If you want to obtain Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, you will need to fill out an application and wait for an approval. If you receive a letter of denial, you might be surprised and frustrated. The letter will have information on why your request is being...
Year: 2019
Asbestos exposure is a hazard in some workplaces: Learn more
Workers' compensation insurance is a protection for workers who get hurt on the job or develop illnesses related to their work. Of the hazards in the workplace, one that you should be aware of is asbestos. Asbestos exposure can take years to develop into any kind of...
How serious is a dislocated bone?
Personal injuries range from head injuries to broken bones. If you have suffered an injury recently, you might be dealing one that affects your arm or arms. If so, then you are probably acutely aware of how frustrating an arm injury can be.With an arm injury, you may...
How safe are firefighters in Missouri?
Due to the nature of your job as a firefighter in Missouri, you will risk your life almost daily. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes strict standards by which your employer must protect your safety and health. The safety regulations...
Who is responsible to ensure that everyone is belted in?
A driver who transports passengers in their vehicles in Kansas City takes a great responsibility on themselves when they choose to do so. They are charged with the safety of all of those in the car. Like most, you might assume that responsibility ends with them...
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
You no doubt derive a great deal of both personal and professional satisfaction from your career in Kansas City. At the same time, your job can also take a lot out of you. No matter what type of work you do, its physical effects can be felt long after you are off the...
Understanding the one-bite rule
Regardless of whether or not you are a dog lover, it is difficult to deny that canines provide millions of Americans with loving companionship. Indeed, the ease at which they can be trained and domesticated often causes many to look past the fact that they are still...
What is an attractive nuisance?
As a parent in Kansas City, you naturally worry about your kids. Yet you likely take some comfort in knowing that your teaching and example at home have taught them sound judgment (and that such judgment will help keep them out of potentially dangerous situations)....
Hand tools pose deadly hazards that are often ignored
The construction industry in Missouri poses many hazards that could cause injuries with lifelong consequences. Make sure you do not limit your focus to the so-called Fatal Four. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the top four construction site...
Defining a property owner’s duty of care
Like most of those that we here at have worked with in the past, you would not dream of inviting another into your home or on to your property in Kansas City without first ensuring that the space was free of any hazards that could...