11,000 Electric Smokehouse Smokers Recalled Due to Fire Risk
11,000 Electric Smokehouse Smokers are being recalled by the Columbus, Georgia-based Masterbuilt Manufacturing due to a potential fire hazard posed. These products have a tray for wood chips that’s supposed to be secured within the smoker, but it apparently is unable to be adequately slid in. Because of this, combustion of the wood is a… read more
Safety Precautions That Will Come In Handy At Local Fairs
Yesterday, we related some of the ways that parents can help ensure safety if they visit the California State Fair or some type of county fair. But that advice doesn’t begin to encompass the full scope of what safety should entail. A report from last year offering some vital safety tips from a Ryerson University… read more
Poll Reveals Shifting Attitudes Toward Distracted Driving
Distracted driving may prove to be the defining topic of this decade’s highway safety efforts, but a new study reveals that some drivers may finally be getting the message that distraction has no place at the wheel. The AutoTECHCAST poll from Harris carried out in April and May of this year sought to acquire the… read more
Red Cross Seeks To Promote Safety Via First Aid App
With the heat ratcheted up this summer, the Red Cross is taking the opportunity to proclaim the virtues of their first aid app. The thought is that, if consumers have access to the information contained within the app, they’ll be able to take the steps necessary both to prevent an emergency and to enact the… read more
Campers and Hikers Must Protect Themselves From Bears
It may be on the California state flag, but that doesn’t mean that an encounter with a bear is going to be an enjoyable experience. Many citizens from around the state will be camping and hiking out in the relative wilderness this summer, and thus they might come into contact with a bear. If you’re… read more
Privacy Concerns Abound With License Plate Reader Technology
Law enforcement officials have begun to use license plate reader systems as a means to identify those automobiles that may have been involved in a crime. But the implications of this technology have begun to worry privacy advocates. Once a license plate has been recorded, information about it goes into a database that acts as… read more
Northern California Truck Inspection Site Seeks to Bolster Safety
The California Highway Patrol is touting the installation of a new truck inspection facility in Northern California that they say could greatly improve safety along the heavily trafficked Interstate 80. Located in the vicinity of Vacaville, the eastbound scales are purported to be far more suited to the current driving environment than the previous scales,… read more
Drowning Risk Prompts Recall of 7,500 Thermobaby Bath Ring Seats
The Milford, Connecticut-based SCS Direct has announced the recall of Thermobaby Aquababy Bath Ring Seats that were only available through Amazon between June of last year and January of this year. 7,500 of the items, which are meant to be used by babies between five and ten months of age, could be unstable enough to… read more
Parents Asked By FDA To Report Children’s Medical Device Defects
Children’s medical devices have become increasingly commonplace, but the Food and Drug Administration is concerned that parents might not be adequately prepared to report potential adversity associated with a product. Many parents may find themselves attributing a side effect or some type of error to the child or something that they have done wrong, but… read more
Drivers and Pedestrians Must Work Together To Prevent Accidents
A new report attempts to reduce instances of vehicle on pedestrian injuries and fatalities in the Delmarva Peninsula area on the East Coast. However, the tips on offer would be applicable here in California as well. As the report states, vehicles of all types were involved in the incidents, and vehicle operators and persons on… read more
California And Other States Target Unlawfulness on I-80
In California and various other parts of the country that Interstate 80 runs through, officers will be using the final seven days of July as a platform with which to crack down on those drivers whose actions could compromise safety along the aforementioned highway. The I-80 Challenge Highway Safety Initiative, as it’s being called, will find numerous… read more
Make Your Visit To The Fair As Safe As Possible
The California State Fair is going on right now and will likely draw citizens from across the state who want to take part in festivities. But visitors also have to realize there are certain safety precautions that have to be taken whenever dropping by such a venue. A new report out of Nebraska stresses some… read more
