The long hot days of summer are what many look forward to all year round. Enjoying the great outdoors and soaking up the sun is a fabulous way to spend your free time. But along with those hot and humid days comes the desire to beat the heat, and there’s no better way than a...
Workers get burned by a wide range of occupational hazards, in an even wider range of potentially hazardous work environments. Whether it came from an active electrical line at a construction site, a chemical spill at a chemical plant, an oxyacetylene torch accident in a factory, or a furnace fire at a steel plant, they...
Sustaining a serious injury can be extremely traumatic, but in the case of burns, there can be more than just trauma involved. If you’ve suffered from serious burns that have left behind permanent scarring and disfigurement, it can be hard to pick up the pieces and move forward. There is so much to cope with...
The last thing you expect as a parent when you drop your child off at nursery is for them to be seriously injured. There are seemingly infinite protective practices and policies in place to keep kids safe and secure their well-being while they are under the care of trained nursery staff, but incidents do happen...
Although the government and organizations like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have worked to make the construction industry safe in recent decades, construction remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the USA. People working in this industry are exposed to different types of dangers that cause serious injuries and even fatalities. These...
When nursing home residents receive subpar care, it is considered neglect and can lead to bodily injury, disease, mental health issues, or even death. Neglect in nursing homes can be just as dangerous as abuse. Sadly, it has become all too common. Food, water, housing, clothing, hygiene, and basic medical care are among the fundamental...
When we think of car accidents, we often think about two cars crashing into each other. We do not often consider that there are thousands of pedestrian accidents every year that lead to mild and serious injuries, and even fatalities. There are many ways one would be involved in a pedestrian accident and many reasons...
It’s hard to escape the countless stories about dog attacks lately. With an apparent increase in this type of attack, what happens when the owner leaves the scene and tries to avoid accountability? Not only does it become difficult to hold them responsible, but it also leaves other people at risk of suffering the same...
Public transportation services, such as buses, are one of the common ways for people to travel around. Residents and tourists alike will often utilize buses and other public transport systems in an area, but it is important that measures are in place to ensure people are safe while using these services. When accidents happen, there...
Other than the drivers themselves, law enforcement agencies play the most important roles in preventing instances of drunk driving. One can argue that there are opportunities to improve certain areas of the existing traffic laws and they can potentially decrease instances of DUI down the line. However, the traffic law & regulation system as it...
