The safety hazards at workplaces vary by industry throughout New Jersey, and management and workers share the responsibility for promoting safety. The role of developing a strong safety culture falls on management. Managers who take active steps to identify hazards...
Workplace Injuries
The alarming rise of computer vision syndrome
In New Jersey and across the U.S., workers who use computers, tablets, cellphones and digital screens on a regular basis are at a risk for computer vision syndrome. This includes office workers as well as those in manufacturing and industrial operations. Also known as...
Safety stand-down for construction workers to be held in May
Construction employers in New Jersey and across the U.S. are being encouraged to hold fall safety stand-downs in May. During these events, they will cease operations in order to talk about fall hazards in the workplace and how to reduce or prevent them. OSHA and the...
What are the main types of construction safety vests?
The use of safety vests is one of the easiest ways to help keep workers safe, especially for roadside jobs. They can help prevent common accidents, such as vehicles striking workers at the job site, whether those vehicles are driven by other workers or commuters....
Workplace injuries | Aggravation and exacerbation of old injury
Most people in the New Jersey workforce are not in 100 percent perfect health. Often, workers have experienced injuries or medical conditions in the past. Even though these people have already received treatment and at least partially recovered, the work they do may...
New Jersey emergency responder dies after daughter’s crash
New Jersey emergency responders of all kinds face daily risks to their health and even their lives. This includes firefighters, emergency services personnel and law enforcement officers. Some are injured by everything from heavy lifting to violence to fire. Others...
Shoulder injuries that might occur from overuse
The shoulder is one of the most hard-working areas of the human anatomy. In fact, they work so hard and so faithfully that most people take the shoulders for granted. Without healthy shoulders you could experience severe pain and lose the ability to perform common...
Employee’s cigarette leads to New Jersey explosion
Two men were injured this month in a chemical explosion at the Mount Laurel campus of Rowan College. According to a police spokesman, the explosion was triggered by a temporary employee who lit a cigarette while sitting in his car just before his shift was to...
A sad new workplace reality — ‘active shooter’ insurance
Sadly, workplace shootings have dominated the news again in recent weeks. In November, a man opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, killing three people. Then we had the workplace massacre in Southern California.The possibility of someone opening fire...
Certain mechanical motions make amputations more likely
One of the worst injuries that a worker in New Jersey or elsewhere can suffer is an amputation. It's important for workers not only to know their rights after they have been hurt, but to know what types of things increase the danger level in the workplace. For...
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