Safety Tag

Hand and Power Tool Safety

August 03, 2018

According to the National Safety Council, accidental injury has become the No. 3 cause of death. Based on new injury statistics, an American is accidentally injured every second and killed every three minutes by a preventable event. Power and hand tool injuries are included in these stats….

Engineering Students Take Lifesaving Concept to Market

July 16, 2018

A little money and a lot of advice goes a long way for a budding entrepreneur. Take it from the two Hokie engineering student founders of Park & Diamond, a young startup that makes collapsible, sleek helmets. These helmets are not safety certified for motorcycles, but they…

Protecting Workers from Heat Stress

July 06, 2018

The body reacts to high external temperature by circulating blood to the skin which increases skin temperature and allows the body to give off its excess heat through the skin. However, if the muscles are being used for physical labor, less blood is available to…

Engineering Pedestrian Safety

July 02, 2018

The need for advanced technologies to prevent cars from striking people is gaining greater urgency amid heightened awareness of the nation’s pedestrian safety crisis. Automakers and suppliers are developing an array of systems to avert accidents, including safer infotainment systems and crash-avoidance technology. About 73-80…