Little over a month ago, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed a new bill into law initiating the secure exchange of electronic heath records in Illinois. The Health Information Exchange and Technology Act creates the necessary framework through which health care providers and insurance companies can electronically share health records. While patients may fear that making [...]
A strike by laborers in the construction industry devastates progress for crucial projects and has widespread effects, from increased traffic which is the product of stalled roadwork, to businesses that rely on the timely completion of a project. For almost three weeks now, construction workers on strike in Illinois have been holding out for better [...]
Any classic American occupation can conjure iconic images. Mentioning “construction work” reminds us of the Industrial Revolution, with capable men raising skyscrapers protected only by a pair of sturdy boots and a yellow hard hat. Every bridge, highway, and city skyline as we know it today was built through the efforts of these hard working [...]
With skyrocketing gas prices and crowded mass transit options, many of us are left wondering why we’re still stuck in a bumper-to-bumper commute. And while most of us resist being ‘that guy’–you know, the one who goes flying up the shoulder while you’re waiting (im)patiently in your lane–we still wish there was a better way [...]
With $5 gas apparently on the horizon, we’re all looking for ways to cut down our consumption. So, for budgetary as well as eco-conscious concerns, many are filling up their bike tires and hitting the road. In the densely populated city of Chicago, with pedestrians tripping over one another on the sidewalks and cabbies riding [...]
Some say there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction. With construction season upon us, the safety forecast is bleak. The nature and number of projects going on in the Chicagoland area makes construction work risky business.
Injury Board member Jeff Rasansky recently reported a crane accident that killed a construction worker in Dallas. Unfortunate [...]
Promoting workplace safety is as non-controversial as promoting firearm safety, safe-driving, and energy efficiency. However, when the advancement of workplace safety pits worker against worker then controversy begins.
Encouraging labor and management to work together to reduce on-the-job injuries is a good and noble policy. Who among us wants to see an injury occur at work, [...]