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Aug 10, 2022
Why Can Satnavs (GPSs) Be Dangerous?
When maps and road atlases were more common, many drivers took them out and planned their routes beforehand. These days, fewer people feel the need to do so, thanks to in-car satnavs or on phone apps such as Google Maps or Waze. These technological alternatives bring a lot of advantages,...
Read MoreJul 11, 2022
Why Health Care Professionals May Have Increased Back Injury Risk
Working in health care is a way for you to make a meaningful and positive impact on the world around you. However, your employment also puts you at risk. Health care professionals are more likely to get hurt on the job than people in many other private industries. Not only...
Read MoreMay 19, 2022
How to Limit Distractions While Driving
For the seasoned road user, driving almost feels automatic. However, in reality, the process is very complex. The brain has to make multiple decisions every second just to keep a car on the road. If these decisions become clouded by distractions, then driving can become a very dangerous activity. Over...
Read MoreMay 04, 2022
Distraction Doesn’t End When Someone Puts the Phone Down
Using a cellphone in the car is one of the most common causes of driver distraction. It’s clear that looking down at the screen or typing on the phone is going to take someone’s eyes off of the road and their hands off of the wheel. But many drivers will...
Read MoreApr 07, 2022
How Are Limb Loss Cases Handled in South Carolina?
An accident — car, workplace or any other accident — can be life-altering. Recovering from injuries sustained following an accident can take a long time. And if those injuries result in amputation, then this can permanently change your life. Amputation refers to the removal of the accident victim’s limb, whether...
Read MoreMar 14, 2022
Driving in the Sun Can Be Dangerous
For the most part, the weather in South Carolina is fairly pleasant. In summer, temperatures can soar, which means people are fully exposed to the sun. Sunshine can encourage people to get out of the house and do things. Often, this involves a drive to the park or another meeting...
Read MoreJan 06, 2022
Yes, Carpal Tunnel in Office Staff Can Qualify for Workers’ Comp
Maybe you work in a call center and have to constantly type what the person on the other end of the phone says to you. Perhaps you are an administrative assistant and manage the schedule and records for an entire office. The longer you have done your job, the more...
Read MoreNov 15, 2021
Understand the Dangers of Working Around Electricity
People work around electricity on a daily basis without thinking too much about the dangers of being around electrical currents. However, people in certain positions are at risk of coming into contact with high voltage currents. Knowing the proper way to handle these currents is important. Around 1,000 people die...
Read MoreSep 07, 2021
How to Focus When Operating a Motor Vehicle
It’s important to keep your eyes and mind focused on the road at all times while driving in South Carolina. This may reduce your chances of colliding with another vehicle, person or object while traveling to your destination. Take a closer look at what you can do to minimize your...
Read MoreSep 03, 2021
When Is the Most Dangerous Time to Be on the Road?
To stay safe when you drive, one of the things you can do is avoid driving when there are going to be many people on the roads. To do this, you need to know which times of the day are the riskiest to you and your passengers. There are several...
Read MoreJun 21, 2021
Here Is What You Should Know About Carpal Tunnel and Office Work
Do you type all day at work? Is your desk ergonomically adjusted? What about your keyboard, is it ergonomic, too? If you aren’t sure about the answers to these questions, it may be time to sit down and think about them, because overuse of the wrists, fingers and forearms can...
Read MoreApr 27, 2021
The Link Between Cognitive Distraction and Car Accidents
Most people in South Carolina are aware that it can be distracting to text and drive, and many people know that talking on a cellphone while driving, even a hands-free phone, can also create a distraction. However, few people are aware that there could be a link between heavy computer...
Read MoreMar 24, 2021
Common Osha Violations in the Workplace
When workplace inspections are performed, there are OSHA requirements that must be met to ensure that it is a safe environment for employees in South Carolina. OSHA releases reports highlighting the most common violations that occur. These OSHA violations include failure to implement fall protection measures on construction sites. Improper...
Read MoreFeb 19, 2021
Can You Balance Your Budget While on Workers’ Comp Benefits?
Most working-class families have a tight budget for their household. Some families even rely on credit cards so that they have money for necessities like groceries and utility bills between paychecks. Knowing your income is a crucial part of maintaining a workable budget. Your income expectations may have to change...
Read MoreDec 18, 2020
Hit in a Parking Lot? Here’s What You Need to Know
There may come a time when you’re involved in a parking lot accident. Depending on which parking lot you’re in, you may end up dealing with a number of complex issues. To start with, you need to remember not to apologize or assume who is at fault for the crash....
Read MoreNov 25, 2020
How Road Rage Occurs, and How to React
Plenty of drivers in South Carolina can say that they were, at one point, the victims of road rage. It often happens that drivers are rushing and do not like how another driver is traveling too slow or has cut them off. They may get the idea that they can...
Read MoreOct 29, 2020
Lockout/tagout Can Help Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
Some of the most common OSHA violations on the job in South Carolina and across the United States are those related to lockout/tagout, or LOTO, procedures. Following LOTO procedures saves an estimated 120 lives each year and prevents over 50,000 injuries. Enforcing LOTO procedures in businesses that use dangerous equipment...
Read MoreOct 05, 2020
Can You Get a Dui on Private Property in South Carolina?
