SafetyBlog

Do you have a tendency to snooze during the midday hours? Maybe you're exhausting from work, or perhaps you're simply trying to catch up on missed sleep. Regardless, new evidence suggests that midday naps offer some surprising health benefits.According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Lausanne, people who take midday naps on a regular basis are less likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts who rarely or never take midday naps.For the study, researchers …

How often do you mow your lawn? During the spring and summer, it's not uncommon for homeowners to mow their lawn once a week. When mowing your lawn, though, you'll need to follow some basic lawnmower safety tips to protect against injury. Statistics show over 20,000 people are injured each year in the United States from lawnmower accidents. Failure to take the necessary precautions could result in similar fate when mowing your lawn.#1) Stay on Flat and Level TerrainOnly operate your lawnmower on …

Statistics show over 1.25 million people from vehicular-related injury each year. To put that number into perspective, that translates into over 3,200 deaths per day. In an effort to curb these numbers, researchers at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute conducted a stud on various vehicle safety features and how they affected fatalities. Known as the On the Road to Zero Crashes, study, it reveals some interesting ways to promote automotive safety.High-Intensity Dischar …

Because it typically contains zero calories, many people assume that diet soda is better for their health than regular soda. After all, a typical 12-ounce serving of a soda packs over 200 calories. If you drink just two sodas per day, that's nearly 20 percent of your daily recommended caloric intake. While it's true that diet soda typically has zero sugar -- due to the fact that it's sweetened with sugar substitute rather than actual sugar -- you may want to think twice before switching to it.Wh …

With summer upon us, millions of U.S. workers are forced to work in hot environments while exposing themselves to heat-related illness. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), over three dozen workers died from heat-related illness in 2015. During that same year, nearly 3,000 workers sustained nonfatal injury from heat exposure. In an effort to curb these figures, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NI …