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Regulations governing offshore oil rig accidents “are not set in stone,” reports The New Orleans Times-Picayune. This article was written in response to proposed federal regulations governing “spill prevention, containment, response and cleanup, and safety management systems.” The proposed regulations are being developed by the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee, which plans to present them [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Older drivers have some of the safest driving habits on the road. They wear seatbelts more than younger drivers. They’re involved in fewer drunk driving accidents. And when they have their grandchildren in the car, they’re less likely to be in an auto accident. That’s the conclusion of a recent scientific study written about in [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
By JIM DANKO An 80-year-old woman died and several others were hospitalized after exposure to toxic fumes at a McDonald’s restaurant in Pooler, Ga., just west of Savannah, on Sept. 7, according to a report in CNN. Emergency personnel responded to a call and found two women unconscious in a McDonald’s restroom. The first responders [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Are older drivers safer drivers in Massachusetts? There’s no easy answer. The rate of nonfatal and fatal auto accidents has fallen faster among elderly drivers than among younger drivers nationwide, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. But reports of auto accidents involving older Massachusetts drivers regularly make the news. Recently, a 76-year-old driver [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
