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AboutSafety
December 22, 2000 |
How To Protect Workers From Crash Risk Workers are more likely to die from traffic related motor vehicle crashes than from any other hazard on the job including workplace violence and machine related injuries, according to NIOSH of the US. |
Popular Mechanics
March 5, 2008
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10 Road Rules to Drive Through Disaster and Save Your Life Expert skills you should master to improve your driving and your chances of avoiding a deadly crash. |
Inc.
December 1, 2009
April Joyner |
Elevator Pitch: ERT Systems The safety tracker from ERT Systems helps firefighters keep track of one another. Will the company light a fire under investors? |
Science News
November 20, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Cruise Control and Traffic Flow A physicist at the University of Michigan has used computer simulations, applying concepts from statistical mechanics, to study how the use of adaptive cruise-control technology might affect traffic flow... Puzzle of the Week... |
Chemistry World
October 18, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Worker dies in Dow lab fire An investigation by the local fire department concluded that the fire started when trimethylindium, a pyrophoric precursor to semiconductor materials, was exposed to the air and ignited spontaneously. |
Popular Mechanics
April 16, 2009
Larry Webster |
Does Insurance Institute Crash Study Conflict with Fuel-Economy Standards? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a study that confirmed when two cars collide, the lighter one usually loses. Does this mean that small cars are necessarily less safe? Not exactly. |
U.S. CPSC
December 30, 2008 |
Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Notifier Due to Alert Failure The software in the fire alarm system could fail to process an alarm condition which could result in the system failing to respond in the event of a fire. |
The Motley Fool
January 1, 2011 |
Ford to Recall 15,000 Vehicles Some 2011 crossover models present a fire risk. |
InternetNews
January 2, 2004
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CA Drivers: Eyes Off That Laptop If you're a California driving Web-surfer, it'd better be in the back seat after passage of AB 301. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
How To Avoid Car Accidents Here are some dos and don'ts that can help minimize your chances of becoming a statistic. |
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Tiger Woods In Car Crash Authorities say Tiger Woods has been seriously injured in a car wreck in Florida. |
U.S. CPSC
November 20, 2008 |
Watts Water Technologies Recalls Rotor and Shaft Assemblies Due to Fire Hazard If the assembly was installed in a fire suppression system and remained in a closed position, sufficient water might not have been available in the event of a fire. This posed a fire hazard to consumers. |
National Defense
July 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles. |
Chemistry World
April 18, 2013
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Deadly blast destroys US fertilizer plant A devastating fire and explosion have destroyed a US fertilizer plant, killing several people and injuring many more. |
National Defense
May 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
First Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Needed First responders should be trained to deal with a myriad of emergencies, from nuclear to biological attack. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
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Get Your Fix Prevent a roadside emergency from sidelining your business -- equip your company vehicles with the latest kits. |
PC Magazine
August 29, 2007
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Future Watch: Traffic-Predicting Software Trying to navigate through a traffic jam can be downright nightmarish when you're late to work. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
Now Hoverboards Are Catching On Fire Hoverboards are one of the hottest new gifts for the holidays but new reports that they may catch on fire are raising concerns among consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
October 5, 2010 |
Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Fire-Lite Alarms Due to Alert Failure The recalled fire alarm control panels used with an SLC-2LS expander module can fail to sound an alarm in the event of a fire. |
Chemistry World
July 27, 2015
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Three dead in Chinese petrochemical plant fire The fire started when leaking oil ignited. It was extinguished after around five hours. The cause is now being investigated. |
Wired
December 2004
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U.S. CPSC
February 8, 2011 |
Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Tyco Safety Products Westminster Due to Failure to Alert Monitoring Centers The recalled fire alarm control panels can fail to send a signal to alert monitoring centers in the event of a fire. |
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Sound Alarm on Loss of Grant Money With federal budget cuts looming, local law enforcement and fire departments are growing worried that the money will dry up, or be sharply reduced. |
U.S. CPSC
November 18, 2009 |
Fire and Burn Hazards Prompt Recall of Gas Grills Sold at Lowe's Stores The burners can deteriorate causing irregular flames and the lids of some models can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to the consumer. |
Reason
March 2009
Adrian Moore & Sam Staley |
A Better New New Deal How can we get the most bang for our transportation buck? Here are six ideas for the new president and cash-strapped governors. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2014
James Urquhart |
Blaze destroys Nottingham sustainable chemistry lab The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham's jubilee campus, was under construction and slated to be finished by mid-2015. |
Managed Care
October 2001
Joyce Ochs |
Sept. 11's Lessons in Disaster Care While we are trying to grapple with the changes that terrorism may make to our way of life, a greater public awareness of emergency measures is bound to be one result... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Michelle Bowles |
A Helping Hand A federal grant program gives school districts the financial support they need to develop updated, comprehensive disaster plans. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
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Battery Makers Are In the Hot Seat After the Chevy Volt fire and layoffs at A123 Systems, the battery business is in rough shape. |
U.S. CPSC
April 1, 2010 |
Agio International Recalls Outdoor Gas Fire Columns Sold Exclusively at Costco Due to Fire Hazard Gas can leak from connections in the column, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
