The Increasing Number of California Bus Crash Deaths and Injuries

On Saturday, April 4th, 2009, yet another bus crash injured dozens and took the life of an innocent passenger near the Sacramento area. All told, counting the bus driver, two dozen people had to be rushed to various local hospitals. Most of the injured had boarded the bus in Reno to get to their jobs [...]

U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Recalls: February 2009

Protecting Yourself Prior to Purchase
Before making another purchase online or at a mall, consider saving yourself some time by first doing a little Internet research. Once online, just follow the next three steps and you’ll be on your way to a safer shopping experience:

First, briefly review our most recent monthly product recall articles;
Second, skim through [...]

Observing Ladder Safety Precautions to Avoid Injuries

Many of us use ladders around our homes so often that we rarely think twice about carefully positioning and climbing them. Instead, we often just pull one out of our garage or borrow one from a neighbor so we can quickly repair roof shingles, paint the upstairs window shutters or clean the leaves out of [...]

Keeping Your Children Safe from School Bus Injuries

If you walk your children to the school bus stop and wait until they’re safely seated before leaving, you may think you’ve done your job. In fact, school buses are almost eight times safer for children than privately driven vehicles. Nevertheless, other accident statistics indicate that we must take a closer look at the school [...]

U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Recalls: January 2009

Introduction
Every month, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues product recall lists to help protect the public from allegedly unsafe products. Frequently, further testing must be completed or design changes made before some of the products can be sold again. Most companies agree to “voluntarily” recall their products. However, when it’s necessary, the [...]