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March 19, 2019 Pesticides and Chemicals Endanger Atlanta Workers Workers in the pesticide industry do the important job of mixing, loading and applying pesticides. Like all employees, these workers are entitled...

March 19, 2019 Preventing Atlanta Construction Worker Deaths Due to the Fatal Four Construction jobs can be dangerous, as there are many hazards on worksites. As a result of the high risks associated with this...

March 19, 2019 Preventing Atlanta Work Injuries in Collisions Car accidents are a leading cause of death in the United States. A good portion of these accidents happen at work. Workplace...

March 19, 2019 Prosecutions to Increase For Creating an Unsafe Work Environment in Atlanta Recently, we wrote about increasing OSHA fines for workplace safety violations. The goal of higher fines is to make sure the fines...

March 19, 2019 OSHA May Soon Be Better Able to Prevent Atlanta Work Injuries When employers violate safety regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), this creates an increased risk of catastrophic workplace...

March 19, 2019 New OSHA Fines Could Help Prevent Atlanta Work Accidents The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised its fines for certain violations of workplace safety laws. The higher penalties went into...

March 19, 2019 OSHA Cracking Down on Atlanta Work Injuries in Healthcare Professions The workers in the United States most likely to experience back and arm injuries are nurses and nursing assistants. National Public Radio...

March 19, 2019 Protecting Whistleblowers Who Report Atlanta Work Injuries & Unsafe Conditions Employees should report all injuries in a timely manner when they get hurt on-the-job. Prompt reporting of injuries is essential, as an...

March 19, 2019 Reduce Atlanta Work Injuries With Hearing Loss Prevention When most people think of work injuries, they think of things like broken bones from a fall or illness from toxic exposure...

March 19, 2019 Repeal of OSHA Record-Keeping Rule Could Cause More Atlanta Work Accidents With thousands of workers getting hurt and passing away due to on-the-job injuries each year, preventing work injuries is vitally important. To...

March 19, 2019 Repeat Safety Violations Lead to Large OSHA Fines and Added Enforcement Employers throughout Atlanta need to be aware of Occupational Safety and Health regulations and ensure compliance with the rules. When employees get...

March 19, 2019 Seasonal Workers and Atlanta Work Injury Risks During the holiday season, there is demand for seasonal workers in many industries. Landscape companies may hire workers in order to take...

March 19, 2019 Seeing a Doctor After an Atlanta Workplace Injury After a workplace injury in Atlanta, it is very important that you see a medical professional right away. You need to see...

March 19, 2019 Strained Resources for OSHA Inspections Undermine Efforts to Prevent Atlanta Work Accidents An Atlanta work accident lawyer can help workers and their families after a work injury causes financial loss. Many people need costly...

March 19, 2019 Teen Summer Landscaping Jobs Create Injury Risks of Atlanta Teen Work Injuries Many Atlanta teens spend their summers working in the landscape industry or working at a nursery or greenhouse. These physically demanding jobs...

March 19, 2019 Temp Workers in Georgia Face Workplace Hazards The recovery following the recession of 2008 and 2009 has resulted in explosive growth of the temporary workforce. USA Today reported in 2013...

March 19, 2019 Top Challenges Workers Face in Getting Atlanta Workers’ Comp Benefits Georgia laws impose requirements on virtually all employers to buy workers' comp insurance to cover their employees. The purpose of this requirement...

March 19, 2019 Workplace Exposure to Toxins Can Entitle Workers to Benefits Recently, Safety BLR reported on a troubling trend in which workers are getting sick more frequently. Safety BLR was specifically reporting on...

March 19, 2019 New Standard Considered Could Help Prevent work Injuries Among Atlanta EMTs Emergency medical responders save lives, but sometimes their own lives are at risk. Recent research from Drexel University took a close look...

March 19, 2019 5 Ways to Help Your Workers Compensation Case in Atlanta, Georgia Below are certain things that you can do to increase the success of your worker’s compensation case:1. Report the injury.If you don’t...

March 19, 2019 A Better Economy Means More Atlanta Work Injuries and Fatalities It is a natural assumption to believe economic growth is good for the lives of workers. After all, if the economy is...

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