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A COMPELLING LESSON SHOWING BIG GOVERNMENT DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK AS IT SHOULD, AND A VALUABLE LESSON ON BRINGING ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO BIG GOVERNMENT: WE AREN’T PREPARED FOR TERRORISTS AND NATURAL CATASTROPHES BUT WE BETTER BE, AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

04-17-2008
A CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO THE DIRTY BOMB: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT COULD DO, AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS FROM ITS CONSEQUENCES

04-10-2006
WHAT KIND OF NATURAL DISASTER POSES THE GREATEST THREAT OF DEATH TO THE POPULATION? HURRICANES, FIRES, EARTHQUAKE, ETC.?

08-29-2005
NEW EXTENSION CORD HAZARDS AND THE OLD ONES THAT CONTINUE TO KILL AND SHOCK EVERY YEAR.

05-23-2005
ELECTRICAL SAFETY: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MAY CAUSE ELECTROCUTIONS, FIRES, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS (A THREE-PART SERIES)

01-02-2005
ELECTRICAL SAFETY: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MAY CAUSE ELECTROCUTIONS, FIRES, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS (A THREE-PART SERIES)

01-02-2005
ELECTRICAL SAFETY: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MAY CAUSE ELECTROCUTIONS, FIRES, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS (A THREE-PART SERIES)

01-02-2005
ELECTRICAL SAFETY: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW MAY CAUSE ELECTROCUTIONS, FIRES, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS (A THREE-PART SERIES)

01-02-2005
THE MAJOR SOLUTION TO DEER/AUTO COLLISIONS GETS BACK TO BASICS – WEAR SEATBELTS, AND IF ON MOTORCYCLES, WEAR HELMETS.

11-22-2004
FIFTEEN WAYS YOU BETTER WINTERIZE YOUR HOME NOW.

10-25-2004
WARNING: SLEEPY DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY TRUCK DRIVERS, AND SLEEPY MEDICAL RESIDENTS ARE KILLING… INSTEAD OF SLEEPING WHEN THEY SHOULD.

09-06-2004
PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY THROUGH THE LESSONS OF EXTENSION CORD USE.
08-23-2004
WHEN CELEBRITIES DON’T FOLLOW SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY ENDANGER THEMSELVES AND SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG.

08-16-2004
ONLY WEAR HELMETS ON HEADS YOU WANT TO KEEP.
DON’T WEAR ONE IF YOU PREFER A SCRAMBLED BRAIN.
08-09-2004
READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL OF YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS.
THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

07-30-2004
THERE ARE 25 MILLION CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASHES A YEAR IN THE U.S.: HOW TO AVOID BEING ON THE WRONG END OF ONE OF THEM.

07-09-2004
ELECTRICITY IS ALL AROUND US, AND WITHOUT THE RIGHT SAFETY MEASURES,
IT WILL LIKELY STRIKE HARD AND BE UNFORGING.
07-09-2004
THE MYTHOLOGY OF RECALLS: MISCONCEPTIONS THAT HELP KEEPS TEN OF MILLIONS OF DANGEROUS PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET.

07-04-2004
WHY CAN WE COUNT ON FEDERAL SAFETY AGENCIES TO BE BRAIN-DEAD OR COMATOSE, AND TO PASS ON ALL OBVIOUS AND URGENT SAFETY MEASURES?
07-28-2003
HOW TO PREVENT 40,000 FIRES AND HUNDREDS OF DEATHS EVERY YEAR; AND HOW TO SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE.02-04-2003
TEN SAFETY TIPS FOR PREVENTING DEATH AND INJURY OF CHILDREN.
01-26-2003
THE FAA FINALLY FIGURES OUT THAT TERRORISTS MAY CONCEAL A BOMB OR OTHER WEAPON IN THEIR SHOES.12-31-2001
ON AIRPORT SECURITY: DO WE NEED MORE BAILOUTS AND IMMUNITIES OR RESPONSBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY?
11-19-2001
SMOKE DETECTORS ARE GREAT LIFE SAVERS, BUT DON'T BET YOUR LIFE ON THEM ALONE.10-28-2001
WHY DOES CONGRESS GIVE A HIGHER PRIORITY TO BAILING OUT AIRLINES THAN MAKING AIRPORTS SECURE? MORE ON AIRPORT SECURITY AND PUBLIC POLICY.10-22-2001
CELL PHONE COMPANIES BRAINWASH US WHILE RADIATING BRAIN.10-22-2001
FROM THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN, EVERYONE TELLS AMERICANS TO BE ALERT TO FIGHT TERRORISM. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN CONCRETE TERMS? THE ANSWER FOLLOWS.10-15-2001
FROM THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN, EVERYONE TELLS AMERICANS TO BE ALERT TO FIGHT TERRORISM. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN CONCRETE TERMS? THE ANSWER FOLLOWS.10-15-2001
REGULATORY FAILURES CAUSED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER. UNTIL WE FIX THE REGULATORY SYSTEM (NOT JUST THE FAA) WE'RE HEADING FOR MORE CATASTROPHES.10-08-2001
THE HEAD OF THE FAA COULDN'T IMAGINE A PLANE BEING USED AS A BOMB.
SHOULD ANYONE BE ABLE TO IMAGINE THAT SHE IS COMPETENT OR IMAGINATIVE ENOUGH TO BE HEAD OF THE FAA?
10-08-2001
AMERICA PAYS FOR SECURITY BREAKDOWNS IN THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST AND COUNTLESS HUMAN DISASTERS. BUT THOSE RESONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY BREAKDOWNS NEVER SEEM TO PAY09-20-2001
YOU'RE ALMOST CERTAIN TO ENCOUNTER FOOD POISONING IN YOUR FUTURE.
HERE'S WHY THAT'S SO AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.
07-30-2001
NATIONAL MEDIA BLACKOUT OF CELL PHONE DANGERS CONTINUES.
NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA DON'T REPORT ON PROBLEM.
06-04-2001
NATIONAL MEDIA BLACKOUT OF CELL PHONE DANGERS CONTINUES.
NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA DON'T REPORT ON PROBLEM.
05-28-2001
HOW TO SAVE YOUR LIFE IN A MINUTE OR LESS. AND OTHER LIFE-SAVING TIPS. TALMUD SAYS, SAVE ONE LIFE AND IT'S AS THOUGH YOU SAVED THE WORLD. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.05-07-2001
THE PRODUCTS ARE POISONOUS, AND SO ARE THEIR LABELS:
ANOTHER STORY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT CAN'T GET IT RIGHT.
04-23-2001
AMERICA BURNING12-28-1999
SAFETY SERIES: PART I05-23-1999
SAFETY SERIES: PART II05-23-1999
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL11-13-1998




Herb Denenberg is a former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner, professor at the Wharton School, and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and is a board member of the Center for Safe Medication Use. He is an adjunct professor of insurance and information science and technology at Cabrini College. You can write Herb at POB 7301,St. Davids, PA e-mail him at hdenenberg@aol.com or reach him at his two Web sites: thedenrep_archive.org or denenbergsdump.org