Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers have the responsibility to provide their employees a safe and healthful workplace that is free from serious recognized hazards. A big part of protecting workers involves workplace controls including: eliminating or substituting hazards engineering controls administrative controls and work practice controls Elimination (including substitution) involves removing a… Read More »
Workplace Repetitive Stress Injury Increasing
The business landscape of computers and smart phones has resulted in an increase in the number of employees succumbing to wrist and hand tendinitis. Sometimes the numbness and pain employees experience after typing into their computers or phones over a long period of time can be an early sign of carpal tunnel syndrome or nerve… Read More »
Third Party Claim From Work Injury
If you are injured at work, your employer is immune from lawsuits under workers’ compensation; however, you may bring an action against anyone other than your employer in a third party claim. Examples include: If you slip or fall at a customer’s premise while performing your duties. If you are injured as a result of a… Read More »
Top Workers Compensation Injuries
According to a review of more than 1.5 million workers compensation claims, strains and sprains are the most common worker injury, with most injuries resulting from handling materials in industries such as manufacturing and retail. The breakdown in claims between 2010 an 2014 from the country’s largest workers compensation carrier reveals the top five worker… Read More »
Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries in the Workplace
Slips, trips and falls are among the leading causes of general industry work-related accidents. They have the potential to cause serious injury to employees and sadly, roughly 15% of slips, trips and falls result in death. U.S. Department of Labor 2014 statistics reveal that 27 percent of of missed workdays were on account of slips,… Read More »
