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As the nation mourns Colorado's movie theater massacre, theater companies need to ensure security without inciting panic or turning off customers.

A recall from Diamond Pet Foods led to quite a scare for pet owners.

Businesses that offer employer-paid cell phones are creating their own policies against texting while driving.

Cash-strapped cities and municipalities are less focused on the upkeep of trees, but when large branches come crashing down, the damage can be severe.

Japan will power down its last operating nuclear reactor this weekend, finalizing the country's sudden turn away from a once-preferred energy source and leaving it nuclear-free for the first time since 1966.

Helicopter safety takes center stage as insurance carriers are promoting safety programs, but any impact on premiums would have to wait on an improvement in insurers' loss ratio on helicopter operations.

Insurance carriers are promoting safety programs, but any impact on premiums would have to wait on an improvement in insurers' loss ratio on helicopter operations.

Seven people were hurt in the 2009 explosion at a Slim Jim factory and last month's $14.6 million verdict for survivors raises a host of issues for risk managers.

Companies should take the time to implement, or re-evaluate, their safety-and-wellness programs, for the well being of their employees and the company checkbook.

When employees have the perception that their workplace is safe and that management cares about worker safety, perceptions become reality.

With millions using public transportation every day, safety is key. But is enough being done to ensure riders of trains, trolleys, subways and buses will get from point A to point B without becoming injured, or worse?

More than five times as high above the water line as it is below the water line, the Costa Concordia reveals how modern ship design push the boundaries of safety.

The fatal crash at Walt Disney World resort in 2009 led to sweeping safety changes.

When two Chevy Volts caught fire after a routine crash tests damaged their batteries, federal regulators and environmentalists took notice. Risk managers should as well.

Demand for occupational safety and health jobs is predicted to far outstrip supply, according to a recent study. The findings suggest a need for more collaboration between employers and educational groups.

"The PreVent" National Employee Injury Prevention Award recognizes an organization that develops and implements programs to prevent workplace injuries, and provides a safer work environment for a company's greatest asset: its people.

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana takes home the first PreVent Award in recognition of its stellar safety and injury-prevention efforts.

November means it's the time of the year that we recognize some of the best workers' compensation and disability management programs in place at U.S. companies and government workplaces.

A co-op grocery store worker shooting his supervisor over a bad performance review was a reminder of the dangers sometimes surrounding employee evaluations.

In case you missed it, this week's R&I One®, features: Sports travel risk highlighted by Russian hockey team plane crash; Drillers try to understand coverage for natural gas fracking; Reinsurers at Monte Carlo gathering talked about higher rates; BP's poor decisions blamed for oil spill; Rogue trader exposes risk management failures; and more.