News articles tagged with 'hazard'
Motorcycle simulator gives new clues to road safety
— 30 Nov 2010 21:53 | TechnologyNew research using a world leading motorcycle simulator to analyse rider behaviour has proved that safer doesn't necessarily mean slower and that formal advanced training for bikers…
NPL makes light work of home grooming
— 19 Mar 2010 14:31 | TechnologyThe National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Dundee recently assessed the light emitted by a home-use intense-pulsed light (IPL) hair reduction system and confirmed…
Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke
— 9 Feb 2010 15:34 | HealthNicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant…
New UAB study finds novice parents overlook many child-injury risks
— 7 Aug 2009 08:54 | HealthUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology researchers report that new parents identified less than half of the safety hazards in a simulated home environment,…
UB geologists to help communicate the dangers of Colombian volcano
— 1 Jul 2009 01:12 | Geology and palaeontologyDuring the past decade, residents of Pasto, Colombia, and neighbouring villages near Galeras, Colombia's most dangerous volcano, have been threatened with evacuation, but compliance…
NCAR tests system to steer drivers away from dangerous weather
— 8 Apr 2009 15:49 | EnvironmentScientists at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are testing an innovative technological system in the Detroit area this month that ultimately will help protect drivers…
Hazardous conditions in the home health-care setting may put frail and elderly at risk
— 4 Mar 2009 18:40 | HealthA large-scale study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified the type and frequency of hazardous conditions found in the home healthcare (HHC)…
New liquefaction hazard maps of Santa Clara Valley, Northern California
— 27 Jan 2009 17:56 | Geology and palaeontologyNew hazard maps for communities from San Jose to Palo Alto in Northern California delineate the probability of earthquake-induced liquefaction, based on three scenarios: a magnitude…
Off the shelf maps help mitigate volcanic hazards
— 25 Jan 2009 16:38 | Geology and palaeontologyWhen volcanoes erupt, pinpointing the regions at high risk for lethal hazards and deciding whether or not to evacuate a resistant population comprise the most difficult problems faced…
United States death map revealed
— 17 Dec 2008 11:34 | HealthA map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map, featured in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics, gives a county-level…