Approximately 2 million people are victims of workplace violence every year throughout the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the fifth leading cause of workplace fatalities is homicide, representing approximately 8 percent of the total. However,...
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Month: October 2016
What is the Most Common Cause of Oklahoma Car Accidents?
Even though Oklahoma's population is relatively small, at 3.9 million residents, for its size, there were 72,503 car accidents in 2015 alone. These car accidents resulted in over 23,000 people being injured and 590 tragic deaths, according to the Oklahoma Highway...
Staffing agencies, host employers and safety
Many people in Oklahoma work for staffing agencies that facilitate temporary employment gigs for them. A staffing agency may send a temporary worker to a location for one day, several days or several weeks depending on the host employer's needs. While these people are...
OSHA updating rules on falling hazards in the workplace
An OSHA ruling more than 25 years in the making has cleared the final hurdles towards implementation. Workers in Oklahoma and around the country may soon find their workplace safety protections against falling more robust than ever before. Guard rails and other...
Recent Train Accident Victims
The recent train accident in New Jersey and the Norman pedestrian that lost his life after being struck by a freight train are both reminders that train accidents can take the lives of people, and often injure many others, in just one moment in time. Typically, when...
Workers’ compensation benefits decline to historic low
According to a study, workers' compensation benefits have fallen to the lowest level since 1980 around the country. This may be due to changes in the laws in Oklahoma to limit access to workers' compensation when workers are injured. It might also be attributed to...
Find Out if You Have an Oklahoma Product Liability Case
Although the words "product liability case" are often spoken in referral to defective and dangerous products, some individuals may be confused about exactly what these cases entail. Generally, product liability cases arise when property has been damaged or an...
Preventing combustible dust explosions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a fact sheet to help reduce combustible dust explosions at manufacturing plants in Oklahoma and nationwide. These explosions have the potential to occur at any plant that contains dust particles, including...