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 PAY | 09-20-2001 |
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 BURNING | 12-28-1999 |
| SAFETY SERIES: PART I | 05-23-1999 |
| SAFETY SERIES: PART II | 05-23-1999 |
| NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL | 11-13-1998 |
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