What Should I Do If I’m Injured On the Job?
When you arrive at work every day, you are expecting to have a safe and uneventful time. No matter where you work, whether in a cubicle or on a factory floor, you do have a chance of becoming injured. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that approximately 2.9...
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Signs of Possible Nursing Home Abuse
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that more than 1.7 million older adults live in skilled nursing facilities throughout the country. These facilities, once known as nursing homes, serve older adults with a variety of complex medical challenges and...
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Work Zone Safety
Each year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. This year, the 2018 National Work Zone Awareness Week was hosted by the state of Illinois in...
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Keeping Your Family Safe in the Water
This month is a busy one for most families, packed full of graduations and final days of school, field days and other celebrations. However, after all the business subsides, summer will be upon us. Before you begin pool days and trips to the beach, assure your family...
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Are You a Distracted Driver?
Have you ever been driving behind another vehicle that was moving erratically? You may have felt unsafe as the car swerved and then over corrected, and you may have even slowed down to increase the distance between your cars. Twenty years ago, you may have thought...
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How Proper Fall Protection Can Prevent Serious Injury
As spring arrives with a new construction season, it’s a good time discuss fall protection, which has remained OSHA’S number one employer violations for a long time. With fall protection comes some of the most serious injuries for employees who have to work from...
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What You Need to Know About Personal Protective Equipment at Work
No matter what environment you work in – a factory, office, or behind the wheel – it is important that you know how to protect yourself from injury. Employers across the country are tasked with the proper training of their staff members on a variety of safety topics,...
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What is Whiplash?
Whiplash occurs when the neck and head are suddenly forced backward and then forward, putting the cervical spine through quick motions and extreme stresses. Whiplash often occurs in rear end car collisions. Whiplash has also been called cervical...
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The Importance of Ergonomics
You spend at least 40 hours per week at work. Depending upon your occupation, you likely spend a majority of your work day doing some type of repetitive motion. These repetitive motions could include typing at a desktop or operating machinery. In any case, too much of...
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Staying Safe Indoors This Winter
Cold temperatures and icy conditions keep most of us inside for the majority of the winter season. Staying away from slippery and freezing hazards is a wise move, but there is an increased risk of accidents indoors during the winter months. To keep you safe and sound...
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