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Psychological Damage from Stress at Work

June 18, 2013

Stress kills. There’s no way around this. When you’re in a stressful environment, whether it’s your workplace or somewhere else, your body goes through changes that you cannot control. The stress response is set up to deal with situations that may have been common long ago—being chased by a bear, for instance—but that rarely happen […]

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The Importance of Wearing Safety Goggles on the Job Site

January 28, 2013

You can’t underestimate how important it is to wear safety goggles on the job site. While they may be uncomfortable to wear and while you might get hot wearing them, they provide valuable eye protection when working on different tasks. The eyes are some of the most sensitive areas of the face, so it pays […]

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Demolition Dangers: Protecting Yourself With Proper Safety Equipment

January 28, 2013

Having the correct safety equipment is so vital on the jobsite that words can’t even express it. Without the right safety equipment, you could end up injured – or worse yet – dead. Demolition is a very risky business, so you should do everything in your power exercise safety. Here are some examples of the […]

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Health Related Occupational Stress Injuries

January 17, 2013

(US employment and PI law and general issues). Repetitive stress injuries are a category of disability whose predictability is determined by the amount of time an employee spends performing the same task over and over, and the number of times the task has to be performed (in an hour or day) to meet performance quotas. […]

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Repetitive Stress Injuries

January 3, 2013

Repetitive stress injuries, or RSIs, affect the hands primarily, with peripheral involvement of the arms and neck. The disorder is cumulative rather than associated with a distinct event, and the progression from merely uncomfortable to agonizingly painful over a period of weeks or months is a sure sign that avoiding the problem won’t make it […]

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Hurt on the Job? Here’s What You Should do.

December 4, 2012

Getting injured on the job can be an incredibly terrifying experience; you may be facing long-term injuries that can debilitate you and prevent you from working in the near future or for years to come. Not only is the injury itself devastating, many employees are actually afraid to tell their employers that they’ve been injured, wondering if […]

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Injured on the Construction Site: What are My Rights?

December 4, 2012

The last several years have been quite difficult for those working in the construction industry. With low demand for construction or even remodeling, finding a job proved to be quite challenging for tradesmen and women around the world. Fortunately, most experts agree that the construction industry appears to be on the upswing, with rates of […]

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HSE Publishes Increase in Fatal Workplace Personal Injuries

June 12, 2012

Figures recently published by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have indicated a rise in the number of fatal personal injuries in the workplace. The figure for the years 2009 to 2010 totals 147 workplace fatal personal injuries while the final figures for 2010 to 2011 stand at 171, representing an increase of over 16%. […]

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