Approximately 8,900,000 U.S. employees (six percent of the workforce) sustain workplace injuries and illnesses each year, according to data compiled by the National Safety Council (NSC). Here are five common workplace injuries, and how to help prevent them: Slips, Trips, and Falls Slips, trips, and…
During the summer, farm equipment is out on the roads throughout the U.S., potentially making traffic more hazardous for all drivers for a number of reasons: Size and Speed Agricultural vehicles can be much larger than regular vehicles on the roadway, and usually travel much…
A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain found that participants with a history of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) and a documented “inciting event”—broken bones, injuries, and surgical procedures—were 75 percent more likely to develop secondary CR
Texas had the highest number of fatal work accidents in the U.S. in 2016, and of the 545 reported, many occurred in the construction industry, according to data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Here are five of the most common construction…
A bill currently under review in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow truck drivers under age 21 to transport goods across state lines. Proponents say the measure would solve the industry’s driver shortage, but skeptics say it is irresponsible, and a better way to…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nearly 3 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported in the U.S. in 2016, and one-third of those were serious and required time away from work. Here are some tips on how to avoid a few…
On April 5th in St. Petersburg, Florida, a construction crane on site at the new St. Petersburg Police station toppled over for no apparent reason—narrowly missing several construction workers who might have been crushed otherwise. The harrowing few moments were caught on video as one…
Highway fatalities in Texas continue to increase, prompting the Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization to adopt the Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan last month.
In 2017, Texas State Governor Greg Abbot signed a bill into law that explicitly allowed driverless vehicle in the State of Texas (many companies have already been testing such vehicles in Austin, Arlington and Houston). And driverless trucks have been routinely delivering Frigidaire refrigerators fr
In an effort to prevent collisions involving emergency vehicles, the Texas Department of Public Safety has initiated the “move over” campaign. Emergency vehicles include all law enforcement, first responders, and tow trucks. Texas Transportation Code 545.157, known as the “move over” law, aims to he
