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• Logan Northern Canal Disaster - Eighth Installment

  Bret Hanna | August 05, 2009 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  This story just drags on and it never seems to get better for the victims. According to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune, the state Executive Water Task Force will move forward on a review of canal...

• Road Bike Safety: Be Careful Around Buses & Intersection Stops

  Mark Williams | August 05, 2009 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  During recent bike rides around the streets of the Salt Lake Valley, I can't help but notice several hazards that could lead to injury or death to bicyclists, unless extra care is taken to recognize...

• Local Skin Care Products Company Raided by U.S. Marshals

  Bret Hanna | August 04, 2009 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  According to a report today in the Salt Lake Tribune, Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory in Roy was raided last Friday by U.S. Marshals. The raid comes on the heels of an FDA inspection which...

• Another Senseless Hazing Death

  Bret Hanna | August 03, 2009 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  I've blogged on this topic before. This time the hazing death occurred in North Carolina and instead of alcohol poisoning being the cause, it was repeated tackling by members of the Theta Chi...

• Bike Helmets Are Not Optional

  Bret Hanna | August 03, 2009 10:04 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  A 14-year-old boy suffered traumatic head injuries yesterday in Lindon, when he ran into a wall while riding his bike with his sister. He was not wearing a helmet. Juan De Dios Rojas was on a family...

• A Red Light Means Stop

  Bret Hanna | August 01, 2009 8:01 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  Utah traffic engineers report that the number of motor vehicle accidents caused by drivers ignoring traffic signals has almost doubled since 2007. That is more than 2,000 accidents caused by those...

• 7-Year-Old Taking Car to Avoid Church Highlights Need for Safety Awareness

  Bret Hanna | July 31, 2009 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  Last Sunday, a Weber County seven year old made off with his father's car so he didn't have to go to church. His father was in the basement of their house and his mother was asleep Sunday morning...

• Tobacco, Chimney Sweeping, and Tanning Beds

  Mark Williams | July 29, 2009 4:12 PM | 4 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  What do these things have in common, you ask? Cancer. Scientists now have determined unequivocally that the ubiquitous tanning parlors pose a very real danger, particularly to the tanning public of...

• Logan Northern Canal Disaster - Seventh Installment

  Bret Hanna | July 28, 2009 10:46 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  In an editorial which appeared in the Opinion section of the Salt Lake Tribune today, the Tribune Editorial Board has has echoed my call to have the state investigate the cause of the collapse of...

• Texting By Drivers Proven to Be Extreme Hazard

  Mark Williams | July 28, 2009 5:41 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  In an article from the New York Times, July 28, 2009, it was revealed from an 18 month study of truck drivers that texting by big rig drivers is a much greater safety risk on the road than...