Crane equipment, including tower cranes, mobile cranes, service truck cranes, telescopic trains, and boom trucks can be found at almost any construction site. Construction accidents involving defective or negligently operated cranes can result in serious physical injuries and even death. Each year, approximately 45 individuals lose their lives in crane accidents. Many more are injured.[…]

New federal safety standards created by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently came into effect. The standards aim to improve high chair safety for children, which is particularly important because far too many preventable injuries occur. High chairs come in a variety of styles and different models, but without adequate safety standards in place,[…]

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in the last five years more than 4,400 people died – and at least 200,000 others were injured – in work zone crashes across the country. Workers, drivers, and passengers alike face a variety of work zone-associated hazards, though the FHWA reports drivers as the most frequent fatalities.[…]

Researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia recently conducted a study on front seat safety in crashes involving serious injuries or deaths of passengers aged six to 92 years old. The researchers found that improvements in design and technology for front seat passengers have tremendously improved the odds for[…]

With the upcoming school season approaching, now is the time to go over the most useful tips that help kids and teens stay safe during the school year. We have compiled some of the National Safety Council’s (NSC) key school safety tips for our readers and their loved ones below. School Safety Topics According to[…]