Safety

If you’re going to be on the road in the midst of winter weather conditions, you could find yourself sharing that road with larger commercial trucks.  Whereas you may be able to stay home and wait out the storm, the drivers of these vehicles are often required to keep to the roads and complete their… read more

A group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility believes that the California branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may be experiencing problems that have the potential to compromise safety, and they’ve lodged a complaint seeking improvements in this regard.  At issue is the level of personnel suited to carrying out inspections on behalf… read more

A new report analyzes the efforts of the California Highway Patrol to improve motorcycle safety throughout the state over the coming year.  The article places a particular emphasis in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, with the latter set to benefit from enforcement and education efforts in a few months. In a bid to help riders… read more

With the Winter Olympics in full swing, there are some people from around California who may be inspired to take to one of the state’s many ski resorts for a long weekend or even a week away from home.  But you must realize that there are certain hazards that must be understood, and safety in… read more

Last week, the United States Transportation Department made waves with the announcement that Vehicle to Vehicle Communication could be mandated in vehicles as soon as 2017.  This was a big step for auto safety because it signaled a willingness to embrace preventative safety mechanisms, a means to keep accidents from happening in the first place… read more

You would never take your children to a park and then let them run around without keeping an eye on them, would you?  Well, it’s important to lend the same type of supervision to a dog park you bring your animal to.  Although dog parks can be a great way for dogs to socialize and… read more

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration came out with a news update stressing the importance of flu shots even this late in the season. Reinforcing that idea is news from the California Department of Health that at least 202 people have died throughout the state this flu season.  Los Angeles has had the highest number… read more

Peterbilt 579, Peterbilt 567, and Kenworth T680 chassis of the 2013 and 2014 model years are being recalled by PACCAR because of a potential safety issue associated with the door latch assemblies from Inteva.  There are two issues that could present:  someone on the outside could open an unlocked door, or someone inside may be… read more

Here in Los Angeles, we can look forward to beautiful weather all throughout the year.  As such, you’re going to see motorcycles across Southern California’s roads in the winter as well as the summer.  Drivers of automobiles have to be willing to accommodate these vehicles so that a deadly or injurious crash doesn’t take place…. read more

Yesterday, there was a Distracted Driving Summit held in order to address some of the ways in which the rather dangerous driving act could be curbed.  But summit or not, we still have quite a long way to go before distraction is squashed entirely.  Not only do we have cellphones to contend with, but things… read more

There’s still some time left for National Burn Awareness Week, so we’d like to bring you some final tips as related by a new guide put out by the state of Massachusetts.  Yesterday, we focused on how to keep your kitchen safe, and while many of the insights on hand do indeed examine that, there… read more

New research out of the Health System of the University of Michigan aims to help people, especially persons older than 65, avoid slip and fall hazards that are likely to occur on days that are rainy and wet.  A journal called Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery will feature the research, which used a number of metrics… read more