While driving down any one of Minnesota's highways, we often see road construction or maintenance workers alongside the road. When we physically see the workers on the side of the road it is easier to be aware of the need to slow down and drive safely. The truth...
Experts based at the University of Michigan Health System have recently published important research on the link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke risk. Their findings can be viewed in full in a late June online issue of the medical journal Neurology....
Not all work injuries result from significant falls, toxic exposure and other dramatic accidents. In fact, most work-related injuries result simply from performing the same tasks repeatedly with improper form or without the assistance of certain injury prevention...
When you are injured on the job or become debilitated by occupational illness, you will likely become eligible for a beneficial form of financial assistance until you can get back on your feet. However, the workers’ compensation benefits you may become eligible...
Addiction, drug abuse and overmedication are all complicated problems. When a worker suffers severe injury on the job and then suddenly finds himself dependent on opioid painkillers prescribed to help alleviate his pain, these problems become even more complex. Unlike...
The recent Texas fertilizer plant explosion tragedy has focused the nation's attention on worker safety. It is critical that legislators and worker safety experts seize this moment for the betterment of workers nationwide before memories fade and worker safety is no...
Workers in Minnesota deserve to work in safe environments and have their employers take reasonable steps to ensure their safety. Unfortunately, injuries sometimes occur anyway -- occasionally fatal ones. This appears to be the case in northern Minnesota where a county...
The recent tragedy that unfolded at a Texas fertilizer plant underscores the need for American employers to prioritize worker safety above all else. There is truly no way to prevent worker injury aside from remaining vigilant about safety with regards to every element...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency primarily charged with the creation and enforcement of legislation related to workplace safety and health. When this agency functions properly, workers directly benefit from its efforts....