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Every summer I have lived in Rexburg, I’ve met tons of college students raving about Monkey Rock, and how it’s the perfect place for cliff jumping. Now, I am always one for adventure, but there is something about jumping from heights into gallons of powerfully gushes of water into a supposedly safe pool below, where […]

No matter what you do for a living, whether you work on a construction site or in an office, there will always be safety hazards you deal with on a daily basis. While dealing with workplace hazards may be easier for some jobs compared to others, creating a culture in the workplace based on the […]

Tragedy in Idaho A 14-year-old boy disappeared June 24 while swimming in the river near the old Teton Dam site. The Utah teen, whose body has still not been found, might be the fourth drowning victim in Idaho in the last week. Since June 24, a 19-year-old, a 13-year-old boy, and a 21-month-old toddler drowned […]

ATV Safety With the summer sun now out in full force, more and more people are taking their ATVs out for a spin. Although they are a blast to ride and can be a huge asset while working, they are some of the most dangerous vehicles. This past week, an ATV rollover accident injured a […]

Summer is on its way, and with it comes a sea of sportsmen. All over the world, men, women, and children are ditching their coats and exchanging their jeans for shorts. The older crowd also makes a change from a standard walk or drive to a bike ride. Bicycles are an efficient method of travel, […]

Recently, at a local swimming pool, a combination of muriatic acid and chlorine were mixed together in the pump room causing numerous hazards to those swimming there. This concoction created a hazardous gas cloud that put about three dozen people (including children) in the hospital to look for worsening symptoms. Luckily in this event all […]

Remember the plague? Black Death? The deadly disease that spread by fleas and killed millions during the 1300s? It’s still around. A child in Idaho just caught it. Before breaking out copies of “Ye Old Home Remedies,” eating 10-year-old treacle, or tying shaved chickens to your face, remember modern medicine has come a long way. […]

With the economy on the up unemployment is dropping and more and more people finally get to return to work. Unfortunately, it seems, that more people will be involved in workplace accidents and fatalities. New Jersey saw this first hand with the fatalities being on the increase in the last 4 years. In 2014 there […]

If you were to hear the word “Stachybotrys” you might laugh, ask for clarification, or just assume that it was from a foreign language. However, you were to hear this infamous fungus’ nickname, black mold, you would likely recognize it immediately. For homeowners, parents, and many others this mold has been a bane in their […]

It’s been nearly a year since an explosion at Didion Milling Facility in Cambria killed five people and injured 14 more. To make the matter even more shocking, was the initial cause of the devastating explosion. The findings of the newly released report, from the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), was that it was corn dust […]

We often overlook the dangers that are associated with things we use in our everyday lives. Gas, coal and metals, construction all have inherited dangers. One overlooked job is that of road workers, who we not only take for granted but also put in even more danger on a regular basis. There are many different […]

It seems that Tesla, the up and coming motor vehicle company, specializing in electric cars, has been struggling against financial repercussions from its failed auto-pilot assistance system. Now the company may be facing liability from their own workplace after an employee was seriously injured in Tesla’s California plant after being hit by heavy machinery. The […]