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January 9, 2018

All agricultural jobs in Georgia include safety dangers, but a report from the Government Accountability Office highlights the numerous problems that confront workers in meat and...

January 2, 2018

Workers in Georgia who are concerned about workplace safety may be interested in the recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District...

December 30, 2017

Herniated discs, which are also sometimes referred to as slipped discs, occur when a crack develops in one of the discs in the spine. Every spine...

December 28, 2017

Georgia employees may be concerned to learn that workplace fatalities increased by 7 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...

December 19, 2017

Georgia residents may be interested to learn that President Trump is considering relaxing regulations that were written to protect miners from coal dust and black lung...

December 13, 2017

As of January 2017, some companies in Georgia and elsewhere have been required to submit injury and illness data electronically to OSHA. In many cases, these...

December 8, 2017

For the sixth year in a row, fall protection violations were number 1 on OSHA’s list of the 10 most common workplace safety violations. The list...

December 6, 2017

While many people may not think of health care as a physically demanding field, as a nurse or nursing assistant, you know better, and the statistics...

December 4, 2017

Workers in Georgia may be interested in knowing that OSHA has released a list of the top 10 most frequently occurring workplace safety violations for 2017....

November 29, 2017

Workers in the solid waste collection and recycling industry are at risk for certain injuries, especially needlesticks caused by used hypodermic needles, lancets and other sharps....

November 16, 2017

Georgia residents may have an understanding of what is meant by “gig economy.” However, there is no consensus as to what the term actually means. Instead,...

November 13, 2017

Georgia employers are required to comply with both state and federal regulations to keep their employees safe. A comprehensive workplace safety strategy typically involves employee education....