It’s hardly surprising that Cleveland Browns football player Marcus Benard would say that he is newly evaluating his life with “a little bit of insight.” Being hurtled an estimated 80 yards after he lost control in a motorcycle accident last autumn and simply being able to survive such a crash and talk about it…
A new risk-taking activity known as “car surfing” is growing in popularity among teens, many of whom do not fully understand the serious safety risks — and criminal charges — that can follow. Across the United States, teenagers are currently hospitalized with serious injuries resulting from car surfing, which has one person ride on…
Ohio workers who suffer on-the-job injuries are entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a system in which state employers pay compensation premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). An analysis undertaken by writers from an Ohio newspaper reveals that scores of thousands of state employers apparently expend as much energy…
Semi-trucks pose some of the greatest rollover risks because of their height, size and relatively poor handling compared to smaller vehicles. If a proposed government regulation is passed, though, these and other large trucks will soon reap the benefits of a computer-controlled braking system that automatically identifies a potential rollover risk and manages each…
Although a Cleveland-area cement contractor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cannot agree on the cause of a casino deck collapse last December, the two parties are in agreement that the now-finished project is safe. Cleveland Cement Contractors Inc., a Brooklyn Heights company, was in the process of building a parking garage…
Add bad driving habits to the list of ill effects suffered by some military personnel upon their return from tours of duty in combat areas. A new study has revealed that soldiers from Ohio and all other states across the nation face a heightened risk of being involved in a car accident after returning…
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and other traffic-safety agencies and advocates always maintain a consistent and sober message regarding motorcycle safety on state roadways, but the plea is even a bit more urgent this month, with May being National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There is simply no way to sugar coat the message…
New safety regulations established by the U.S. Department of Transportation will require doctors and physicians who perform medical examinations of commercial vehicle drivers to pass specific qualification standards that ensure they know how to examine a driver’s ability to safely operate a vehicle. Medical examiners who are properly trained and approved to conduct this…
Employees’ down time for on-the-job injuries, issues concerning workers’ compensation claims and benefits and a number of related matters regarding workplace injuries are closely affected by what many safety experts say is extreme tardiness by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in enacting new safety regulations. The agency takes far too long generally…
Car-on-car collisions comprise a large percentage of car accidents occurring on American roadways. Newly developed wireless technology may drastically reduce the occurrence rate of these fatalities, though, saving lives and costs resulting from these collisions. The technology allows nearby cars to transmit to and from one another, creating a network of communication that allows…