It’s important to follow winter safety tips to keep St. Louis workers safe while they are working in cold weather conditions. During the winter months, construction work slows down, but does not come to a complete stop. Many construction workers have to work year round. Construction work is already one of the most dangerous occupations, … Read more
While organizations like OSHA have made the workplace safer, on the job injuries still happen every day. In the United States, a worker is injured every 7 seconds. This means that approximately 12,900 workers a day and 4.7 million workers per year are injured at work. Workplace injuries occur more commonly among young workers who … Read more
Falling from a roof while on the job is a common workplace injury. If you have suffered a fall injury at work, you may be entitled to workers compensation benefits. Falls from roofs are one of the most common accidents reported in the construction industry, and sometimes they are fatal. In order to prevent these … Read more
Exposure to dangerous chemicals in the workplace can cause serious health problems either immediately or over a period of time. Recently, an accidental chemical leak at a food and beverage manufacturing unit in Kansas released toxic gases that proved injurious to the health of many workers. The mixture of sodium hypochlorite and sulfuric acid injured … Read more
Security guards are often the first ones to reach the scene of an incident. During the September 11th attacks on the Twin Towers, thirty-three security guards died in the line of duty. Security guards act as deterrents, who observe the situation and report suspicious behavior, unarmed. They are often at risk of injury when dealing … Read more
A worker can receive both workers compensation and social security disability benefits if he/she qualifies for both. They are separate programs! While Missouri workers compensation is a state program, social security administration is a federal program. The criteria for workers compensation are different than the criteria used to determine whether the worker is totally disabled … Read more