Health and Safety News
LED signs and Koalas help lower speeds Down Under
One road in Australia has seen the average speed of drivers drop significantly over the past year as a combination of LED signs and Koala imagery has made road users more conscious of their speeds.
Before the LED signs were installed at blackspots in December of 2009, the average speed was as high as 60km/h, but almost immediately this tailed off to 55km/h, with the...
Monday, 18th October 2010 - full story
LED displays used to protect Chinese taxi drivers
Taxi driver in the Chinese city of Wuhu, which has a population of 2.3 million, are having surveillance equipment, LED displays, to broadcast emergency messages and panic buttons installed in their vehicles by the local authorities in order to improve their safety and reduce the number of robberies.
The increase in surveillance has not been met with total support by...
Monday, 27th September 2010 - full story
LED signs and digital displays harnessed for anti-binge drinking ad campaign
Drinkaware, the charity which raises public awareness about the dangers of alcohol abuse, is set to invest millions of pounds in a new advertising campaign that targets young binge drinkers, via LED displays and digital signage.
The target age group for the 'Why Let Good Times Go Bad?' campaign is 18-24 year olds and is a smaller part of a five year initiative that is...
Monday, 13th September 2010 - full story
Growth in use of LEDs for traffic signage continues
Governments and local councils around the world are continuing to invest in LED systems to help direct traffic and to pass on information to travellers, according to the latest figures.
Funding is being allocated to solid state lighting (SSL) which takes advantage of LED technology to provide brighter, safer and more efficient signalling for motorists and pedestrians,...
Thursday, 2nd September 2010 - full story
LED sign switch-off to support Earth Hour
Electronics manufacturer Sharp will be switching off the enormous LED sign which sits atop its Australian headquarters for an hour in order to support an environmental cause.
The Sharp sign, which displays the firm's logo in large letters above the Sydney skyline, will be powered down for 60 minutes whilst thousands of other consumers and businesses take part in the...
Monday, 22nd March 2010 - full story
LED lights make shopping centre 'safer'
A Northamptonshire shopping centre could get LED lights in a bid to make its car park safer.Swansgate Shopping Centre, in Wellingborough, is due to undergo refurbishment in April and council officials have earmarked £297,000 for LED lights.The funds will be used to replace traditional bulbs with LED lamps to give a better quality of...
Friday, 16th January 2009 - full story
Emergency alerts displayed on LED signs
A US company has won contracts which see emergency messages displayed on LED screens.ViaRadio, from Florida, has joined forces with cities in the state to provide equipment which alerts the public to possible dangers such as hurricanes.Sean Crane, vice president at the company, explained that schools and fire services could also benefit from the innovative...
Wednesday, 31st December 2008 - full story
LED screens to display emergency alerts
LED screens will soon be erected in a US state to notify the public about emergency situations.Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the LED boards have been donated by the Outdoor Advertising Association.Up to 75 of the screens will be installed in the city in order to display information concerning weather warnings, fire alerts and chemical attacks.In...
Thursday, 27th November 2008 - full story
Rescue craft gets LED lights
LED lights have been installed on a Cumbrian rescue craft in a bid to make it more visible.The lights were donated by LED specialist Marl International for use on the Ulverston Inshore Rescue craft.Some 14 volunteers work at the centre and can be called out to rescue people from the Morecambe Bay area.Bruce Chattaway, station officer of the rescue...
Tuesday, 25th November 2008 - full story
LED screens drive home seat belt warning
A campaign to encourage US drivers to wear belts will use LED screens to convey its important message.Figures from the Office of Traffic Safety recently revealed that 95.7 per cent of US motorists drive while wearing seat belts but officials would like to see this increase.Christopher Murphy, director of the safety office, believes the new Click It or...
Tuesday, 25th November 2008 - full story
LED screens used as 'patient tracker'
LED screens have been installed at a Canadian hospital so relatives can keep track of their family members' surgical visits.Lakeride Health, in Oshawa, Ontario, introduced the LED boards which display information about the progress of operations to keep relatives informed.The boards display numbers which correspond to individual patients and reveal what...
Friday, 21st November 2008 - full story
LED lights used in tuberculosis detection
LED lights are being used in the fight against a debilitating disease.Developed by Carl Zeiss and the Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics (Find), a new microscope has been unveiled that incorporates LED lights and is being used to detect tuberculosis.Usually mercury lamps are installed in microscopes but they have been replaced by the LED lights which...
Monday, 17th November 2008 - full story
LED lights could 'rejuvenate skin'
LED lights could be used to fight wrinkles, according to industry experts.Scientists from the University of Ulm, Germany, have discovered that beaming LED lights on to skin makes it appear younger.In a recent experiment, skin was blasted with the lighting over a nine-week period and this resulted in a reduction in wrinkles.Researchers, Andrei...
Friday, 24th October 2008 - full story
Philips unveils 'intelligent' LED light
An LED streetlight that uses solar and wind power has been unveiled by Philips.The Light Blossom featured in this year's Philips Simplicity Event and is an LED light that resembles a flower.Petals which make-up the light, harness solar power during the day and the device can move in order to point itself towards the brightest part of the sky.If...
Monday, 20th October 2008 - full story
LED boards to provide bomb alerts
LED boards that have been designed to display bomb alert warnings have been entered into a competition.The Manthan Awards have been set-up with the help of the Digital Empowerment Foundation, in India, in order to reward innovative digital devices.It is hoped that the LED boards will effectively alert security and hospital personnel to potential bombs while...
Wednesday, 15th October 2008 - full story