With the release of its Mini Keyboard, Penclic, the Swedish company best known for its ergonomic re-think of the computer mouse, goes on to address the second most important cause for computer-related injuries: poor keyboard design. ...
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The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission says Heico Lighting,a division of EMD Technologies,in Montreal,Que.,has announced a voluntary recall of the neon power supply transformers.The transformers do not meet the UL standard for this ...
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Polaris has recalled about 400 units of the 2013 year modeled Ranger off-highway vehicle in the US, due to a problem in the throttle of the vehicle. The recall includes the vehicles produced in the US and Mexico, and sold in the country ...
Officials with high-end manufacturer Theodore Alexander said that no injuries were reported in a fire that occurred early Wednesday afternoon at the company's facility here. The fire affected finishing and work and processing areas at the ...
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US company SWECO has introduced the Sanitary Bag Dump with Integral Dust Collector that significantly reduces worker exposure to nuisance dust. The Bag Dump Dust Collection System is designed to work exclusively with the SWECO Bag ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a minimum sound standard for electric and hybrid vehicles to help reduce pedestrian fatalities. Electric and hybrid vehicles are very different than their gas-only ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), along with its Lexus division, has unveiled its advanced active safety research vehicle for the first time at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, revealing the company’s ...
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A Bench for Backbends The beauty of yoga is that you do not really need any special equipment to practice it other than a small tranquil space. But many people find it hard to hold some poses. If they are like me, they might even find ...
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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing new minimum sound standards for hybrid and electric vehicles in an attempt to improve pedestrian safety. The proposed new ...
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US-based automobile manufacturer General Motors has recalled 68,000 vehicles, due to a problem in the park lock cable and malformed steering column lock. The recall is being carried out for 54,686 vehicles in the US, 6,310 in Canada, 710 ...
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Kumba final results for the year ended 31 December 2011.Record safety,exports,earnings and dividends. Commenting on the results,Kumba Iron Ore("Kumba")CEO Chris Griffith said:"Driven by export volume growth and a 26%increase in iron ...
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An unidentified official said that the United Arab Emirates started recovering an Iranian registered cargo ship that sank December 28th in stormy seas carrying a heavy load of fiberglass. The report said that 6 crew members were rescued ...
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(CBS) --- Around your house you may see numerous items made of tempered glass, including your oven door, television stand, shower door and patio table. The lack of mandatory manufacturing standards for this type of glass could put you at ...
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The University of Otago is auditing the safety of architectural glass sheets in some of its more than 200 buildings as it faces problems with spontaneously shattering glass, including an incident in the week before Christmas. The audit ...
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Even though today is National Sleep Day, an alarming new report finds many people are falling asleep behind the wheel on a consistent basis. Yes, a lack of sleep is making our roads dangerous. The Center for Disease Control and ...
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