Distracted driving is more prevalent than some people in South Carolina may think. According to data analytics firm Zendrive, 60 percent of drivers in America use their phones behind the wheel at least once a day. This is only the beginning as drivers can distract...
Petition to OSHA details provisions for heat stress standards
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 27, 2018 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
South Carolina, like most states, has not instituted any protective heat standards for indoor and outdoor workers. OSHA has established no federal standards either, but 130 groups recently came together petitioning the organization to begin the rulemaking process for...
BLS: trucking incurs the most fatalities of any industry in 2016
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 23, 2018 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report in December 2017 that provides some important data on fatal work injuries during the year 2016. Truck and sales drivers in South Carolina should know that the industry they work in experienced the highest number of...
Truck drivers see more fatalities than any other industry
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 20, 2018 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released in December 2017, there were 5,190 work fatalities in the U.S. in 2016. This represents a 7 percent increase from 2015. As for which industries were the most hazardous, the Bureau found that the...
Fast production in meat plants linked to high worker injury rates
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 11, 2018 | Firm News, Workplace Accidents
When consumers in South Carolina sit down to a meal of beef or pork, the labor that went into slaughtering and processing the meat is invisible to them. Currently, workplace regulations limit pork plants to processing 1,106 pigs per hour, but government regulators are...
Safety tips for preventing heat stroke at outdoor worksites
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 9, 2018 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
Heat and humidity are part of life in South Carolina. Unfortunately, this means that outdoor workers in the state have a heightened risk for heat stroke, a serious and potentially fatal condition. Heat strokes can strike workers even in weather that only reaches the...
Companies finally focusing on motorcycle safety
On Behalf of Smith & Griffith, LLP | Jul 5, 2018 | Firm News, Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle safety is becoming a hot industry, according to some experts. A number of companies are developing new technologies that could help prevent motorcycle accidents in South Carolina and elsewhere. While automobile safety has been big business for decades,...
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