Forklift hazards
On a forklift, stability is the key to safety and the most important step is knowing your lift’s capacity, according to ehstoday.com. Always be aware of…
Category: Safety
Behind the wheel .. CAUTION!
The National Safety Council cites many reasons for the big increase in traffic deaths during 2015. In spite of all the safety features on today’s cars,…
Some simple clues can indicate a tornado
Simple clues indicate tornado There are some simple clues that indicate a tornado may be on its way. First, notice the sky. A dark, greenish storm sky or…
Smart-gun makers say technology isn’t ready
Smart-Gun makers say the market, tech isn’t ready In his January gun control address, President Obama asked, “If we can set it up so you can’t unlock your…
It pays to clean the gutters in spring
Usually you think about your gutters in fall. But plenty of debris can accumulate there in the six months since you last cleaned them. It’s easy to miss…
Safety group to review how it rates cars
Safety group to reviewhow it rates cars on safety U.S. regulators are revising the process of assigning safety ratings to new vehicles. It proposes to…
College athletes hoverboard, but the dangers are well known
They are blamed for hundreds of visits to emergency rooms, banned from airplanes for bursting into flames, and no longer sold at some stores. Better…
Major League Baseball parks want more netting to protect fans
Three weeks after a broken bat entered the first rows of Boston’s Fenway Park and seriously injured a fan, a similar incident occurred at New York’s Citi…
Police car chase deaths have been understated
The U.S. government drastically understated the number of people killed in high-speed police car chases, possibly by thousands of fatalities over several…
Get serious about contact-lens hygiene
Contact wearers know that lens cases should be cleaned every day. Many skip that step, but small shortcuts in caring for contacts increase the risk of eye…