Safety Archive

These days, sterilization and sanitation are on everybody’s mind. Given the current global situation, that’s understandable. But sterilization is about more than just COVID-19. In fact, it’s something we should all be more mindful about, even when things get back to normal. Bacteria and viruses are all around us, and we’re all at risk. Obviously, you can’t maintain a 100 percent sterile environment everywhere at …

Road safety is no joke. While traffic-related deaths have been steadily on the decline for decades, they’re still tragically common. This is particularly true for children. Despite decades of safety improvements, auto accidents remain the #2 cause of death for American children. Some of this can be chalked up to the fact that children are more fragile than adults. Their bones haven’t fully fused, and …

If you’re a resident of a street or neighborhood with a lot of traffic, you probably already know how much of a menace speeding vehicles can be. You can build speed bumps and place “slow” signs and people will still whiz by, often times well over the posted speed limit. You can also contact your local police department and ask for more enforcement. However, this …

These days, many people are concerned about EMF (electro-magnetic fields) radiation. This is understandable. To some extent, EMF radiation has always been with us. Without sunlight, for example, there would be no life on earth. Get too much sunlight, though, and you’ll get a sunburn. Do that enough times, and you could develop skin cancer. Meanwhile, the amount of EMF radiation has increased dramatically over …

These days, we’re surrounded by electromagnetic (EM) radiation. Sometimes called EMF, for “electromagnetic fields”, this radiation takes many forms. Cell phone signals, WiFi, and even Bluetooth use EMF to transmit their signals. Even old fashioned radio waves are a form of EMF. Now, there are some myths that all EMF is unhealthy. This couldn’t be further from the truth. EMF can be good, bad, or …