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 illnesses in private industry increased...
Continue ReadingFive safety training trends for 2023
Although safety training has always evolved to meet the needs of the workplace, best practices focused primarily on physical safety and compliance issues. While these remain high on the list of priorities, the fundamental changes brought on by the pandemic...
Continue ReadingBermuda Triangle of Risk
For decades a 500,000-square-mile zone in the Atlantic Ocean triangulated between Puerto Rico, Florida, and Bermuda has been dubbed the Bermuda Triangle. This area has been linked to the mysterious disappearance of ships and aircraft dating back to 1945 when...
Continue ReadingHow to handle quiet quitting
Quiet quitting, which refers to doing the minimum requirements of one’s job and putting in no more time, effort, or enthusiasm than necessary, became a hot topic in 2022. The concept is not new – between 13 and 20 percent...
Continue Reading5 Things NCCI is Changing in the Experience Mod for 2024
The experience mod is an important piece of the pricing puzzle for most businesses’ workers' compensation. For many companies, especially those in construction and oil and gas industries, the experience mod is frequently used as a factor in the bidding...
Continue ReadingEmployers Can’t Just “Phone it in” With Workers’ Comp When it Comes to Remote Workers
Many things about our daily lives returned to normal as we have come out of the pandemic. But there is one change that is likely never to go back to the old ways, and that is employees working from home....
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