Recently, North Carolina church and labor leaders and families gathered at Raleigh's Old State Capitol for an interfaith memorial service to call attention to job-related deaths in the state.A bell rang 183 times, once for each worker death in North Carolina in 2017,...
Month: August 2019
Motorcycle fatalities increased in North Carolina last year
For motorcycle riders in North Carolina, 2018 proved to be a particularly dangerous year. There were 170 motorcycle fatalities in 2018, which was nearly a 21 percent increase from the previous year.A spokesperson from AAA Carolinas stated the company did not know for...
Risky phone use raises number of distracted drivers
A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that drivers are 57% more likely to use their phones for texting, sending emails and surfing the web than for actually making a call. North Carolina residents should know that this means drivers are...
Workers can face dangerous conditions while working outside
Anyone who works during the summer months could be impacted by heat and humidity. Employers in North Carolina must take steps to mitigate as many risks as possible to keep their workers safe. One of the key risks to watch out for is dehydration. The body tends to lose...