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Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be considered non-desirable. This can take the form of being protected from the event or from exposure to something that causes health or economical losses. It can include protection of people or of possessions.

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Facebook creates online safety board

Technology / Internet

created 7 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

(AP) -- Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders.


Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination.


Murders, Traffic Deaths Connected

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to have a greater number of traffic fatalities, according to a new ...


Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.


Toy recall of 2007 hurt innocent companies, shows research

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The well-publicized toy recalls of 2007 took potentially harmful toys off the shelves and affected the companies that made them.


Recalls, food worries spark booming business in food safety

Recalls, food worries spark booming business in food safety

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recalls of ground beef, peanut butter, and other foods have done more than raise public awareness and concern about food safety. They also are quietly fueling a boom in the market for food testing equipment ...