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If you have a driver’s license and the ability to drive a box truck (a small U-Haul), you can probably find yourself a job this holiday season. If you happen to have a commercial driver’s license (CDL), you can probably find a place willing to give you a bonus just to sign on for the season. Delivery drivers of any…

Do you work in construction? If so, your best defense against accidental injuries is knowing the biggest risks you face. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that these are some of the top risks that you face every day: 1. Falls Year after year, falls are the number one cause of construction deaths. The best way to protect…

As a construction worker, you may already know that you are working in one of America’s deadliest industries. Hundreds of construction workers across the country, including in Ohio, lose their lives on the job each year. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported 937 fatalities in the construction industry in 2015 alone. You may not be able to prevent…

A former nursing assistant at an Ohio nursing home was handed an 18-month prison sentence and will be placed on the sex offender registry for 15 years — the maximum possible sentence he could receive for groping a nurse and masturbating on her as a first-time offender. However, questions remain about whether or not he’s truly a first-time offender —…

Pedestrians face great risks when they cross the street. According to data from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, over 2,000 pedestrians suffered injuries from motor vehicles in 2014. While a driver at least has some protection from the vehicle itself, pedestrians unfortunately do not have anything to cushion an impact. To avoid injury, it is crucial for anyone out…

How high of a risk do you think your unborn child has of suffering a serious birth injury in a modern medical facility? Would you have guessed that your child’s risk of injury is about six out of 1,000? That’s how many children, each year, are injured needlessly during the birthing process. While such injuries may be more common in…