by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor
As reported on several news and blog sites in the past several days, OSHA has recently released its preliminary list of top safety violations for 2009. As stated in the full release on PRNewsWire, which came from the National Safety Council,
The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30 [...]
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by Robert F. Tilley, Jr, SafeTek USA
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Editor’s note: I recently joined the Small Business Online Community sponsored by Bank of America. Among several interesting articles there, I was thrilled to find a safety guy talking about the workers comp mod. Robert F. Tilley, Jr. is the CEO [...]
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by Tim Coomer, Specific Software
In our local area, a radio commercial for a life insurance company seems to run about ten times a day. In a dramatic voice, the announcer explains that we all need life insurance for the “unforeseen.” It is exactly the “unforeseen” that causes so many of the severe and tragic workers [...]
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by Frank Pennachio, WorkCompEdge Regular Contributor
I recently attended a safety conference sponsored by Occupational Health & Safety Magazine in the Washington, D.C., area. One of the more powerful presentations was conducted by Bob Krzywicki, North America Operations Leader with DuPont Safety Resources.
Safety is about more than programs, and measuring your safety culture is the first [...]
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Recent information from NCCI indicates that claim frequency continues to drop across all industries. This is great news but it comes with a sobering analysis of claim severity. Medical and indemnity severities continue to show significant increases.
For some reason, the image of Buzz Lightyear, pointing his finger skyward and shouting, “to infinity – and [...]
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