Distracted driving is an epidemic in New Jersey, as elsewhere in the U.S., and it may be more dangerous now than drunk driving. DUI deaths have been reduced by a third over the past 30 years thanks to the efforts of law enforcement and activist groups, but more and more people are being distracted by smartphones, in-car navigation systems, and other technologies. A survey showed that 63...
Most people know that getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol or consuming drugs can lead to increased risk of a crash and that states have criminalized having too much alcohol in your body while driving. That includes New Jersey, where driving with a blood alcohol content at or above 0.08 percent constitutes a DWI offense.
There are many situations where a person who hasn’t...
New Jersey people whose work environments are noisy may have high levels of cholesterol and high blood pressure, raising their risk for heart disease. This information comes from a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The two main risk factors for cardiovascular disease are high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Cardiovascular disease also ranks first in the...
Employers in New Jersey should know that some safety agencies are warning against pinch points in the workplace. These refer to any area where workers or their body parts are liable to become stuck. It can be between two moving parts of machinery, between one moving part and one stationary part, or between material and some part of the machine. Employers will want to know, then, how to prevent...
People rely on the care and hard work of nurses, aides and other hospital workers when they are at their weakest and most vulnerable. Those who work in these stressful settings often sacrifice their own well-being for the care and comfort of their patients.
In some cases, the injuries suffered by hospital workers can leave them unable to continue their jobs. Back injuries, as well as serious...
Hazards that lead to fatal traffic accidents in New Jersey include human error and environmental features. When drivers make bad decisions, like drinking, their impairment often limits their ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. The consumption of alcohol, even in modest amounts, slows the reaction times of drivers and increases the potential for accidents. Drowsy drivers experience a...
Following a seven-year effort to address trench and excavation accidents, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the issue to be the organization’s primary focus for 2018. This effort includes a national stand down on excavation work to facilitate a safety dialogue in New Jersey and across the United States.
It’s not hard to understand the reasoning behind...
If you drive for about an hour north of Manalapan, you’ll come to East Orange, New Jersey. The city is one of several where a municipal judge Wilfredo Benitez presides.
According to news reports, the jurist was found passed out in his silver BMW at a little past two in the morning. A recently released video shows Benitez repeatedly telling state troopers that he’s “a...
When people think about work injuries, they often imagine unexpected, traumatic events, like a fall from a building or a machinery malfunction. These things do happen and can cause serious worker injuries and even deaths. However, many workers are also injured in less dramatic ways. Repetitive stress or strain injuries can slowly develop over years of work and leave a worker unable to perform...
When you walk to the corner store to buy a soda and a candy bar on a Saturday afternoon – or when your children do so – you don’t expect a pedestrian versus car accident to happen. However, with more and more American drivers with their heads buried in their smartphones, or their heads fogged by marijuana intoxication, it seems that the risks of a pedestrian collision are...
