Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
When you're in the middle of a dangerous situation, it can be difficult to know exactly what to do. An important part of safety is being prepared to take the proper steps when things do inevitably go wrong, especially when you work in an industry with elevated risks...
As a construction employee, your employer has the responsibility to keep you safe from a number of potentially harmful substances and situations, including airborne contaminants. The methods for controlling exposure vary, but the underlying premise is the same for all...
Teachers are under a lot of stress to meet certain benchmarks set by legislators. Often, teachers put their own health on the back burner while they try to meet these marks so they can continue to make a difference in the life of each child. #1: Various areas of the...
Working a high-pressure job is well known to correlate to high levels of stress, which are becoming more and more linked to numerous physical ailments. If you have experienced one or more ailment associated with stress on the human body, you may qualify for workers'...
Workplace injuries can take many forms, some of which slowly creep up on their victims rather than injuring them in a single instant. California manufacturing employees across several industries face just such a situation, as state public health officials announced...
Sometimes, when it comes to legal matters and governmental benefits, most people start a conversation assuming that everyone understands some of the basic tenets of how Social Security works. However, for many who are just beginning to engage with the system, it is...
One moment you're performing your work as usual, lifting or moving components in a factory, perhaps, and the next you're in excruciating pain caused by a soft tissue or nerve injury. Back injuries are, unfortunately, quite common for blue-collar workers. They can keep...
It seems like everyone knows someone who either currently has or has had cancer. Not only is it one of the most common types of disease, there are many varieties that can develop, depending on what you may be exposed to. The most common type of cancer that occurs in...
Tragic workplace accidents can claim lives in unexpected ways, demonstrated to a heartbreaking degree by the recent loss of life at the Squaw Valley ski resort. While the details are still emerging, the loss of a ski patrol member has been felt immediately by the...
For those who work on construction sites, there is often an attitude that promotes keeping your head down and doing your job without complaining. In and of itself, this is an admirable quality, but it can have unintended negative consequences. For instance, you or...
