Workers’ Compensation
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered on the job can affect your life profoundly. Besides the more common symptoms like headaches, nausea, and memory problems, there are things a TBI can do to you that can change your entire self-image and how other people react to you. Specifically, we’re talking about personality changes caused by…
Workplace accidents with injuries can happen to Arizona residents in any kind of job. Some jobs require people to place themselves in situations that are considered dangerous as part of their duties. This can result in accidents with long-term ramifications. Among the most treacherous jobs are those done by first responders. When these individuals are…
The summer and hot weather cannot be avoided in Arizona. Therefore, individuals who must work outside some or all of the time are encouraged to take extra precautions. Working outside when it is hot can lead to a heat stroke, heat exhaustion, or heat cramps as well as a heat rash. None of those conditions…
After analyzing more than 10,000 construction-related workers’ compensation claims processed between 2014 and 2018, Nationwide found that more than 30% involved a fall from an elevated surface. Construction employers in Arizona should know that the insurer has offered safety training to thousands of workers over the years. To raise awareness of fall-related hazards, OSHA sponsors…
In Arizona, as in other states, the workers’ compensation program pays out benefits to workers injured on the job as well as to the families of workers fatally injured. Claims tend to be filed a lot in the construction industry since employees regularly work around heavy machinery, from elevated surfaces, with power tools and surrounded…
Employees in Arizona and throughout the country are entitled to a workplace that is free of safety or health hazards. Federal workplace safety rules are monitored and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under OSHA rules, employers must keep track of injuries or deaths that occurred on the job. Companies are also…
Workers in Arizona who are hurt on the job may be entitled to various types of compensation. For instance, an injured person can expect that any medical bills incurred because of a workplace accident will be paid by on his or her behalf. In some cases, that person may be paid for any miles driven…
Employers in Arizona, whatever the industry their business falls under, should know about these seven lesser-known hazards to employee safety. They may not be as obvious as the dangers posed by, say, working with heavy machinery or being high above the ground, but they can still have serious consequences. The first is work-related stress. This often…
Workers in Arizona who are hurt while on the job are encouraged to first seek treatment for their injuries. After doing so, they should tell their employer about their injuries even if they seem minor. This is because symptoms of a concussion, whiplash or other health issues may not become apparent right away. It is…
Arizona is home to many performance artists, including actors who wow crowds with flash and skills. Think of the entertainers dressed in Western garb at the movie studio and theme park Old Tucson, recreating gunfights from days of yore. The falls and spills they take, sometimes, look painful. And look at the theater offerings throughout…