A study was recently published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOS). It suggests that state agency's new employees are particularly vulnerable to suffering heat-related...
Month: May 2017
What happens when a work accident reduces function in a limb?
If you work a physical job, you depend on the strength and dexterity of your hands, arms and legs to complete daily tasks. Suffering a serious work injury could leave you unable to continue to perform your job. In some cases, the reduced function of your limb will be...
Are you in danger of a trench collapse?
One of the most insidious types of construction accidents is a trench collapse, as it can occur with little or no warning.In the nine years between 2000-2009, on average, every year 35 laborers died as a result of trench cave-ins, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Examples of common workplace accidents
Some Santa Ana jobs are clearly more dangerous than others. For example, you might be a construction worker who regularly scales great heights in unfinished buildings. You might be a machine shop laborer who is constantly in danger of getting his hands caught up in...
Electrical safety: Preventing construction accidents through care
Did you know that electricity is one of the most dangerous forces on your construction site? Many welders and other operators are injured in electricity-related construction accidents every year. The consequences of these accidents can be dire, but some employers...