If you are new to working at a port or shipyard, one question you may have is what happens if you suffer an injury on the job. The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) provides benefits for certain injuries, and understanding how it works can help...
Offshore oil and gas platforms remain some of the most dangerous work environments in the country. Workers often perform physically demanding jobs around heavy machinery, volatile materials and changing weather conditions far from immediate medical assistance....
Workers aboard commercial fishing vessels off the Pacific coastline face dangers that many of their counterparts in warmer waters do not. Perhaps the deadliest hazard aboard most West Coast vessels is the water temperature. It is fairly common for fishing crew members...
