safety
Evenflo recalls 56,000 car seats
Evenflo recalls 56,000 car seats Evenflo is recalling around 56,000 car seats due to a safety concern with the harness of one of its products. After consumer complaints, The Transitions 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat was found to give children access to the Central Front Adjuster (CFA) when used in the forward-facing harnessed booster mode. This…
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Government threatens to seize or recall hoverboards due to fire risk
Government threatens to seize or recall hoverboards due to fire risk According to the U.S. government, no hoverboard is safe. After its investigation, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that any device that did not meet the newly-released safety standards by UL, previously known as Underwriters Laboratories, will be subject to detention, seizure or…
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What to do when you are injured while shopping
What to do when you are injured while shopping Although most people do not consider the possibility getting injured when going to a store, there are cases of people being injured while shopping. If you were injured at a retail facility due to negligence of the store or of another person, you could have a…
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Oven Doors Continue to Explode, Still no action has been taken
Oven Doors Continue to Explode, Still no action has been taken Defective products already pose a risk to consumers, but when the company at fault fails to take action, consumers are left in a very dangerous and stressful position. The Safety Institute reported that it has found 35 reports of the Kenmore ovens shattering from…
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How to figure out if your food has been recalled
How to figure out if your food has been recalled With the many recalls issued already this year for food contamination, it can be difficult to figure out if the foods in your fridge are safe to eat. Unfortunately, prior to a recall, there is no way to know if your food is contaminated. That…
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Rise in Trampoline Injuries Concern Trauma Specialists
Rise in Trampoline Injuries Concern Trauma Specialists Doctors have expressed a concern in the increase of children suffering serious injuries from trampoline accidents, which has sparked research into how to prevent accidents from happening. Specialists at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital are concerned over the increasing number of children being admitted to its hospital with serious…
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Super Bowl Safety: Know Your Role
Super Bowl Safety: Know Your Role With the Super Bowl right around the corner, it is crucial to know your safety role on the game day. Over 10,000 people are killed each year in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. That is 31 percent of all crash fatalities. Drinking and driving is not worth the many consequences or…
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Tractor trailer collision deaths increase while restrictions for big rigs decrease
Tractor trailer collision deaths increase while restrictions for big rigs decrease Tractor trailer collision deaths have increased 17 percent since 2009 and injuries have increased by 28 percent. Unfortunately, instead of enforcing regulations to prevent these accidents, Congress has pushed for looser restrictions on the trucking industry. Just this past year, there were over ten…
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Seat Belt Entanglement: What you should know
Seat Belt Entanglement: What you should know Seat belts can save lives, but in some cases, they can cause serious injuries or even death due to entanglement. Parents and caregivers need to be overly cautious when it comes to children’s safety in vehicles and letting babies sleep in car seats. Children tend to play with…
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Number of ER visits related to synthetic pot more than doubles
Number of ER visits related to synthetic pot more than doubles Synthetic pot, also known as “K2” or “Spice” has become a growing public health risk. The number of visits to the emergency room has more than doubled in the past few years in the United States. Although the drug is considered safe and legal…
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