When considering what kinds of materials could cause a serious explosion, most people likely think of such things as volatile chemicals and gases. Fortunately, areas that store chemicals and gases typically have signs warning workers of the potential safety hazards....
Month: January 2016
Compensation can help cover costs of job-related hearing loss
As those who work in the industrial job sector know, heavy work is often noisy work. Loud machinery is frequently used to perform certain tasks. On construction sites, workers may have to use any number of hand tools, such as electric drills and saws that emit pitched...
Pirates among the first to receive workers’ compensation
You may believe that workers' compensation is a relatively new concept. In the United States, we are often prone to associate the implementation of such benefits with the Industrial Revolution or with the progressive programs introduced in the 1930s. But the idea of...
