Workplace Safety

Health and safety issues for people working in the recycling industry in Texas and around the country are under increased scrutiny. From 2011 to 2013, 17 people died while doing recycling work in the United States. Statistics show that injuries happened to recycling…

Workplace risk analysts say that chemical identification is one of the most significant contributing elements in the increased occurrence of hazardous material accidents in Texas and around the country. Because emergency response methods must be appropriately suited…

In Texas and other states in the U.S., train crashes are a danger. In 2008, Congress passed a rail safety law that said railroads have seven years to install a technology called positive train control. PTC is a safety-enhancing technology that is able to prevent many…

Texas electricians are exposed to danger each day they report to work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 175 electricians are killed on the job each year, half of whom die while working in construction. Statistics show the electricians are…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently extended the implementation of new rules designed to increase safety among construction workers who are routinely required to enter confined spaces as part of their tasks. However, the extension is only…

Population demographics in Texas and across the country indicate that the population is aging. On-the-job injury and fatality data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have revealed a corresponding increase in fatalities among older workers….

A study that has been published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine indicates that nursing home workers who are injured at work are more likely to lose their job. Although researchers were not able to determine exactly why this trend is occurring, they found…

Texans whose work involves climbing on communication towers face several hazards others within the industry may not. When a communications tower worker falls, there is a significant risk of a fatal injury. There are several contributing factors that may lead to a…

When Texas employers do not make workplace safety a priority, their employees are put at risk every time they go to work. It has been estimated that more than 6,000 people are killed at their jobs each day around the world. Unsafe work conditions not only result in…

Highway workers in Texas and around the country are kept safe by a range of passive safety systems including arrow boards, reduced speed zones and warning signs, and trucks with attenuators fitted provide an active measure of last resort to protect road repair and…