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Every year, dangerous diesel exhaust fumes kill more than 38,000 people throughout the world. Workers exposed to toxic gases emitted from diesel vehicles and machinery are developing lung cancer, asthma, and chronic pulmonary disease. Employers have a duty to shield their employees from the dangers associated with diesel exhaust exposure. Employees who work near these […]

Autonomous cars are slowly becoming more common. Currently, autonomous cars must be operated with a driver in the car to take over control at any moment. While many state laws must catch up to autonomous car technology, an international research team looked at the general views of the public when an autonomous car is in […]

Practically every person has experienced a slip and fall accident at least once. Fortunately, most falls result in minor cuts and bruises. However, some falls can lead to major medical problems. Slip and falls can happen both indoor and outdoor on private, public, or government property. When people experience slip and falls because of the […]

A recent traffic incident in Philadelphia highlighted an ongoing crisis with the city’s sanitation trucks. A driver was behind the wheel of a 32-foot-long truck on Pine Street, with two workers collecting recyclables from street curbs. It was raining at the time and the slow-moving truck created a line of traffic. A driver in a […]

A recent report by AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. outlined trends in retail-industry Workers’ Compensation claims over a three-year period. The report provided data regarding the types of injuries common in the retail sector, the jobs that pose the most risk for injury, as well as insight into the demographics of the workers who reported claims. […]

Every year, pinch point injuries affect employee health and employer productivity. In fact, reports of 110,000 annual hand injuries alone keep people from performing their jobs. Some of the injuries are severe enough to warrant that individuals remain on Workers’ Compensation for long periods. The best way to avoid debilitating pinch point injuries is to […]

Even though the World Health Organization reported that close to six million people in this country lose their lives in fatal car accidents each year, there is some room for optimism. U.S. Department of Transportation data revealed that there was a 1.8 percent decrease in auto crash fatalities from 2016 to 2017, causing many to […]

Following the lead of retail e-commerce retailers like Amazon, many warehouse companies are modernizing technology and finding an increase in safety concerns. One of these technological changes is the move toward robotics and automated tech, which has been feared that it will be the harbinger of decline in jobs. Instead of job loss, the industry […]

Tesla has a new feature on certain vehicles that all drivers should be aware of.  Called Smart Summon, drivers can summon their car to pick them up in a parking lot with an app on their cell phone. The app remotely directs the car to move out of the parking spot and drive to where […]

Five automakers recently announced recalls for certain older-model vehicles containing Takata airbags, which pose a serious risk to drivers when deployed. The new wave of recalls affects nearly 1.4 million vehicles. This wave ensued after previous recalls on different models of Takata airbags. The faulty Takata airbags are inadequately sealed, which causes them to potentially […]