Understanding What Bullying Is There is always that one person that rubs you the wrong way. It is especially difficult when that person is your boss or your manager and is the one to give you orders about what to do that day on the job....
When You Are Attacked While on the Job Animal attacks are becoming more common, even in inner-city environments. An investigator for the Alabama Department of Public Health, Jacqueline Summer Beard, 58, was following up on reports of another earlier attack by dogs on a woman in...
The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) When you go to the home page of the ICA, you will find important information available for your use. First, this is the website where you can file your workers’ compensation claim online. At the top, you will see contact...
Working at Your Desk Often Enough Can Kill You Nobody ever talks about those employees who work long hours at their desks. If you sit for long periods of time, your muscles begin to shrink, especially if you were toned up before starting this job. Unless...
Working at Your Desk Often Enough Can Kill You Nobody ever talks about those employees who work long hours at their desks. If you sit for long periods of time, your muscles begin to shrink, especially if you were toned up before starting this job. Unless...
Workplace Accidents and Constant Severe Pain Opioid pain medication misuse has been covered in the news often over the past 10 years. Doctors have worked to get their patients off opioid prescriptions, but it requires a slow process of weaning off these medicines and finding another...
Taking a Nap at Your Workplace to Avoid Accidents There are times when you have a night when you get little sleep. When you get up, you feel groggy and unable to think properly. That first cup of coffee might help you for an hour or...
The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment Almost all Arizona cement companies put up signs about what you need to wear when working with cement or close by to a cement installation. Silicosis is a respiratory disease that is commonly found in those that work in the...
Understanding Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) If you have a serious injury while at your workplace, you will file your claim, get a medical examination, first at the hospital, then with a workers’ compensation doctor. Next, you begin treatment and get a prescription for pain pills if...
News History of Assaults on Arizona Healthcare Professionals A news article on State of Reform online, posted February 24, 2020, showed that there was an increase in assaults on nurses at hospitals, doctor offices, and other medical places of work. In February 2020, the pandemic had...
