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More and more manufacturers are coming out with branded safety tech suites that are becoming more widely available in various models at every price point. There are systems like Subaru EyeSight, Nissan ProPilot, Honda Sensing, and Toyota Safety Sense. The newest conveniently packaged safety tech suite is Ford Co-Pilot360 and it will begin availability this Fall with the […]

Since late last year, Practical Sailor has been testing various sailing safety tether clips and snap hooks to determine what could have contributed to the death of a Simon Speirs, who fell overboard during the Clipper Ventures Round the World Race late last year. The tragic incident was unusual because, according to all reports, Mr. Speirs […]

OAKLAND, Calif., March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — California has adopted a new workplace safety and health regulation to prevent and reduce work-related injuries to housekeepers in the hotel and hospitality industry. This is the first ergonomic standard in the nation written specifically to protect hotel housekeepers. The new standard, which will be enforced by Cal/OSHA, was approved March 9 by the […]

Over 900 architects, engineers, and construction specialists have completed a new course by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) on creating high-density wooden buildings. The institute believes that by utilizing fire retardant-treated wood, it is possible to build large-scale wood constructions that are not just safer from fire and smoke, but are also more affordable […]

Toxicity data was most frequently missing type of information during past 10 years. Chemical manufacturers and importers have failed to supply all required safety information for some substances when registering them for use in the European Union during the past decade, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) says. Most of the missing data was related to […]

Security is big business, but new technological advancements in the field have started having financial repercussions for some big names in the security industry; prices of shares in ADT plummeted once the company re-entered the US stock market as an IPO. It’s highly likely that this is because the public are being seduced by smart security devices […]

As more people take to the skies, it means more flights are needed to keep up with the increased demand. Budget airlines continue to compete in the industry by adding more flight routes to their schedule. However, the industry is aware that with this comes the problem of a pilot shortage, with too many planes […]

Rewind to about 125 years ago and a vastly different picture of labour safety emerges. What was then largely an agricultural economy, was moving swiftly into the industrial age, especially in South Africa (SA), which was experiencing the gold mining boom. The machinery that underpinned a new era of economic growth and productivity, was bigger, […]

Psychologists from the University of Toronto have created an AI that can essentially read your mind with astonishing accuracy. The algorithm is able to recreate images seen by humans based on their brain activity, as collected using electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors. First the team fed a neural network huge numbers of pictures of faces, which taught […]