It happens at factories, offices, warehouses, construction sites, retail operations and other job sites everyday: A worker suffers a serious back injury while performing an otherwise routine task. What makes these back injuries so frustrating for employees is that...
Month: May 2013
Chicagoland cleaning company facing over $77,000 in OSHA fines
When a workplace here in Illinois is rocked by a fatal accident, investigators with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration are dispatched to the scene to figure out what exactly happened and whether an employer's conduct played any role. In the event...
CDC, OSHA urging workers to remember dangers of heat stroke
With warmer temperatures finally returning to the long range forecast here in Chicago and summer right around the corner, workers can once again look forward to eating their lunches outside and talking walks over their breaks. However, federal officials and work...
Can a smartphone app prevent tractor rollovers?
From dairy to corn production, farming is an incredibly vital component of our economy here in the state of Illinois. What most of us might not realize, however, is that farming can actually prove to be a somewhat dangerous profession, with farmers routinely at risk...
Is Illinois ready to adopt a domestic workers’ bill of rights?
With the final day of the spring legislative session only weeks away, state lawmakers will be very busy in the coming days, holding committee meetings and taking final votes in both the House and Senate. One very intriguing bill that will likely come before both...