| Nobody wants to be injured. It hurts; it costs | | | | is a small injury that can cause great |
| money; it upsets your schedule. Even more, | | | | inconvenience. If a heavy object impacts the toe, |
| nobody wants to be hurt at work. Instead, we | | | | it can become badly bruised and swollen. The toe |
| want to have a smooth and uninterrupted work | | | | could even be broken. It brings to mind the |
| life. But sometimes unforeseen things happen. If | | | | nursery rhyme about "for want of a nail the shoe |
| you are injured on the job in Iowa, a Des Moines | | | | was lost" which leads to "for want of a rider, the |
| workers comp lawyer can guide you through the | | | | battle was lost." An injured toe can prevent a |
| process of being compensated for the injury. | | | | conscientious worker from working for a time. |
| Workers compensation is a complicated process, | | | | The activities of the worker can have an impact |
| and a Des Moines workers comp attorney is an | | | | on the safety of others. As you work, you need |
| invaluable resource. But it is always better to | | | | to remain aware of the work area to keep it |
| avoid injury in the first place. Constant | | | | clean and tidy. If objects are dropped or liquid is |
| consciousness of safety issues is the best way to | | | | spilled, you should clean it up immediately. If |
| do this. Some of the safety issues are up to the | | | | objects are left on the floor, they could cause a |
| employer, but there are a number of ways that | | | | worker to trip and fall. If spills are not cleaned up, |
| you can keep yourself and others safe. | | | | someone is likely to slip in the liquid and fall. |
| In industrial and other environments, the employer | | | | Another source of accidents is the moving |
| insists that the employees wear safety glasses. | | | | vehicle, whether it is a forklift, electric cart, or |
| Your part of the job it to be sure you have a | | | | truck. As you drive, you must always be alert to |
| good pair and wear them every single time you | | | | the area around you and the location of hazards |
| are in a work environment. They protect your | | | | and other people. This is especially true when |
| most important sense-the sense of sight. Many | | | | moving in reverse. Be sure to check the mirrors |
| things can happen to eyes that are not protected. | | | | and look around before proceeding. Most industrial |
| Particles can become embedded in the eye. An | | | | vehicles beep when they back up. This gives a |
| object hitting the eyeball can scratch the cornea. | | | | warning to those on the ground to look out for |
| Even more serious mishaps can even cause | | | | them. But that does not reduce the need of the |
| blindness. | | | | driver to be aware of things and people in the |
| Another article of clothing required by employers | | | | path. |
| is safety shoes. Safety shoes normally have a | | | | There are hundreds of other safety precautions |
| steel cap over the ends of the toes. Its purpose | | | | that employees can take, but this is an |
| is to keep falling objects from injuring the toes. It | | | | introduction to the most obvious. |