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Sometimes safety advice isn’t enough and consumers don’t begin to take the threat seriously until an incident drives home just how real a threat can be.  A shed fire in Quincy, Illinois illustrates how there are certain dangers that go along with improperly hanging holiday lights.  An overloaded circuit was to blame for this particular… read more

Hanging strands of lights is an annual tradition for many families around this time of the year, but as a report out of Twin Falls, Idaho shows, there are numerous hazards that go along with this festive activity.  Lights hung on a dry Christmas tree could pose a fire hazard, so make sure the tree… read more

The workplace should be an area of safety for all employees.  Employers are required to not only provide adequate protection from possible harm that might befall workers amid potentially dangerous circumstances, but they must also train all employees on equipment that could be detrimental to safety if not used in the right way. Safety is… read more

The Food and Drug Administration plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of consumers all across the country.  It’s the agency’s responsibility to approve only those medical devices that would provide ample benefits whilst mitigating unnecessary risks, and they also keep track of food that might be contaminated in order to prevent an outbreak… read more

Truck recalls are always particularly disappointing.  Although a defect present on any vehicle could possibly pose a significant safety hazard, but large trucks, should they suffer from some sort of defect, could affect many different vehicles on the road given their size.  It’s therefore imperative that all owners of recalled trucks take note and react… read more

Glidescope GVL Video Laryngoscope reusable blades are being recalled by the Bothell, Washington-based Verathon Inc. because there’s a possibility that the tips of the blades could crack or even break.  If this occurs while a doctor is tending to a patient, it could lead to the blade cracking away inside the mouth of the individual. … read more

The year is almost at a close and thus the Consumer Product Safety Commission is touting some of their results from the previous fiscal year.  In addition to just revealing their recent track record, though, the agency is providing some valuable safety tips to consumer just in time for the holidays.  We’d like to relate… read more

Are you a parent to a special needs child? If so, have you taken the time to verify that the bus driver that transports your child to school on a daily basis has received the training necessary to ensure your child’s safety? If he or she hasn’t participated in training that specifically addresses how to… read more

Numerous police agencies across the state of California have had it with distracted driving, and they seem intent on doing whatever they can to get drivers to understand the danger.  So before you pick up your cellphone, you might want to read on to learn just how serious law enforcement officials are about cracking down… read more

We’ve previously discussed how Sunland Inc., the company that distributed peanut butter that led to a Salmonella outbreak across the country, had its registration shut down by the Food and Drug Administration, essentially barring the company from production until alleged safety issues could be corrected.  The FDA now has an in-depth report on how the… read more

What happens when a recall gets issued but there are differing opinions on how dangerous usage of the item can be to consumers?  That’s the issue now that word of a recall of a generic version of Lipitor known as atovastatin has reached the public. The Food and Drug Administration informed the country of that… read more

Mountain View is the latest community in California to grow increasingly passionate about the need for measures that would improve bicycle and pedestrian safety.  At a recent city council meeting, a principal from a local school expressed her disappointment with the fact that three kids at the school had been hit on nearby Castro Street. … read more