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Fall prevention means planning, providing and training
Falls can lead to serious injuries and lengthy downtime for the victims as well as mounting expenses for the employers, including the cost of medical compensation and the losses caused by decreased morale and productivity. Employers in California should have a fall...
Preventing loading dock accidents
Hundreds of workers in California and around the country are seriously injured each year in accidents that take place on loading docks. This kind of workplace accident often occurs when a truck pulls away unexpectedly, wheel chocks fail or forklift trucks topple over,...
OSHA guidelines for maintenance employees
Founded in 1971, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requires that all work areas be safe for employees, including maintenance workers. A maintenance employee in California commonly performs routine checks and repairs at facilities and the...
Social media posts might complicate a workers’ compensation claim
Social media posts could come back to haunt someone in many unexpected ways. Sometimes, comments could be interpreted in a way that causes trouble for the poster. Other times, the face-value, literal meaning may cause serious hassles. A California worker may even...
Minimizing workplace hazards for welders
Welding is a job that presents numerous hazards to workers in California each year. Workers on welding jobs can minimize these risks by adhering to the safety measures put in place for their protection. Proper training, equipment inspection and worker safety training...
Tips for staying safe when working outdoors
If your job requires you to work outside in the sweltering summer heat in California, you run a high risk for a heat-related illness like heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat rash or heat cramps. Heat stroke in particular can be deadly or lead to a permanent disability...
Workers most at risk for occupational hearing loss
A report from the Centers for Disease Control reveals that loss of hearing is among the most common workplace illnesses in California and throughout the nation. More than 20 million workers in the United States face noise levels at work that are loud enough to damage...
Denial of workers compensation for certain workplace injuries
There are many different things that people may plan for when they go to work. First off they generally plan on getting certain tasks done throughout the day, they may have meetings planned or plan on going to lunch with a co-worker. However, one thing that people...
Registered nurses are at a high risk for workplace injuries
Registered nurses in California are some of the hardest working people in medicine, providing important and critical care for their communities. They are often the middle people between doctors and patients, communicating critical information and making sure that...
Strategies you can use to stay safe at work
Whether you sit at a desk in an office, drive a truck or work on a construction site in California, you may face hazards while on the job. However, there are many steps that you can take to minimize the risks that you face to your health and safety on a daily basis....
