May 6, 2020 Pennsylvania Allows Residential And Commercial Construction To Resume As of May 1st, Governor Tom Wolf is allowing all Pennsylvania businesses in the construction industry (including those that perform new construction, renovation, and repair) to reopen so long as they comply with certain health and safety guidelines to keep both employees and residents safe. The guidelines will also help limit the spread of the … Read More »
May 5, 2020 CDC Names Six New COVID-19 Symptoms The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued an important update to its current list of COVID-19 symptoms, adding six new possible signs indicating that someone may be a carrier of the respiratory virus. With more than one million confirmed cases and tens of thousands dead in the United States, critical updates like … Read More »
May 4, 2020 What Resources are Available for Sanitation Workers During COVID-19? During the current COVID-19 outbreak, the work that sanitation workers do has become more vital and dangerous. Now, they may be responsible for disinfecting and deep cleaning everything to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Often underappreciated and underpaid, these workers are essential to ongoing operations of all businesses, even as they risk their own … Read More »
April 28, 2020 CPSC Proposes Rule Banning Padded Crib Bumpers Despite the fact that safety experts have been advocating against the manufacturing and use of padded crib bumpers because of strangulation risks for infants for years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) only recently began moving forward with a proposal to ban products that do not meet the agency’s airflow requirements from the market. In … Read More »
April 24, 2020 Electrical Safety Month This May Because May is “Electrical Safety Month,” we thought it important to look at some ways to safely manage electricity. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) announced “Smart Home” as the theme for this year’s campaign and is focusing on devices that help keep a home smart, safe, and secure. We have compiled some of the … Read More »
April 24, 2020 Bicycle Safety Month With this May being Bicycle Safety Month, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a moment to remind drivers and bicyclists of what precautions they can take to reduce a number of preventable injuries and deaths that occur on our roads each year. The NHTSA’s data shows that bicycle fatalities have been increasing … Read More »
April 24, 2020 What Hazards are Involved with Using Landscaping Equipment? As the weather begins to get warmer, many landscapers in our region will resume working outside. The landscaping equipment that workers use can be dangerous, often resulting in injuries on the job. This type of workplace accident may result in someone’s inability to support their family. Below are some common causes of landscaping accidents: Motor … Read More »
April 23, 2020 Governor Wolf Orders All PA Residents To Wear Masks In Essential Businesses Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s order that all employees and customers of essential businesses across the state must wear masks came into effect at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 19th. Because COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory illness that spreads primarily through close contact from person-to-person and through the respiratory droplets of an infected person, the … Read More »
April 22, 2020 Preventing Workplace Hand Injuries According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), every year approximately 1 million workers require emergency medical care for hand injuries that they sustain on the job. In fact, in the United States hand injuries are the second-leading cause of workplace injury. For many workers a hand injury can result in physical and financial consequences, … Read More »
