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The oil and gas industries have some of the lowest rates of injury and highest safety standards of industries nationwide. Digital training provider, Atlas Knowledge, is looking to expand that level of strict controls and safety practices to the construction industry, an industry with a relatively high injury rate. They plan to do this through […]

When a worker is injured on the job, they have the right to file a Workers’ Compensation claim to seek benefits such as coverage for their medical bills, compensation for a portion of their lost wages, and in some cases, vocational rehabilitation. A Workers’ Compensation claim is made with an employer’s Workers’ Compensation insurance policy. […]

Injuries associated with slip and fall accidents may vary from small bruises and sprains, to broken bones, nerve damage, and other debilitating injuries. The severity of the injury and cause of the accident may have you question whether to file a slip and fall lawsuit against the owner, company, or property involved. Depending on the […]

When an employee is injured on the job, they are entitled to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits. Each state has unique laws governing Workers’ Compensation coverage and claims. These laws state the statute of limitations for filing Workers’ Compensation claims, how long a worker must notify their supervisor of their accident after it occurs, and how […]

At the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference in Perth, Australia, a researcher from Queensland University of Technology’s Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland presented his research on driver caution levels when approaching and crossing railways, compared with their caution levels with road intersections. He identified a few reasons for this lack of […]

Construction goes on year-round, and each season has its hazards for workers. In winter, cold and icy conditions are the main threats, yet contractors are often more concerned with protecting their materials and building sites than their workers. When laboring in extreme cold, it is easy for construction workers to experience cold stress and frostbite, […]

Most slip and fall accidents result in a hospital visit. One would imagine that hospitals and inpatient facilities would have the highest levels of safety. Several organizations that study slip and fall accidents have reached the same conclusion about poor safety in hospitals. When someone slips and falls in an inpatient facility or hospital, most […]

As cars become more advanced, they contain numerous knobs, buttons, displays, and touch screens for drivers to use. Many of these features were designed to make drivers and passengers safer, but a recent study by AAA found that in many cases, they achieve the opposite effect. To use many of these features, drivers’ eyes and […]

A recent report, published by three Temple University law students, discusses how employers can easily pay off staffing agencies when it comes to safety training for workers. This action results in poor or nonexistent training for workers. In their report, the students concluded that the ideal solution for this issue is greater regulation for staffing […]

Sleep apnea is a condition that affects many in America. It is also a condition which played a role in the 2016 train wreck in Hoboken, New Jersey. Researchers from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the engineer involved suffered from obstructive sleep apnea. He had been medically examined two months earlier, but […]