with Brian Zepp of the KQRS Morning Show.
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Employers have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. They are often guided by the regulations enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency makes efforts to ensure that employees are protected, but workplace accidents...
The construction industry is known to include a number of risks for workers. In order to address these safety concerns, officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforce various regulations to help ensure that construction workers return home...
In a slowly recovering economy, many people are struggling to find steady, well-paying jobs. As a result, they might turn to temporary employment, which they might not have considered in a stronger economy. At the same time, reports indicate that employers are...
Minnesota's recent cold snap affected nearly everyone in the state. Although some people may have had to make minor adjustments in their daily schedule to accommodate record-low temperatures, those who regularly work outdoors may have had much more serious concerns....
Working in a manufacturing or industrial setting can be very taxing. The unfortunate reality is that the physically demanding work in this setting can lead to injuries. Although some injuries result from a one-time accident, others develop over the course of time as...
Dealing with a work-related injury can be very difficult. In addition to the pain and time spent away from work, a person may have to worry about a difficult workers' compensation claim. Employers -- and workers' compensation insurance providers -- may do whatever is...
Minnesotans are used to dealing frequent road construction projects. Although obeying orange construction zone signs may be seemingly automatic for some drivers, readers may be surprised to know the level of risk road construction workers face every day. Recently, a...
When Minneapolis city officials unveiled a new single-sort recycling program, one of the primary motivations was likely to increase participation among residents. After initially rolling out the new program in November 2012, it has been successful in multiple ways so...
The issue of hydrofracking for natural gas has become the source of a national discussion. Proponents of this process say that it's a good way to extract energy resources domestically, while others are very concerned about the safety issues created for workers and...
Dealing with a work-related injury can be a scary and frustrating experience. Not only do employees have to deal with the physical pain of being injured on the job, but they also have to worry about what it will mean for their job. Without the ability to work, a...
