment. It strikes both men and women, computer operators and weight lifters, bike riders and power…
Category: Safety
Hospital finds decline in Covid with mask
The case for masks: Hospital finds decline in Covid with mask A Boston hospital system has found that required masking has dramatically reduced Covid-19…
These factors may combine to cause hypothermia
Four conditions determine whether a person who is working outside will develop hypothermia: temperature, rain, wind and inappropriate clothing. A…
Deadly home fires spread rapidly
Home fires cost thousands of lives each year. One reason: People fail to realize how fast fires can spread. In a survey of 500 people, 24 percent believed…
Wildfires like to travel up
In September 2017, a teenage boy carelessly threw fireworks into the Columbia River Gorge, which forms the boundary between Washington and Oregon states….
Home fires by the numbers
From the National Fire Protection Association “Home Structure Fires” report, issued in Oct. 2019, which reviews a five-year period from 2013 to 2017: *…
Protect your back while on the job: Tips for safe lifting
Wake up muscles before unloading A forklift will place materials reasonably close to where they are needed. After that, often it’s necessary to unload a…
Check your trees before severe fall and winter weather
In July of this year, 19 people ended up in a hospital after a large tree fell onto a detached garage. The group, celebrating a birthday party, had sought…
Minor mishaps get your attention?
What’s been happening to you of late? If you’ve been having close encounters of the accidental kind, it’s time to give some personal attention to the…
Time for furnace inspections
A little frost on the pumpkin will call for some heat in the house. So before the chill hits, inspect your furnace, especially if it burns fossil fuel….