Sometimes, it is perfectly obvious what insurance policy applies to a situation. If you slip and fall at the grocery store, their premises liability policy might be what pays for your medical bills. However, if you drive as part of your job and you get into a crash...
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Year: 2021
5 critical mistakes people make when using ladders
No matter your occupation, if you have to use a ladder at work, you’re in greater danger than if you didn’t use it. Falls from the same level can lead to significant injuries, and falls from any height are simply more dangerous. You could be a store employee getting...
An overview of occupational noise exposure
Having hearing loss remains a difficult subject to alleviate in the workplace for both employers and workers. This is true in part because many hearing injuries occur over time, due to cumulative noise levels that do not always seem harmful on a daily basis. Some...
What can you do during a workplace accident?
Accidents happen at the workplace with little warning or time to prepare at the moment. Because of this, you should have a system already in place for handling these incidents that all employees know about, so they can leap into action quickly without wasting precious...
How do you predesignate a personal doctor?
Like many people, you probably trust your medical care to a particular doctor. In the event you get hurt, you prefer to visit your personal doctor if at all possible. But if you sustain an injury at the workplace, you might not have this option if you want workers’...
Can back pain lead to job problems?
Back injuries are not exactly uncommon among workers of all ages and professions. However, most people do not realize just how detrimental they are and what an enormous impact they have on your ability to work. In fact, back injury and the subsequent pain can actually...
Employer failure to provide eye safety gear may lead to lawsuits
Employees experience on-the-job eye injuries nearly 2,000 times each day, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Foreign objects, chemicals and radiation can all lead to serious eye injuries, as reported by Occupational Health and...
What is popcorn lung?
All workers face hazards at the workplace to some degree and description. Despite how hard employers work to eliminate as much risk as possible, some will always exist. Some risks are simply inherent in jobs, too. For example, if your job involves exposure to certain...
How do you recognize signs of traumatic brain injury?
It is important to keep an eye out for the possibility of brain injury in workplace related accidents. Any form of damage to the head can result in short and long term health consequences. But on top of that, you also have to worry about severe trauma in the form of...
Workers’ compensation fraud in the California construction market
When a worker suffers an injury on the job, the hope is that there is protection available for them through their employer. Even if a worker goes years without an injury, it may be comforting to know that there is compensation insurance in place to shore up the loss...