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What You Need to Know About Work Comp Fraud
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Sometimes it seems as though workers comp fraud is the only reason we ever talk about workers comp. Healthcare providers may join together in a scheme to be reimbursed for unnecessary treatments. Consumers may concoct...
PPE, or Not PPE?
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
A black belt may make you feel invincible-but a back belt should not. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health conducted an extensive study finding insufficient scientific evidence that back belts...
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls on the Job
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
In 2019, 880 workers died in falls, and 244,000 were injured badly enough to require days off of work. A worker doesn't have fall from a high level to suffer fatal injuries; 146 workers were killed in falls on the same...
How Your X-Mod Impacts Your Brewery's Workers Comp Insurance
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Workers’ compensation exists to protect workers. Most states require companies to cover employees with workers’ comp. In California, for instance, even a business with only one employee must carry workers’ comp. What is...
What California Employers Need to Know
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
What is the state of California workers comp? In case you haven’t waded through the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California’s recent report, we’ll share some of the highlights that may be of...
The Truth About Occupational Hearing Loss
Monday, July 16, 2018
Hearing loss is a big problem-particularly for US employers. Did you know that hearing loss is the second most reported occupational illness in the country? (Only musculoskeletal disorders are reported more frequently.)...
Keeping an Eye on Confined Space Risk
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Every workplace exposes its workers to certain risks. Heck, even an accountant is at risk for musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive motions-using that adding machine and filling out spreadsheets! While not every...
Eyes on the Prize: Worker Safety
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The eyes may be the windows to the soul-but they're also an area of the body that is seriously vulnerable to threats in the workplace. In fact, each day about 2,000 workers sustain work-related eye injuries severe...
The Heart of a Healthy Business
Friday, February 19, 2016
In February, we can't help but think of hearts and flowers and chocolates and Cupid. After all, Valentine's Day is right in the middle of the month! But there's another good reason to think of hearts this month: it's...
Falling Down on the Job
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Q. What commonplace incident is one of the top three causes of death in American workplaces? A. Falls. Yes, we're serious. Falling is one of the leading causes of on-the-job death for American workers. Falls on the same...