Bicycle-related injuries and deaths are a significant child health problem that family physicians and pediatricians can help prevent. Children should be required to wear protective helmets and to learn good safety practices. (Author)

Suggestions on how to measure the safety of a plant and how to prevent accidents. Examines the legal, economic and humanitarian factors involved. (RB)

The article describes steps taken by the parents of a preschool cerebral palsied child to manufacture photo identification cards for handicapped young children. The cards contain such information as name, address, phone number, school, teacher's name, doctor's name, emergency contact, and diagnosis or allergies. (DB)

Highlights the importance of considering the hazards, precautions, and emergency procedures pertinent to the safe handling of chemicals before introducing students to the laboratory. Discusses safety hazards depending on the chemical's properties including flammability, corrosivity, toxicity, and reactivity; eye protection; and physical hazards.…

Highlights the guidelines for assuring safety that are endorsed within the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Pathways to the Science Standards. Discusses findings of an ongoing study of 500 science teachers that indicate science teacher understanding of the National Science Education Standards and NSTA's guidelines as they relate to…

Proposes that cues to action are important influences on self-protective behaviors (i.e., bicycle helmets for safety). Interviews parents of children between the ages of 5 and 18. Indicates that cues to action affect perceptions of threat but are unrelated to attitudes, intentions, or behaviors. (PA)

Sports-related eye injuries are quite common, yet the number of children who use protective eyewear (safety glasses or goggles) is extremely low. More than 600,000 eye injuries related to sports occur each year, and approximately one-third of these injuries occur in children. When children participate in sports they not only increase their…

The Civic Center in Scarborough, Ontario, has an open interior design that incorporates an atrium. Fire protection elements include automatic sprinklers, provisions for efficient exiting of building occupants, and smoke evacuation by gravity exhaust. (Available from 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, $15.00 annually.) (Author/MLF)

As schools and colleges become used increasingly for community activities -- especially at night -- emergency lighting becomes more and more critical. (Author)

Description of various electronic fire detection and alarm systems is presented. Explanation of detective systems includes--(1) fixed-temperature and rate-of-rise heat sensitive devices, (2) smoke detective devices, (3) ionization systems, and (4) infrared and ultraviolet radiation devices. Each system type is evaluated in terms of operation,…

The apparent lack of concern school boards evidenced in the past over school bus safety has precipitated the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations that have angered board members and bus manufacturers alike. It is argued that the new regulations are not based on research. (Author/IRT)