Posts Categorized: Safety

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Halloween ranks second for the most pedestrian fatalities in the year. In 2017, October ranked second for all motor vehicles deaths by month with a total of 3,700 fatalities. To help ensure adults and children have a safe Halloween, here are a few safety tips everyone … Read More »

A new law has been put into place to help ensure the safety of crews during road work. The law will now require that speed cameras be installed in all work zones. If a vehicle is clocked as speeding 11 mph over the work zone limit, the cameras will take a picture of the vehicle’s … Read More »

Kitchen fires are the leading cause of home fires and injuries.  You must act quickly when responding to a fire, but how you respond, will depend on the type of fire and where it is located. If you are cooking on your range or cooktop and a fire occurs, try and contain the fire by … Read More »

With cold weather on the way, slip and fall accidents will be on the rise. When the outside conditions become icy and wet, trying to avoid a fall can be quite difficult.  Each year, accidental slip and falls cause thirty thousand serious injuries and twenty thousand deaths.  Poor or careless maintenance of sidewalks, parking lots … Read More »

Electric Scooter usage is rising across major cities in the U.S and so are emergency room visits. These scooters are part of a ride-sharing program offered in many major cities. Although these programs can benefit the public, they are quickly becoming dangerous. Little training, lack of safety features and defective scooters are sending more and … Read More »