You know you shouldn’t drive after drinking, and you’d never put anybody at risk on the road. But what’s the harm in tooling around a friend’s private lot with your dirt bike after having a few beers? Plenty — if you want to avoid an arrest for driving under the...
Read MoreSep 24, 2020
What Prompts a DUI Stop?
Police officers have a duty to keep the roads safe. One way they do this is by trying to ensure that drivers aren’t impaired. There are several ways that they do this, including watching for signs that a driver is impaired. Some drivers don’t realize police officers can initiate a...
Read MoreSep 08, 2020
Protect Against Trouble While Driving in a Construction Zone
The more time you spend on the road, the more you realize that there is no way to avoid construction zones. No matter how much you try to do so, you’re likely to find yourself regularly navigating these. Here are some of the many things you can do to protect...
Read MoreJul 30, 2020
Roofing: One of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Industries
You love working in South Carolina, but there are certainly hazards to your job. You work as a roofer, so you always have to be cautious about falls. You have to secure your tools and make sure they don’t fall down and hit people passing by or other workers down...
Read MoreJul 16, 2020
People Who Work in Offices Are Still at Risk for Workplace Injury
When people talk about workplace injuries, it’s common for them to picture particularly dangerous careers, such as welding in a construction setting or delivery driving. Most people would generally consider working in an office to be inherently safe. However, offices do have their own hazards, even if individuals aren’t out...
Read MoreJul 05, 2020
July Has More Drunk Driving Crashes Than Any Other Month
July is a month where the summer heat can often feel oppressive. Enjoying a cold beer, a glass of chilled wine or a fresh cocktail with refrigerated juice can be a great way to cool off from the summer heat. Alcoholic drinks are also a mainstay at summer get-togethers like...
Read MoreJun 16, 2020
Broken Ribs Caused by a Crash? That Could Be Serious
You were heading out of town when a vehicle coming toward you suddenly veered into your lane. You had no time to respond and ended up colliding with them head-on. This car crash was totally unexpected and put a complete halt to all your plans. After the crash, you realized...
Read MoreJun 03, 2020
Will You Lose a College Scholarship if You Get a DUI?
You’re 21, and something you have wanted to do for a while is to go out and drink. For your birthday, you and your friends from college headed downtown to a popular bar. You had no idea how alcohol would affect you, and you certainly weren’t thinking about the consequences...
Read MoreMay 12, 2020
What Evidence do Police Need for a South Carolina Dui Arrest?
Driving while under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol may be one of the most common offenses that people get arrested for in South Carolina. Despite the prevalence of impaired driving arrests and charges, quite a few people still struggle to understand what constitutes impaired driving and how the...
Read MoreMay 03, 2020
Can I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in South Carolina?
The answer to that question is yes. You do have a right to refuse a breathalyzer test in South Carolina, however, there are serious consequences if you do say no, as there are in other states that have implied consent laws. When you’re pulled over by a police officer, it...
Read MoreApr 24, 2020
The Basics of South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance
When you get hurt in a workplace accident or develop symptoms of a work-acquired illness that keeps you from doing your job, you find yourself in the exact situation that workers’ compensation insurance exists to address. No one who works for a living should have to suffer severe financial hardship...
Read MoreApr 08, 2020
Can You Get a Dui if You Don’t Break the Legal Limit?
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is used to set the legal limit for drinking and driving in the United States. It is set at .08% as of this writing. If you do not break that limit, does that mean that you cannot get a DUI? It does not. Rather than outlawing...
Read MoreMar 26, 2020
Distracted Driving: a Potentially Fatal Risk
Distracted driving is a serious problem in the U.S. It results in around 10,000 fatalities a year, many of which would never have had to have happened if not for being distracted behind the wheel. Distractions come in many forms. Though people often think of distractions as looking at a...
Read MoreMar 24, 2020
Brain Injury Awareness Month Brings New Hope and Understanding to Victims
According to the Brain Injury Association of America, someone in this country suffers an acquired brain injury every nine seconds of the day. Many of those injuries are related to strokes, complications of disease or trauma — and they leave victims struggling with a chronic health problem that literally changes...
Read MoreMar 17, 2020
South Carolina Motorcyclists: Make Yourself Visible to Drivers
Motorcyclists in South Carolina and around the nation share the roads with drivers of bigger automobiles, trucks and buses, and they are in much greater danger of being injured in a crash than other drivers. In fact, motorcycle crashes are 27 times more likely to result in a fatality than...
Read MoreMar 16, 2020
Could the Color of Your Car Contribute to a Criminal Charge?
You know better than to drive while intoxicated, and you know your limits. What you may not know, however, is that any alcohol in your system — and many prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications — can still expose you to a charge of driving under the influence (DUI). All it...
Read MoreMar 13, 2020
Protecting Your Medical License After a Dui
To be perfectly direct: It’s never smart to drive under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol. You can end up in a serious accident that puts your life — and the lives of others — in danger. If you happen to be a doctor or another medical professional, you...
Read MoreMar 12, 2020
What Is Reasonable Suspicion for a DUI Stop?
Police officers can’t pull over vehicles just because they feel like it. Instead, they either have to have a specific pattern for stopping them, such as during a sobriety checkpoint, or they have to have reasonable suspicion. The legal standard for reasonable suspicion isn’t very difficult to meet. In order...
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