SafetyBlog

With Memorial Day right around the corner, millions of children will be jumping in their swimming pools to cool off and escape the heat. There's nothing quite as refreshing as taking a dip in the pool on a hot day. However, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has a warning to parents: adding the wrong amount and/or type of chemicals to a swimming pool can result in injury to anyone swims inside it.According to a report published by the CDC, there were approximately 5,000 emergenc …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came out victorious in a federal appeals court as politicians debated over the agency's new rule to significantly reduce mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants. The new rule, known as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), is aims to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic chemicals from coal-burning power plants.MATS is part of the Obama Administration's initiative to clean up the environment in …