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Workers' Compensation Stigma
There is a stigma associated with workers compensation, one that still exists today. OSHA’s National Emphasis Program found that 47.14% of establishments were either underreporting or completely unrecording workplace injuries.

Slip and Fall: What’s Under Our Feet? Solutions Can Be Found on the Surface
Slips/Trips/Falls (STFs) are common across all industries. In fact, STFs are among the top three injuries that continue to impact our policyholders’ insurance costs.

COVID-19: Addressing Vaccination Hesitancy
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is new, highly contagious, and can cause severe illness and death. Researchers and health officials have uncovered an astounding amount of information over the past year.

The Science of Safety in the 21st Century
2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. The law was intended to ensure “so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safety and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human r...

COVID-19 Vaccines
The COVID-19 virus can be so nasty, deadly, and even chronic. At times it doesn’t run a course and fade away like most viruses. Are vaccines the answer?

Powered Industrial Trucks and PIT Certification
Does your company use vehicles to move freight trailers in or around your yard, warehouse, or shipping facility? These vehicles may be commonly referred to as a terminal tractor, yard truck, yard jockey, yard spotter, mule, and yard goat.

The OSHA Reporting Forms - 300 300A and 301 - What Do We Do with These Things Anyway?
The process of understanding and completing OSHA’s work-related injuries and illness forms 300, 300A, and 301 can confuse even the most seasoned safety professional.

‘Tis the Season to be Sanding
Although the holiday season may be behind us, winter is definitely just getting started. For many of us that means sleet, snow, and freezing rain.

Goodbye 2020, Hello Winter 2021
Winter officially arrived 10 days ago, and Mother Nature certainly has been cooperating with the calendar in many places across the country. Though some of us may not like the snow or cold, at least it’s something “normal” for this year.

For the Year it's Been
With a successful countdown to magical merriment now behind him, looking down from high above, he arrives at cruising altitude. Snow-capped roofs and frosted trees speckle the frozen landscape as his steady team powers his flight on a tranquil, moonl...
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