It is estimated that 60,000 deaths and 860,000 occupational illnesses are caused by occupational exposure. In 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported 34,400 skin diseases at a rate of 3.4 injuries every 10,000 employees, as compared to 19,300 respiratory illnesses with a rate of approximately 1.9 illnesses every 10,000 employees. A toxic tort is a legal claim filed for harm that is caused by exposure to a dangerous substance such as a chemical, pesticide, or pharmaceutical drug. While there have been advances in technology, medicine and manufacturing, which have introduced thousands of new products, some of these products – and the substances in

Hotel employees have higher rates of occupational injury and sustain more serious injuries than other workers in the service industry. According to an OSHA report, which observed 55,327 hotel workers, a total of 2,865 injuries were reported over a three-year period. Hotel fires are one of the main causes of hotel accidents. Every year, an estimated 3,900 hotel and motel fires are reported  and cause about 150 injuries, 15 deaths, and $76 million in property loss. Hotels are our home away from home. We stay in hotels when we go on a vacation, visit family and friends, when we go on business trips and for