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Safety Improvements Underway to Prevent Wrong-Way Crashes on

Transportation officials are trying to make things right with a Wrong Way Driving Initiative Program.  “In most wrong-way crashes, vehicles are hit head-on, resulting in 81% of wrong-way driving fatalities,” said Major Roger Reyes with Florida Highway Patrol’s Troop… Read Full Article Here Source link

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Science

Coal Now Economically Outmatched by Renewables — Environmental

Coal Now Economically Outmatched by Renewables Renewable energy is predicted to make $2.97 trillion by 2030. By Jane Marsh Feb 24, 2023 Coal has been the backbone of the U.S. energy grid for over a hundred years. That’s starting to change in the 21st century thanks to renewable energy. It is now 99 percent more […]

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Showbiz

Squid Game reality show faces health and safety review

A freelance crew member has claimed the show wasn’t the “hellscape” that had been reported, although did admit filming Red Light, Green Light was “unbearably cold”. “There was no coercion to freeze in place. The contestants also did practise runs and stretches,” they said. “With the type of people being cast, there are always going […]

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Canada

Ontario failed to properly oversee railroad safety in 2019 when

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation into an incident involving a GO Transit train that struck and seriously injured a pregnant woman and a six-year-old child in 2019 in Kitchener has found Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation doesn’t provide effective safety oversight of provincially regulated railways. In its report released Thursday, the TSB said the ministry has […]

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Canada

Workplace safety charges approved against B.C. tugboat owners in

The owners of a tugboat that sank in the waters off Kitimat, B.C., two years ago, causing the deaths of two workers, are now facing several charges under the Workers Compensation Act. Wainwright Marine Services and James Geoffrey Bates, the president of parent company Bates Properties Ltd., were each charged Monday with eight counts of […]

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Celebrities

Alec Baldwin Allegedly Skipped A Mandatory Firearms Safety

On Oct. 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his movie Rust. Baldwin discharged the revolver while pointing the gun at the camera, striking Hutchins and the movie’s director, Joel Souza, who was injured but survived. Since the tragic accident, Baldwin has maintained that gun safety on […]

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Canada

Health Canada reviewing safety of controversial breastfeeding

Health Canada has launched a safety review of the psychological withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping or reducing use of a drug commonly prescribed to help women breastfeed. The agency confirmed the review in an email to CBC News. “A safety review is currently under way for domperidone and drug withdrawal symptoms after stopping or reducing […]

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Science

‘This is going to be a very safe environment’: No disruption to

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — It’s been a traumatic week for the Asian-American Pacific Islander community. Still, the recent mass shootings that have rocked our country aren’t stopping many AAPI communities from celebrating their traditions. Alexander Dinh is teaching the students helping him set up the annual tet festival about the cultural symbols they are unpacking […]

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Automotive

Fog lights advice issued to drivers amid safety warnings

Drivers need to be more cautious and aware when driving during foggy and rainy conditions, as visibility is impaired. With the recent bout of wintry conditions, officials are now issuing warnings as motorists deal with cold and foggy weather.  Experts at Nationwide Vehicle Contracts have put together a list of tips for driving during different weather conditions and Mark Smith, […]

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Travel

Emirates crew member shares ‘safety’ feature of uniform

Nathalie and Stefano are a cabin crew couple who work for UAE airline Emirates and share travel vlogs on their YouTube channel Sense the Lens. In a video, the couple revealed to fans some behind-the-scenes footage of “the things you don’t see as a passenger” when travelling with the airline. It turns out, the planning […]