September 26, 2019 Red Light Deaths Going Up In 2017, drivers running red lights killed nearly 1,000 pedestrians and bicyclists – and caused thousands of other injuries. This is the highest the number has been in the last 10 years, so the American Automobile Association (AAA) is urging drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians alike to use caution and pay attention at traffic signals. According … Read More »
September 25, 2019 Children’s Product Recall: More Than 5.7 Million Contigo Water Bottles The Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a major children’s product alert. The agency is recalling more than 5.7 million Contigo Kids Cleanable water bottles because of a defect that poses choking hazards. The manufacturer is voluntarily complying with the CPSC’s recall, and has received at least 149 reports of bottle spouts detaching … Read More »
September 24, 2019 Senator Says Trampoline Parks Cover Up Deaths A Connecticut senator, Richard Blumenthal, claims that trampoline parks circumvent justice and legal repercussions by forcing participants to sign arbitration waivers. Arbitration waivers are legal documents that forbid individuals from filing legal claims in a court of law if they are injured. Instead, an arbitrator – not a judge – hears the injury victim’s complaints; … Read More »
September 23, 2019 OSHA Silica Standard The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering a possible revision of the Silica Standard Table 1, the primary guideline for regulating measures used to protect workers in construction and other industries from harmful silica dust exposure. The move suggests not enough is being done to prevent health problems … Read More »
September 20, 2019 Driving Safely on Prescription Medications While it is unclear exactly how many Americans take one or more prescription medications, large-scale reports estimate the number to be between 55% and 75%. While some prescription drugs do not compromise a person’s ability to drive, many others do. There are more than 6 million car accidents in the United States every year – … Read More »
September 19, 2019 How Quitting Smoking Helps Avoid Cardiovascular Disease According to a recent medical study, former heavy smokers face significantly lower risks for developing cardiovascular disease (e.g. stroke, coronary heart disease, etc.) than current smokers. Although it is no secret that smoking causes serious health problems and is often deadly, the findings confirm just how beneficial quitting can be. Smoking greatly increases a person’s … Read More »
September 18, 2019 Protected Bike Lanes Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability (OTIS) is planning to create a new two-way bike lane on 11th Street between Bainbridge and Reed Streets. This project will bring the number of two-way protected bike lanes in the city to a total of three, including the Ryan Avenue bike lane in Northeast Philly and the … Read More »
September 17, 2019 Three of the Most Problematic Medical Devices Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released more than 6 million reports, all of which detail problems and concerns with an array of medical devices. These reports were not available to the public until now, and all thanks to a fairly new software system developed by a company in order to translate the overwhelming … Read More »
September 13, 2019 PA Public Sector Employees Not Protected by OSHA Act Did you know that some public-sector employees – or people who perform public services and are employed by the city or state – are not protected under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)? First signed into law in 1970, the OSHA widely expanded the federal government’s role in keeping worker’s safe and implemented effective … Read More »
