Read more safety stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4744/safety.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71611/ford-recalls-another-45m-vehicles-over-fire-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord today made 4.5 million vehicles eligible for what is already its biggest recall ever. The move involves a faulty switch, an automatic cruise control deactivator made by Texas Instruments, that has been linked to at least 550 fires, mostly while the vehicles were turned off. Ford has now...http://www.newser.com/story/71611/ford-recalls-another-45m-vehicles-over-fire-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70264/americas-safest-colleges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of the Yale slaying, the Daily Beast ranks America’s safest colleges. The rankings rest on crime rates from 2006 to 2007, at schools with at least 6,000 students and some on-campus housing. The results: New York Institute of Technology: Located in a quaint Long Island suburb,...http://www.newser.com/story/70264/americas-safest-colleges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 13:04:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61441/computer-related-injuries-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe huge rise in computer ownership between 1994 and 2006 was accompanied by a rise twice as big in the number of people injuring themselves with them, Time reports. A recent study found that almost 10,000 Americans a year now get hurt seriously enough to visit hospital emergency rooms...http://www.newser.com/story/61441/computer-related-injuries-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 8:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58084/ucla-fined-for-fatal-lab-explosion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times . Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%...http://www.newser.com/story/58084/ucla-fined-for-fatal-lab-explosion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 5:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57357/pirated-ships-cook-sues-over-safety-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA member of the crew on the US-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company today, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk Line Limited and Waterman Steamship Corp., which provided the crew, ignored requests...http://www.newser.com/story/57357/pirated-ships-cook-sues-over-safety-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 16:53:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56556/us-others-to-curb-antarctic-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNations led by the US have pledged to check the quickly growing Antarctica tourism industry, the BBC reports. Nearly 30 nations signed a treaty to bar ships carrying more than 500 passengers from landing on the continent and to limit the number of people from a ship on shore to...http://www.newser.com/story/56556/us-others-to-curb-antarctic-tourism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Apr 2009 12:10:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNatasha Richardson turned down a $10 ski helmet that could have saved her life, workers at the Mont Tremblant ski resort tell the Sun . Employees say the actress was cheerful but a little nervous ahead of the ski lesson that led to her fatal fall. She told staff she wasn't...http://www.newser.com/story/53956/richardson-rejected-ski-helmet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Mar 2009 5:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors in Quebec are pressing their case to the province's sports minister to make helmets mandatory for skiers, the Montreal Gazette reports. They met with the minister yesterday, the same day Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' course there. She had no helmet. Minister Michelle Courchesne will next...http://www.newser.com/story/53831/quebec-docs-push-to-make-ski-helmets-mandatory.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51146/thanks-to-implants-boxing-career-goes-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British model and recreational boxer has been barred from competition because she has breast implants, ABC News reports. The Amateur Boxing Association of England cited possible health risks, but Sarah Blewden says she should be able to use a breast protector, similar to groin cups for men. “If I...http://www.newser.com/story/51146/thanks-to-implants-boxing-career-goes-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 13:46:02 CST