Emergency healthcare workers are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Paramedics, in particular, can be exposed to blood from trauma victims as they perform advanced life support procedures. Because of their work conditions—often unpredictable and stressful with patients who may be bleeding
The number of cars listed for Takata air bag recalls continues to grow. It’s gotten so monumental that Fortune magazine has called it a “full-blown crisis.” Bloomberg states that regulators have expanded the air bag recalls 20 times over the past eight years, to include…
Toyota has announced another recall—this time for both defective air bags and leaky fuel tanks. This recall affects about 3.4 million vehicles globally. Though the fuel tank problems affect about 2.87 million vehicles, another 1.43 million have potentially defective side Autoliv air bags that can…
In November 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advised the mayor of the Village of Hoosick Falls, New York, to warn residents about their drinking water. The water had been found to be contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and the EPA advised that residents avoid…
If your fingers are crushed in a press brake and you speak up about it, should you be fired? According to a federal lawsuit, absolutely not, but that’s what happened to an employee who worked at the Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville plant. He had to have…
On May 13, 2016, the state of Hawaii became the first state to sue air bag manufacturer Takata because of its faulty air bags, some of which have exploded upon deployment, causing over 100 injuries and at least 11 deaths worldwide. The air bag lawsuit…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working to increase awareness of fall hazards in the construction industry. According to the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), falls are the number one cause of fatal injuries in construction. In 2010, falls caused 267…
Automakers are having a hard time keeping up with air bag recall replacements. Millions of vehicles have been recalled to replace potentially defective Takata air bag inflators that may explode upon deployment, causing serious and sometimes life-threatening injuries. But Takata has been unable to ke
It was back in January 2016 that we learned Takata was hoping to receive financial aid from automakers as it struggled to get through its air bag debacle. According to Bloomberg, Takata detailed its business outlook at a meeting in January, and hoped to gauge…
Reuters recently confirmed with Honda that the automaker requested a design change to Takata air bags back in 2009—long before the encompassing recalls that have occurred over the last year. According to a timeline of events created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),…
Volkswagen (VW) lawsuits are increasing in California, where they were consolidated last December in a multidistrict litigation. But the automaker’s problems don’t end in the United States. According to Money magazine, the company is facing an increasing number of lawsuits in its home country of…
The number of lawsuits filed against Volkswagen (VW) because of its cheating emissions scandal continues to rise. Now, in response to the growing litigation, a petition has been filed in New Jersey requesting consolidation within the state, to create a multicounty litigation (MCL). This would…
