According to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 121,800 hours lost on the jobsite in 2017 due to hand injuries. For those who seek medical treatment ...

Electricity is one of the most dangerous and unpredictable things you can work with. According to data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 126 workers died due to exposure to ...

Lake Havasu, Arizona, is the hottest city in the U.S. It’s not uncommon to have multiple days in the 120s — so hot that some companies close down during the hottest part of the day. How do HVAC ...

Personal protective equipment or PPE is essential in all manufacturing jobs. This kind of safety gear provides protection from injury from minor cuts, bruises to major accidents. A lot of times, ...

In order to determine what personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn, OSHA requires a safety assessment be made prior to beginning work. When trying to determine what hazards are associated ...

In the electrical trade, the risks are not only highly consequential but can also come in an instant. Arc flash incidents, which occur when an electrical current deviates from its intended path and ...

Electricity is an indispensable commodity in our modern society. It powers industries, businesses, and homes. With a flick of a switch, customers expect electricity to come through. To achieve this, ...

Despite the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), reports show that many health care workers contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which raises substantial concerns about the ...

MILWAUKEE -- Paratech Ambulance Service crews, like many other first responders, are experiencing the full effect of the coronavirus, and they want to make sure patients and staff stay healthy. "The ...

Here we are as a profession: knee-deep in COVID and all of the proposed trimming and cutbacks of budgets because of the effect that the pandemic is having on the economy. True, the reality of the job ...

I am a registered nurse at Salem Hospital and have taken care of many COVID-19 patients. I had a lot of questions at the beginning of the pandemic. The two scariest questions I faced were: Am I going ...