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Considerations When Starting A Safety Committee

HR Challenges, Loss Control, Risk Management

One of the main parts of a solid safety program is to promote better communication between employees and management. We believe safety committees are one of the most cost effective, high yielding solutions for safety challenged organizations.…

Looking for the Root Cause Of Your Problem ? Try Why Analysis

Claims Management, HR Challenges, Loss Control, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content

Remember when your kids annoyed you by responding to everything you said with “Why?” Well, there was a genius to that tactic only children can impart. The 5-Why Analysis is a method used to determine and understand the root cause of a…

Safety Management by Luck

Loss Control, Risk Management

When it comes to safety, organizations traditionally adjust their seriousness of response (and their tracking) based on the severity of the incident. The following diagram shows such an organization. The arrows are drawn based on the…

If A Football Team Was Run Like Most Safety Programs

Loss Control

Football as a Business After watching the Super Bowl this past weekend, I started to think, “What if a football team was run like a business?” The offensive team would be the production department, always pushing for the goal before…

How These Companies Experience 48% Less Safety Incidents

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, Human Services Practice Group Content, Loss Control, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

I had the opportunity to listen to Tony Robbins speak for the first time this past month. He spoke for nearly 3 hours about the power of “engagement” and how it can help you gain a competitive edge in both your business and personal…

Does it Make Sense to Pay Injured Employees Twice or Even Three Times?

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, HR Challenges, Human Services Practice Group Content, Loss Control, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

Unfortunately this is a question facing both interstate and intrastate trucking companies whose home office is in state “A” but they operate in states B,C,D,E. etc… These companies face what is called Multi-State Exposure. This occurs…

How to Identify & Correct High Risk Drivers - An Intro to Best Practice Fleet Safety

Commercial Auto, Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, Human Services Practice Group Content, Loss Control, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content

If your organization relies on drivers as an integral part of day-to-day operations, you are probably aware of the extremely high risk that you are carrying. After all, motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of workplace fatalities.…

Supervisors And Personal Protective Equipment

Construction Practice Group Content, General Liability Insurance, Loss Control, OSHA, Other, Workers Compensation Insurance

Supervisors are one of the most important components to a tight workers compensation program. If a hazard is reported in the workplace, it is the supervisor's job to rectify it and do everything possible to protect his/her workers. Hazards…

"Careful Our Daddies Work Here" Site Safety Posters Are Here

Construction Practice Group Content, Food & Beverage Practice Group Content, Human Services Practice Group Content, Loss Control, OSHA, Risk Management, Transportation Practice Group Content, Workers Compensation Insurance

As you and your team are well aware, maintaining a safe work site pays huge dividends to the long term cost structure for your company. With the high cost of employee injuries impacting both your future workers compensation & liability…