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What is the second leading cause of personal injury to people in the United States? Injuries from falls on stairways is right behind those sustained in automobile accidents. According to the American ...

Stairs. Most of us use them every day without thinking. Nearly every home has a set or two; from steps into the house, steps getting us into the basement, or even the staircase that takes us to the ...

Stairs become more hazardous with age. Visual changes make depth judgment harder. Balance is not what it once was. Muscles that negotiated stairs with ease years ago now require more effort and ...

Nearly 2.7 million Americans were injured on stairs, ramps and floors in 2023, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s data. For people with mobility challenges, stairs pose an even ...

Which stair chairs are best? For people with limited mobility, getting up and down stairs — in an emergency or otherwise — can present a huge challenge. It may even be impossible. For this reason, ...

Fiberglass reinforced plastic, known as FRP, is a material that works well for a variety of industrial process equipment and workplace safety applications. The properties of FRP are much better than a ...

Before I had kids, I never realized just how many things in my home were dangerous. From sharp corners to windows on the second story, I babyproofed it all. Stairs, of course, are a more obvious ...