In Georgia and across the U.S., the retail warehouse industry is booming. Amazon, for instance, operates over 150 million square feet of warehouse space and sells about 4,000 products every minute worldwide. The industry is becoming more fast-paced, stressful and...
Month: May 2020
Study finds distracted driving more dangerous in work zones
Distracted driving can be dangerous whether you're on a busy Georgia highway or a rural road in your hometown. However, research from the University of Missouri has found that individuals who engage in distracted driving while in a work zone are 29 times more likely...
Machine safety begins with machine guards, proper training
OSHA requires all machine parts that could cause injury to be guarded. Despite this, though, many employers in Georgia and across the U.S. fail to live up to the standards. As a result, more than 18,000 machine-related injuries occur each year in this country. Workers...
Defusing road rage
Drivers in Georgia will want to be on guard against road rage, both in themselves and in others, and so they should know some of the ways to avoid it and defuse it when it arises. It all starts with drivers knowing what sort of things keep them calm. For some, it's...