With the ever-growing popularity of portable electronics comes the challenge of dealing safely with lithium-ion batteries. From consumer products like smart phones and laptop computers to wearable medical devices, scooters, electric bikes, automobile...

“My father was a safety manager at a rayon manufacturing plant in the early 1960s, several years before the advent of OSHA. He took the challenge of preventing significant injuries personally, and at the time they were very common. My mother ob...

Did you know falls at home and at work are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in the United States? In 2020, 805 workers died in falls while on the job, and another 211,640 were injured badly enough to require d...

  At MEMIC we consider the problem of slips and falls through the lens of the acronym SAFE; Surface Awareness Footwear Environment On the podcast today, I will tackle two aspects of the SAFE acronym – Surface and Footwear,  how they i...

In 1996, Better Than Ezra, the alternative rock band best known for their hit single, Good, released their third album, Friction, Baby.  The title comes from a Keith Richards interview where he was asked how he and Mick Jagger were able to stay ...

Jaipuriyar, Kotlyar selected for expertise innovating systems from the ground up (Portland, ME) – Information technology at MEMIC takes a step forward with the recent hires of a vice president of information technology and a solutions-focused s...

This two-day training provides instruction on the recognition and control of safety and health hazards found in the general industry workplace. (OSHA uses the term "general industry" for all industries outside of agriculture, construction o...

Policyholders rewarded with cash distribution for 25th time (Portland, ME) – The MEMIC Group Board of Directors has authorized distribution of an $18 million dividend to more than 14,000 eligible policyholders. The 2023 MEMIC dividend brings th...