Safety

WSU, Pullman to host community safety fair July 16

By Elizabeth Rudd, Brelsford WSU Visitor Center PULLMAN, Wash. – Children will learn first-hand about “stop, drop and roll” and how firefighters put out a “fire,” and families can bring car seats for inspection and learn about home fire and smoke safety during a free community safety fair 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at […]

WSU reminds students with drones of new FAA restrictions

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is reminding drone-owning students returning to campus for the spring semester that Federal Aviation Administration regulations now require many unmanned aircraft systems to be federally registered and that none may be flown within five miles of existing airports, a restriction which effectively prohibits their use in the area of […]

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Safety issues prompt WSU to ban hoverboard storage

PULLMAN, Wash. – Reports and warnings prompted by recently documented instances in which batteries from electronic skateboards, or hoverboards, have unexpectedly burst into flames have prompted officials at Washington State University to ban hoverboards from all buildings on all WSU campuses and other WSU-owned facilities.