Posts Tagged 'safety'
Rounding The Corner On A Zip Line [video]
Published May 29, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: amusement park, mechanical engineering, New Zealand, OSHA, safety, Tom Scott, video, zip line
Warning Signs That Don’t Play Around
Published June 6, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: don't, OSHA, safety, scarey, warning
FailBlog posted these signs that are as serious as a heart attack.
Interesting Fact – Counter-balance Weights In Aircraft Are Sometimes Made From Depleted Uranium
Published October 10, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: airplane, Boeing, counter-balance weights, Depleted uranium, health, Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, radioactive, safety
I was stunned when I heard this.
Neither the Federal Aviation Administration nor the major aircraft manufacturers publish information about which planes and helicopters contain DU components. As one industry insider told a reporter, “No one brags about DU.” However many wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, Lockheed L-1011, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed military C-130 all require the use of counter-balance weights for proper flight control. The Boeing 747 airplane program utilized depleted uranium for its first 550 aircraft built. The company obtained in excess of 200 tons of the radioactive material, and cast approximately 12,000 parts.
How To Survive A Lightning Strike [infographic]
Published May 5, 2014 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: conductor, electrocution, infographic, Lightning, lightning strike, safety, thunder, thunderstorm
Way To Go, New York!
Published November 29, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: crime, murder, New York, NYC, police, safety, security, Shot, Slashed, Stabbed
Sadly, it was newsworthy that “No Person Got Shot, Stabbed, Slashed, or Murdered in NYC Monday“. Thirty six hours without a murder is a good start, but really?
Latest GM Recall Harkens Back To Bad Old Days
Published January 2, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: brake pad, Chevrolet Sonic, Chevy Sonic, General Motors, GM, import beater, liability, quality, recall, safety, subcompact, warranty service, zero defects
General Motors’ recall on Chevy Sonics reminds me of the way US car manufacturers were when they thought that they had nothing to fear from import makes. The recall is to check for missing brake pads. If this isn’t bad enough, GM is not notifying the customers for 2 weeks – unbelievable! Imagine if one of the cars is involved in a fatal accident before the customer is notified. This lack of concern for customers is what drove many of them to Japanese cars 25 years ago.
General Motors is recalling 4,296 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact models to inspect for missing brake pads. The missing part could lengthen the stopping distance, potentially contributing to a crash, the company said today in a statement. The recall targets 2012 Chevy Sonic models. The subcompact car–a replacement for the South Korea-built Chevrolet Aveo–went on sale this fall. GM said the company isn’t aware of any crashes or injuries resulting from missing pads. The problem was discovered when a rental Sonic was brought in for warranty service. Customers affected by the recall will start receiving letters from their dealers Jan. 14. GM said it expects “very few cars” to be affected by the problem.
Wild Monkeys To Help Detect Radiation From Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Published December 20, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: dosimeter, earthquake, Fukushima prefecture, Fukushima University, health, Japan, monkey, Nuclear Plant, nuclear reactor, radiation, safety, Takayuki Takahashi, tsunami
Wild monkeys fitted with collars containing detectors and GPS transmitters will help researchers at Fukushima University measure radiation in the forests surrounding a nuclear power plant crippled last March by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The monkeys will wear the collars for a month and they will be remotely detached, says a team of scientists led by Professor Takayuki Takahashi.
Emergency Bra – Product Of The Year?
Published September 24, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: boobs, Chernobyl, Elena Bodnar, Emergency Bra, filter, Ig Nobel, lingerie, mask, PPE, public health, respirator, safety
Remember that bra we wrote about last year that lifted more than just our spirits when it won the 2009 Ig Nobel Public Health Prize? Well, creator Dr. Elena Bodnar–whose inspiration comes in part from having witnessed as a young physician the devastating effects of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in 1986–is introducing the now commercially available Emergency Bra at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass., on September 28. She hopes we can all “get a feel of [sic] the product,” as she has grown fond of saying. The bra is, of course, meant to be taken off, something most adults presumably have experience with. Once removed, it separates into two masks which, when placed over the nose and mouth, filter out particles that were found to be as harmful as radiation in Chernobyl. Now, a year later, what was once a bizarre and intriguing idea has turned into an actual bra that can be purchased online for $29.99. Ladies, it’s a sexy red and comes in a wide range of sizes, from 32B to 40C. Gentlemen, Bodnar assures us that in the event of an emergency, the size of the cup does not matter.
Banned Drug Company Produces Walmart’s $4 Prescriptions
Published June 25, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: FDA, health, India, prescription drug, safety, Walmart
Walmart is heavily promoting a program of 30-day supplies of generic drugs for $4, pointing to the program as an indicator of the company’s leadership on making healthcare more affordable. To profit on $4 dollar prescriptions, Walmart is importing drugs from foreign countries, including India. One of Walmart’s Indian drug suppliers, Ranbaxy Laboratories, LTD, has been repeatedly investigated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice for “inadequate” safeguards against contamination, falsification of records and submitting false information to the FDA.
Mini Cooper Owns Chevy Tahoe
Published November 25, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: accident, Chevy Tahoe, Mini Cooper, safety, suv
Feel safe in your SUV? You may not after seeing this article.