The message delivered last week during National Teen Driver Safety Week should resonate clearly across Ohio and the rest of the country. It is simple, and it is this: If you’re a parent concerned about the safety of your teenage son or daughter who was just recently licensed, get involved. According to the group…
A 61-year-old Ohio man was killed by a drunk driver on June 22 of this year in Columbus. Slightly more than two months later, on September 3, the 22-year-old driver who was arrested in the case confessed to the DUI charge and wrong-way car accident on a YouTube video. Matthew Cordle then formally surrendered…
There is no way to soften or finesse a news report commanding public interest that is of a truly tragic nature. That is certainly the case involving the details of a car accident that occurred early last Friday just northwest of Columbus. Six people died in the crash, with a police officer also being…
Ohio’s evolving and progressively stringent distracted driving laws evidence a strong legislative intent to crack down on dangerous driving behaviors deemed pronounced among state motorists. Just last year, for example, and with an eye on reducing the closely linked tie between texting and cellphone use generally while behind the wheel and increased car accident…
Most people — including probably you, the reader — think they are comparatively good drivers. Although that might or might not be true, it is nearly certain that most motorists in Ohio and elsewhere can point to someone they know who is without doubt a comparatively bad driver. You know the type. Perhaps it’s…
If you happen to see Wal-Mart long-distance trucker Warren Greeno driving his big rig in Ohio or elsewhere in the country, you’ll notice him. Greeno will be behind the wheel of a shiny red 18-wheeler that has his name painted on the side. Oh, and this additionally noted information as well: a statistic confirming…
Nine Ohio business and government entities across the state have been awarded money under the state’s Safety-Intervention Grant Program, with the nearly $260,000 provided them being allotted to safety enhancements at their respective workplaces. The program is administered by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation pursuant to money made available by taxpayers. Steve Buehrer,…
Tomorrow’s manufacturing work environment in Ohio and elsewhere across the country will look quite different from what it does today. As noted in a recent report on the subject, managers of industrial worksites will “be proactive in employing new strategies and proven tactics to reduce injury triggers in the workplace.” Given the statistical certainty…
The adage, “Time is money” certainly seems alive and well in the construction industry. According to the American Society of Safety Engineers, a chief reason offered by workers employed on residential building projects as to why they forgo using technologies that protect them against falls is this: Learning and then using protective devices takes…
Saying that “it continues to dismiss a culture of safety as a priority,” an official from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced fines against national retailer Home Depot for multiple safety infractions observed at one Ohio store. That store, in Reynoldsburg, was cited recently for eight safety violations and assessed a fine of…