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...
Year: 2015
OSHA issues new rule on confined spaces at construction sites
There are many things a construction worker could end up doing as part of their job. For one, sometimes, work tasks at construction sites involve working in confined spaces.Safety risks can sometimes arise in connection to working in a confined space. Some examples of...
Burn injuries in the fast food industry
Sometimes, fast food workers are injured while on the job. It appears that one type of workplace injury that might be particularly prevalent in the fast food industry are burn injuries. In a survey by an advocacy group, 79 percent of the fast food workers who were...
Benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
What sorts of options for compensation a worker has for an injury or illness they suffered at work can vary depending on what job they have and who they work for. For a great many employees in California, the state's workers' compensation system sets up what...
When problems arise regarding treatment of a work injury
Oftentimes, after a worker suffers an injury at their job, they will receive medical care from a doctor that is in the medical provider network of their employer. Ideally, this care would promptly result in the worker receiving the right treatment, the workers' comp...
What can construction workers do to avoid trench accidents?
Many construction sites have trenches on them. One hopes that all construction companies will do everything they can to keep construction site trenches that they have workers operate in safe. This includes making sure that trenches on their sites have proper...