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Asthma is one of the most common ailments facing Americans, with an estimated 8.2 percent of adults suffering an asthma attack within a year. Roughly half of all people with asthma will have an attack in a one-year timeframe. The U.S. workforce currently has 11 million participants with the condition. Those working in certain industries […]

Trenches are part of a great deal of construction work. Installing or repairing waterlines, sewers, and communication wiring involve digging trenches. For trenches that are at least five feet deep, engineering controls to shore up the trench are necessary for worker safety. Ladders for a safe exit must be within 25 feet of everyone working […]

Summer is almost here and with it will come an increased use of the 4,000 amusement park rides that New Jersey offers. Although New Jersey has strict safety regulations for amusement park rides, thousands of people across the nation are injured in amusement parks each year. When a person is injured at an amusement park, […]

Uber started testing out their autonomous cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania back in 2016, but considering a recent fatality in Tempe, Arizona, safety concerns are growing. In early March of this year, a pedestrian was hit by one of these self-driving Ubers while crossing the street and suffered fatal injuries. There was a human driver in […]

Drunk driving and distracted driving continue to rank high as the leading causes of fatal car accidents. Speeding and tailgating are also commonly known by most people as being responsible for many of today’s collisions. However, several lesser known factors contribute to today’s catastrophic car accidents. The following are lesser-known factors that cause tragic auto collisions. […]

When it comes to hazardous work environments, most people think of construction, mining, health care, or agriculture industries. However, retail industry workers had a higher injury and illness rate than construction industry workers in 2016, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. The BLS projected that by 2018, there will be more than […]

When children are in the car during an accident, the Camden county car accident lawyers have tips for specific steps parents can take to insure safety. In one year alone, over 120,000 children under the age of 12 are involved in car accidents in the United States. Parental Instincts After an Accident As a parent, […]

Construction sites are dynamic workplaces posing a variety of threats to health and safety. Since this work is done primarily outdoors, exposure to sun, wind, rain, snow, heat, and the cold can all present hazards and risk injury. Perhaps the greatest risk of a weather-related construction accident is from a tornado, which is a rotating […]

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, many of us will begin the unofficial start of summer with a road trip. This is one of the heaviest weekends for traffic all year, making the risk of being in a car accident higher than almost any other time of year. The National Safety Council predicts more than 400 […]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a terrible and fatal disease. While the exact causes of ALS are unknown, a recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard University indicates that long-term exposure to diesel exhaust substantially increases ALS risk in males. Early signs of ALS are subtle. If you experience any of the following symptoms, which […]