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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 […]

In September 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney presented the city’s Vision Zero Three-Year Action Plan, a program to make Philadelphia’s streets safer with a goal to eliminate traffic fatalities entirely by 2030. The plan includes more than 100 actions the city will take over the next three years, which include the addition of bicycle lanes, […]

The driver of a car was critically injured after a tractor trailer collision on Monday morning. Around 6:30 am, the accident occurred in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, when a motorist slammed into a tractor trailer on Haddonfield-Berlin Road. Apparently, the truck jackknifed during the tractor trailer collision. No other information is available on the driver’s […]

According to the National Safety Council, more than 25,000 people experience slip and fall accidents every day. Slip and fall accidents can cause injuries ranging from cuts to head injuries, and are the second leading cause of accidental fatalities behind car accidents. A slip and fall can occur on uneven or cracked pavement, buckled or […]

Cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours are a sure sign that the winter season is approaching. With the holidays around the corner and daylight savings, now more than ever, it is important to take care while driving. White-tail deer mating season is in full swing, running from late October into mid-December. Specific precautions should be […]

A fatal pedestrian accident blocked Route 38 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Thursday morning. Around 6:30 am, the pedestrian was struck on Route 38 and Longwood Avenue, and succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene of the crash. No further details are available regarding the fatal pedestrian accident. During the busy morning commute on […]