As a safety professional it is easy to say that safety is important for all workers in all industries. Seeing the multitude of workplace injuries that occur each day make it real. But for average […]
An employee working at Crystal Finishing Systems Inc.’s aluminum extrusion facility in Weston was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a puller machine while trying to unjam a piece of aluminum. The U.S. […]
The Supreme Court of Iowa rendered an interesting opinion in December 2021 in Askvig v. Snap-on Logistics. It is a poignant reminder of the challenges of timeliness, and the challenges of a pandemic. Essentially, an injured […]
A bill currently before the California legislature would require that workers’ compensation in the state “increase the payment of disability benefits by the percentage of disparity in earnings between genders.” What does this mean? Probably […]
Work Zone Safety Awareness: The Risks of Work Zones Springtime brings more than warmer temperatures and blooming flowers. The lovely weather also means the beginning of road construction season, with work zones going up across […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA buckles down on electronic reporting OSHA is initiating an enforcement program to identify employers who did not fulfill the requirement to electronically submit injury and illness data. […]
Aging is not new. Generations before us have come, stayed, and moved on. In their wake, there has persistently been some population of the "next generation" (note that is not capitalized, and not "Generation Next") ready to step […]
Most of us will actively process grief at some point in our working life. Yet, no one tells you the practical things about managing grief at work. In fact, coping with grief in the workplace is the […]
