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First responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center have accepted a settlement with the City of New York that may eventually result in over $700 million in payments. The lawsuit on behalf of first responders alleged that they were not properly equipped without proper respiratory and other protection related to the toxic environment after the attack. The Plaintiff's included Police Officers, Firefighters, and other rescue workers. They alleged damages, including blood canc ...

A recent report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) indicates that those workers 24 and below are much more likely to suffer workplace injuries as other workers. The report was an analysis of on the job injuries between 1998 and 2007. Overall, nearly 8 million young workers were injured . The highest rate of accidents were among workers who were 18 or 19. Workers 24 and younger were twice as likely to suffer workplace injuries as other workers. The July 8, 20 ...

A Duke University Professor is working on creating a device that will keep the construction workplace safer: A hard hat that beeps! Matt Reynolds, a Computer and Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor at Duke has created a prototype he calls the "Smart Hat." The principal of the Smart Hat is similar to the beeping noise that is common regarding trucks backing up. Reynolds believes that although the beeping of trucks is a good safety practice, the Smart Hat would take that principal to a di ...

     According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health , fatalities in construction are greater than in any other industry sector .  In 2007, there were 1,178 fatal injuries in the construction sector.  There were also over 135,000 injuries reported in the construction industry.  Although it is believed that fatalities and injuries are fewer in the more recent years, this is most likely due to a slow-down in construction as opposed to grea ...