As a Georgia worker, you may spend one to two hours a day stuck in the car as you drive in and out of the Atlanta metro area. A recent study ranked Atlanta the sixth-worst city in terms of workplace commuting, beating even Los Angeles, California. With all that time...
Workers’ Compensation
OSHA violations create an unsafe construction site
The construction industry is among the most dangerous industries. As a construction worker, you expose yourself to risks every day. You work with heavy machinery, at dangerous heights and with electrical equipment. Accidents can happen at any jobsite, but they tend to...
What does a WC-104 mean for your Georgia workers’ comp benefits?
After suffering an injury at work in Georgia, your authorized treating physician will monitor your condition. Before you are released to return to your full job duties, your doctor may allow you to go back to work with light-duty restrictions. An important step in the...
What to know about occupational contact dermatitis
According to the Centers for Disease Control, as many as 13 million workers are possibly exposed to chemicals that can be absorbed by the skin and possibly cause occupational skin disease (OSD). In fact, OSDs make up the second most common variety of occupational...
Workplace is more dangerous for women
The National Safety Council (NSC) has released a new analysis of injuries in the workplace from 2017. Unfortunately, the news was not good for women workers. One fact that stood out in the study was that there were several professions or work settings where women were...
Working outdoors in high temps? What you need to know about occupational heat exposure
Several cities in Georgia saw record-setting high temperatures for May over Memorial Day Weekend, according to reports by The Weather Channel. For those who work outside, such high temperatures represent a serious risk of workplace illness. Employers in construction,...
Workplace often more dangerous for women
Most understand that a safer workplace means fewer injuries and fewer days where the worker is unable to work. This leads to lower workers’ compensation claims, personal injury claims or other expenses. Therefore, many took notice when the National Safety Council...
What are the top injury risks at your workplace?
Nobody wants to be injured at work. There are the pain and disruption, obviously, but there’s also the stress. A job-related injury can mean time lost from work, which can mean going without a paycheck right when you need one most. There are workers’ compensation...
How can workers’ compensation help injured or ill workers?
No matter what profession one works in, when a worker is injured on the job or suffers a work-related illness, it can be extremely detrimental for the worker. They are no longer able to work because of their injury or illness. In addition to not earning any wages, the...
City worker killed in workplace accident
Going to work is common for Georgia residents, but going to work fearful that he or she will suffer serious and even fatal injuries is not as common. While there are some industries that are known to be dangerous, workers are still under the impression that proper...