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Under normal conditions, people may not immediately think of truck driving when they consider the most dangerous jobs in America. Recently, these essential workforce heroes may finally be getting the acknowledgment they deserve as they deliver medication, equipment...
The most common source of workplace injury today is overexertion. Workers in the manufacturing, service and construction industries are at particular risk of suffering an injury by using their back muscles incorrectly or too frequently. Suffering an overexertion...
Restaurant owners and managers have the same responsibility that other employers do to provide a safe working environment for their employees. This can be difficult because restaurants, particularly the kitchens, can subject workers to high-pressure and high-heat...
As a construction worker, your various job sites present numerous opportunities for you to become seriously injured. From heavy equipment to faulty power tools to roofs and ladders and various other hazards, yours is a dangerous job. In fact, construction workers...
Injuries in the workplace are extremely common to the point that the numbers may be staggering to some. Workers suffer injuries, according to the National Safety Council, every seven seconds. To add insult to injury, it is almost always preventable. Preventable...
Construction workers in Georgia and across the country are at greatest risk of receiving a brain injury while on-the-job. Is it not uncommon for workers on the job site to get hit by a falling object, fall off a ladder or scaffolding or trip over objects and hit...
Bike riding is popular in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs. The roads of Jonesboro, Decatur, Dunwoody and Brookhaven are popular with cyclists. Not surprisingly, bike accidents are common. Ask any avid biker about accidents along their commute and virtually...
In December 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data on work-related injuries and deaths in the United States for the preceding year. The statistics showed that in 2018 the fatal work-related injuries rate was 3.5 per 100,000 workers, the same as it had been...
As a result of changes in federal regulations, the United States Department of Agriculture has allowed some poultry processing plants to increase the speed of their production lines. Georgia is the largest producer of broilers, but before applying for a position...
With record-breaking temperatures occurring during the summer months, reports of delivery truck drivers falling ill while on their routes have increased. Drivers exerting themselves with heavy lifting, tighter delivery schedules and longer work shifts have landed in...