Experts Believe Fatigue May Cause 10 Percent of All Vehicle Crashes
- March 19
- Tucker Law
- Vehicle Accidents
The way management treats the least of their employees says a lot about a business. And we know of one local employer which won’t be found on Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For anytime soon. Since 2010, undocumented Mexican, Ecuadorean, and Dominican workers have allegedly endured unreasonably harsh working conditions, substandard […]
hen thinking of workplace safety, most of us envision a warehouse, factory or construction site. Few think of a business office as a dangerous place, but they can be far from safe.
New York City transportation officials are creating a pair of protected Manhattan crosstown bike lanes on streets that have a sidewalk curb on one side, and a row of parked cars on the other. They would be the first such lanes in Manhattan that stretch almost completely from the East River to the Hudson. Currently, […]
The list of this year’s most ticketed safety violations in the workplace is out. According to Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, “This list doesn’t change much from year to year, even if the order does.” Even though virtually all categories reported fewer violations than the previous year, Kapust encourages workplace […]
Back injuries are a major concern in workplaces around the world, and with good reason. But the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recently released a tool to calculate the overall risk index for single and multiple manual lifting tasks.
A cesspool collapse spawned a sinkhole which swallowed and killed one Long Island man last month. This article reviews cesspool safety tips.
A sewage leak at Penn Station last week turned the stomachs of commuters as they made their way home after work. In this article, we’ll investigate sewage leaks and provide safeguarding and reactionary tips in case a leak occurs in your home.
Last week, an 8-year-old boy was killed when a large flower pot loosed from a window and crushed him as he retrieved a ball he had been playing with. This tragic story illuminates a real concern for home and property owners: the danger of things falling out of windows and injuring passers-by. In this article, we’ll take a look at premises liability law and give tips on how to properly secure items into windows.
On Monday, February 20th, residents of Forest Hills, Queens reported hearing explosions near Queens Boulevard and 68th Street. Buildings were physically rocked by the force of the blasts, and power went out in the immediate vicinity but, fortunately, no injuries were reported.