Category: Maritime / Boating Accidents, Safety What's Your H2O (Safety) IQ?: How well can you answer these 20 boating and water safety questions? TASA ID: 1723 1. [a] How many drowning deaths occur in the U.S. annually? In 2014, the total went down to about 4,000 per the National Safety Council. In 1980, there were 8,000 drownings nationally. Why: CPR, *PFDs - improved life jackets, EMS, **ETH-updated information about alcohol/aquatic dangers. But much more can be and needs to be done.*(Personal Flotation Devices-Life Jackets) ** (Ethanol-Grain alcohol, as in beverages) Read more
Category: Safety, School Safety/Violence Five Critical School Safety Issues TASA ID: 2774 This consulting company's research team has provided biyearly school safety reports for Congress since the year 2000. The following list was developed from interviews with teachers, school security personnel, police and principals from 120 school districts throughout the United States. Read more
Category: Safety, Transportation Who Is Responsible for Worker Injuries at Loading Docks? TASA ID: 625 Whenever people and trucks are in close proximity, the area becomes very hazardous. In most cases, but not all, those that are doing the loading or unloading, as well as pedestrians, can be the losers. Generally, loading and/or unloading involves a great deal of people, goods and machinery, often on a raised platform or loading dock. There are a number of standards and regulations designed to limit the number of hazards workers are exposed to on loading docks. Read more
Category: Accident Analysis / Reconstruction, Safety Factors Involved in Motorsport Accident Litigation TASA ID: 2998 Motor sport is particularly dangerous as it involves equipment with a high mass or weight, traveling at high speed. A footballer at full speed may trip and fall a yard or so. A vehicle at high speed will travel the length of the football field and more, taking out most of what is in its path. Read more
Category: Food Safety and Production, Safety Food Safety and Related Issues TASA ID: 1005 Food safety is very much in the news nowadays. Headlines such as "Food Companies Work to Ensure Safety from Salmonella (1)" and "FDA: Plant Knew Peanuts Laced with Salmonella (2)" are just a few recent examples. Read more
