The dog days of summer are upon us. It is vacation season, and employees are likely to spend more time outdoors on home-improvement projects and other leisure activities. With so much emphasis on job safety, it's easy to forget that most injuries and illnesses actually happen away from work. In fact, the National Safety Council estimates that roughly only a quarter of all unintentional injuries are job-related. These off-the-job hazards should concern employers and employees.
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