Eye injuries are some of the most debilitating workplace injuries in Pennsylvania. An eye injury could cause you to lose part of your eyesight or even go blind. Luckily, most types of injuries can be avoided if you're wearing the right equipment. How can you prevent...
Key facts about construction injuries in Pennsylvania
Construction continues to be one of the most hazardous industries for Pennsylvania workers. In 2019, the state’s workers’ compensation board received 9,906 reports of construction injury or illness, according to an annual report. The injury rate indicates construction...
What employers can do to help prevent workplace violence
Of all the job hazards that employees face every day, one problem that’s shared all over is the issue of intentional violence. There are roughly two million reports of workplace violence every year, and they result in hundreds of fatalities and thousands of injuries....
5 occupations you didn’t think were risky
Workplace injuries have reached the point that nearly everyone in the United States either was injured on the job, has a family member who suffered a work injury or at least knows someone who has suffered. People have started classifying jobs as “safe” or “unsafe”...
A worker suffers an injury every seven seconds
What can you do in seven seconds? Pour a cup of coffee to bring back to your desk? Ask a coworker how their weekend went? Check your email to see if there are any updates or notices from your supervisors? If you’re at work, not a lot gets done in seven seconds....
Road crew safety tips
Pennsylvania is serious about trying to protect its road crews. As workers start gearing up for the spring roadway repairs, state officials are getting aggressive about fining drivers who exceed the posted speed limit or exhibit otherwise reckless behavior in...
How to check the appropriateness and condition of your hard hat
Many work scenarios require head protection. If you work in a field that requires a hard hat, it’s a good idea to double-check that your workplace is providing safe gear for you. Head injuries can be serious. Workers in the path of falling objects, in danger of...
Occupational skin diseases: What workers should know
When you think about “occupational injuries,” you probably think mostly about broken bones, injured backs and damaged hands. You probably don’t think about dermatological injuries -- even though they’re very common. According to the National Institute for Occupational...
Why do workers fail to use fall protection?
When it comes to safety equipment, nothing is more important for those who work at heights than fall protection. Some safety systems focus on reducing the chances of a fall -- using railings, for instance, or making sure ladders are tall enough -- while some equipment...
Fall protection tops OSHA’s 2019 most cited safety violation list
For the ninth consecutive year, fall protection – general requirements appeared as OSHA’s most cited violation in 2019. Training requirements for fall protection also made the cut, coming in at number eight. Fall protection refers to OSHA’s standard of protection...
