Review Your Safety Program During National Safety Month
June is National Safety Month! Established by the National Safety Council, National Safety Month is an annual observance designed to educate communities on how to help keep each other...
Keep Workers On Their Feet With Commercial Kitchen Mats
Slips and falls are a leading driver of claims within the food service industry. When used properly, kitchen matting can be an effective solution for keeping people on their...
Conduct these Safety Checkups This Quarter
As your workers' compensation partner, we want to help ensure your workforce goes home safely at the end of the day. A safety program with regular inspections and observations...
Prevent Electrical Injuries with these Best Practices
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2019, there were 166 electrical fatalities and 1,900 nonfatal injuries with lost time from work. The construction industry had the...
Agricultural Safety and How to Avoid Slips, Trips and Falls
I do not want to jinx myself, but I'm very proud of the fact that with over 25 years as a Risk Management Consultant, I have yet to take...
OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Safety Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) shares its Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards with the public annually. In 2022, fall protection remained #1 for the...
Can You Hear Me Now? Ways to Prevent Occupational Hearing Loss
My wife will joke around and say that I am a “selective listener,” also known as “selective hearing.” For example, when we are near each other in the kitchen,...
Safety Practices for Working in Confined Spaces
Many workplaces contain areas that are considered confined spaces because they are large enough for an employee to enter and perform assigned work but are not designed for continuous...
The ABCs of Chemical Safety
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), chemical exposures cause thousands of employees to become ill every year in the United States, and it is thought that...
Build an Effective Safety Committee with These Tips
All employees are responsible for workplace health and safety. No work environment is immune from potentially hazardous conditions, incidents, or practices. Companies and their employees can benefit from an...
