Safety
How to fight cyberbullying
Bullying has found a new home beyond the playground (via ThinkProgress). Nearly every American teenager has used social media, roughly 90% of 13- to 17-year-olds. Despite the benefits of online networking for kids — community engagement, enhanced communication and technical skills — constant connectivity poses real physical and emotional dangers. As kids become more plugged […]
This Thanksgiving, make safety a main course!
For the 2012 holiday season, StateFarm has remixed their William Shatner turkey fryer fire PSA to remind the public of the hazards of deep frying their yearly bird (via ABC). Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? It’s a distinctly North American holiday that celebrates the best of family, bounty, and the end of autumn. But while we’re […]
Emergency shelters: relief and refuge for New Yorkers after Hurricane Sandy
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and this week’s Nor’easter, evacuees have been forced to seek refuge as far away as Albany (via Travelers Today). Having a roof overhead, once an everyday given for people in New York and New Jersey, has become a luxury in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated […]
Advances in facial recognition technology boost retail profits but may violate shoppers’ privacy
Retailers are capturing footage–including gender and body language–to fight theft and gather sales data (via Urgent Communications). Nowadays, you don’t have to be in Hollywood to star on a film reel. In 2011, retail stores used video surveillance to record the equivalent of 200 billion full-length high-definition movies, and not solely for theft prevention. Advances in […]
OSHA cites Long Island Nassau Coliseum for 16 safety violations
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Nassau County, has been cited for 16 serious OSHA violations. (Via nassaucoliseum.com) Oct. 12, 2012 – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home of the NHL’s New York Islanders, is not having a good year. Although the team has some ardent fans, Islanders games nonetheless have one of the worst attendance records […]
Recent spike in child injuries linked to texting while parenting
Incidences of child injuries have suddenly spiked, likely due to parents and babysitters distracted by texting (via WSJ). From 2007 to 2010, child injuries on playground equipment rose 16.5%, and an even higher 35.9% spike was documented in swimming pool accidents. Bumps in these figures have prompted researchers in childhood injury prevention to find answers—a […]
Dwight Schrute’s office fire drill tested for OSHA safety compliance
Dwight Schrute meets fire safety training. (Photos via NBC and Myhardhatstickers.com) 9/24/2012 — Dwight Schrute, Assistant (to the) Regional Manager at Dunder Mifflin, trained in the arts of surveillance, karate, and beet farming, volunteer sheriff’s deputy, and bed and breakfast proprietor, knows a lot about responsibility. When Dwight Schrute was put in charge of training Dunder […]