An employee was talking on his company-issued cell phone to a co-worker in his own car when he was shot in the face by someone in a passing vehicle. Now a state court has ruled that the employee should receive workers’ comp benefits.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports that in 2010, the number of transportation fatalities was down. Despite that decline, there was a rise in several categories.
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Tags: cell phones, deaths on roads, NTSB, transportation fatalities
An employee was talking on his company-issued cell phone to a co-worker in his own car when he was shot in the face by someone in a passing vehicle. A ruling says he should receive workers’ comp benefits because he was on the company cell phone at the time of the shooting.
Tags: cell phones, coming-and-going rule, principal shot, school gangs, Workers' comp
Scenario: A company requires employees to sign an agreement to not use cell phones while driving for business. Despite that, the company dispatcher regularly calls drivers on their cell phones. What’s the company’s liability if there’s a crash?
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Tags: cell phones, crash, liability
As state governments debate whether to enact bans on using cell phones while driving, some businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
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Tags: cell phones, motor vehicle crashes, National Safety Council
OK, we admit it: We’ve written plenty of articles on this Web site pointing out the dangers when drivers and workers are distracted by cell phones. But soon, those devices may play an important part in keeping people safe.
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Tags: cell phones, Cell-All, Department of Homeland Security, detect chemicals, NASA
If you get into enough debates about using cell phones while driving, eventually someone is likely to say, “What about all the other things people do while driving? I’ve seen people eating, putting on makeup, shaving … ”
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A National Transportation Safety Board investigation shows a collision between two trains in California in 2008 that killed 25 people and injured 102 more was caused by the engineer running a red light while text-messaging.
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Tags: cell phones, Metrolink, NTSB, texting, train crash
More than 3 million employees aren’t allowed to text or use hand-held phones while driving for business now that a federal order has taken effect.
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Tags: ban on texting, cell phones, Department of Transportation, hands-free device, President Obama
A national safety organization that championed mandatory seat belt laws is now calling on governors and legislators in all 50 states to ban cell phone use while driving.
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Tags: cell phones, legislation, National Safety Council, states
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