OBJECTIVE To explore the type and quality of handgun safety information a typical consumer would obtain from a licensed gun dealer. METHODS Semistructured, interactional on-site interviews were conducted with licensed handgun dealers in 2 metropolitan areas. A variety of dealers (gun shops, pawnshops, general merchandise stores, and sporting goods stores) were visited. Investigators posed as ...

INTRODUCTION Spinal protective devices are a recent addition to the protective equipment worn by competitive and recreational alpine skiers and snowboarders. Their rate of use is not documented at the time of publication. The objective of this study was to examine the current attitudes and recommendations of Canadian alpine ski racing coaches towards spinal protective devices. METHODS A conve...

BACKGROUND In 2000, reuse of disposable syringes and inadequately sterilized syringes resulted in 39% of all injections being unsafe, causing 22 million infections. We describe the contribution of measles supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) funding in replacing disposable and sterilizable syringes with auto-disable (AD) syringes t...

OBJECTIVE To compare availability, urban price, and affordability of child/family safety devices between 18 economically diverse countries. DESIGN Descriptive: urban price surveys by local safety organisations or shoppers. SETTING Retail stores and internet vendors. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prices expressed in US dollars, and affordability measured by hours of factory work needed to buy a ch...

For more permission information, see page 2. Syringe and needle prices rose modestly last year, as predicted, but are expected to decline this year, now that hospitals have progressed sufficiently in conversion to safety products. Even some of the pricier safety needles have begun to drop in price, while traditional models are continuing their previous declines, materials managers reported in t...

Professional orchestral musicians risk permanent hearing loss while playing their instruments. Protecting the hearing of these musicians in the workplace is critical to their ongoing ability to play their instruments, but typical workplace hearing conservation measures can have very damaging effects on the product (music) and the musicians' abilities to hear one another sufficiently. To enable ...

-Electromechanical wave propagation may affcet power system protective device operation. This paper discusses the testbed development to study the electromechanical wave propagation impacts on power system dynamic behavior, and consequently impacts on protective devices including overcurrent, distance, and out-of step relays. To have a better insight, a test bed to simulate electromechanical os...

Circumstances and outcome of roller skating accidents (RSA) and the use of protective gear was surveyed. During 1.1.95-31.12.98 a questionnaire survey was conducted among subjects involved in RSA and combined with data from the A + E dept. A major increase in RSA was reported during this four year study period. A total of 399 injuries were recorded, of which 178 had wrist-related injuries and o...

BACKGROUND Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational diseases and the second most common cause of workers' claims for occupational injuries. OBJECTIVE Due to high prevalence of NIHL and several reports of improper use of hearing protective devices (HPDs), we conducted this study to compare the effect of face-to-face training in effective use of earplugs with app...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine whether the use of respiratory protective equipment would reduce the incidence of occupational asthma due to exposure to hexahydrophthalic anhydride (HHPA). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING A facility that makes an epoxy resin product requiring HHPA for its manufacture. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-six individuals newly hired at a facility that makes an epoxy r...