Safety Archives

09.25.2023 young man stands in field of crops wearing a virtual reality headset as part of an agricultural safety program

Simulated Agricultural Safety: Turn On, Tune In, Crop Out

Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. To better train farmers and enhance agricultural safety, virtual reality technology is being used with promising results.

Fellow Sean Hagan

11.06.2020 a close up of a seat belt

Health Equity

Buckling Up

“Stop and Frisk” policies are now widely recognized to have been used to profile and target racial minorities.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

05.19.2020 two people wearing masks with stickers on their heads

Health Equity

It’s the Crash, Dummy

Persistent injury disparities between the sexes proves that prioritizing men in vehicle safety creates life-threatening consequences for female drivers.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.05.2018 A bird huddled on a windowsill on a snowy day

Pathways to Stress: The Problem Starts at Home

Poor quality housing causes chronic stress. Energy insecurity—an inability to adequately meet household energy needs—can result in unpaid energy bills or residents living in a home that is too hot or cold.

Guest Authors Diana Hernández, Rachel Burns

11.01.2017 a race car on a wet track

Health Equity

Speed Kills: The Fast-Moving Advances of Automated Vehicles

Automated vehicles were intended to address deaths caused by human error, but a lack of caution in developing them puts consumers in danger.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

10.18.2017 Risk of Suffocation 0-15 months Warning Label

Air Mattresses and Infant Deaths

Air mattresses are increasingly seen as an affordable and transportable sleep surface. However, there were 108 cases of infant death between 2004 and 2015 involving air mattresses, and this figure may be vastly underreported.

Guest Authors Jennifer Doering, Trina Salm Ward

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