Year: 2013

Summer is the season with the highest risk of injury among children. Kids are outside engaging in activities that they are not used to, and can be seriously hurt if proper precautions are not taken. Parents are bringing their kids to many summer parties and camps, entrusting them to other adults.…

When you are renting, you have rights as a tenant. Landlords have a legal obligation to maintain decent living conditions on the properties they own. Whether you rent an apartment, restaurant space, warehouse, office, or any other type of dwelling, the landlord has many responsibilities surrounding it.…

According to the National Safety Council, people have a 1 in 158 chance of dying from a fall. This is more than chances of death from a firearm assault, riding on a motorcycle or in a car. OSHA has estimated that 36 deaths and 24,882 injuries per year occur due to falls that include those on stairs on construction sites.…

A recent study by researchers at the University of Manchester shows that construction workers are nine times more likely to get skin cancer than people working in other fields. Construction workers often find themselves laboring in concrete areas. That concrete reflects harmful rays, giving them a double-dose that increases the employees’ risks of getting cancer.…

Contact dermatitis is an uncomfortable skin condition that leaves exposed body parts inflamed, red, itchy, blistered, hard and cracked. Construction workers commonly acquire this condition after prolonged exposure to an irritating substance. Employers are responsible for protecting their employees from this avoidable situation.…