Strategies to Reduce Stress and Promote Workplace Safety
In today’s fast-paced work environment, the relationship between a troubled employee and workplace safety is more intertwined than ever. As organizations continue to push for greater efficiency and productivity,...
Develop a Transitional Work Program for Injured Workers
Many companies provide modified work accommodations and have a return-to-work program in place. It’s common knowledge that providing an injured employee with lighter duty tasks while recovering from an...
Telemedicine Offers Care When You Need it, Wherever You Need it
ICW Group is proud to offer telemedicine services designed specifically for work-related injuries to our workers’ compensation policyholder customers. Telemedicine services help patients get instant, top-notch medical advice from...
How To Make Your Home Office Feel Good
The Covid-19 pandemic is responsible for a plethora of fundamental societal changes, including work-from-home arrangements. While working from home has its benefits, it reduces an organization’s control over ergonomics....
What You Need to Know About Workplace Fatigue
Not too long ago, a new ICW Group workers' compensation policyholder asked me to provide fall prevention and ladder safety training to their three maintenance crews. During the first...
What’s Work-Life Integration and Why it’s Important
It’s an understatement to say that collectively, we’ve experienced substantial change in the past two years. Perhaps one of the most notable is the mobilization towards an "integrated life"...
Warm Up and Stretch to Prevent Injury While Working in Cold Weather
Cold weather places an increased strain on your blood vessels and heart. Because of this, there is a 31% increase in heart-related deaths during winter months.1 Cold weather can...
Stay Warm and Prevent Cold-Weather Injuries With These Tips
Follow these tips to help cold-weather workers plan, prepare, and prevent major injuries that can result from hypothermia and frostbite.
Hypothermia
According to the Mayo Clinic, hypothermia is a medical emergency...
Leveraging Your Employee Assistance Program During the Pandemic
In March of 2020, when the pandemic took its hold across the United States, we all anticipated a challenging year ahead. Not many of us, however, could foresee the...
Protect Outdoor Workers from Wildfire Smoke
A couple of years ago, Cal OSHA put in place an emergency regulation to protect workers from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. Regulation 5141.1 states that employers must...
