North Carolina residents might think about accident-related injuries when they consider workers' compensation claims. However, these aren't the only hazards that workers face. Some professionals, including those in the medical field, are at risk of experiencing...
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Workers’ Compensation
Workers face threats from machine pinch points
Workers in North Carolina can be harmed when machinery in the workplace is unprotected and unguarded. A part of a machine that could capture a person or a part of his or her body, causing injury, is called a pinch point. A pinch point could trap a person between...
Mental health affects women’s risk for work injuries
Employers and employees alike should be aware of a new study that suggests a link between mental health factors and the number of workplace injuries among women. The study was conducted by the Colorado School of Public Health's Center for Health, Work &...
Addressing workplace fatigue for EMS workers
Emergency medical service workers in North Carolina may benefit from guidelines that have been created to lower their work-related fatigue. The guidelines were drafted by both the National Association of State EMS Officials and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center....
Many EMS workers are dangerously fatigued
More than half of the emergency medical services personnel around the country say they suffer from severe fatigue while at work that impairs them both physically and mentally. Researchers from the National Association of State EMS Officials and the University of...
Making factories and warehouses safer for workers
While workers in every industry face some safety hazards, it is well known that employees in factories and warehouses are especially at risk to injury. This is as true in North Carolina as it is anywhere else in the nation. According to OSHA, the most common warehouse...
OSHA and NAWIC working together to promote safety
In North Carolina, many women work within the construction industry and have issues that are particular to them. In an effort to help to address the safety needs of women in the construction industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently...
How to keep workers safe near a dock
Roughly a quarter of warehouse injuries occur on a loading dock. Therefore, those who work on docks in North Carolina or elsewhere may need to be cognizant of their surroundings. Injuries may occur when a truck separates from a dock or a forklift falls off the dock....
Avoiding injury while working in cold temperatures
Cold weather may be an issue for workers in North Carolina and other parts of the country. When temperatures drop, workers should be given access to shelter, hot drinks and other resources to keep warm while working outdoors. Ideally, a worker will be able to spend 15...
Workplace safety program focuses on prevention
According to serious injury and fatality prevention programs, North Carolina workers may be safer if their workplaces focus on identifying the potential for accidents and trying to prevent them rather than waiting for an accident to happen and then investigating it....
