As a worker in California, you know you're eligible to receive compensation for job-related injuries or illnesses. The latter can include noise-induced hearing loss. You may be one of the 22 million or so workers in this country who are exposed to dangerous levels of...

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Month: September 2020
Establishing a fall prevention program for work
Falls are not the most common workplace incidents in California, but they can be among the costliest. Victims can suffer serious, even disabling, injuries that lead to missing months of work. Employers may need to pay out in medical compensation, replace costly...
How to guard against hand injuries at work
Companies in California and throughout the United States are required to take steps to prevent employee injuries. If you own a company, there is a series of steps you can take to ensure that your workers aren't vulnerable to hand injuries such as a wrist sprain or...
How to stay safe while welding
California law requires that employers take reasonable steps to protect their workers from workplace hazards. This means that your employer has an obligation to keep you safe during a welding project. Consider some of the hazards that you may face and how to minimize...
Why back injuries occur at work
Back pain can impact both your quality of life and your ability to produce while at work. Generally speaking, employers in California and throughout the country are supposed to take steps to prevent back and other injuries. Let's take a look at a few reasons why back...
There is hope for PTSD sufferers
Decades ago PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) was called "shell shock." A British psychologist named Charles Samuel Myers first used the term to describe the "thousand yard stare" or vacant look and accompanying stress disorder that many of the soldiers of World...