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Working with silica has always been a risky proposition, but a new government regulation will improve construction site safety. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently unveiled the Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule, which dramatically reduces the permissible silica exposure limit for construction workers. Under the proposal, employees may be exposed […]

Enabling cycling as a safe means of travel in Philadelphia is an important part of improving city life. Over the past several years, Philadelphia has worked to encourage healthier lifestyles by making it easier to bicycle. Nationally, about 40 percent of all daily trips people make are less than two miles from their homes. In […]

As summer wanes and many begin the back-to-school tradition of purchasing school supplies and new clothes, it is a good time to look ahead to the increased traffic congestion that is generated when school is in session. Morning commuters will soon be seeing yellow school buses sharing the road, kids walking or riding their bikes […]

It comes as no surprise that construction sites are among the top places where injuries occur. Of these injuries, the most common occur on or around scaffolds. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that approximately 65 percent of construction workers perform their job on scaffolds, the severity of injuries that happen due to […]

The American landscape has transformed over the last 50 years to include a great number of parking lots and parking garages. These structures provide easy access for people to shopping malls, apartments, office buildings, airports, and even casinos. Along with the growing number of parking lots and garages, we have seen a growing number of […]

After a 55-year-old woman was fatally mauled in her own backyard by a neighbor’s pit bull recently, there has been a lot of discussion in the city of Montreal and all of Canada in regard to the public policies that reference dog bites. Many Canadians and Americans are starting to view dog bites as a […]

The Central Penn Business Journal has reported that a man involved in a construction accident that occurred in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was fatally injured after falling into the bottom of a 15-foot deep trench at a construction site. The crews extracted the 52-year-old owner of Halteman Construction in Bethel Township at the site at Triple-M-Farms […]

In an effort to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists across the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced its Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative that is taking place nationwide over the next 18 months. As more and more people choose to walk and bike to work, school, and social engagements, studies by […]

If a slip and fall accident results in injury at a gym or health club, it may not occur to you at first that you may be eligible for compensation. However, any time you are injured and someone is at fault, you can seek damages for the medical attention, lost wages, and other financial losses […]

While many might be packing the car for beach day trips or other summer activities, construction workers face dangerous conditions while working in the sun. The heat from the rising temperatures of summer poses a real and imminent threat to the safety of those working outdoors. Construction sites pose threats on their own, without the […]