PORTLAND, Maine – Kathleen Kerr has been appointed Director, Organizational Development & Training by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group. In this newly created role, Kerr will execute enterprise wide organizational devel...

CPR and AED Awareness Week is recognized nationally each year from June 1st to June 7th.   Educating and training the public on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) use is an important public health...

PORTLAND, Maine – The first week of June is CPR and AED Awareness Week and the American Heart Association in Maine is partnering with MEMIC to encourage all employers to offer AEDs in their workplaces and train workers on Hands-Only CPR. As Mai...

Forklifts, also called powered industrial trucks, are used across the globe by businesses of all kinds.  It’s hard to imagine a world without these tools.  With them comes efficiency and manual material handling elimination.  But...

PORTLAND, Maine – Three children of workers who suffered serious workplace injuries were awarded a total of $20,000 in need-based scholarships from The MEMIC Group at its recent Annual Meeting of Policyholders. Dylan Collin of Trenton, Benjamin...

As the title states, hazard communication isn’t hazardous communication; in fact, it’s downright beneficial to both employer and employee.  Oftentimes, as a safety professional, I’m asked the question by a business acquaintance...

PORTLAND, Maine – From broccoli to the board room, Lance Smith has cultivated a reputation for collaboration, hard work and common sense. A partner in Smith’s Farm, the largest producer of broccoli and one of the largest growers of caulif...

Temperatures this summer are going to be hotter than average for the eastern and western regions of the country according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. Although the temperatures this spring haven’t been abov...