Thunderstorm Safety

Thunderstorm Safety

Answer Girl: For safety's sake

Megan Lee: The Answer Girl

Tailgating at work is pause for safety

Ensign Drilling roughnecks listen during a safety meeting at the start of a night shift last week near Moneta. Each meeting goes over what the earlier shift has done and what the coming shift will entail on the drilling rig. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Safety precautions limit electrical accidents

Use three-pronged grounded plugs only in three-prong outlets; never cut the third prong off a plug. (Photo illustration courtesy clipart.com)

Mining safety teams hone skills, compete

Members of the Newmont Twin Creek mine safety team from Nevada participate in Friday's repelling training at the Campbell County Fire Training Center in Gillette. (Laura Phagan/Star-Tribune correspondent)

Bush signs bill overhauling mine safety laws

President Bush speaks before signing The Miner Act, Thursday, June 15, 2006, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

State health care facilities: Wyoming's safety net

Jeanne Augustin reads a mystery novel in her room at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin. Augustin said the Retirement Center is one of the nicer nursing homes she has lived in. The Retirement Center has been trying to revamp its image and change its philosophy in patient care during the past two years. Previously, the Retirement Center has dealt with poor surveys and allegations of abuse. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.

Oil field worker says safety requires more than meetings

Ron Kruske of Riverton sits on his porch with a friend's dog. Kruske, a longtime oil field worker, says an on-site presence from some third party to oversee rig safety is what's needed. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Bam Bam gets the boot: G&F relocates popular bighorn sheep over concern for his, public's safety

Wyoming Game and Fish personnel lure "Bam Bam" the bighorn sheep into a trailer last week. Bam Bam was transported from Sinks Canyon State Park to a new home on the north end of the range after growing concern he might injure himself or visitors at the park. (Courtesy/Wyoming Game and Fish Department)

Health tips: stopping staph infections; obesity and pregnancy; driver safety

'We need to find out why' — Former roughneck, judge leads worker safety effort

Gary Hartman, former state district judge who's now an adviser to Gov. Dave Freudenthal, is heading up a state workplace safety task force. As a young adult, Hartman worked in the oil field. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Wreck injures man who advocates for motorcycle safety

Calvin Hall winces as hospital staff members make adjustments to his intravenous line at the Wyoming Medical Center on Monday afternoon in Casper. Hall is recovering from injuries he received after colliding with a school bus on his motorcycle last week. (Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune)

Concerns remain on school bus safety

Natrona County students are dropped off in north Casper at Glenarm and H streets Monday afternoon. The safety of students in Casper and across Wyoming is jeopardized by motorists who don't slow down for stopped school buses, officials say. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

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Wyoming free safety Shamiel Gary closes his eyes as the seconds count down to the 51-0 loss to Brigham Young University on Saturday in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

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Wyoming forward safety Quincy Rogers knocks the ball out of the hands of Colorado State runningback Gartrell Johnson in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)

UK checks safety of 1,800 bridges after storms

An aerial view of the destroyed Northside bridge, in Workington England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 as floods submerge large parts of Cumbria. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/ Peter Byrne/PA)