New Jersey Personal Injury Law Blog

If you work in the oil and gas industry, you likely face a multitude of dangers every day. From hazardous chemicals to risk of explosion, there are many reasons to take extra precautions to protect yourself against work-related injuries. This is where personal protective equipment, or PPE, comes into play.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration dictates that all employers should assess workplace hazards and provide proper PPE to employees. As a worker in a perilous industry, regulations entitle you to certain equipment to help you stay safe.

Many professions  use a basic piece of equipment, the ladder, as part of their everyday work. Construction workers, tree workers, window washers, painters, and a whole host of other types of workers have to use ladders to perform their jobs.

In New Jersey in 2016, one in 33 workers sustained an occupational injury or illness, with 93,000 work-related injuries or illnesses in New Jersey workplaces. Improving safety in high-risk occupations by mitigating the hazards of equipment, such as ladders, is one way to reduce these injuries.

You may be on a busy freeway going at least 55 miles per hour when you come upon a construction zone. The road may not be good here, and the work may go on for miles.

Drivers should pay particular attention when making their way through construction areas of any size to avoid a potentially catastrophic crash.

As a construction worker, you are well aware of the hard work you do. Along with this hard work comes several hazards. Virtually every workplace has some risks, but did you know that the construction industry has the most fall-related fatalities? This shocking statistic means it is crucial for every construction worker to be cognizant of what leads to these deaths. 

There are a lot of reasons construction workers may fall while working, but there are three major ones. Here are the most common hazards contributing to falls on construction sites.