My eyes strain. I can barely see the other end of the warehouse. It couldn’t be brighter than 3 foot-candles in here. I can feel the foundations of a headache start to build up in the back of my neck. I have to leave this place before I get hur...
Usually, if you want to “build a better mousetrap,” you need to start from scratch because even though the current version has been tweaked and changed a million times, the mice still win occasionally. Like with mousetraps, solutions for ...
(Portland, ME) – The MEMIC Group Board of Directors has authorized distribution of a $17 million dividend to more than 14,000 eligible employers. The 2022 MEMIC dividend brings the total amount of capital and dividend declarations for Maine pol...
With current unemployment rates hitting record lows -- 3.7% across the U.S in August 2022, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics -- many employers are struggling to find qualified employees. The pandemic caused a major disruption in Am...
I lay on the cold, snowy parking lot next to my vehicle, my right shoulder throbbing where it hit the doorframe as I fell. My left knee is starting to hurt, and the voice in my head says, “You knew it was going to be slippery.” Along with...
When we think of employee safety, we generally think of occupational and industrial safety programs that control hazards and exposures. That is a critical component, but let’s take it a step further and consider a holistic approach. Employers c...
During our education, training, and mentoring as safety professionals, we were told our purpose is to make sure employees are kept safe and healthy. And so, we have developed programs, procedures, assessments, spreadsheets, checklists, and more to ac...
(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – Representatives of The MEMIC Group, specialists in workforce safety, joined officials of the YMCA of Greater Rochester on Tuesday, Dec. 6, to donate 100 pairs of ice cleats to the nonprofit as it prepared for its winter seas...
A cortical homunculus is a model of a human scaled to some feature, usually motor or sensory nerves, meant to provide a humorous yet powerful way to view the body. A typical homunculus for motor nerves, for example, shows a body with exaggerated...