Nearly 40 percent of the injuries resulted from the rider falling or jumping from a golf cart, for both adults and children. Safety first. … > Golf Cart Injuries Soar
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites C.A. Franc $539,000 for willful fall hazard violations following worker’s death at Washington, Pa., work-site [National News Release]
Canada’s food safety system is reactive, lags behind other countries, and investment is needed to ensure it can adequately protect Canadians, according to one … > full story
The push is on for health-care providers to make the switch to electronic health records but it is hard to tell how well these complex health information technology systems are being implemented and … > full story
US Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes recordkeeping change to improve illness data [National News Release]
In a new study, researchers in Germany examined why drivers make fatal errors on familiar routes. When the test persons became familiar with the routes, the activity of their brains became less; this … > full story
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