As you look out over the San Francisco Bay you are impressed with the view. Most people only think of the San Francisco Bay as the Golden Gate Bridge, but you love the view across the south bay the best. The little bridges across the Bay and the Oakland hills serve as a backdrop. They […]
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Recent Study Shows Helmet Use a Mixed Bag: More Research Needed
Ah, the freedom of the open road! The roar of the tiger between your legs. The wind through your hair. The sun on your face. The feeling you get while riding your motorcycle through the city or countryside. It’s an amazing sense of adventure that only a motorcyclist can understand. Perhaps wearing a motorcycle helmet […]
A National Awakening – Toxic Hazards and the Evil of Clean Rooms
On April 10, 2017 our work was recognized in the New York Times for making a major contribution to public health in the workplace: The issue of toxic hazards at work went national nearly 20 years ago, when former employees brought more than 200 lawsuits against IBM, accusing it of having concealed knowledge that it was […]
Feds Reject Raising Coverage Minimums for Big Rigs
In June, the Trump administration dropped consideration of raising minimum insurance coverage in the commercial trucking industry. Safety advocates have been calling for a higher insurance coverage minimum for tractor-trailers for years. The current minimum is $750,000. This number hasn’t changed in over three decades, and while that initially sounds like a lot of money, […]
Polaris ATV Recalled for Fire Hazard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just issued a press release regarding a recall on Polaris All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) due to the potential of fire hazards. According to the CPSC, 2014 Polaris Sportsman 570 ATVs are being recalled due to a fuel-leaking problem. On these defective ATVs, fuel can leak into the headlight pod, […]
