As Black History Month wraps up, take a look back at all of the African American engineering solutions that have promoted and developed a safer society for us today. From the nineteenth century through present day, there are scores of notable African Americans engineering a safer world. Do you recognize any of these names? Benjamin […]
Quick, where is your cell phone? A pretty accurate guess for most readers is your cell phone is within arm’s reach, if not in your pocket or your hands. It probably has at least some portion of your attention right now, even as you’re reading this. With the average person checking their phone 150 times […]
Spring, along with park visits and soccer games, will return soon. The season will bring the worry parents have about sports safety and playground equipment safety, but there’s an even more concerning safety issues you may not even be aware of. It’s the ground children play on: synthetic turf. Made from crumb rubber, rubber primarily […]
If you’re playing Santa Claus for kids this year, get informed before you do your shopping. There are toys out there on the naughty list for being unsafe and you don’t want to give them to the children you love. While the burden for toy safety should fall on manufacturers, surrogate Santa Clauses must still […]
Though it’s been overshadowed by the recent election arena, Veterans Day is still coming at the end of this week and it’s time to stop and say thanks. A major issue for this election, and many elections past, has been how exactly do we say thank you to those who sacrifice their time, their families, […]
That common backyard toy your kids continue to ask you for is more than just a toy; trampolines are a money pit and injury waiting to happen. In 2013 alone there were more than 286,000 reported injuries due to trampolines including broken bones, spinal injuries, and head injuries. Ninety percent of the injuries were from […]
