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Take these steps before, during, and after claims are filed to reduce workers’ comp costs. Workers’ compensation costs keep rising. But fortunately, there are many measures your organization can take to reduce costs.Before a Claim Is Ever FiledTo reduce upfront spending on workers’ compensation: Implement an effective safety program. This reduces your workers’ comp costs […]
As the temperature rises, make sure your workers stay healthy and avoid heat stress.
With more hot and humid summer weather on the way, this month is a good time for a safety meeting on preventing heat stress.
OSHA has been actively pursuing a regulation requiring employers to establish an injury and illness prevention plan (I2P2). But the agency’s latest regulatory agenda suggests a change in direction. Although I2P2 plans are the law in many states, federal OSHA has not yet required that employers establish formal written I2P2 plans to find and fix […]
In all, OSHA’s ambitious regulatory agenda sets out action on 29 rulemakings. Here are the highlights. Final rule stage. Final rules expected this year or later: Occupational injury and illness recording and requirements—NAICS update and reporting revisions. OSHA anticipates a final rule in June 2014 that would update the list of industries partially exempt from […]
You undoubtedly cover all the ‘hard’ topics regarding compliance and procedure in your training program. But do you also cover ‘soft’ topics with your supervisors, such as how to be ‘relational’ and ‘caring’? In today’s Advisor, we examine the results of a recent survey that speaks to the importance of these topics for today’s employees.