Depending on your profession, you may need to take steps to protect your eyes at all times.Some of the occupations with a high risk of an eye injury include: construction, welding, plumbing, mining, electrical work and maintenance. If you work in any of these fields,...
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Month: August 2017
The type of worker that is most apt to be struck on the job
The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) released a new study on Aug. 2 in which they note that the injury rate in the construction sector is higher than that of any other major industry. As a result, they suggest measures that employers in this...
How employers contribute to their workers’ poor mental health
While many employers offer their workers sick days, many of them require their workers to produce doctor's notes to excuse the absence. Despite the fact that the employee taking a mental health day to decompress would be best for both the employee's overall well being...
Are you familiar with these scaffold safety tips?
When working on scaffold, it's imperative that you know what you can do to remain safe at all times. Any accident, regardless of the cause, can result in serious injury or even death. Here are some of the many scaffold safety tips you can follow: Always follow the...
What is the most common workplace injury?
If you were asked to name what you believe is the number one workplace injury, you'd most likely say some type of repetitive or machine-related injury or a fall. Few, though, would suspect that hearing loss is at the top of the list instead.Yet it is. In fact, a...
Slip-and-fall accidents: All too common in the workplace
Regardless of where you work, your title, or your job responsibilities, you expect your employer to provide a safe environment.Yet every year, workers throughout the United States are injured by a slip-and-fall accident on the job. Even if you do your best to watch...
Risk factors for mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer
Mesothelioma is a sleeping giant. This is particularly the case for those 11 million individuals who were exposed to asbestos fibers in between the years of 1940 and 1978. That's because this cancer can take a patient 20 to 50 years to began showing signs of illness....
New form 300A rule from still being reviewed
A new filing rule surrounding From 300A from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is still being reviewed. It went into effect on Jan. 1, 2017 and employers now have until Dec. 1, 2017 to comply with the rule. The rule originally made some...
Can I sue my employer after a work-related injury?
Many employees have an incomplete understanding of workers' compensation claims and what they protect. Of course, workers' compensation insurance does protect employees by ensuring that they receive proper medical care in the event of an on-the-job injury. However,...
Hand tool safety tips: Start with protective gear
Many people believe that power tools are the only ones that can cause injury. When they think about hand tools, they assume that these are 100 percent safe, no matter how they are used.If you know anything about tools, however, you realize that this is not the case....
