By: Noel (Mac) McCatty, USF Safety Consultant It is a requirement of OSHA that employees be given a safe and healthy workplace that is reasonably free of occupational hazards. However, it is unrealistic to expect accidents not to happen. Therefore, employers are required to provide medical and first aid personnel […]
With an aging population, more of us help care for our parents — most of whom would prefer to live independently in their own homes. New technology is helping adult children and other caregivers help seniors live safely and happily. HOME OUTFITTED WITH SENSORS At 80, Mary Taylor believes there’s […]
A pair of USF professors from seemingly disparate disciplines are helping to further develop and refine a new medical alert system with state-of-the-art potential. “We were approached by a company that’s developing technology to monitor seniors at home,” said Dr. Carla VandeWeerd, assistant professor in the Department of Community and […]