March 16, 2023 March is Ladder Safety Month March is National Ladder Safety Month. This event raises awareness of ladder safety with a goal of decreasing preventable ladder-related injuries and deaths. According to the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, or InterNACHI, there are more than 164,000 injuries and 300 deaths caused by falls from ladders annually. The association also notes that many … Read More »
March 5, 2023 Temporary Workers Are More Likely to Sustain Occupational Injuries Than Their Permanent Counterparts The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long reported that temporary workers face significantly higher risks for incurring injuries on the job than permanent, non-temporary employees do. Despite the safety discrepancies, employers are equally responsible for providing a safe work environment free from recognized hazards to all workers, no matter if they work full-time … Read More »
March 3, 2023 What Are the Stages of a Workers’ Compensation Case? Every state has a Workers’ Compensation benefit system designed to be “no fault.” This means it is irrelevant whether an employer’s or worker’s own negligence contributed to a work-related injury or occupational diseases. Pennsylvania’s no-fault system was put into place to protect workers by ensuring benefits for lost wages, medical care, or disability. There are … Read More »
December 31, 2022 Getting Help After Suffering a Catastrophic Workplace Accident Workers across the country are vulnerable to all types of accidents and injuries. When workplace accidents rise to a catastrophic level, they have severe consequences for the injured worker and the worker’s family. The devastating injuries and loss that workers and their families can suffer as the result of a catastrophic accident often include serious … Read More »
December 5, 2022 OSHA’s Newest Top 10 Workplace Hazard List Every year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, releases its own top ten list, except this one takes a look at the safety standards that employers most frequently violate in the workplace. Just a few weeks ago, the agency released its preliminary figures for the fiscal year 2022, and the usual suspects from … Read More »
November 18, 2022 What Does Withdrawal From the Labor Market Mean in Pennsylvania? One of the often-unforeseen issues that arise in the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation system is the concept of “withdrawal from the labor market.” Withdrawal from the labor market can take several forms, but the most frequent occurs when an injured worker on Workers’ Compensation benefits “retires.” If it is determined that an injured worker “retired” or … Read More »
October 20, 2022 Addressing Electrical Hazards in the Workplace The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long-recognized electricity as a significant work-related hazard. To mitigate known risk factors, it is critical that organizations determine useful strategies to ensure that every worker gets home safely at the end of the day. Electrical Hazards in the Workplace Employees are exposed to occupational dangers every day. … Read More »
October 11, 2022 Companies Join Together to Reduce Workplace Injuries Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries and disorders that affect the body’s movement or musculoskeletal system; they are also the most prevalent type of occupational injury that workers sustain. To create a safer work environment, the National Safety Council (NSC) is leading a global effort that it calls the “MSD Pledge”. So far, more than 100 … Read More »
September 16, 2022 New Hard Hat Technology Offers Added Protection Against Brain Injuries Hard hats were invented just over 100 years ago, and it is safe to say that the technology has not changed that drastically in the last 50 to 60 years – until now. A hard hat is a type of helmet that is typically used in workplace environments to protect the head from injury due … Read More »
