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Connecticut Companies On OSHA’s 2013 Hitlist
Companies around the country have been receiving warning letters from OSHA if they have high DART rates. Days Away, Restricted and Transferred reflects the more severe (and expensive) injuries and...
View ArticleOSHA Announces New Requirements for Reporting Severe Injuries
Effective January 1, 2015 OSHA announces new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
View ArticleNot every workplace injury is an OSHA recordable
Many years ago OSHA issued a list of 14 items that qualify as First Aid. If the incident required only the First Aid treatment, the case did not need to be recorded. Yet we still see Connecticut...
View ArticleCut Workers’ Comp Costs by Communicating
When employers want to cut their workers’ compensation costs, they work on improving safety programs or training. But have you thought about improving your employee communications? Communications...
View ArticleI hope you’re sitting down for this…
Approximately 45 percent of people between the ages of 25 and 64 used a computer at work in 2010, reported the U.S. Census Bureau. Typing on a computer keyboard is probably the most common cause of...
View ArticleEmployee Complaints Lead to 1/5 of OSHA Inspections
More than one-fifth (21 percent) of OSHA inspections stem from employee complaints, according to Safety/News Alert. The publication lists the top ten industries with workplace complaints to OSHA along...
View ArticleFire Prevention in Commercial Buildings
On an average year, fires in nonresidential structures cost 90 civilian lives, caused 1,620 civilian injuries and led to $2.6 billion in direct damages. The following suggestions will help mitigate...
View ArticleWebinar: Controlling Workers’ Compensation Costs with Performance Based...
Join author and industry subject matter expert Bob Phelan as he discusses how companies are now controlling Workers’ Compensation costs using Performance Based Insurance. Unlike subsidy based...
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