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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 […]

In New Jersey, the Move Over law requires drivers to move over into the left or middle lane when there is an emergency vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the road. Enacted in 2009, the intent of the law is to ensure the safety of first responders, including EMTs, police, and tow truck drivers who […]

Whenever a person enters another person’s property, there is some duty of care that is non-delegable. This means that the duty cannot be shifted to another party so that the property owner is not liable for that specific duty or issue; specifically pertaining to the security and maintenance of the property. The law prohibits this […]

State transportation departments often make decisions such as where the highway will be widened, which areas to resurface, where the signage will go, and which stretches of road to give priority to. The process for making these decisions has been based on best guesses, professional judgments, responding to the most recent accidents, or simply settling […]

Drills are basic equipment used on construction sites. Workers should use protective gear when drilling, but one of the greatest dangers to employees involves the type of drill used. Pneumatic drills pose far more of a risk over the long term to workers, and researchers at the University of California Berkeley recommend that contractors should […]

Driving a truck can be tedious and difficult to begin with but adding winter weather into the mix can turn driving dangerous very quickly. Luckily, there are certain tips truck drivers can do to keep themselves and others safe on the road this winter. Stay Home It is important to pay attention to the weather, […]