Virginia residents who work in the manufacturing industry as well as their employers may be concerned about finding new ways of reducing or eliminating workplace injuries. The current methods for accurately assessing the risk of injury leave for a particular job are...
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Year: 2016
Snapchat filter may encourage reckless driving
For many Virginia residents, Snapchat is a way to stay connected to family and friends. However, there is concern that one Snapchat filter may be encouraging reckless driving. This speed filter, which shows just how fast a person is driving when the app is being used,...
CVSA releases safety campaign results
Drivers in Virginia may be enjoying safer roads this year than last, but data collected by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliances yielded mixed results. A week-long campaign, dubbed Operation Safe Driver, resulted in commercial and passenger vehicles being pulled...
Less Hollywood film revenue may be creating unsafe sets
With the advent of online video streaming, Virginia residents are much less likely to purchase DVDs than they used to be. Now that film production studios cannot rely on DVD sales for a steady stream of revenue, the overall profitability of Hollywood films is going...
Hazards of hot work
Many people in Virginia perform work that involves materials that reach extremely hot temperatures. Hot work may involve the use of fire, spark-producing tools, or welding and soldering equipment. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, people...
5 tips for avoiding crashes during the busy holiday season
The holidays can bring out the best or the worst in drivers. Getting into an accident means you might have to seek legal advice and go through the effort of negotiations or a trial for compensation, and that's something few people want to have to go through....
Impact of ACA in rural areas
Tom Vilsack, the current Secretary of Agriculture, knows rural America. While ACA has been hotly argued about and, no doubt will be amended or modified, the Secretary explains the importance of ACA in rural America, including southside Virginia. Whatever Congress and...
Infrastructure improvements top ATRI autonomous truck to-do list
Road safety experts believe that autonomous vehicles have the potential to virtually eliminate traffic accident injuries and deaths, and the American Transportation Research Institute has been studying the impact that self-driving trucks could have on the logistics...
OSHA record-keeping rule enforcement delayed
Enforcement of an OSHA rule related to injury and illness reporting will be delayed until Dec. 1 in Virginia and around the country. The delay is designed to provide time to clarify confusion as to drug testing employees after a workplace accident. One issue brought...
OSHA says workplace injuries continue decline in 2015
Virginia employees may be pleased to hear that workplace injuries and illnesses around the country have been on the decline. This is according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it indicates that the trend continued through 2015. The report said that...