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- Violence poses risk to safety of Pittsburgh healthcare workers
Mar 15, 2013
Residents of the Pittsburgh area rely upon health care providers to assist them when they become ill or are injured. What patients visiting area hospitals may not be aware of is that in many situations, while providing that care those workers are putting themselves at risk of suffering a work injury. The risk is due to a variety of things including those in existence at other types of workplaces. In addition however, they are also...Read More - Statistics indicate decline in Pittsburgh workplace fatalities
Mar 15, 2013
Whether we want to think about it or not, death is a part of life. It is likely that most Butler County residents hope for a long life and a peaceful natural death. Unfortunately, as regular readers of this blog are aware, this does not always happen. People's lives come to an end too early, all too often throughout the state of Pennsylvania. There are many ways in which this happens, and while in many...Read More - OSHA investigation of Pittsburgh area business uncovers violations
Mar 8, 2013
Most residents of the state of Pennsylvania have to work to get by. Without a regular paycheck, lives would fall apart, leaving individuals without places to live or vehicles to drive. Because it is necessary for so many to put in many hours of work each week, it is vital that employers take the steps necessary to make sure its workers are safe while doing the tasks associated with their jobs. The U.S. Department of...Read More - Unexpected workplace accident in Uniontown surprises workers
Mar 8, 2013
Readers of this blog are probably aware that workplace injuries are an unfortunate, all too common occurrence throughout the nation. While many of those instances are a result of things such as repetitive stress, at times the injury producing accident is much more dramatic. One such incident that could have lead to serious injuries occurred earlier this week in Uniontown. A sandwich order may have been responsible for at least one worker at a convenience...Read More - Western Pennsylvania altercation sends security guard to hospital
Feb 28, 2013
Security guards play an important role at locations such as nightclubs and sports complexes throughout the nation. They are there to keep patrons safe from anything that could pose a risk to their safety while they are visitors to the locations. Most make it through their shifts unscathed, with little or no problems. On some occasions however, issues do arise which could lead to a security guard suffering an injury. This was the case for...Read More - Exposure to chemotherapy drugs could lead to worker illness
Feb 22, 2013
When most people think about health care settings it is in the context of patients receiving care to improve a medical condition. Accordingly, much of the emphasis in these types of settings is in regard to patient safety. What people may not consider is the steps taken to ensure the safety of those providing that medical care. Many may not be aware that workers in that industry are often injured or become ill in the...Read More - Pennsylvania business cited by OSHA for safety violations
Feb 22, 2013
Most workers throughout the country would agree that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration plays an important role in today's society. The federal agency is charged with keeping workers in Pennsylvania and other states safe at work. Workers should be provided a workplace environment that does not lead to workplace accidents or illnesses. Despite actions OSHA takes to keep workplace accidents and illnesses to a minimum, they nonetheless do occur more than anyone would like...Read More - Man pinned in machine dies in Western Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 2013
Most would agree that even one work related death is one too many. Unfortunately they do regularly occur in Western Pennsylvania and beyond. Recently a man who was working at a wood products shop in Pinecreek Township was involved in a work accident that led to his death. The incident occurred as the man was using a machine designed to take bark off of pieces of raw lumber. Something happened as he was doing this...Read More - New servicer for Pennsylvania workers’ compensation debit card
Feb 1, 2013
When a worker in Pennsylvania is injured or becomes ill due to something at his or her work place, in some cases the worker may decide to seek workers' compensation benefits. The benefits available and the duration of those benefits varies depending on the severity of the injury or illness the worker suffered. Currently, those workers in the Pittsburgh area have two options for how to obtain the benefits-direct deposit or debit card. Those who...Read More - Workplace safety achieved in many different ways
Jan 25, 2013
Workplace safety is often thought about in the context of having standards in place regarding how to properly use industrial equipment or deal with a hazardous chemical spill. While these are of course steps that employers of workers in industrial settings throughout the Pittsburgh area should undertake, as the shooting at Western Psych illustrates, employers need to take into consideration ways to protect their workers from other people as well. To that end, one Butler...Read More