Category Archive for : ‘Personal Devices’

According to a recent study, the average person checks their cell phone 100 times a day. While there is a time and a place for cell phones,  job site cell phone use can be extremely dangerous.

If you’re distracted for just a second while operating a power tool, working on a roof or driving a forklift, you can injure yourself or a co-worker. You can also face civil or criminal liability for damages you cause by operating a motorized vehicle while using a cell phone.

It isn’t only operators of machinery who

Hoverboards seem to be the hot gift this year, and I am sure Santa delivered plenty of them to homes all across the US. For those who have not yet seen the source of the latest craze, they are a two wheeled board that propels itself using a motor powered by a Lithium-ion battery. You steer by shifting your weight while on the board. This new craze is fraught with danger, read on to see what makes hoverboards so dangerous.
First and foremost, they are a fire hazard. The Lithium-ion batteries

As technology evolves and the drive to have instantaneous access to information increases along with it comes the added exposure of having a data breach. This is very evident when employers allow their employees to use their own personal devices to conduct company business while at the office and access company information remotely. There are many schools of thought regarding allowing employees to use their own devices for their daily work. Many feel allowing an employee to use their own device will make them happier, more comfortable and more productive.