When we think about hazardous jobs, we usually do not consider the restaurant and food industry to be at the top of the list. But the truth is, food service and restaurant workers face plenty of work-related hazards. Even further complicating the issue is the median age of restaurant personnel. According to the Occupational Safety[…]

Every motorist knows how aggravating it can be to drive on a road filled with potholes. However, bad roadways can be more than just a minor annoyance. Potholes and other road hazards may kick off a chain of events that lead to a serious car accident. When bad roadways cause accidents, injured drivers or passengers[…]

Many workers spend much of their day operating or using equipment and machinery. Hazardous mechanical actions, such as cutting, shearing, pinching, and stamping continually put workers at risk for serious injury. Unfortunately, many workplace accidents occur each year from improper or inadequate machine guards. What are Machine Guards Designed to Do? Machine guards are designed[…]

Back pain accounts for more than 260 million missed workdays each year, according to the National Health Interview Survey. Back pain is often the result of a herniated disc. Employees may be able to obtain Workers’ Compensation benefits for a herniated disc if it is due to a work-related injury. However, employees must provide medical[…]

March commemorates National Ladder Safety Month, an annual awareness campaign aimed at reducing preventable ladder-related injuries and deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more Americans are fatally injured in incidents involving ladders each year than anywhere else in the world. Some ladder injuries result from safety failures in the workplace or while using[…]