Employers and employees in South Carolina may be interested in learning that the workplace fatality rates for 2014 have now been updated. The numbers reflect changes to the 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.According to the final numbers, 4,821 people were...
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Month: April 2016
Campaign aims to raise awareness of electrical hazards
South Carolina residents might be interested to know that May 2016 is National Electrical Safety Month. The annual campaign sponsored by the Electrical Safety Foundation International is an effort to educate people about electrical safety and raise awareness of...
OSHA investigates cellphone tower accident rates
Many South Carolina residents would find it hard to imagine life without their cellphones, but they rarely pause to consider the dangers faced by construction workers who scale communications towers that sometimes soar several hundred feet into the air. The high...
People confused about safety of hands-free tech while driving
Many South Carolina motorists have seen other drivers distracted by a cellphone, and they maybe have even done so themselves. In an attempt to address the known hazards of this behavior, automobile manufacturers have increasingly added hands-free media and...
Workers’ comp insurers use social media to combat fraud
South Carolina employees may not be aware that insurance companies routinely use surveillance and social media to investigate workers' compensation claims. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, fraudulent claims cost insurers around $7.2 billion annually....
Brain injuries more prevalent for construction workers
South Carolina residents who work in the construction industry or know someone who does are probably aware of the dangers involved in this type of occupation. One of them is the risk of traumatic brain injuries. According to a report by the National Institute for...
Sleep apnea increases risk of workplace injury
Sleep apnea affects millions of people across the United States, including many residents of South Carolina. Obstructive sleep apnea causes a person to wake up many times during the night when their airways become blocked. A Canadian study suggests this disruption of...