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Many employers overlook the importance of having a variety of eye protection available to employees. While ostensibly eye protection works the same for everyone, differences in gender and overall size and variation can affect the fit, performance and function of...

Minnesota workplaces may contain vibration hazards. Although vibration is not necessarily immediately harmful to those who work around it or with it, over time it can cause serious injuries. However, due to the gradual nature of harm from vibration, it may not always...

As technology improves and organizations look to cut the costs of doing business, many employers are now allowing their employees to work from home. While this can make life easier for both the employer and employee, the issue remains of dealing with injury related to...

Workers in Minnesota who work around large machines must be aware of safety procedures. These types of machines increase workplace efficiency, but they may also introduce hazards. A part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute for...

Minnesota workers may be interested in some information on how failing to have an overall strategy can affect workplace safety. Due to high turnover, this lack of strategic vision can lead to more accidents. Many workplaces that have remained accident-free may be in...

Some Minnesota workers may be affected by efforts by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to increase safety around lasers in the workplace. On Jan. 5, the agency stated that lasers were dangerous to workers in the medical and construction industries....

Minnesota workers who suffer financially due to medical bills deriving from workplace accidents are entitled under state statutes to receive workers' compensation benefits for their damages. Yet, as a recently reported case involving a volunteer Melrose firefighter...

Workers in Minnesota are injured on the job due to a variety of different reasons and causes. For some workers, physical exertion can lead to musculoskeletal injuries like joint dislocations or muscle strains. Other workers are injured as a result of an unsafe work...

Many Minnesota workers are injured every year in workplace accidents. Although the numbers of those injured remain high, the rates of workplace injuries have actually declined over the past 11 years nationwide. Experts attribute the continued decline in workplace...

There are a variety of workplace injuries covered by Minnesota's workers' compensation law. Specific injuries are what most people imagine when they hear about a worker getting hurt. These are injuries suffered at a specific time in accidents such as falling off a...