Posts tagged safety

• Safety Regulations Need Tightening, Not Loosening

  Jordan Margolis | November 03, 2011 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Many of us likely remember last year’s tragic death of 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. The deaths occurred following an explosion in the mine, which investigators now...

• Safety First: How Dedicated Are Chicagoland Hospitals to Intercepting Preventable Injuries?

  Jordan Margolis | April 04, 2011 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Healthgrades Seventh Annual Patient Safety In American Hospitals Study of March 2010 provided us with an updated report on patient safety incidence rates among Medicare patients at nearly all...

• Plug The Pool Drain Hazard

  Jordan Margolis | February 09, 2011 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to the Chicago Tribune Watchdog Update, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin wants the federal consumer protection agency to tighten up the regulations on pool safety equipment, to prevent...

• Have a Merry and Safe Holiday Season

  Jamie G. Goldstein | December 24, 2010 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Everyone loves the holiday season, but every year around 8,700 people visit the hospital for injuries caused by holiday festivities. The number of fire responses also typically increases. Keeping...

• Peanut Butter Recall List Expands

  Kristina Labanauskas | January 21, 2009 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  More than 125 products have been recalled in the recent salmonella/peanuts investigation. All products were made with peanut butter or paste at a Peanut Corp. of America plant. The Blakely, Ga.,...

• Scary Halloween Treats: Keeping an Eye Out for Melamine

  Nick Avgerinos | October 30, 2008 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  With the recent development of tens of thousands of Chinese infants falling ill from milk powder that contained melamine, consumers might find it wise to keep an eye on candy products produced in...

• Are Federal Child Labor Laws Strict Enough?

  Nick Avgerinos | September 19, 2008 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  This week the Chicago Tribune reported on an incident in which a 17-year-old girl employed in a sandwich restaurant in Palos Heights, IL was closing up the store for the evening at 9:00pm when...

• Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Bicyclist

  Kristina Labanauskas | September 18, 2008 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A hit-and-run driver stuck a bicyclist Wednesday afternoon while she was riding on the shoulder of Huntley Road in West Dundee, Illinois. The Carpentersville woman was seriously injured and was...

• Aluminum Bat Safety Still a Hot Topic in Chicago

  Nick Avgerinos | September 15, 2008 12:36 PM | 1 CommentChicago-Land, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  This summer, as a response to the public interest in the controversy surrounding children being injured by balls hit off of metal bats, this blog explored the issue in “Do Aluminum Bats Create an...

• Back to School Safety Tips

  Nick Avgerinos | September 03, 2008 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Now that summer vacations are over, and children are returning to school, a safety reminder is always welcomed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, (CPSC) has released a new guide of back to...