Newly released highway fatality stats in the US paint an incomplete picture, having lumped non-freight-hauling trucks in with commercial vehicles, according to the American Trucking Associations. “Every fatality on our ...
NanoViricides has secured orphan drug designation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its drug candidate DengueCide, for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that affects ...
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There are still a lot of questions to be answered. One glass expert, though, thinks the widow of the retired Slippery Rock University professor who died this summer after tripping and falling head-first through a glass door at a ...
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The Chinese government has pledged to close more unqualified and dangerous coal mines by 2015 as the country strives to improve its alarming safety record. At least 2,000 small coal mines will be closed by the end of 2015, the State ...
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Rains along Colorado's Front Range — from Fort Collins to Denver — eased up a bit Friday morning, but were expected to resume later, adding to already historic flooding in one of the U.S.'s most popular cycling destinations and ...
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Nissan may be a Japanese automotive brand now in its 80th year, but the Nissan of today is vastly different and far more diverse than it has ever been. At the Nissan 360 event in Los Angeles, the brand’s global head of product ...
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released a report that reveals Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are more likely to be injured in land transport accidents than other Australians. The report, ...
Exploring ROI of Pneumatic Conveying from a Health and Safety PerspectiveDoan Pendleton, VP, VAC-U-MAX Workplace injuries in any organization take a bite out of profits. There is a wealth of data, statistics, and surveys from scores of ...
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The US National Safety Council recently presented Florida Tile with its Perfect Record Award recognizing at least 12 consecutive months without incurring a company-wide occupational injury or illness that resulted in days away from work or ...
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Earlier this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested that Chrysler initiate a safety recall of the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty to address a performance and design defect. NHTSA ...
One year after relaxing its motorcycle helmet law, Michigan has seen a 22 percent rise in medical insurance claim costs associated with cycle crashes. The data is clear: When helmets are off, injuries and death increase. The average ...
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When shopping for a car, you've no doubt compared crash-test ratings. Whether from the government or insurance industry, crash-test scores provide valuable insight into the occupant protection a car provides. But these ratings don't tell ...
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The 2013 Chevrolet Traverse has been released in the US with a raft of new safety equipment, headlined by the industry’s first front centre airbag. Designed to provide additional restraint to drivers and front passengers in far-side ...
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a study to better understand the risks associated with certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens. ...
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A new study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reflects a 9-percent increase in motorcycle deaths in 2012 to about 5,000 fatalities for the year. That marks the 14th year out of 15 that deaths have risen. The GHSA report ...
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