October 26, 2021 Put Safety First This Halloween The Consumer Safety Product Commission (CPSC) estimates that every year, more than 3,500 children, teens and adults sustain Halloween-related injuries that are serious enough to warrant a trip to the emergency room. Luckily, the best way to enjoy all the spookiness that Halloween has to offer is simply to make safety a priority. To learn … Read More »
October 25, 2021 Do Leaf Blowers Create Hazards? Years ago, people tackled the annual fall chore of cleaning up leaves by using rakes and elbow grease. Today, leaf blowers proliferate and are the power tools of choice for making this task much easier. However, people are becoming more aware that leaf blowers do create hazards. These machines not only pose risks to the … Read More »
October 21, 2021 How Do the Choices I Make When Purchasing Car Insurance Affect My Rights After an Accident? Drivers must make several important choices when they purchase car insurance. In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, drivers are required to pay for a minimum amount of bodily injury liability and property liability coverage. They also have the option to choose or waive certain rights in exchange for lower rates. However, the language of an insurance … Read More »
October 20, 2021 OSHA Issues Diving Operations Safety Alert After Six Workers Die Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a safety alert after six workers died while performing diving operations. Five of the deceased were power generation plant workers who sustained fatal injuries while working around pipes, drains, tunnels, and valves. Because commercial diving is a particularly hazardous line of work, OSHA provides numerous safety … Read More »
October 16, 2021 Have You Been Harmed by a Medication Error? More than 7,000 people die annually in the U.S. because of medication errors, according to research published in Medication Dispensing Errors and Prevention. Medication errors are entirely preventable. If you have been harmed by a medication error, you may have a valid medical malpractice claim. Enlisting the help of an experienced law firm is the … Read More »
October 15, 2021 NHTSA: Quarterly Fatality Estimates Report for 2021 According to a recently released report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the first three months of 2021 saw a 10.5% jump in fatal motor vehicle accidents as compared to the first quarter of the previous year. Despite the fact that there was a marked decrease in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per person, … Read More »
October 14, 2021 The Many Dangers of Falling Debris at Construction Sites Falling debris at construction sites is a major hazard that endangers not only workers, but also unsuspecting passersby. In fact, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), getting struck by a falling object is one of the leading causes of death for workers employed in the construction industry. In 2019, 170 workers were … Read More »
October 8, 2021 National Protect Your Hearing Month This October marks National Protect Your Hearing Month, an annual public health campaign spearheaded by numerous federal agencies in order to raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss and to provide useful steps that people can take to protect their hearing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 22 million workers face dangerous … Read More »
October 7, 2021 Crane Accidents in the News Cranes play an instrumental role in the construction industry, lifting and rotating heavy objects on jobsites, often at great heights. About 250,000 workers operate cranes as part of their job. However, cranes create dangerous workplace hazards. During the first half of 2021, there were a number of crane accidents in the news. Workers who have … Read More »
