
With many experienced hunters securing licenses and heading out on their first hunting trips of the new season, it’s important for everyone to make sure that they’re using the best equipment available. All hunters need to look through every piece of their gear now, whether it’s stored at home or elsewhere, to be sure it [...]
Continue reading Recalled Hunting Season Products/AccessoriesWednesday, September 7, 2011
Few motor vehicle accidents sicken the public more than those involving hit-and-run drivers. It’s often difficult to understand how any driver can leave injured people unattended at an accident scene. Likewise, it’s very irresponsible to damage an empty vehicle and then fail to leave your contact information so that its owner can later locate you. [...]
Continue reading California Laws Governing Hit-and-Run DriversWednesday, August 31, 2011
by Elizabeth Smith According to the Centers for Disease Control, 816 construction workers lost their lives in 2009 due to injuries suffered on the job. That means that during that year, close to 20% of all work-related deaths in the United States were attributable to this one industry. Clearly, the number of serious health and [...]
Continue reading Construction Worker Safety IssuesWednesday, July 27, 2011
Before dropping another piece of bread in the toaster or heating up a pizza in your toaster oven, check to be sure you’re using one of the safest models on the market. Far too often, consumers suffer serious burns and electrical shocks when using these types of appliances. Over time, cords can become frayed and [...]
Continue reading Toaster Ovens and Toasters: Shock, Burn and Fire HazardsMonday, July 18, 2011
Now that Americans are making close to 300 million visits to amusement parks each year, every effort must be made to keep our youngest visitors as safe as possible. Although the current injury and fatality statistics for these parks are fairly low, we need to keep trying to reduce them even further. Every time another [...]
Continue reading Keeping Children Safe at Amusement ParksThursday, July 14, 2011
by Elizabeth Smith For many years, most of us thought that drunk drivers presented the greatest threat to our safety on America’s roads and freeways. Then texting drivers grabbed our attention as they kept sending out written messages to others, refusing to admit the dangerous nature of their behavior. Now, we’ve got a rapidly growing, [...]
Continue reading Opening Up the Debate: Marijuana Use and DrivingMonday, July 11, 2011
by Elizabeth Smith Young children often dress up in odd costumes and jewelry while playing various games. Unfortunately, they frequently put jewelry pieces in their mouths, increasing their chances of swallowing numerous germs and harmful substances. Since many negligent importers and manufacturers keep marketing children’s costume jewelry containing harmful substances (or covered with excessive lead-based [...]
Continue reading Children’s Costume Jewelry Often Contains Harmful SubstancesFriday, July 8, 2011
by Elizabeth Smith Although cutting the grass with a power mower may seem like an easy task, it’s important to observe basic safety measures to fully protect yourself and others. Every year, more than 67,000 people have to seek out emergency room care due to power mower injuries. About 9,000 of those injured are just [...]
Continue reading Safety Tips for Mowing the LawnWednesday, June 29, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of all Britax B-Nimble Strollers due to possible brake problems. About 20,000 of these strollers were sold in the United States and close to 800 in Canada. In its notice, the CPSC tells consumersto stop using these strollers immediately and reminds everyone that it’s against [...]
Continue reading Recall of Britax B-Nimble Strollers Due to Brake IssuesThursday, June 2, 2011
All of us need to put safety first when deciding whether to use treadmills, recumbent bikes, hand weights or other exercise equipment. For that reason, our firm recently reviewed the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) list of recalled exercise products in an effort to help our readers avoid purchasing or using any potentially dangerous equipment. In [...]
Continue reading Choosing the Safest Exercise Equipment
Monday, September 26, 2011
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