OSHA’s New Record Keeping Rule is not Business as Usual: Six Reasons to Consult with Your Advisor Now
Although compliance with OSHA’s injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting rule always has been challenging, it’s never more critical to get it right. The sweeping changes made to the rule in July 2023 significantly increases...
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Portable fire extinguishers: training and inspection requirements
October is fire prevention month and a good opportunity to revisit fire prevention measures throughout your company. This article provides a refresher on OSHA requirements for portable fire extinguishers in general industry. Training requirements OSHA...
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Employer alert: OSHA has a new Injury & Illness Reporting and Recordkeeping rule and Warehousing NEP
Injury & Illness Reporting and Recordkeeping rule More employers will be required to submit workplace injury and illness information under a final rule released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on July 17. The...
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Five Mistakes Employers Cannot Afford to Make During the Summer
The summer season brings unique hazards that have persistently led to more injuries than any other season. Greater product demand, longer working hours, extreme temperatures, poorly trained seasonal workers, vacation schedules, dangerous storms and wildfires,...
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Alert: Premium audit process may never be the same
In 2021 WorkComp Advisors noticed that auditors were being far more aggressive than they had been in the past. In some respects, it was understandable. Payrolls and worker's comp net written premium were down significantly...
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Rising workplace injuries: the impact of high employee turnover
The November 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released data on workplace injuries and illnesses, and the results are concerning. According to the report, although fatal injuries decreased, the rate of nonfatal injuries and...
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