Category Archives: Safety Tips

Kubota Recalls Off-Road Utility Vehicles Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

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This off-road vehicle recall was recently announced by th Consumer Product Safety Commission just in time for hunting season: The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Off-road Utility Vehicle Units: About 970 Manufacturer: read more
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Bicycle Helmet Safety – Wearing It Correctly

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The use of bicycle helmets save lives. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in 2010 there were 523 reports of bicycle crashes resulting in death to the bicycle rider.  Of those, 429 were not wearing a helmet.  These statistics are not unique but a repeated year after year. If you want to increase your chances or your child's chances of surviving a bicycle accident, a properly fitted bicycle helmet is the first step you should read more
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Fatal Motorcycle Accident Shows Why Shoulders Are a Dangerous Place to Stop

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We are all taught to pull out of the road and onto the shoulder when you have vehicle difficulties.  However, a number of auto accidents involving vehicles that are parked or stopped on the shoulder happen every year.  A recent drunk driving accident highlights why the shoulder is not always a safe place to be. According to multiple media sources, shortly before 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning, November 3, 2012, Chase Hunt and Danny Hunt were returning read more
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Reports 90 Child Drownings Since Memorial Day

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The Unites States Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported 90 drowning incidents involving children under the age of 15 since Memorial Day 2012.  An additional 106 children have suffered injuries as a result of near-drowning incidents.  Of those who drowned, 72% were under the age of 5. Sadly, Texas reported the highest drownings during that period with a total of thirteen. California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina each read more
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Houston Car Accident Involving 16 Kids—Driver Charged with Child Endangerment

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Monday July 10, 2012 a daycare van was involved in a crash on the north side of Houston at Gulf Bank and Sam Houston Tollway.  The van’s driver, as well as the sixteen children on board, were transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.  The driver, an employee of Alpha Kids Center as well as the owner, Darryl Freeman, have been charged with injury to a child and criminal negligence. The car accident happened at approximately 4:00pm, read more
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Recall on Climate Keeper Portable Space Heaters and Portable Oscillating Space Heaters Due to Fire and Shock Hazard

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Big Lots and the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission have jointly issued a recall of the Climate Keeper Portable Space Heater and Portable Oscillating Space Heater as of June 20, 2012.   These were imported by Big Lots and an estimated 70,500 units have been sold in the U.S.   The heaters can over heat, resulting in them melting and posing a fire and/or electric shock hazard.  The heaters are pictured to the right. So far, there have been read more
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Mixed 900,000 Verdict In Oregon Sexually Transmitted Disease Case Shows Safe Sex Is the Responsibility Of All

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An Oregon woman was awarded $900,000, by a jury last week against a man who gave her herpes. Apparently, the woman (whose name was kept concealed for privacy during the trial) contracted herpes after they had sex one time. The Plaintiff met the Defendant, a 69 year old retired dentist, online at eHarmony. They hit it off and on the fourth date, they had sex.  According to the Plaintiff, she asked the man to wear a condom and he declined to do read more
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