Posts Tagged ‘building codes’
Safety violations led to Mexico daycare deaths
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have documented the safety and building code violations that played a role in the deaths of 49 young children at a daycare center in Mexico in 2009. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Jan 13, 2011 13:39 - 0 Comments
More corruption, more collapse in quakes
U. COLORADO (US) — More than 80 percent of all deaths caused by building collapse during earthquakes in the last three decades occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 5, 2011 15:55 - 1 Comment
Valve keeps kids out of hot water
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A valve fitted to pipes to regulate water temperature should be the rule—not the exception. Researchers say it dramatically reduces the risk children will be scalded by bath water. (more…)
