News Tagged ‘Atlanta

OSHA fines Sea World for safety violations after orca trainer’s death

sea world orcaSeaWorld has been hit with a $75,000 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three violations following the of one of its senior trainers in February. One of the violations is classified as willful – OSHA’s most serious civil penalty.

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FAA fines show companies routinely ignore hazmat shipping regulations

hazmat signThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been cracking down on shipments of hazardous materials and has published a notice of civil penalties issued against 11 companies. The FAA issued the fines in response to improperly packaged, marked, classed, described, or labeled hazardous materials. The penalties total $720,000 and range from $54,000 to $91,000.

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Hyperbaric chamber therapy may help heal brain injuries

marine 100x100Traumatic brain injures, called TBI for short, have been named as the “signature ” of war veterans returning home from duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now medical researchers are planning to launch a study that will test the effectiveness of hyperbaric chambers in treating veterans with brain injuries.

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Hormone may hold key to brain injury recovery

brain 100x100For decades, big pharmaceutical companies have spent untold millions researching drugs that will assist in the recovery of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Now, new research shows that the answer may have been there all along.

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Graco strollers recalled due to amputation, laceration hazard

10115c 100x100Another popular brand of strollers are being recalled by the manufacturer due to the risk of children’s fingertips being amputated or lacerated, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Commission (CPSC). Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., is recalling about 1.5 million strollers because the stroller’s canopy hinge mechanism can amputate or lacerate children’s fingertips while the canopy is being opened or closed. To date, Graco has received reports of five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations. The recall involves Graco Passage, Alano, and Spree strollers and travel systems. For a list of Model numbers affected by the recall, visit Beasley Allen Recalls.

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Escalators and Crocs: a dangerous pairing

crocs 150x150On July 15, three-year-old Caprice Robinson and her mother, Diaarra Griffin, were making their daily hour-long commute in Atlanta. Caprice grabbed her mother’s hand and the two stepped onto the escalator at the Kensington MARTA station – just another small part of the daily routine they had done so many times before.

This time, however, Caprice began to scream in pain within second of stepping onto the escalator.

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