In recent years and especially over the past year, more employees have been doing some or all their work from their homes. While your house may seem like a safe environment, you are not immune to work-related injuries simply because you are working remotely. Remote...
Workers’ compensation and repetitive stress injuries
When you think of workers’ compensation, you probably think of a factory worker sustaining an injury from faulty equipment or a construction worker falling from a roof. But workers’ compensation covers much more than that. Work-related injuries are not always...
Women in the workplace: 4 common workplace injuries
Women have long been invested in the businesses in America, but they face specific dangers in their workplaces that people may overlook. Although women are capable of as much as men, there are some activities and hazards particularly dangerous to them. Take, for...
Don’t forget to follow these scaffolding safety tips
Depending on your industry, you may use scaffolding almost every day of the week. For example, this is common on construction sites. While it is clearly essential to use scaffolding under many circumstances, since it can sometimes make your job easier and safer, it's...
3 overlooked (yet common) causes of construction accidents
Construction workers are always on the move. Furthermore, these individuals are aware of the fact that their workplace can be extremely dangerous at times. Even if you take steps to prevent a construction site accident, you could still find yourself dealing with this...
A ladder accident can cause serious injury, death
As someone who regularly uses a ladder, it's important to understand one thing: You could be part of an accident when you least expect it. Even if you have many years of experience using a ladder for a variety of tasks, it only takes one mishap to cause serious injury...
Workplace falls and first aid: Steps to take
Regardless of your industry or profession, you should understand the dangers of a fall. There are many reasons for this type of accident, such as stepping on a piece of debris or slipping when working on a roof. If you are part of a workplace fall accident, it's...
Are you familiar with the danger of construction site falls?
As someone who works in the construction industry, you know just how important it is to avoid the many dangers that always seem to be lurking. Unfortunately, even if you do your best to remain safe, you never know if something bad could happen to you in the future....
A slip-and-fall accident can change your life in an instant
Regardless of your profession or the industry in which you work, you should never overlook the fact that you could suffer an on the job injury at some point. There are many causes of workplace injuries, with slip-and-fall accidents among the most common. To some, this...
3 things to know about workers’ comp in Georgia
It was your first day on the job in a machine shop when you saw it happen. One of the veteran machinists got his hand caught in a piece of equipment when it malfunctioned. As the ambulance drove off, you heard the other employees talking about how the victim might...