OBJECTIVE There is no safer way to transport a child than a school bus. Fatal crashes involving occupants are extremely rare events in the US. In recent years, school bus transportation began to develop in China. We want to bring advanced experience on school bus safety in Western countries such as the US to developing countries. METHODS We searched the papers related to school bus safety fro...

Food safety standards are a necessity to protect consumers' health in today's growing global food trade. A number of studies have suggested safety standards can interrupt trade, bringing financial and technical burdens on small as well as large agri-food producers in developing countries. Other examples have shown that economical extension, key intermediaries, and funded initiatives have substa...

Although there is an abundance of literature about how to conduct qualitative research and some consideration of possible threats to researchers' psychological well-being, there is little mention of the personal safety issues that researchers face while in the field. Few researchers have attempted to address the issue of researcher safety as a methodological concern. Consequently, there are min...

INTRODUCTION Guidelines for office computer workstations are present in many forms, from recognised international and national standards, to ergonomic texts, to guidelines either in written booklet format or, more recently, information provided electronically via occupational health and safety websites (OSHA, 2001). The currency of published guidelines is of concern, given the recent changes in...

The British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) published its third edition of Guidelines on Oral Anticoagulation in 1998 (British Committee for Standards in Haematology, 1998) with an update in 2006 (Baglin et al, 2006). These recommendations on safety indicators compliment those guidelines. Risks and recommendations are accompanied by lists of safety indicators for patients starting...