Workplace Accidents

In a decision that could impact how injury benefits under a number of statutes that base calculations on the national average weekly wage, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court considered just when...

If you spend your work day cutting the tops off 55-gallon drums, perhaps it's time to ask yourself where it all went wrong. For instance, you might want to consider whether your regular...

I am the health, safety and environment manager for a business with about 60 employees who operate under some of the most hazardous workplace conditions possible in the "lower 48" states. But despite...

To celebrate Workforce Management's 90th anniversary, we're running a series of articles looking at important workforce-related issues with a now-and-then theme. The first installment deals with workplace safety in the 1920s and today....

More on Manuele & Heinrich Safety Misconceptions Constantly Question Fred Manuele's article, " Reviewing Heinrich: Dislodging Two Myths From the Practice of Safety" (Oct. 2011, pp. 52-61), does a masterful job of dispelling...

For those in the construction, painting and window washing industries, scaffolding is a way of life. An estimated 2.3 million construction workers - or 65% of the construction industry - work on scaffolds...

The case of a former pharmaceutical company employee whose supervisor allegedly told her to stop talking about her dead daughter while at work has focused attention on an often overlooked workplace health issue:...

HEADNOTE Objective We performed a retrospective analysis of commercial drivers to clarify the background of incidents of sudden illness while driving. Methods The analysis used reports submitted by employers to the Japan Ministry...

HEADNOTE Deadliest accident in 40 years was "entirely preventable" THE US. MINE Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final report on the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch (UBB)...

Concord: New Hampshire had the fewest number of workplace deaths in the country in 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Five people--all men--died on the job in New Hampshire during...

Just a few days after a federal agency released a report concluding the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29 miners was preventable, a new mine safety bill has been introduced...

By YnetNews.com Deliberate manipulation? An attorney representing 44 former employees of the Negev Nuclear Research Center in Dimona claimed that tests results checking radiation levels in employees' urine samples were intentionally manipulated in...

PROBLEM If an employee is off work due to long-term sickness but has pre-booked a period of annual leave that coincides with this, does their absence count as sick leave or holiday? LAW...

CINCINNATI -- Great American Insurance Group announced today it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Employers Comp Associates, Inc. ("ECA") and Freeman Administrative Solutions, Inc., ("FAS") which are both owned by...

Allstate Foundation Parent-Teen Driving Agreement helps parents start safe driving talk ITASCA, Ill. -- The Allstate Foundation License to Save Report, developed in conjunction with the National Safety Council, shows that if all...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently completed its investigation of Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch (UBB) coal mine disaster that killed 29 miners in West Virginia last year (see This...

The U.S. federal government made two major announcements during early December regarding the investigation into the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced it had reached a...