The new administration fired the FAA director, froze hiring of new controllers, disbanded the aviation safety advisory board, fired the head of the Coast Guard, and the head of the TSA (both on air safety... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 71 views • 16 secs

A CSB safety video on the investigation into the fatal release of hydrogen chloride at the Wacker Polysilicon North America facility in Charleston, Tennessee, that occurred on November 13, 2020. One contract... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 months 2 weeks ago • 46 views • 17:22

Have you ever wondered what happens when a star explodes? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the fascinating phenomenon of a star explosion in the constellation Corona Borealis, specifically... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 1 week ago • 58 views • 8:45

An apparent case of mistaken identity in Galveston landed a man in jail for days in May after police thought the innocent patient leaving the hospital was an escaped prison inmate. There were no escapees. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 145 views • 2:36

From YouTube, "A CSB safety video about the June 21, 2019, fire, explosions, and toxic hydrofluoric acid (HF) release at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A severely... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 260 views • 18:02

From YouTube, "A CSB safety video about the September 21, 2020, hot work incident at the Evergreen Packaging Paper Mill in Canton, North Carolina. A fire erupted in a confined space when a heat gun fell... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 360 views • 11:44

Does a green laser pointer stop working when it is cold? Or does it turn into an invisible laser? That is nice to know for safety reasons if you are using a green laser pointer to point out stars on a... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 6 months ago • 812 views • 9:01

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 931 views • 7:59

YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 731 views • 5:10

So you want to visit a black hole? Before you do, here's one piece of advice from NASA.

posted by noims 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 111 views • 2:40

YouTube description: We use some cherry tomatoes and Krakatoa Tubes in a classic demonstration of the value of safety goggles. Krakatoa on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/1bnvNI-j22E Previous Krakatoa... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 987 views • 3:27

YouTube description: I graduated from Advanced Helo Underwater Egress Training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. When life gets hard THINK CLEARLY, and take small steps towards safety. Please subscribe... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,831 views • 11:19

Pro Mod driver Mike Bowman's parachutes failed during qualifying at St. Louis putting him into the safety net. The driver was not seriously injured.

posted by newtboy 6 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,681 views • 1:21

Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 4:09

https://youtu.be/cECsj2Bznig The Global Vehicle Target is the new standard for testing autonomous driving and crash test systems. To cameras and radar, it looks like a car: but if you hit it, it'll... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 846 views • 4:33

In this video I will continue my failure management series with a pilots worst nightmare. Very few things will scare a pilot more than todays subject. I hope you will enjoy the video. Make sure to watch... continue reading

posted by BSR 6 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 21 views • 17:05

Between 1950 and 1970 the number of deaths on Sweden's roads more than doubled. Today though, it has one of the world’s lowest rates of traffic fatalities. This is the story of how the Swedish Government... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,871 views • 3:31

Police in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 961 views • 1:30