An elderly female driver suffered only minor injuries when her vehicle was struck by a Capitol Corridor train in the Decoto district of Union City this morning, according to an Alameda County Fire Department spokesperson. The accident which occurred at around 7:50 a.m., happened at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and H Street, spokeswoman Aisha […]
Innocent motorist killed during police chase
A high speed police pursuit is the cause of yet another death in the Bay Area this time in Contra Costa County. The fatality occurred when police attempted to stop a man for talking on a cell phone while driving without using a hands free device. The incident began in Concord around 6 p.m. Tuesday […]
U.S., Canada and Mexico Join Forces to Strengthen Consumer Product Safety Across North America
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada, and the Consumer Protection Federal Agency of the United Mexican States (Profeco) concluded a first-of-its-kind consumer product safety Summit that was aimed at strengthening the protections for children and consumers throughout North America. The three federal agencies with jurisdiction over consumer products in the United States, […]
Nordica USA to pay fines for faulty plates and bindings
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Nordica USA, of West Lebanon, N.H., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $214,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission (5â0). The settlement resolves CPSC staffâs allegations that Nordica USA knowingly failed to report immediately to CPSC the safety defect and […]
Radiation from your cell phone; is the exposure underestimated?
The Federal Communications Commissionâs âsafe exposureâ limits for low-level radiation absorbed from cell phones operating at their highest possible power levelâknown as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)ââdoes not adequately protect” most people who use cell phones, especially children who absorb more cell phone radiation than adults, according to an article published online this week in […]
