Posts tagged safety

• Are they Really Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | June 09, 2009 8:52 PM | 4 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just finished a book called Safety 24/7 - Building an Incident-free Culture. The authors, Gregor M. Anderson and Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D, make it clear that there are very few true accidents. In...

• Me Me Me Society

  Jon Lewis | March 22, 2011 11:46 PM | 3 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Lately, I've been thinking about the tragic events in Japan. Many of the Japanese people have lost their loved ones. Many are without power, food and water. There are great concerns over the nuclear...

• Dangerous Products: Airline Safety; Medical Safety; Food Safety; Auto Safety; Environmental Safety

  Greg Cusimano | June 24, 2008 5:58 PM | 3 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Can Our Government Protect Us From Dangerous Products and Activities? Can We Rely on Our Government? Should Our Citizens Have Input as Jurors? How safe are we? Do we need citizen regulation?

• Boating Safety Concerns

  Michael Roberts | June 06, 2011 9:33 AM | 2 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recreational water activities on our area’s beautiful lakes and rivers are a great way to enjoy the summer weather with friends and family. With temperatures rising and the long daylight...

• Deaths, injuries linked to Toyota sudden acceleration continue to rise

  Tom Methvin | February 17, 2010 4:14 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A surge of new complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles has hit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the last three weeks. The additional reports came...

• Motorcycle Injuries and Death

  Greg Cusimano | June 09, 2009 8:52 PM | 2 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Lewis Eugene Barnard, Barney (48) and Mayra Salazar Price (37) were killed in a motorcycle wreck in Gadsden, Alabama. They were wearing helmets. It has been reported that the driver of a car turned...

• Getting ready for Gustav

  Wendi Lewis | August 28, 2008 3:58 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There's an unwelcome guest heading to the Gulf Coast this Labor Day holiday weekend, as Hurricane Gustav makes tracks past Jamaica and into the Gulf of Mexico. He's just a tropical storm right now,...

• GAO Assesses Trucking Safety Initiative Progress

  Michael Roberts | October 07, 2011 2:59 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Today on our highways and interstates there are hundreds of thousands of large commercial trucks and buses that provide cross-country transportation for goods and people. A significant part of the...

• Danger and Dating Sites

  Michael Roberts | June 29, 2011 12:38 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Lawsuits around the country have sought to hold internet dating sites responsible for negligence in cases where users have been attacked by individuals they met on those sites. A recent lawsuit,...

• Forklift Safety

  Michael Roberts | April 27, 2011 2:37 PM | 1 CommentGadsden, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Many serious workplace injuries and deaths occur because of mistakes in operating forklifts and their load. Each year in the United States, tens of thousands of injuries occur in relation to the...