Driving commercial vehicles requires specialized skills and knowledge. Prior to 1986, there was no nationwide standard for obtaining or possessing a commercial drivers license (CDL). The Commercial Motor Vehicle safety Act of 1986 was signed into law on October 27, 1986 and was designed to help improve the highway safety by removing unsafe and unqualified drivers. Read the rest of this entry »
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On January 29, 2013, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a statement calling on the Railroad Commission of Texas (RCC) to enact more stringent safety regulations to ensure oil and gas production sites are properly secured. The statement came in response to a January 29, 2013 explosion at an East Texas oil and gas production site, which critically injured two individuals. Read the rest of this entry »
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the number of traffic fatalities in 2011 fell 1.9% to 32,367. Based on data released by the NHTSA in December 2012, the number of traffic fatalities has been steadily declining in recent years. The 2011 number marks the lowest number of traffic fatalities since 1949 and a 26% decline since 2005. The NHTSA reported that fatalities in crashes involving drunk driving declined 2.5% in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
In December 2011, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enacted a new rule that revised the hours of service (HOS) safety requirements for commercial truck drivers. The rule was aimed at preventing fatigue-related truck crashes and helping save lives. The new HOS regulations became effective on February 27, 2012, but two provisions, limitations on minimum 34 hours restarts and rest breaks, were given a July 1, 2013 compliance date. Read the rest of this entry »
On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new safety information and recommendations to patients and health care professional regarding metal-on-metal hip implants. Read the rest of this entry »
An article appearing in the November 26th issue of PEDIATRICS, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), examines the rapidly growing number of children’s bounce house related injuries. The study analyzed data on bounce house injuries treated in US emergency departments from 1990-2010. Data showed that more than 64,000 children were treated for bounce house related injuries in a 21-year timespan. Bounce houses, also know as moonwalks, jumping castles or inflatable bouncers have become an increasingly common source of entertainment in recent years. Read the rest of this entry »
The fungal meningitis outbreak, linked to contaminated steroids produced and distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC), has grown to 214 cases and 15 deaths. Health officials are working with medical professionals in 23 states to reach out to the more than 14,000 patients who may have been exposed to meningitis through contaminated injections. Read the rest of this entry »
A recent study appearing in the online version of The Lancet warns of increased early failure rates for hip resurfacing implants. The study, conducted on behalf of the National Joint Registry for England and Wales, compared data from more 30,000 hip resurfacing procedures from April 2003 to September 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
On September 19, 2012, attorneys representing plaintiffs who have been injured by the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II modular hip implant devices filed a petition requesting the State of New Jersey to designate the litigation as “multi-county” litigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Health officials across the country are investigating an outbreak of fungal meningitis that has resulted in eight deaths. As of Monday, October 8th, there have been 105 reported cases in nine states. Read the rest of this entry »
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