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For city bikers, sharing the streets with cars can be dangerous. In 2014, there were 551 bicycle accidents in Philadelphia alone. Bicycle lanes and legislation help, but accidents will always be a concern. However, one initiative which may help reduce the rate of bicycle accidents in Philadelphia would be car-free open street events, allowing bicyclists, […]

Across the country, there are countless jobs that are inherently dangerous for workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2014, 87 people lost their lives in work-related accidents in New Jersey, which is three out of every 100 full-time workers. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development compiled a list […]

SEPTA recently announced a plan to assume a regular Regional Train schedule this fall. This return to a full schedule is the culmination of an effort to replace cracked equalizer beams in nearly 120 rail cars. The cracks, discovered by a SEPTA inspector, are the result of design flaws in a specific part and could […]

Working with silica has always been a risky proposition, but a new government regulation will improve construction site safety. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently unveiled the Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule, which dramatically reduces the permissible silica exposure limit for construction workers. Under the proposal, employees may be exposed […]

Enabling cycling as a safe means of travel in Philadelphia is an important part of improving city life. Over the past several years, Philadelphia has worked to encourage healthier lifestyles by making it easier to bicycle. Nationally, about 40 percent of all daily trips people make are less than two miles from their homes. In […]

As summer wanes and many begin the back-to-school tradition of purchasing school supplies and new clothes, it is a good time to look ahead to the increased traffic congestion that is generated when school is in session. Morning commuters will soon be seeing yellow school buses sharing the road, kids walking or riding their bikes […]

It comes as no surprise that construction sites are among the top places where injuries occur. Of these injuries, the most common occur on or around scaffolds. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that approximately 65 percent of construction workers perform their job on scaffolds, the severity of injuries that happen due to […]

The American landscape has transformed over the last 50 years to include a great number of parking lots and parking garages. These structures provide easy access for people to shopping malls, apartments, office buildings, airports, and even casinos. Along with the growing number of parking lots and garages, we have seen a growing number of […]

After a 55-year-old woman was fatally mauled in her own backyard by a neighbor’s pit bull recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the city of Montreal and all of Canada in regard to the public policies that reference dog bites. Many Canadians and Americans are starting to view dog bites as a […]

The Central Penn Business Journal has reported that a man involved in a construction accident that occurred in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was fatally injured after falling into the bottom of a 15-foot deep trench at a construction site. The crews extracted the 52-year-old owner of Halteman Construction in Bethel Township at the site at Triple-M-Farms […]