7 Secrets that Cost Your Client a Bundle on their Workers' Comp

11 key mistakes to avoid when submitting OSHA logs
Dustin Boss 3 days ago

Each year by March 2, most employers must electronically submit their OSHA logs to the Department of Labor (DOL). The process can be confusing, and getting it wrong puts your business at risk of OSHA fines, increased OSHA scrutiny, and...

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Natural disasters and Workers’ Compensation
Kevin Ring 24 days ago

Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires, are increasing the scrutiny businesses face over their disaster preparedness, response strategies, and liability for injuries and deaths of workers. While the laws vary by state as to whether natural disaster-related...

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Twelve things to know about OSHA’s proposed heat rule
Kevin 2 months, 6 days ago

Back in early July, OSHA released an unofficial version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a federal Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule. After an unusually long delay, apparently related to the rule’s length and formatting of numerous tables and...

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What companies get wrong about safety investments
What companies get wrong about safety investments 3 months, 8 days ago

Companies have devoted considerable resources to reducing injuries and conditions have improved, but not enough. Employers reported 2.8 million injury and illness cases in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase over 2021. There were 5,486 fatal work injuries in 2022—the equivalent...

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What employers need to know about OSHA’s proposed heat standard
Kevin Ring 3 months, 29 days ago

On July 2, 2024, federal OSHA released a proposed heat standard  that has not yet been published in the Federal Register. In the Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda, the date for the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) is listed as...

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Shifting Injury Trends by Industry
Kevin Ring 6 months, 9 days ago

Transportation and warehousing At the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) annual symposium, it was reported that “Most industries show consistent and steady declines in claim frequency. However, claim frequency increased in the transportation and warehousing sector from 2019- 2022....

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