According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hearing loss is the third most common physical disability among American adults. The CDC notes that 24% of these individuals have occupational hearing loss related to workplace noise or chemical exposure. ...
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Which jobs have the highest risk of hearing loss?
You might not notice it right away, but over time, certain jobs in Tennessee can cause hearing loss. Many people don't realize that they can file for workers' compensation if their job causes hearing injuries. You don't have to work in construction to suffer from...
What benefits can injured workers receive?
A workplace accident may leave you with serious injuries that require medical attention and may even keep you from returning to work for an extended period or permanently. Your employer’s workers’ compensation policy may provide you with much-needed assistance until...
What are my rights under workers’ compensation?
Workers’ compensation provides you benefits for suffering an injury at work. Along with those benefits, you have certain rights you should expect. The Department of Labor & Workforce Development explains that your main rights are to request benefits by filing a...
What do you know about the right way to address work injuries?
When employees injure themselves at work, Tennessee employers must know how to respond. Even with worker's compensation, companies must follow proper procedures to protect employees and get them back to work as quickly as possible after recovery. The Society for Human...
What jobs will lead to significant hearing loss
Hearing loss can occur with continual exposure to sounds exceeding 85 decibels though it will be gradual. It can, more specifically, happen through exposure to short but repeated bursts of sound between 100 and 115 decibels. Tennessee residents should know that such...
How nurses can stay safe on the job
As a nurse in Tennessee, you face a number of situations every day that could lead you to be injured or become ill, so it's important to know what sort of steps to take to prevent these incidents. Below are a few basic points. Healthy lifestyle outside of work...
Welding jobs require everyone to take safety precautions
Welding remains one of the essential components of manufacturing thanks to its ability to fuse metals, but welders find themselves involved with a hazardous job. The heat and flame from a torch could cause severe injuries. Therefore, safe practices become necessary to...
Hearing loss America’s most common workplace injury
When you work in an environment that exposes you to moderate or loud noise on a regular basis, your risk of suffering work-related hearing loss rises as a result. Your chances of experiencing work-related hearing loss increase when you work in certain industries, such...
What to do to prevent construction workers’ falls
Fall-related injuries are among the most serious that construction workers can be faced with. Such injuries usually affect more than one part of the body, and they can lead to a temporary or permanent disability. Workers may be unable to return to work, at least in...
