Category: Workplace Safety

In Maryland, it is important for workers to know that they have some control over when the Occupational Health and Safety Administration carries out its inspections. If they think that the workplace is not safe or that a serious hazard needs to be examined, the workers themselves can put in complaints that...

If you've ever taken a train in Illinois, you know that they feel safe, but they aren't as safe as they could be. In fact, there is a system that could make trains safer, but it's been delayed for over 40 years. Why? In Albany County, one executive has...

Safety officials say a man was seriously injured on July 18 at an industrial work site in Baltimore County, Maryland. A spokesperson from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, says that investigators with the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health are looking into how a man was struck by a steel...

It pays to be a safe worker when your employer is ValleyCrest, a company with over 11,000 employees and offices from California to Maryland. The landscaping company has been having an annual safety awareness presentation for a few years now, and it goes so far as to give brand new trucks to...

When you are hurt at work, you probably want to know how you can make sure this kind of accident doesn't happen again. Fortunately, a new report has indicated how businesses can step toward safer work environments without spending much money, which is what every business owner likes to hear. This may...

A research team that was set up by NIOSH recently looked into the fatal falls in the United States, including those in Maryland. What they found was that 43 percent of those falls were in some way connected to the use of a ladder. This percentage was a bit lower for workers,...

A police officer from Prince George's County narrowly escaped death this week after being hit during a routine traffic stop by a minivan. He remains in Cheverly's Prince George's Hospital Center in serious condition following the Thursday morning, May 22, accident that occurred around 9 a.m. in Forestville. The...

Studies have found that temporary workers are much more likely to be injured on the job than full-time workers are. This information comes out as a record amount of Americans - around 3 million - are employed in temporary positions. This figure is up around 28 percent since 2010, meaning that there...

Something you may not have thought about is the way daylight savings time can affect you at work. Workplace accidents may actually happen more often during the switch to a new time zone, even though it's done to allow more light during the day and longer work hours. According to...

When a construction accident happens, you want to know that it's going to be taken seriously. When injured on the job, even minor injuries should be reported, and you should be able to seek the medical treatment you require. You may be pleased to hear that the Maryland state...