Employers in Pennsylvania have a duty to protect their workers from inorganic lead exposure. OSHA's lead standards cover general industries as well as construction sites and shipyards in particular. Most workers are exposed to this material by inhaling lead-containing...
Will workers’ compensation cover your job-related injury?
When you experience an injury in the workplace, you may not understand what to do next to put the pieces back together and move forward. You know that your Pennsylvania employer has workers' compensation insurance coverage, but how can you know if you have grounds for...
Hearing protectors can keep workers with hearing loss safe
A wide range of industries in Pennsylvania are seeing an increase in the number of employees with some form of hearing loss. Such employees are at a higher risk for injury because they have difficulty communicating and hearing alarms and other warning sounds,...