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City officials have labeled Sister Jean’s Kitchen, a charity located in a 163-year-old church in Atlantic City, as unsafe. The charity, which is decades old, has been forced to vacate the premises. Though the non-profit originally planned to relocate, such plans have fallen through, leaving individuals without another option for where to move it. Hurricane […]

For employers and their workforce, chemical safety is paramount. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that American workers handle thousands of chemical products daily. Ensuring that a stringent safety protocol is in place is each company’s responsibility so that workers have the needed safety and understanding of the products they use while on […]

Slipping and falling on your own property is one thing, but when you have a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property, that is when things get complicated. If you have sustained an injury, and the injury was caused by negligence on the part of the property owner, you may have grounds for a […]

States legalizing recreational marijuana use may be first considering the positive impact of decriminalizing a drug that has led to arrests and jailtime. They may not be considering an unintended consequence; an increase in car accidents. In a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute, researchers […]

If you are a trucker on a long-haul route, you may be tempted to resort to any measure necessary to stay awake during your shift and get to your destination safely and on time. In 2016, almost 4,000 people were fatally injured in accidents involving trucks in the United States. Statistics show that the most dangerous […]

The World Health Organization has put out a report showing that over one million people are fatally injured per year as a result of car accidents. Additionally, another 20 to 50 million people suffer injuries from vehicle accidents every year. This is far more than other causes of fatality and injury on a yearly basis. […]

When most people think of job-related injuries qualifying for Workers’ Compensation, they think of injuries occurring on the job site. While most work-related injuries do occur in the workplace, injuries incurred while traveling on business may also qualify for Workers’ Compensation. However, no one wants to get hurt on the job, especially while away from […]

Accidents can happen anywhere, including the workplace. Numerous factors can contribute to a workplace accident, such as overexertion, hazardous materials, and slip and falls. Injuries sustained in a workplace accident can be not only painful but costly. An accident on the job can leave you unable to work and without income. The good news? Workers’ […]

Legislators are presented with a quandary when trying to determine whether to reduce the speed limit in certain areas of New Jersey. In one situation, state legislators are trying to determine whether to lower the speed limit along a state highway in front of a school where a teen was fatally injured by a drunk […]

Trench excavation is one of the more dangerous activities in residential construction. Digging deep trenches is typically part of installing or replacing sewer and sanitary lines on single-family home construction sites. Safety standards require shoring and bracing trenches to prevent fatal cave-ins. Yet, in the past two years, fatalities in trench collapses have reached new […]