Forklifts are highly useful pieces of heavy machinery with applications for construction sites, warehouses and many other industrial facilities. However, there is an inherent risk of accidents such as tip-overs and collisions when you operate one. There is also a risk...
Preventable work-related injuries pass the four-million mark
Based on the most recently available statistics, preventable workplace injuries have increased. The National Safety Council reported that more than 4.6 million preventable workplace injuries requiring medical attention occurred in 2019. The U.S. Bureau of Labor...
How can improperly built scaffolding harm workers?
A rickety work platform can easily come crashing to the ground without any warning. Using proper building techniques for scaffolding is important for anyone in a construction crew. These elevated platforms can break down and cause serious injuries if workers are not...
Protecting young retail employees from workplace accidents
It can be exciting for a young worker under the age of 25 to start his or her first job in retail. However, young workers should give some thought to how they can keep themselves safe in the workplace. Relatively speaking, retail is a safe occupation. However,...
Truckers are prone to suffer debilitating occupational injuries
If operating a heavy-duty commercial truck is your way of earning an income, you are a member of one of the most hazardous professions in Nebraska. Spending long hours behind the wheel with hardly any exercise and a poor diet will make you more vulnerable to illness...
Why are meat processing plants such hazardous workplaces
Nebraska employees in the meat processing industry work in extremely hazardous conditions for many hours every day. If you are one of them, you might also endure chronic pain from the repetitive nature of your job in an attempt to provide your family with an...
Do you work in a high risk category in Nebraska
No matter how you earn a living, staying safe during the normal course of duties in your workplace is no doubt one of your highest priorities. In fact, people in Nebraska and throughout the United States worry about many hazards in the workplace that didn't exist a...
Workers compensation after chemical exposure at work
Depending on the nature of your job, it is possible that you could face exposure to certain dangerous chemicals in the workplace. Chemical exposure could lead to significant physical harm, causing health complications that could impact your health for years to come....
Some workplace hazards are less obvious but significant
No job comes without safety hazards. Regardless of whether you work on a construction site, in an office or a science lab, your health and safety will be on the line. Nebraska company owners must take the necessary precautions to protect employees from harm in the...
The many dangers of forklifts in the workplace
Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes strict safety regulations for forklifts, these powered industrial trucks can pose a myriad of on-the-job safety hazards if operated improperly. Forklifts are not personal vehicles, and employees...
