Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: safety

safety stories: 65 news summaries

21 - 40 of 65 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

 United Grounds 7 Jumbos 

FAA warned of flawed Korean inspections

Mar 21, 08 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - United Airlines has grounded seven Boeing 747s to check the cockpit instruments that indicate altitude during flight. The decision was prompted by the discovery that equipment at a facility in South Korea where the instruments had been checked were improperly maintained, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FAA uncovered the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
South Korea • FAA • United Airlines • safety • inspection • Boeing 747 • maintenance • overseas maintenance shops • Korean Air Lines • cockpit insruments

 Southwest Grounds 44 Planes 

Missed inspections for cracks drew fine from FAA—which didn't take immediate action

Mar 12, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines grounded 44 planes today after having admitted to flying aircraft that were past due for inspections for structural cracks, the AP reports. The FAA fined Southwest $10.2 million—the largest ever levied on an airline—but the agency itself is under fire for not grounding the jets... More »

MORE ABOUT:
FAA • safety • airline • airline safety • inspection • Southwest Airlines • Gary Kelly • Boeing 737-300 • bureaucratic blunders • Robert Sturgell

Southwest Faces Record Fines

Airline found several cracks after skipping required safety checks

Mar 6, 08 4:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Southwest Airlines faces at least $3 million in fines sought by the FAA for failing to inspect 46 older Boeing 737-300 jets for structural flaws identified in a 2004 safety directive, reports the Wall Street Journal. The expected penalty would be the largest imposed on an airline in 20 years.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
FAA • safety • inspection • Southwest Airlines • Boeing 737-300 • airworthiness • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee • Department of Transportation • fine • maintenance

Parents Fret but Won't Curb Kids' Web Surfing

Poll says large majority have had 'issues' with what they encounter

Sep 26, 07 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study of parents with children who use the Internet finds that 71% had at least one incident involving inappropriate content in the last year. But with most saying the web helps their children in school, and only 30% citing problems with overuse, parents are stepping up monitoring efforts... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • Facebook • children • safety

China Launches Press Tours to Boost Product Image

In wake of tainted goods, official urges: 'Believe in us'

Sep 20, 07 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the label "made in China" now carrying particularly negative associations in the wake of tainted products, the Chinese government is on a public relations offensive to convince the world its goods are safe. Journalists have been shown around gleaming drug factories on carefully choreographed tours, reports Reuters. Polls... More »

MORE ABOUT:
China • media • safety • recall • product safety • Made in China

Cell Phones Linked to Hearing Loss

Study finds hour a day on cell phone caused progressive damage 

Sep 20, 07 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Extensive cell phone use can cause progressive hearing loss, according to a new study presented at a scientific conference in Washington. The study, conducted by researchers in India, found high frequency hearing loss among users who talked for more than an hour a day for four years on their cell... More »

MORE ABOUT:
health • cell phones • wireless • safety • hearing loss

Big Americans Bust Weight Limits on Cars

Drivers, passengers are often too heavy for tires, say manufacturer safety labels

Sep 15, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans who supersize their meals may be putting an unsafe burden on their car tires, exceeding weight limits they're rated to carry. Many two-seat sports cars, for instance, can't safely accommodate two 200-pound passengers, USA Today reports. Family cars and minivans also frequently max out when carrying a load of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
obesity • weight • safety • Americans • cars

Producer Recalls 68K Pounds of Calif. Spinach

Metz Fresh finds salmonella in sample during routine testing

Aug 30, 07 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California produce company is recalling over 68K pounds of bagged spinach after a sample taken from one of the company's packing plants tested positive for salmonella, the San Jose Mercury News reports. But Metz Fresh has likely averted a repeat of last year's contaminated spinach mess, corralling 90% of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
food • California • spinach • safety • contamination • Metz Fresh

Tips for Beating the Heat

Ten ways to keep the sun from getting you down

Aug 22, 07 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone needs a little vitamin D, but sunburn (or, worse, heatstroke) is no fun. Protect yourself and your family with these tips from MSNBC:
  1. Drink up! Plan on 1 gallon of water per person per day.
  2. Smear on the sunblock and slap on a hat.
  3. Wear breathable
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
health • list • temperature • heat • sun • safety • summer • hydration • sunburn • heatstroke

Owners Mull Reopening Mine

With fate of missing miners still uncertain, economic issues surface

Aug 22, 07 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after three more deaths ended efforts to rescue trapped miners, Crandall Canyon’s operators are talking about reopening the Utah mine—to mixed reaction from families and townspeople, according to the Times. Some wonder how the area is safe for mining but not for continuing recovery operations; others point... More »

MORE ABOUT:
safety • Utah • mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse

Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

Mourner assails company owner at rescue worker's funeral

Aug 21, 07 9:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A friend of a missing miner insulted the mining company CEO at a funeral yesterday as critics around the country pointed fingers. They say a safety organization has gone too easy on Bob Murray, letting him engage in dangerous “retreat mining” even though his mines are prone to “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
safety • Utah • mine • miners • Bob Murray • mine collapse • Crandall Canyon Mine

Mattel Recalls 18M More Toys Made in China

9M sold in US; toys contain hazardous magnets, lead-tainted paint

Aug 14, 07 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mattel today announced a second, much bigger recall of Chinese-made toys that may be hazardous: 18 million of them worldwide, and 9 million in the US. The recalled items  include play sets containing magnets that can be dangerous when swallowed and die-cast cars that contain lead paint. The play sets... More »

MORE ABOUT:
China • toys • safety • recall • Mattel • tainted • toxic • paint

Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source

Floors in area around collapse site sparked concerns

Aug 11, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The area of the Utah mine where six men are stranded was a source of worries about safety before Monday's collapse, but miners didn’t speak up for fear of losing their jobs, a source tells CNN. “I’ve never heard of that,” the mining company president said.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
safety • Utah • collapse • mine • miners • coal mine • Miguel Sanchez • disaster

Sabotage Eyed In Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth

Investigators target
'bio security' at labs making vaccine

Aug 9, 07 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - British officials are pursuing the possibility that latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease could be the result of sabotage, the Times reports. They've ruled out water leaks spreading the virus from a research lab to nearby farms,and have concluded that "release by human movement must be considered a real... More »

MORE ABOUT:
cattle • health • London • livestock • England • cows • safety • foot and mouth disease • sabotage • Merial • outbreak

Which Came First: Quake
or Collapse?

It's geologists vs. mine owner on cause of  Utah disaster

Aug 8, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cave-in method of coal extraction called “retreat mining,” recently okayed by regulators for Crandall Canyon, was more likely to have caused the Utah mine disaster than an earthquake, seismographers tell the Los Angeles Times. And they say the massive tremor was consistent with the type  “induced... More »

MORE ABOUT:
mining • safety • Utah • collapse • mine • Crandall Canyon • Robert Murray • earthquake

UK Cattle Test Positive for Foot-and-Mouth

New outbreak forces farm quarantine, ban on livestock transport

Aug 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain faces its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in six years after a herd of beef cattle in Guildford tested positive, reports the Independent. The news forced Gordon Brown to cancel his vacation as the government introduced emergency measures banning all transportation of cattle and pigs and throwing up a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
food • agriculture • disease • Gordon Brown • livestock • beef • safety • Guildford • Britain • outbreak

Bad Plastic:
It's Practically Everywhere

And it's linked to infertility, obesity, cancer—you name it

Aug 2, 07 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's in everything from baby bottles to coffee makers to CDs, and research is accumulating, as Salon's Elizabeth Grossman puts it, that it's a major health hazard. Bisphenol A is a key ingredient of the lightweight plastics now ubiquitous in consumer products, and it's been variously linked to reproductive health,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
cancer • obesity • pregnancy • health • reproduction • women • baby bottle • plastic • chemicals • safety • product safety • neurological disorder

Gas-Powered Roller Skates Skid in Britain

Safety officials seize illegal 20 MPH "gas shoes" from China

Aug 1, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - British officials seized 50 pairs of motorized roller skates that can hit 20 mph in just 20 seconds. The Brits say the Chinese "gasoline skating shoes," which are controlled by a hand-held throttle, reach dangerous clips and expose young speedsters to falls and sudden stops that pitch them... More »

MORE ABOUT:
China • London • safety • roller skates • Britain

Some Laser Printers May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Office machines puff pollutants like smokers

Aug 1, 07 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Working near a laser printer might be as bad for you as second-hand smoke, according to a new study. Some major brands of printers emit particles of toner that can damage the lungs of people nearby—and even light concentrations can potentially cause heart and lung diseases. More »

MORE ABOUT:
health • pollution • heart disease • safety • air • lung disease • laser printer

FDA Panel Votes to Keep Avandia on Shelves

Controversial diabetes drug still faces heart-attack link

Jul 30, 07 5:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - An FDA panel said today that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should remain in drugstores, despite earlier evidence the pill ups heart failure risks. Glaxo has defended its drug, countering that the risks associated with the popular Avandia are the same as those of other diabetes drugs. More »

MORE ABOUT:
FDA • health • drugs • diabetes • GlaxoSmithKline • Avandia • safety • heart failure

21 - 40 of 65 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 Next >>


from our news partners