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 Is Your Workplace Making You Sick?
There may be hidden hazards in your workplace. If you have
developed a condition, which you feel, may be related to work,
contact a properly qualified Workers Comp lawyer immediately.
Injury versus Illness
While it is clear when you injured in an accident, it is not so
easy to tell that you have become sick or ill due to work. Often
the products or chemicals that you work with can have a negative
impact on your health. Some products produce telltale diseases,
such asbestos causing lung cancer; welding causing manganism;
benzene causing cancer. All of these are compensable injuries if
you can prove they occurred as a result of work.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
You may have a right to know what dangerous substances are being
used at your workplace. The product, chemical or raw material
manufacturer usually supplies this information to your employer.
These sheets of warning data are then kept on file and you have
a right to review them. If you get sick or have heath issues
related to these products or ingredients, report you concern to
the employers health and safety people and company doctor AND
see a doctor about these problems. Also check to see if your
union has bargained for protections and rights to know with
respect to these products.
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Notice of Injury: In order for your claim to be accepted
and to receive full benefits, you must file a Notice of Injury right away.
You must inform your employer of two important facts: 1) That you have
been injured; and 2) That your injury was caused by your job. When you
give notice without delay, you reduce the likelihood of a dispute with
your employer.