As of May 1st, Governor Tom Wolf is allowing all Pennsylvania businesses in the construction industry (including those that perform new construction, renovation, and repair) to reopen so long as they comply with certain health and safety guidelines to keep both employees and residents safe. The guidelines will also help limit the spread of the[…]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued an important update to its current list of COVID-19 symptoms, adding six new possible signs indicating that someone may be a carrier of the respiratory virus. With more than one million confirmed cases and tens of thousands dead in the United States, critical updates like[…]

During the current COVID-19 outbreak, the work that sanitation workers do has become more vital and dangerous. Now, they may be responsible for disinfecting and deep cleaning everything to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Often underappreciated and underpaid, these workers are essential to ongoing operations of all businesses, even as they risk their own[…]

Despite the fact that safety experts have been advocating against the manufacturing and use of padded crib bumpers because of strangulation risks for infants for years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) only recently began moving forward with a proposal to ban products that do not meet the agency’s airflow requirements from the market. In[…]

Because May is “Electrical Safety Month,” we thought it important to look at some ways to safely manage electricity. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) announced “Smart Home” as the theme for this year’s campaign and is focusing on devices that help keep a home smart, safe, and secure. We have compiled some of the[…]