Once considered a “wonder building material” because of its durability, low cost, and effectiveness at resisting fire, asbestos has been banned in new construction since 1989. The risk of developing mesothelioma, a type of cancer, after inhaling asbestos dust is so great that it outweighs the advantages of building with asbestos. Still, many asbestos-containing structures… Read More
Tres juicios por exposición al amianto en Luisiana terminan con indemnizaciones para los demandantes
It has been decades since asbestos has been banned in building materials, but renovation workers and their families are still feeling the effects of the damage caused by occupational exposure to asbestos. Inhaling asbestos dust can cause irreversible damage to the lungs and increases the risk of mesothelioma, although it sometimes takes many years for… Read More
El invento de un adolescente permite ver en el ángulo muerto del coche
Before you drive, you should adjust your car’s rear view and side view mirrors to make sure that you can see the relevant parts of the road through them. Even if you do this with such regularity and precision as to make the road test examiners at the Office of Motor Vehicles proud, you still… Read More
Normas de seguridad para las escaleras de los lugares de trabajo
Staircases are a source of worry for the parents of toddlers and adventurous children, but once you enter middle school, you tend to stop thinking of them as a safety hazard. A surprising number of fall accidents in workplaces involve a worker falling down the stairs. Accidents involving staircases are especially common in warehouses, where… Read More
Los accidentes de tráfico en Houma más noticiables de 2019
Conducir es una parte tan importante de nuestras vidas que es fácil olvidar que conducir un vehículo a motor es más peligroso que viajar en avión o hacer piruetas en el pantano. Hay algunas medidas que puedes tomar para evitar tener un accidente de tráfico y para no sufrir lesiones graves si otro conductor... Leer más
Cómo afectó la pandemia de COVID-19 a los accidentes de peatones
Going for a walk is healthy, right? During the worst surge phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was one of the few pleasures we had left. Activities like dining in restaurants or gathering with extended family at home, which are fun everywhere but even sweeter in Louisiana, were forbidden for a while. Yes, some news… Read More
Los coches más seguros y peligrosos de los últimos años
Si alguna vez ha oído a sus padres y abuelos hablar de cómo eran los coches cuando ellos aprendían a conducir, apreciará lo seguros que son hoy todos los coches que circulan por las carreteras, incluso los modelos que no hacen hincapié en la seguridad como argumento de venta. Los accidentes de tráfico que se cobraron la vida de... Read More
La descontinuación del "filtro de velocidad" de Snapchat no puede ocurrir lo suficientemente pronto
Old people love to fret about the dangers lurking behind all the colorful icons on the touch screens of smartphones, but young people generally do a fine job of using smartphones in ways that prevent danger instead of enhancing it. The generation of drivers who have grown up with GPS navigation have learned to search… Read More
El efecto de las funciones autónomas en los comportamientos peligrosos al volante
Unless you are getting all your news from niche websites about autonomous vehicle technology, where everyone raves that driverless vehicles are the wave of the future, you have probably figured out that we are several decades away from a road system in which all or most of the cars have no one driving them except… Read More
Tres muertos en un accidente de tráfico en la I-10 en Acadia Parish
When you took driver’s ed before getting a driver’s license, you probably learned some scary statistics about the speeds at which motor vehicle collisions are and are not survivable. In reality, though, it is not quite that simple. The speed that the vehicles were traveling at the time of impact is only one of the… Read More