People who work around machinery with moving parts must ensure that they are being as safe as possible. One way that you have to do this is by ensuring that you don't have any loose clothing or even long hair that might become entangled in the machines. Some...
Workplace Injuries
Know what workers’ compensation benefits might be due to you
Unsafe work conditions are an atrocity that no employees should have to deal with. The problem is that some employees put more focus on profits than they do safety. This automatically puts the workers at risk of being involved in an accident that will cause an injury....
Stress, rushing and accidents: A dangerous combination
Do you feel like workplace stress is fairly common? Maybe you work in a face-paced job with a lot of deadlines. Everyone always tries to work hard to hit their deadlines and make progress.While productivity is important in any industry, experts warn that stress often...
Workplace injuries must be addressed immediately
All workers have the right to expect a safe workplace. Unfortunately, some employers put profit before people and choose to try to bypass safety laws that are set forth by federal and state agencies to help keep workers safe. When this happens, the worker is the...
The fatal 4 construction accidents demand attention
The construction industry is a dangerous one for workers. Around 21 percent of all work-related deaths in this country occurs in this industry. The vast majority of these deaths are caused by four types of accidents. These are known as the fatal four. Here are the...
Protect your hands — they might be your most valuable tools
If you work on an assembly line in an Illinois factory, your hands are likely your most valuable tools. Will you be able to do your job of you lose the use of one of your hands? Thousands of workers visit emergency rooms every year with serious injuries to their...
Poultry processing injuries: An invisible problem?
There are various safety risks that could come up for people who work at poultry processing plants. This includes musculoskeletal injury risks. Examples of such injuries poultry processing workers sometimes suffer include:Carpal tunnel syndromeLower back...
What are ways to help workers lift heavy objects?
In an Illinois workplace where you handle heavy objects and loads, in many instances it is a bad call to try and move something by yourself. Even if you understand how to properly lift a heavy object, some loads are simply too much for your arms alone. Attempting to...
How to Solve Workplace Injuries
Whenever workplace injuries cross our minds, our first thoughts dash to construction workers operating mechanical or state-of-the-art equipment across the U.S. Hardly do we think of office workers who are subjected to a workplace injury in their professional...
How to avoid office-related injuries
When we think of workplace injuries, the image that usually comes to mind is factory workers who operate heavy machinery or construction workers who do their work on scaffolding. However, industrial jobs aren't the only ones that come with a risk of injury. Sitting at...