Safety

  • Las leyes de seguridad laboral no protegen a trabajadoras domésticas de California pero un nuevo proyecto de ley cambiaría eso

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera trabajó durante cuatro años como niñera en San Francisco, ayudando a cuidar a una niña pequeña que tiene discapacidades físicas y del desarrollo. El trabajo incluía ayudar a la niña a llegar a casa de la escuela, cargarla y bañarla. Un día, mientras cargaba...
  • Worker safety laws don’t protect these California workers. A new bill would change that

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera worked for four years as a nanny in San Francisco, helping to care for a little girl who has physical and developmental disabilities. The job included helping the girl get home from school, and carrying her and bathing her. One day while carrying the...
  • CA ‘Just Safe’ Campaign Aims to Redefine Public Safety

    Social justice advocates have just launched a new public education campaign. It’s called “Just Safe,” and it’s aimed at changing the conversation about crime, especially in the wake of the recent mass shootings. The group Californians for Safety and Justice has released a commercial, narrated by actress Jennifer Lewis, making...
  • ACHIEVING COMMUNITY SAFETY & SECURITY IS A 24/7/365 TEAM EFFORT

    San Jose Police Department Chief Eddie Garcia addressed anxieties of the undocumented community in his op-ed published by Bay Area News Group (S.J. Mercury News, page A8, 04.11.2019). In his very first paragraph, Chief Garcia communicates the fact that an undocumented convicted felon had killed Bambi Larson. Turning this...
  • Study Shows Need to Talk to Aging Drivers About Safety

    Trimmel Gomes Public News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — While most families are eager to talk to eager teenagers about driving safely, a recent study shows 83 percent of older drivers are missing out on having similar conversations when the time comes to retire from behind the wheel. The study by...
  • Santa Clara County Advises Safe Boating Practices

    SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – With the official opening of the summer boating season scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend, the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department would like to remind boaters to practice safe boating on County Reservoirs. Equipping recreational vessels with proper safety equipment, being mindful of...
  • Travel Survey: Safe or Scam?

    Better Business Bureau Have you recently received a survey in the mail asking questions about your household and transportation and transit routines? Were you afraid that it was a scam or attempt to steal personal information? If so, you’re not alone – and thankfully, you also have nothing to...
  • Download SCCDineOut from the Apple iOS App Store or Google Play or review inspection reports online at www.sccgov.org/sccdineout. For more information, please visit the Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency website (cepascc.org) or Facebook page (facebook.com/cepascc).

    New Food Safety App for Compliance of Local Restaurants

    SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – Eating at local restaurants with family and friends this summer? Be sure to use the new SCCDineOut App for Android devices to check on a restaurant’s food safety compliance status, inspection results and closures, from your smart phone. The SCCDineOut App is now available...
  • Drive Safely!

    Driver Safety: New Tips for Road Trips

    NewsUSA For many, summer is about freedom on the open road. It’s a carefree time, focused on fun, family and adventures. What it’s usually not is a time to realize that more time on the road can mean a higher risk of an accident. In the U.S. alone, there...
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