Whether you teach adults or young children, you need to understand the different occupational hazards that you face as an educator. Some people do not focus on job-related risks that teachers encounter because they believe that teaching is relatively safe. Although...
Workers’ Compensation
When third parties contribute to a workplace injury
In this day and age, it seems strange that any employer would ignore worker safety. Both productivity and profits are high — this type of negligence is almost unthinkable. However, employers do not have the sole responsibility for keeping the workplace safe. This...
Work-related carpal tunnel leads to 120,000 surgeries annually
When you make your living working in a Delaware office environment and spend considerable time at a computer, you run the risk of developing work-related carpal tunnel, a condition that impacts tens of thousands of Americans every year. Carpal tunnel often leads to...
How to reduce and prevent injuries in the food services industry
Working in the food services industry, such as restaurants, cafes and bars, can result in a variety of injuries. There are numerous hazards that workers face, and both employers and employees can do their part to reduce these hazards. Many injuries are preventable,...
What happens if you quit your job while on worker’s comp?
After hurting yourself at work and filing a worker's compensation claim, you did a lot of thinking. Mainly, you thought about resigning from your current employer, but you do not want to jeopardize your benefits. Chron explains what happens if injured employees quit...
Be aware of deadlines when filing for workers’ compensation
The period after a person sustains a workplace injury is a crucial one, and not just because the injured worker probably requires medical treatment as soon as possible. State law has deadlines for a worker to proceed with a worker’s compensation claim. A failure to do...
Statistics on work-related injuries
Whether you work in construction, drive a commercial vehicle or even work in an office, it is important to understand the many different risks you face on the job. Moreover, you should go over statistics on work-related injuries in order to understand how widespread...
Causes and symptoms of overexertion
Many job duties involve pushing the body very hard to complete the work. However, the body has limitations to what it can do. Workers who try to push their bodies too hard may experience overexertion. According to the National Safety Council, overexertion is...
Can I file for workers’ compensation and a personal injury claim?
When an incident arises at work that concludes in you getting hurt, the treatment may cost you time and money. Not only that, but if the damage is severe, you may have to change professions. What happens if an accident qualifies for both workers' compensation and as a...
Tennis elbow related to work activities
People who perform manual labor or clerical work often develop repetitive motion injuries of the upper extremities. Injuries that affect the wrists and hands often get the most attention, but repetitive stress can also occur at the elbow and cause significant pain....