Due to the prevalence of work-related hearing loss, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a study to determine whether the number of incidents shows a decline. Workplace injuries with relation to hearing loss was studied for...
Month: June 2015
Farm workers exposed to workplace illness in hot summer months
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported that settlements were reached in two lawsuits that farm workers filed against the agency in 2009 and 2012. Cal/OSHA was accused of failing to monitor farm owners' compliance with safety regulations,...
The dangers of equipment-contact accidents in the workplace
Many people have jobs that involve working with heavy equipment or machinery. The widespread use of heavy equipment in many industries is one of the things that makes the productive capacity of modern society so large.However, the fact that there is widespread...