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Gov. Mike DeWine calls for Ohio laws on AI and seat belts in his final State of the State speech
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In his final State of the State speech, Gov. Mike DeWine called for legislation on artificial intelligence and seat belts. There are several bills on… Read More
Under an Ohio bill, drivers who disobey crossing guards could be fined more
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio legislators say they want drivers disobeying orders by school crossing guards to face stricter sanctions, and have introduced legislation creating two new related… Read More
Mounting problems: Ohio’s volunteer firefighters often face bigger fires with less training
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — At 83, David Lemponen was in his sixth decade of responding to calls as a volunteer firefighter in Austinburg, a Northeast Ohio township… Read More
Lawmakers want safety rules to apply to more trains carrying flammable cargo
By: Daranee Balachandar | Lizzy Alspach | Cat Murphy | Aidan Hughes | Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland | AP
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WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of flammable cargo derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100… Read More
Firefighter Stand Down Weeks helps first responders break the stigma around mental health
By: Megan Acker
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Studies show first responders die more often by suicide than in the line of duty. In Athens, a group of first responders came together looking to… Read More
Expert give advice about campus safety after recent shootings
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated August 29, 2023 at 1:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — Two tragedies just three days and several hundred miles apart from each other are drawing renewed attention to college… Read More
National Transportation Safety Board opens probe into rail operator Norfolk Southern
By: Josh Funk | John Seewer | AP
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a probe into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including… Read More
An explosion at an Ohio metals plant kills 1 worker, injures 13
By: Associated Press
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OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — A maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with… Read More
How a new hard hat technology can protect workers better from concussion
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A new generation of hard hats is promising better protection against on-the-job concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries. These hard hats incorporate technology that… Read More
Advocates Say Citizen Mining Complaint Process Weakened By Rule Change
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (OVR) — Environmental and community advocates in Appalachian coal communities are concerned about a new federal rule, finalized this week, that is changing the process that allows citizens… Read More
High Waters, More Hazardous Cargo Complicate Job of Keeping Ohio Watershed Safe
By: Alexandra Kanik | KyCIR
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Just before dawn in January 2018, 27 barges were floating like a net along the banks of the Ohio River, downstream of the city of Pittsburgh. Instead of fish, the… Read More
Mines That Change Owners Have Worse Safety Record, Audit Finds
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new federal government report shows that mines that changed ownership had worse safety records than mines where ownership did not change. According to an audit from the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector… Read More
Group Urges People To Avoid “Backyard Fireworks”
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A coalition of health and safety organizations is urging people to stop shooting off fireworks and to leave the festivities to the professionals. It’s legal to buy fireworks in Ohio,… Read More
‘Like Quicksand’: Ohio Farmer Survives Soybean Entrapment
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The sea of shifting soybean kernels had risen to Jay Butterfield’s knees inside a tall grain bin on his Ohio farm. “I knew I was in… Read More
Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High
By: Sea Stachura | NPR
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“It’s great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that’s not very useful if the crosswalk doesn’t exist,” says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.
Walk Your Dog, But Watch Your Footing: Bone Breaks Are On The Rise
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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Maybe it’s just because a large number of older people have learned the benefits of exercise and canine companionship. Whatever the reason, walking a dog on a leash has been linked to more fractures.
W. Va. Board of Education Approves Security Guards for 12 Schools
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia school board has approved placing security guards at 12 schools. News outlets report the Cabell County Board of Education approved placing security guards… Read More
Safety Group: 2018 Has Been Deadly Year On Great Lakes
By: Associated Press
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HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) – A water safety nonprofit group says 2018 has been a deadly year on the Great Lakes, with at least 110 drownings recorded. The Great Lakes Surf… Read More
Safer Direction? Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As President Trump attempts to revive the struggling coal industry, the administration’s top regulator for mine safety used a recent lecture at West Virginia University to lay out his priorities… Read More
Even As Cars Get Safer, Traffic Fatalities Still High
By: David Schaper | NPR
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The U.S. is on pace to record close to 40,000 roadway and highway deaths this year. But there is some evidence that drivers are texting less behind the wheel.