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Suitable seating is defined as "convenient, comfortable and safe seats where the work is such that minors may sit while working." [138] The Oregon Administrative Rules states that every "employer shall provide to each employee when required by the nature of the work, suitable seats, suitable tables, and suitable work benches." Suitable seating ...
Placing children in appropriate car seats and booster seats reduces serious and fatal injuries by more than half. [6] All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing seat until they are at least of two years of age. [7] All 50 states require child seats with specific criteria. Requirements vary based on a child's age, weight and height. [8]
The number of older drivers on the road is growing and bound to increase at a more rapid rate, as more baby boomers become seniors. [7] According to an AARP spokeswoman, by 2030 over 78 million boomers will be 65+, and research shows that men will outlive their driving abilities by six years and women by 10. [27]
Systematic motor-vehicle safety efforts began during the 1960s. In 1960, unintentional injuries caused 93,803 deaths; [5] 41% were associated with motor-vehicle crashes. In 1966, after Congress and the general public had become thoroughly horrified by five years of skyrocketing motor-vehicle-related fatality rates, the enactment of the Highway Safety Act created the National Highway Safety ...
We found the best technology for adults over 65 at CES this year. From AI aids to ‘aging in place’ smart home solutions, the annual tech show kept older users in mind.
Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...
Regardless of whether a car is secured directly from a dealer, or an older person takes over a car lease for the remainder of the term, lessees have the option to buy the car at the end of the ...
Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Leah Amy took to Facebook on Dec. 10 to share the story of how one young man, Jack, granted an elderly woman's wish by giving up his first-class seat for her. The ...