Posts tagged workers compensation

• Is Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Work?

  Mike Bryant | May 25, 2012 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  I've written about the importance of sleep to driving a number of times: Drive Safer: Get Some Sleep!, Mike Bryant | April 02, 2012 9:38 AM Taking A Look at Police Safety, Mike Bryant...

• Would Better Diets Help With Safer Workers?

  Mike Bryant | January 21, 2012 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In the last several years, the obesity epidemic and the increasing incidence of diabetes have gotten significant attention in the news, often with a focus on what we can do to reverse these...

• Increase in Composting Means More Safety

  Mike Bryant | January 17, 2012 7:40 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Not everything is an exact science and methods of composting are one of them. Job related deaths have occurred regardless of the procedures set in place for safety. There were three workers who...

• St Louis Park Schools to Reopen After Asbestos Clean Up (Update)

  Mike Bryant | February 15, 2011 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Monday and Tuesday, a asbestos scare shut down both the St Louis Park High School and Junior High. No one was reported as injured. Brooklyn Park-based Institute for Environmental Assessment, have...

• Chlorine Leak Shuts Down St Louis Park Foss Swim School

  Mike Bryant | January 16, 2011 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Sunday afternoon, a chlorine gas leak at the Knollwood Foss Swim School sickened 40 to 50 children and adults. Eleven were transported to the hospitals according to the Minneapolis Tribune. The...

• Chlorine Leak Shuts Down St Louis Park High School

  Mike Bryant | October 29, 2010 7:46 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  On Friday, October 29, a chlorine gas leak in a pool injured 2 students. A power failure caused chlorine vapors to spread from the pool area throughout the school. The Hopkins Hazardous Materials...

• Round Up Of Issues Of Concern

  Mike Bryant | October 11, 2010 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  I ran across a couple of articles that I think we all should keep an eye on: There is a spike in reports of depression along the Gulf. Steve Lombardi takes a interesting look at preventing falls...

• Great News That Construction Deaths Are Down In Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | September 28, 2010 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  There is most likely an issue with the economy and the numbers of jobs, but even with that, there is good news that the seven reported construction related deaths was just below half compared to an...

• The First Death Involving Minnesota Northstar

  Mike Bryant | September 19, 2010 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Last week, a BNSF employee became the first death involving Minnesota Northstar rail system. The story, as presented by the Minneapolis Tribune, was that: Andrew Kim Weaver, 53, having stepped...

• Round Up: Some Blogs I Found Interesting

  Mike Bryant | September 10, 2010 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  - One of my favorite lawyer writers, Alexis Neely, looked at confrontation and how to deal with it. - Point of Law looked at findings from the University of Michigan concerning early settlement...