Health care workers face increasing risks of injury while caring for others, with recent studies showing alarming rates of workplace accidents. From lifting patients to managing infectious diseases, ...

Along with a safety culture, companies today also rely on protection, such as a workmen’s compensation policy, so that if an ...

Office environments may seem totally safe, but work-related injuries can and do still occur in these spaces. Proactively addressing these risks protects employees while supporting their productivity ...

Injuries caused by sudden incidents are often measured in broken bones, hospital stays, and time away from work. Yet for many people, the most serious effects do not appear on an X-ray or heal within ...

Whether it’s a pain in the neck, hands or elsewhere, workplace ergonomics programs must address risks and improper behavior ...

Liberty Mutual defines a serious injury as one where an employee subsequently misses more than five days of work, industry news site Insurance Journal reports. It ranks its list of injuries by their ...

Many employed firefighters suffer from some form of injury. Specific injuries can keep us out, and we usually need a “return to work form” to return to the fire department. Below, you’ll find a ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...