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National Safety Stand-Down Week Announced ( With INFOGRAPHIC)

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OSHA recently announced that the National Safety Stand-Down Week will take place September 14-18, 2020. This week is to recognize fall dangers, and, in general, work-site safety. Fall-related injuries continue to be the number one leader in…
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When An Employee Is Injured At Work More Than Once

Accident Intervention Plans are meant to reduce the risk of incidents occurring on the job more than once. If an employee is injured repeatedly on the job, then putting your plan in action may be long overdue. The focus of an Accident…
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New Pig Grippy Floor Mats: a Small Change with Drastic Implications

Just like poor training or unwarranted spending, poor floor protection is a culprit that results in huge costs every year, no matter how unsuspecting it may seem. Every day, 25,000 slip, trip, or fall at work. This adds up to around $70 billion…
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When An Employee Refuses Medical Injury Treatment For Potential Workers Compensation Claim

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Is your employee refusing medical injury treatment for a potential worker compensation claim? Based on the geographic location of your business, many state workers’ compensation statutes limit and mandate certain employer actions when a worker…
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Local Law 196 Outlines Site Safety Training Requirements for NYC Construction Sites

New York City’s Department of Buildings released requirements for Site Safety Training. For workers employed on projects with an active Site Safety Manager, Site Safety Coordinator, or Construction Superintendent, the following rules will…
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Serious Workplace Injuries: The Top 10 Causes

Recently Liberty Mutual released their annual workplace safety index documents which included the "Top 10 Causes Of The Most Serious Workplace Injuries". These injuries cause employees to miss 5 or more days from work or were fatal. Liberty…
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Is Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies Mandatory In Any Workplace?

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In May of 2018 the City of New York enacted the Stop Sexual Harassment in New York City Act (NYC-SSHA), implementing sexual harassment prevention policies in the workplace. In addition, New York State established their new statewide employer…
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Does it Make Sense to Pay Injured Employees Twice or Even Three Times?

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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…