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NYC Dept of Buildings Local Law 81

A safe work environment starts with good systems and proactive, engaged leadership. Your safety programs success depends greatly on how much of these attributes you bring to the table. Accidents in the workplace are usually caused by lack of…

Pre-Shift Safety Meetings in Construction

Construction Practice Group Content, Loss Control, Risk Management

In addition to a number of site safety prerequisites regarding construction superintendents local law 204 necessitates pre-shift safety meetings for workers at construction sites. A permit holder who requires a site safety manager, site…

Are Site Safety Cards Required for All Construction Workers?

The Importance of a Work Site Accident Witness

Claims Management, Construction Practice Group Content, Loss Control, OSHA, Workers Compensation Insurance

The Importance of Worksite Accident Witnesses Finding a witness to a worksite accident resulting in injury or property harm is of the utmost importance to contractors. A worksite accident witness is an integral component for the defense.…

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.…