The Crazy Things People Do – Another Reason To Adopt, Promote & Nurture A Proactive Safety Culture!

  Note: Some Adults Are Equally At fault Too! Don't Try Any of These Stunts At Home! - Video Contains Some PG Language. The Dangerous Behaviors Foundation asked victims' parents to report choking game deaths and recorded 416 fatalities as of last September. Emergency rooms are seeing more and more teens with injuries that result … Continue reading The Crazy Things People Do – Another Reason To Adopt, Promote & Nurture A Proactive Safety Culture!

‘Saturday Night Live’ Grieves For Newtown With The Rest Of Us

After all the horror of the last few days, I needed to laugh. So, I turned on "Saturday Night Live" with Martin Short as host. A children's choir appeared. At first, I expected Ed Grimley to jump in front of them and tell me a much needed joke. But then, I realized they were doing something far … Continue reading ‘Saturday Night Live’ Grieves For Newtown With The Rest Of Us

Our Thoughts & Prayers Go Out To All The Souls Lost At Sandy Hook Elementary School In Newtown, Connecticut – “God Bless You All”

I didn't know your name, I never saw your face, I never got to see you smile, or get to watch you play. I never got to walk with you or watch you board the bus, I never got to kiss your head and tell you that you’re loved. I never got to know you, … Continue reading Our Thoughts & Prayers Go Out To All The Souls Lost At Sandy Hook Elementary School In Newtown, Connecticut – “God Bless You All”

Fire Prevention Weekly Update – November 19, 2012

Campaigns / Other Fire Prevention Efforts Campus fire safety Inspections/Code enforcement Smoke Alarms Sprinklers Wildland Fire Safety Fire safety tips and reminders Other Safety News Smoke Alarm Saves Sprinkler Saves International News Links to Fire Prevention-related news articles - Updated 11/19/2012 Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities Fire department issues 'Cold Weather Safety' checklist (Texas) AFD … Continue reading Fire Prevention Weekly Update – November 19, 2012

Fire Prevention Weekely Update – October 11, 2012

    Campaigns / Other Fire Prevention Efforts Campus Fire Safety Inspections/Code enforcement Smoke Alarms Sprinklers Wildland Fire Safety Fire safety tips and reminders Other Safety News Smoke Alarm Saves Sprinkler Saves International News Campaigns/ Other Fire Safety Activities Sherman firefighters entertain kids for fire safety (Texas) Firefighters Remind Homeowners To Check Smoke Detectors (Illinois) … Continue reading Fire Prevention Weekely Update – October 11, 2012

100 People Now Ill in Sushi-Suspected Salmonella Outbreak

by Mary Rothschild | Apr 06, 2012 One hundred cases of Salmonella Bareilly poisoning have been reported from 19 states and the District of Columbia while investigators still have "not conclusively identified a food source," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The CDC's earlier report, as well as an internal email … Continue reading 100 People Now Ill in Sushi-Suspected Salmonella Outbreak

“Model Workplaces” In Connecticut Not Always Safest

by Lisa Chedekel Robert Gootkin In February 2007, David Gootkin came to the state Capitol in Hartford to testify in favor a bill prompted by his brother Robert’s death the year before at Covanta’s waste-to-energy plant in Wallingford. The bill, which eventually was adopted, requires that operators of solid waste facilities have at least two … Continue reading “Model Workplaces” In Connecticut Not Always Safest

City judge hears arguments on evidence in Kleen Energy plant explosion

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Superior Court Judge Robert L. Holzberg asked attorneys to work out an agreement over access to evidence in the Kleen Energy Systems power plant explosion at a hearing Monday and to come back to court next week. Attorneys Robert Reardon and M. H. Reese Norris, representing three workers present at the plant … Continue reading City judge hears arguments on evidence in Kleen Energy plant explosion

Connecticut Humane Society Fined $6,800 From OSHA

A federal agency has cited the Connecticut Humane Society for workplace safety violations and fined the organization $6,800. Society representatives met Friday with officials from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but did not reach a settlement, said Ted Fitzgerald, an OSHA spokesman based in Boston. The society has until Friday to agree to … Continue reading Connecticut Humane Society Fined $6,800 From OSHA