Alert: Traffic Accident No Injury ALRM LVL: 1 LOC: 1.4 E I-275 ERLANGER BTWN: N/A & N/A COM: TWO VEHICLES RIGHT SIDE BOONE COUNTY UNIT OUT WITH THEM REQUESTED ERLANGER UNIT ACCIDENT OCCURED IN ERLANGER NOT BLOCKING UNITS: 318 DATE/TIME: 09/29/2017 18:11:20 RPT #: P=3-17-00018189
Google may own Waze, but we’re finally starting to see a few of the features popularized by that transit-tracking app make their way to rival Apple Maps. For example, you can now—or will soon be able to—report traffic accidents in Maps during your trips. Speed traps, too, in case you spot one driving through one of those awful small towns that drops the speed limit from 70 mph to 30 mph in the hopes they can suck some sweet revenue out of your…
There are several things employers can do to limit the number of accidents and their severity when they do occur. Follow these steps to occupational safety.
Manual material handling tasks can sometimes expose workers to risk factors that lead to costly injuries. Following are five tips for safer work performance.
Preventing injury is possible. Learn how to prevent injuries - and where you should go if you do experience an traumatic injury (hint - you want a Level 1 Tr...
The internet is chockablock with “crash porn” and disaster scenes of motorcyclists eating shit. Yes, riding can be dangerous, but maybe a lot less so if you take a second to take some advice on what to do when someone goes down. And you don’t have to be a doctor to be helpful.
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It’s the most wonderful — and accident-prone? — time of the year. We want to know about those holiday-related injuries that had you shaking your head.
Accidents of all kinds can result in injury, but not all injuries require a person to stay in a hospital for treatment. Certain injuries are far more likely to result in a hospital stay than others, according to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Common injuries that require a hospital stay include: fractures, brain injuries, poisonings, and injuries caused by slip and…
An infographic from the industry experts at Builders Mutual. In the construction industry, many new employees are relatively undertrained. Therefore, it is extremely important to provide safety education to all employees on their first day of work, before they step onto your job-site. As industry experts at Builders Mutual, we are dedicated to setting … Continue reading "Prevent Ladder Accidents Through Safety Training"
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 3 million employees are injured in work accidents every year. These injuries do more than generate hefty medical bills and force victims to take time off work--they leave the injured and their families at a loss with how to move forward.
Not all slip-and-fall accidents occur in the workplace. Each year, millions of U.S. adults inure themselves by slipping and falling in their home. While many of these injuries are minor, consisting of bruising or lacerations, others are more severe and debilitating. As a homeowner, however, you can prevent slip-and-fall accidents in your home by following a few simple steps.Use Handrails When Climbing StairsIf your home has…
Roofers have one of the most dangerous occupations among all workers. Every year more than hundred of them are dying in fall accidents. According to the most recent statistics, among the 401 fall ...
What do a surprise visit from your in-laws and traffic on your daily commute have in common? They both show up when you least expect it—and cause you an immeasurable amounts of stress in the pro
A company-wide initiative that included management commitment and lots of employee commitment led to a 60 percent decrease in Lost Time Accident Frequency (LTAF)* at UPM, a company involved in reformation of bio and forest industries.
Regardless of why a rider may be pulled over, it’s absolutely essential that they are prepared in the event of a traffic stop.
Accidents happen. On construction sites, accidents can happen frequently.