Safety

Numerous officials from the federal nuclear safety board are saying that it does, and, in the process, puts the health of workers at serious risk.

• By Rebecca Moss

Women carry banners during a demonstration on March 5th, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Before self-driving cars begin appearing on our roadways, we need to ensure that they can cope with the potential hazards of driving alongside other vehicles.

• By Srikanth Saripalli

Two psychologists investigate.

• By Lisa Wade

As folks gear up for end-of-summer road trips, Levi Tillemann makes the case for a synthetic market for automotive safety.

• By Levi Tillemann

Even if the police don’t kill me, a lifetime of preparing for them to just might.

• By Ezekiel Kweku

Flow restrictors can help prevent children from taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, which can cause liver damage if taken in high doses.

• By T. Christian Miller & Jeff Gerth

Hardwire Armor Systems outfitted Delaware’s Colonial School District this year with bulletproof whiteboards capable of absorbing ammunition from handguns, shotguns, or assault rifles. No psychiatric evaluations of the technology and the effect it could have on children were conducted.

• By Josh Planos

A perfect combination of fear and overconfidence produces dangerous escalations of tiny incidents. The best course of action is to allow the guy flipping you the bird to drive right past.

• By Rick Paulas

The ride-sharing service published a report with Mothers Against Drunk Driving connecting the rise of Uber to a drop in drunk driving accidents. But the connection isn’t so clear.

• By Ryann Grochowski Jones

Was it bad genes? Bad luck? Or was it the toxins I eat, drink, breathe, and touch on a regular basis because the United States has a policy of putting the burden of proof for product safety on the consumer?

• By Shana Bernstein

Nearly a third of all airplane deaths are preventable, but in the decisive moment most of us will freeze up.

• By Noah Davis

The private security industry is exploding, but regulations and training aren’t keeping up.

• By Lauren Kirchner

A new study suggests the media's attitude toward the sport's players could play a major role in its tough-guy ethos.

• By Paul Bisceglio

The female condom has won praise for empowering women, but ever since it came onto the market, the device has found a small fan base among an unexpected population: gay men.

• By Emily Anthes

Surveys suggest most doctors and nurses understand the significant safety issues associated with the use of cell phones and laptops during surgery. But that’s not stopping them from pulling out the distracting devices.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

A reporter returns to his hometown and confronts the new reality of legalized marijuana.

• By Marshall Allen

Once derided as being like a plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom is undergoing a transformation.

• By Emily Anthes

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites.

• By Liz Day

Increased vigilance isn't necessarily the best way to prevent child-safety issues and injuries.

• By Janet Hopson

Should you be required to wear a helmet when riding a bike? What if they actually make you more likely to be injured?

• By Lesley Evans Ogden

It’s not easy to keep your data private while surfing the Internet, but here are a few tools that can help.

• By Julia Angwin

As Medicare considers banning doctors who pose a “threat to the health or safety” of patients, it plans to consider an array of factors.

• By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein

Safety valves that cost pennies per bottle could save thousands of kids from being rushed to emergency rooms each year. A doctor has campaigned to have the devices added to all liquid medicines, but so far he’s had limited success.

• By T. Christian Miller & Jeff Gerth