Posted on November 13, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth
How did a new fire safety standard designed to save hundreds of lives a year get twisted into a health hazard? Who is behind “People for Clean Beds,” and why are journalists turning to a group which claims fire retardants will kill more people than the Black Death and AIDS combined? …more
Originally published November [...]
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Fire Retardants, Risk, Toxic Chemicals | Tagged: Mark Strobel, People for Clean Beds, Strobel Beds | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 13, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth, Huffington Post
Don’t eat plastic - or electronic consumer items. That’s the real message behind Greenpeace’s latest study on the supposed safety of the iPhone if you look at the evidence logically… more
Originally published October 16, 2007
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Plastic, Risk, STATS on Huffington Post, Vinyl, phthalates | Tagged: Apple, Arnold Schwarzenegger, European Union, Greenpeace, iPhone | No Comments »
Posted on November 12, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth, Huffington Post
A bill to ban a threat that by any reasonable measure doesn’t exist… more
Originally published September 10, 2007
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Plastic, Vinyl, phthalates | Tagged: AB 1108, Fiona Ma, National Institutes of Health | No Comments »
Posted on November 9, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth and Jenna Krall
Sometimes it’s the actual set and not what you’re watching that’s dangerous to your health… more
Originally published July 17, 2007
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS, Statistical Analysis, Television, What's my risk, risk analysis | Tagged: number of fatal accidents, number of nonfatal accidents, odds of dying, odds of injury | No Comments »
Posted on November 9, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth and Jenna Krall
What happens when you take a set of sharp blades and spin them at 160 mph across a lawn?
Originally published July 17, 2007
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS, What's my risk, risk analysis | Tagged: Lawn mowers, mowing, number of fatal accidents, number of nonfatal accidents, odds of dying, odds of injury | No Comments »
Posted on November 8, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth and Jenna Krall
Summertime, and the grilling is easy - for most people, that is; for others, the statistics tell a more painful story.
Originally published July 4, 2007
Filed under: Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS, What's my risk, risk analysis | Tagged: burns, grilling, grills, odds of dying, risk analysis, What's my risk | No Comments »
