On behalf of Cullen Legal | Sep 4, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not published specific steps that employers must take to protect workers from heat stress on hot days. OSHA does, though, have a General Duty Clause that applies to protect workers in Pennsylvania from working in...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Aug 22, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Aug 8, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
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,...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Jul 24, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
There were 23,282 severe injuries reported to OSHA between January 2015 and April 2017. However, the true number of severe injuries during that period may be much higher according to the former assistant secretary for OSHA. Companies in Pennsylvania and elsewhere may...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Jul 10, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
Pennsylvania companies have a legal obligation to provide employees with a safe place to work. That means heeding regulations published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, among other requirements. OSHA has issued reminders for companies that have...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Jun 10, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
In Pennsylvania and across the U.S., the summer brings with it extreme heat and the risk of developing heat-related illnesses. Both indoor and outdoor workers run this risk, so employers should have a plan in place to address it. After all, more than 1,300 workers die...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | May 28, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
It is not uncommon to hear about McDonald’s employees having to deal with angry customers while at work. Recently, employees have asked OSHA to look into these incidents and how the company has handled them. The workers want the workplace watchdog organization...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | May 13, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
Workers in Pennsylvania, especially construction workers, know that there is a danger in being struck by falling objects. OSHA has called falling objects the third leading cause of deaths in construction. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has said that 5.2% of all...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | May 1, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
Falls are the No. 1 cause of fatalities among construction workers throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Every year, an average of 310 construction workers die in falls. Another 10,350 fall victim to...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Apr 18, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
Liberty Mutual has released its Workplace Safety Index for 2019, and the results may be of interest to workers in Pennsylvania, especially those in construction and other blue-collar industries. Every year, the index documents the top 10 causes of the most serious...
