Fireworks Safety Tips

Roughly 230 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries in the month surrounding Independence Day. More than half of these injuries are burns, and roughly one-third of them are to the hands and fingers. Another nearly 20 percent of...

New Law Aims to Protect Rental Car Consumers from Car Defects

On June 1, 2016, a new law went into effect requiring rental agencies to repair any safety defects open on their vehicles prior to renting them to customers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Fleets with more than 35 vehicles...

OSHA Warns Oil Workers about Risks in Manual Gauging of Tanks

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) have identified significant safety and health risks that workers face at oil and gas extraction sites. Workers that manually open and gauge...

Cheers to Alcohol Awareness Month

Did you know most underage teens get their alcohol from home? Its a sobering statistic as April marks the official start of Alcohol Awareness Month. Research shows a 16-year old is more likely to die from an alcohol-related problem than any other cause. Still, some...