Dangers on the rise: can truckers ride out the storm?

Article Abstract:

Truck drivers have one of the highest mortality rates among the different occupations. For every 100,000 truckers, 27.9 die from injuries as against the national figure of 4.7 per 100,000 workers according to Bureau of Labor Statistics records. Back injuries, due to handling of heavy loads, are the most common. The other causes of injuries are collisions, being hit by another vehicle while outside the truck, abnormally long working hours and congested roads which increase the risk of vehicular accidents.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Safety and security measures, Reports, Trucking, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Cover Story, United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Truck drivers

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Shooting for the stars: OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program inspires safety, but is it just for the elite?

Article Abstract:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's voluntary protection program (VPP) can help companies comply with regulations in a less restrictive manner and participation is not limited to big companies. All companies can avail of the program as every worksite has the potential to be a VPP site and participation is not limited to company size. The program's participants have grown from 11 in the first year to 122 in 1993.

Evaluation, United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Industrial management

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Workers comp and the ADA: where laws intersect

Article Abstract:

Workers compensation laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are laws that compliment each other despite several inconsistencies and employers would do well to know how to handle employees covered by ADA. Employers should take ADA seriously, act promptly, ask for documentation, determine employee functions and examine reasonable accommodations when an employee with a disability asks to continue working.

Employee Relations NEC, Column, Labor relations

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