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Time to refocus: Odds of accidentally dying are getting worse

National Safety Council digitizes nearly 100 years of injury and fatality data to help Americans understand their greatest safety challenges

March 1, 2018

While many Americans fear flying, violence and natural disasters, the odds of dying from preventable, everyday incidents are far greater – the greatest ever, in fact, in United States history. A person’s lifetime odds of dying from any unintentional cause have risen to one in 25 – up from odds of one in 30 in 2004, according to National Safety Council analysis.

Press Brake and Power Press Safety is topic of next Rockford Systems mini-webinar

March 1, 2018

In the face of global competition, fabricators are looking for new ways to lower per-piece costs. While automation is one option, another attactive opportunity is machine safeguarding. Having proper safetyguarding in place can not only reduce accidents, it can increase a fabricator's overall productivity and profitability, eliminate costly OSHA violations and legal expenses, and lower insurance premiums.

Unsafe companies could win a dubious recognition

February 27, 2018

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), a nationwide training and advocacy organization for workers and families, is accepting nominations for its “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who fail to provide safe conditions for their workers.

Lewis K310-SS Hooded Safety Knife

February 27, 2018

Patented in 1945, the “original” Lewis Hooded Safety Knife has been selling for over 80 years. This knife is an economical step up in safety over a typical utility knife that can be left with the blade exposed if the user forgets to retract it.

Bringing attention to tech that could save your home

February 23, 2018

Two organizations dedicated to fire prevention have chosen a day on which a technology that can do just that will be the focus. The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) have designated May 19, 2018 as Home Fire Sprinkler Day. Home fires claim the lives of seven people each day.

Mining safety regulation kicks in next month

February 21, 2018

The deadline by which underground coal mine operators must equip continuous mining machines with proximity detection systems is fast approaching. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued an alert to remind the mining industry that the deadline for installing the life-saving technology is March 16, 2018.

Electrical safety info takes to Twitter

February 16, 2018

Safety professionals, “electrical safety ambassadors” and would-be electrical workers may want to tune into a Twitter Chat next week hosted by the Electrical Safety Foundation International’s (ESFI) Communications Committee.

Preliminary estimates: Motor vehicle deaths plateaued in 2017, but still up 6% from 2015

NSC preliminary figures show fatalities topped 40,000 for the second straight year

February 15, 2018

Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths dipped slightly – 1% – in 2017, claiming 40,100 lives versus the 2016 total of 40,327. The small decline is not necessarily an indication of progress as much as a leveling off of the steepest two-year increase in over 50 years.

Cause of two train crashes identical – and preventable

February 14, 2018

Two train accidents within 13 weeks of each other – one in New Jersey and the other in New York – had the same root causes, says the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): the undiagnosed sleep apnea of the trains’ engineers. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. It can result in a sufferer feeling tired even after a full night's sleep.

Drowsy driving a bigger problem than previously thought

February 13, 2018

The percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates indicate, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The travel organization is touting the study as the most in-depth drowsy driving research ever conducted in the U.S. using footage of everyday drivers.