While a family swimming pool serves as a wonderful site for recreation and social activities, pool owners should know there is a serious downside. Among children, drowning is the second-leading accidental cause of death, but adults are also vulnerable. While drowning...
The construction industry is the third most dangerous profession in the United States, claiming close to 800 lives each year and resulting in thousands of serious injuries. Changes in the weather from spring to summer bring even more safety concerns to these workers....
Motorcycle accidents can cause serious and permanent injuries for drivers and their passengers, including broken bones, paralysis, internal bleeding, concussions, and other traumatic brain injuries. Motorcycle collisions are 27 times more likely to result in death...
Accidents happen even on a good day, but this Memorial Day weekend, many drivers will be heading out of town to celebrate the start of summer. With so many drivers traveling, the risk for an accident increases. According to the National Safety Council, it is estimated...
Riding a motorcycle is a means of transportation as well as an enjoyable form of recreation. Yet, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycle accident fatalities occurred 28 times more than in other motor vehicles in 2016. Motorcycle...
Red light accident fatalities are on the rise, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Hundreds of people are killed in red light accident collisions, partly due to the decrease in communities with red light camera programs. Without red light...
Millions of teens across the country are excitedly preparing for high school prom season. Finding the right date, suit, and dress are among those wonderful milestones high-schoolers look forward to and adults remember fondly. Yet according to the latest data on prom...
As we approach National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), which takes place from April 8 to 12, we bring our attention to the millions of workers who tend to emergencies, repair our highways and infrastructure, and enforce the law on roadways throughout the country....
Distracted driving is a public health issue impacting communities across the United States. Nationwide, distracted driving causes around one-fourth of all fatal car accidents. In 2016 alone, an estimated 391,000 people were injured in distracted driving accidents...
Workers in some of the highest-risk occupations experience frequent fatigue on the job, according to a report by the National Safety Council (NSC). The subjects polled included construction workers and others employed in utility, manufacturing and the transportation...
