Entries by Michael Stoop

Do You Need a Lesson on Risk Management, NY?

Whether you work as a general contractor or a home builder, there is no doubt you face many risks every day. Besides a dangerous work site, you most likely have people working for you. You never know what could happen! If an accident was to happen on-site or an employee was injured, you could be […]

10 Most Cited OSHA Violations for 2010

10 Most Common Occupational Safety and Health Violations for 2010 The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) lists the 10 most commonly reported worksite/occupational safety and health violations discovered after inspection. There are detrimental consequences; such as net income loss (income your business would have accepted for an event) that can damage your company if […]

Workers Compensation Audits to the Rescue!

As a business owner, you already spend thousands of dollars on your business a year. Between hiring, payroll and investments, it may seem like you are always dishing out money. And then paying for insurance on top of all that? You may wonder when you will ever catch a break. Well…right now! Most likely, you […]

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Can Combining Entities Lower Your Workers Compensation Experience Modification Factor?

Just to review your workers compensation insurance experience modification factor is an enormously important business statistic for your company. Not only does this “factor” substantially increase or decrease your companies workers compensation premium , but’s it’s a benchmark that you can use to evaluate your costs and performance against your peers, AND more importantly is […]

Workplace Injury Spotlight: Restaurant Industry

With profit margins thin, fickle customers, and strict government over sight we thought instead of dog piling on the industry we would try and offer some insightful information as it relates to a high cost component for restaurants, employee injuries. Food and beverage workers, most commonly bartenders and waiters/waitresses, face significant workplace hazards. They typically […]