Evacuation is more difficult for people with health and mobility issues.
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Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying despite the storm.
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Our research found high rates of tech-based abuse – so our team is designing a new AI tool to detect and document toxic comments.
A CP train comes through Cooksville Go Station after nation-wide a railway work stoppage halted service in Toronto on Aug. 26, 2024.
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A major issue in the ongoing negotiations is fatigue safety. Over the past decade, working conditions have become increasingly dangerous on Canadian railways.
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Around 40% of drownings occur when people aren’t planning to be in the water, and men are 80% more likely to drown than women.
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Widely available AI tools are supercharging cyber crime, which means we need to stay on top of our online security like never before.
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Here are some options and what they mean for the health of tradies who cut and install them.
A car fails to yield as a family attempts to cross a road in Long Beach, Calif.
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A traffic engineer argues that, contrary to his profession’s view, ‘human error’ is not the main cause of deaths in car crashes in the US.
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A large survey found many Australians take their young child to see a chiropractor, and most are happy with the results. But is it safe?
Baseball fans clear the stands as lightning strikes near the Colorado Rockies’ stadium in 2019.
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What really happens when lightning strikes cars, what to do if you’re out in the open or on a beach, and other tips.
Police drag away a tent from a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Irvine on May 15, 2024.
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Framing dissent and poverty as a menace to public order can threaten fundamental rights, particularly when it’s used to justify the deployment of predictive technology.
Schools have reported increases in student misbehavior in recent years.
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Florida’s school safety data dashboard is one of the most comprehensive in the US. A school safety researcher explains how schools and parents can use it.
Service sector jobs have unique risks.
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Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
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Bridges are getting safer – but their designers need to keep up with the ever-growing size of cargo ships.
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Mining’s high-tech transformation has dramatically increased safety – but there is plenty more work to be done.
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But this comes with legal and health risks. Here’s what you need to know before importing medicine for yourself or your immediate family.
Is that really a stamp of approval?
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Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
An investigator examines the frame of a Boeing aircraft whose door plug blew out in flight.
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Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety of air travel.
This six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, had clear signs of trouble before it partially collapsed in May 2023.
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Too often, signs of trouble are ignored until a problem becomes a crisis. Here are some clear warning signs residents should watch for.
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Doing two things at the same time isn’t always as productive, healthy or safe as focusing on one thing at a time.
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Women are most likely to feel unsafe in their cities or towns, but planning authorities have rarely listened to them. Here’s what we can do to change that.