Did you know that, according to the National Safety Council (NSC), 3 million workers sustain injuries on the job during an average year? Occupational injuries can leave employees physically incapable of work. Lost wages, coupled with steep medical bills and expenses, can completely devastate workers’ finances, savings, and sustainable livelihood. How can you avoid workplace accidents, and what should you do if you are hurt at work?

Avoid Occupational Injuries

There is a huge misconception, largely perpetuated by television and word of mouth, that workers’ compensation is actually profitable. In reality, employees typically receive only 50% to 70% of regular wages while out of work and collecting workers’ comp. The ideal solution, then, is to avoid getting hurt on the job. How can employees avoi

The origin of motorized dirt bikes is open for debate, because motorcycles have been raced on dirt tracks since the 1920s, and, perhaps, even earlier. Thus, it really depends on how you define “dirt bike.” If you’re talking about the first motorcycles designed specifically to be driven on dirt surfaces, then the credit for manufacturing the first motorized dirt bike should probably be given to Triumph motorcycles of England or Honda.

If you are old enough to have been a youth during the late 1960s and 1970s, you may recall the rage that was dirt biking. However, the electric dirt bikes of today have come a long way from those little five horsepower dirt bike kits advertised in 1970s Montgomery Ward catalogs.

Just like their electric scooters, the Razor dirt bike MX350 runs on a rechargeable battery, whi

Our pets are often considered family members, and we want to take care of them to ensure they live long, healthy lives. Ninety four percent of all pet owners say that their animal companion makes them smile at least once a day. Because we want to keep smiling with our pets in makes sense to have vet pet insurance in place for any medical issues that may arise.

Because of the increase in technology, there are many treatments available to animals there were once only available for humans. This includes everything from radiation therapy to kidney transplants. This is good news because conditions that were once considered fatal are now treatable. However, these treatments can be expensive ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. This is where pet

By the end of 2013, according to ZD Net, 62% of all American businesses are expected to be utilizing a BYOD policy. Bring your own device policies have risen to prominence as a direct result of mass consumer utilization of smartphones. In the U.S. alone, 65 million people own and use a smartphone daily.

Making the decision to implement a BYOD policy is a smart one, but it’s not without its risks. As CMS Wire points out, companies can easily save $1300 per employee by requiring their employees cover the costs of hardware and at least a portion of monthly usage charges. However, opening up the floor to employee-owned devices also opens businesses up to a slew of security issues; data theft, identity theft, and considera

Few things help people recover from muscle, bone, ligament, or joint injuries like physical therapy. Whether it is outpatient physical therapy or physical therapy done during an inpatient stay in the hospital, therapy truly helps people become healthy more rapidly and also helps prevent atrophy.

Physical therapists comprise one of the most demanding segments of healthcare jobs. When people go to physical rehabilitation centers, they are trusting the employees to help them get over their injury. For instance, someone with a torn ACL at an outpatient physical therapy center is devoting their time and money to a professional who is expected to help that first person have the same mobility they had before the injury. Continue Reading | No Comments