Employees in Pennsylvania who work in physically demanding jobs may experience increased body temperature. Drinking water and replenishing electrolytes can help combat this increase in body temperature. As summer temperatures rise, however, replenishing fluids may not...
Nurses in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are exposed to a number of dangers, so both for their sake and for their patients' sake, they need to know how to stay safe and healthy. The following are some basic steps to that end. It all starts with washing one's hands:...
A combination of factors has made it even more difficult than usual to be a nurse in Pennsylvania and across the United States. There are fundamental reasons why a nurse is in jeopardy of being injured or ill at work. Injuries can often be avoided with proper...
It is much easier for others to track what we do and say in the digital age. Whether it is a GPS route to Bucks County or a parent monitoring her child's social media accounts, technology records it. Insurance carriers and employers are getting into the act by...
The opioid epidemic is an economic and health crisis here in Pennsylvania. Now the Wolf Administration has become involved by introducing new guidelines for prescribing the drugs to injured workers on workers' compensation. The idea is to prevent workers with chronic...
Some people think that being an emergency medical technician or paramedic is a fun job. While it might be fun, it's also challenging and hard both on the body and the spirit. The men and women who respond to emergencies see some sights that no human...
Workers are sometimes exposed to tobacco smoke. While there are some businesses that rely on customers coming in who want to smoke while they are eating or taking care of business, this is a huge risk to the employees who are subjected to it shift after shift....
People who work in hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices face hazards each day they go into the work. The risk of catching a communicable disease or illness is pretty high. This is one of the reasons why many health care facilities require nurses and other workers...
Staying healthy while you work is something that you only have limited control over, especially if there are hazardous substances in your workplace. One of the issues that you might find comes up is that you can't really control your exposure to certain substances....
Workers who are exposed to silica are at risk of a condition known as silicosis. This condition is caused when the worker inhales crystalline silica. Some of the workers who are impacted by this condition include those in the construction, masonry, steel and various...
