Category archives: Safety

Essential Rideshare Safety Tips: A Lawyer’s Guide

Learn essential rideshare safety tips to prioritize your well-being during rides. From verifying your driver to staying vigilant, discover how to enhance your safety and peace of mind when using rideshare apps.

Back to School Safety: Essential Tips for Parents and Kids

Heading back to school? Learn essential tips and tricks for back to school safety - from bus stop basics and online safety rules to backpack safety. Let's make this school year the safest yet.

Essential Halloween Safety Tips for a Fun and Secure Night

** Keep your little ghosts and goblins safe this Halloween! From trick or treating to costumes and parties, we've got you covered. Read our blog for a fun & safe Halloween! **

Practical Home Security Tips for a Safer Home

Enhance your peace of mind with these actionable home security tips, covering everything from reinforcing entry points and outsmarting burglars to leveraging smart technology and building a safer neighborhood.

How to Check Brake Fluid: A Simple Guide for Car Owners

Learn how to check brake fluid like a pro with this easy-to-follow guide. We cover everything from locating the reservoir to identifying signs of trouble. Ensure your safety on the road.

Essential Pool Safety Tips for a Fun and Worry-Free Summer

Get ready for pool season with these comprehensive pool safety tips. Learn about the importance of supervision, barriers, swimming lessons, and more to keep everyone safe in and around the water.

How to Keep Your Children Safe on the School Playground

Most parents expect their kids to be 100% safe in school. While this may be a logical presumption, it’s not always true. School-related accidents account for 20 to 30% of injuries experienced by school-aged children. If you don’t find this alarming, consider that childhood injuries are one of the most crucial causes of morbidity and mortality among kids.  According to the doctrine of ‘in loco parentis,’ teachers and the school could be held liable for negligence if the students suffer injuries within the school premises. However, this isn’t absolute. The aggrieved party must prove that the injury-causing condition was foreseeable. ... Read more

Must-Have Boat Safety Equipment in Ontario

The prospect of going on a recreational boat on the many bodies of water in Ontario is enticing. Boating is a popular activity in many parts of Canada. In fact, about 12.4 million adults go boating for pleasure every year. However, as a boat operator or owner, you must have boat safety equipment in good condition when going out into the water, especially during the busy summer months. The top cause of death in boating accidents is drowning due to the lack of lifejackets or wearable personal flotation devices, which are essential tools for boating safety. Importance of Having Boat ... Read more

Common Airplane Injuries

More than a third of people worldwide have some anxiety about air travel and flying, and about 2.5% suffer from intense fear or aerophobia. Telling them that air travel is much safer than driving an automobile is not much help because the basis of their fear is the loss of control. For example, passengers in a plane can’t exactly jump out when a fire breaks out or an engine fails like they could had they been in a car.  Of the 170 air transportation accidents in 2020, where 13 people died and 13 others were severely injured, the most common ... Read more

Chemical Exposure Accidents Lawyer

Chemical exposure is everywhere in the modern world. Potential toxins are in the air, water, soil, food, paint, clothing, medicine, and so on. It is almost impossible to avoid chemical exposure, but since it’s mostly at low levels, people don’t get sick or die. Employers have a duty to provide a safe work environment and landlords have a similar duty to ensure there are no dangers to human health on their premises. Under most circumstances, regulations are in place to minimize the risks associated with dangerous chemicals, so a chemical exposure lawyer is generally unnecessary. However, chemical exposure at toxic ... Read more