Collaboration uses deep learning algo to improve driver safety in Japan

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Collaboration uses deep learning algo to improve driver safety in Japan

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo and Accenture are collaborating to build a deep learning algorithm to better understand individual driving habits and identify new ways to transform driver safety within Japan’s transportation industry. The new algo could enable transportation companies to provide personalized safety instructions for drivers, helping reduce the number of accidents, […]

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World bank gives Railway safety tips, recommends yellow trains, high visibility clothing for employees

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World bank gives Railway safety tips, recommends yellow trains, high visibility clothing for employees

Paint the trains yellow, have a fire extinguisher on every train, ensure high-visibility clothing for employees and provide 4-hour weekly maintenance blocks on all main lines, these are some of the suggestions a World Bank report has made to the railways to ensure safety. The report, titled ‘Strengthening Safety on Indian Railways’ was submitted to the […]

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How to Put Out a Kitchen Fire Because OMG FLAMES

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How to Put Out a Kitchen Fire Because OMG FLAMES

If anyone should know how to prevent a kitchen fire, it’s Lieutenant Anthony Mancuso, director of fire safety with the FDNY. And yet there was that *one* time on vacation with his wife.…They set eggs in a pot of water on their timeshare’s stovetop before heading out to dinner. Except they forgot to turn off the heat. […]

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Safer, swifter and more productive workplace ladders

A leading global range of ladder systems and access equipment purpose-built to provide solutions to major workplace safety and efficiency issues has been introduced by United Forklift and Access Solutions. The Elevah range – for which United has been appointed exclusive national distributor – is focussed on enhancing workplace efficiency while preventing accidents and falls […]

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Off-the-Job Safety: Ergonomic Gardening Tips

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Off-the-Job Safety: Ergonomic Gardening Tips

Most of us garden to relax and enjoy the outdoors. However, gardening could land you in the hospital. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an estimated 400,000 people are hurt in their gardens each year from lawn or garden tools, and thousands more are hurt from the act of gardening – bending, […]

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