There is plenty of change in American life. The technological revolution continues to unfold, profoundly changing many jobs. Plus, global competition is increasingly a major challenge. As a result, sometimes it seems like businesses are constantly restructuring. Amid...
Month: October 2012
Insomnia as a cause of workplace accidents
People can get injured on the job for many different reasons. Sometimes the cause is defective products. Another common cause, however, is careless conduct by co-workers. And to a much greater degree than has previously been realized, much of that carelessness has to...
Warehouse work: forklifts, carbon monoxide and other dangers
Warehouse work can be dangerous to employees in many different ways. Most obvious, of course, is the constant traffic of forklifts that bustle back and forth carrying various packages and pallets. But those are far from the only dangers. In Pennsylvania recently, at a...
Pennsylvania doctor uses acupuncture to reduce pain
In our previous post, we wrote about the risks of overusing narcotic painkillers when recovering from work injuries. In this post, we will discuss a trend toward the use of an alternative treatment that can potentially eliminate that risk: the use of acupuncture. This...
Using Narcotic Painkillers After Work Injuries
Each person has his or her own threshold for pain. Some people can tolerate more than others. But in the case of a serious back injury or other workplace injury, the use of narcotic painkillers is often needed, even for those with a high pain tolerance. Such...