Itasca, IL – More than 107,600 Americans–one every five minutes–died of a drug overdose in 2021 according to newly released provisional data from the CDC. Because 70% of people struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD) are employed, the National Safety Council (NSC) calls on employers to develop recovery-friendly workplaces, establish policies that support worker mental health and substance… [Read more]
Risk Management News
Voxel Raises $15M Series A to Decrease Workplace Injuries & Accidents with Computer Vision
San Francisco, CA – Voxel, a startup using computer vision to transform safety and operations in the workplace, recently announced its $15M Series A funding round led by Eclipse Ventures with participation from MTech and World Innovation Labs. Since raising its seed round in September, Voxel has grown at an unprecedented pace by decreasing on-site… [Read more]
NSC Survey Finds Workplace Safety Issues Correlate with Depression, Anxiety
Itasca, IL – As the country observes Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Safety Council announces that the results of its Workforce Trends Indicator Survey show feelings of depression and anxiety were strongly correlated with how safe a respondent felt at work. Respondents who felt unsafe at work were nearly three times more likely to… [Read more]
Six Oregon High Schools Win Prizes in Media Contest to Promote Young Worker Safety
Salem, OR – Teams of students at Parkrose, Pendleton, Grant, North Eugene, Crook County, and West Linn high schools have earned top prizes in a media contest designed to increase awareness about workplace safety for young workers. High school students across Oregon were invited to participate in the annual contest organized by the Oregon Young… [Read more]
ASSP Publishes New Standard to Help Organizations Prevent Workplace Injuries
Park Ridge, IL – Organizations typically measure safety and health performance by tracking incidents after the fact with lagging metrics. To improve that method, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has published a voluntary national consensus standard that outlines a balanced measurement approach, using leading, lagging and impact metrics. The new standard can help… [Read more]
Quest Diagnostics Index: Workforce Drug Test Positivity Climbs to Highest Level in Two Decades
Secaucus, NJ – The rate of positive drug test results among America’s workforce reached its highest rate last year since 2001 and was up more than 30% in the combined U.S. workforce from an all-time low in 2010-2012, according to a new analysis released today by Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of… [Read more]
CA Restaurant Association Taps Cerity as a Workers’ Comp Carrier of Choice
Austin, TX – The California Restaurant Association (CRA) recently designated Cerity, a provider of digital-first, direct-to-customer workers’ compensation insurance policies, an insurance carrier of choice. Cerity is a subsidiary of Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG). This preferential designation expands an existing collaboration with Employers Insurance Group and its network of authorized insurance agents. Workers’ compensation… [Read more]
Appalachian State University Wins 2022 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
New York, NY – At the Spencer Educational Foundation reception, Spencer’s Executive Director Megan Miller announced Appalachian State University student team as the winners of the 2022 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. The team, comprising four risk management students, competed against 18 other universities and delivered the award-winning risk management presentation in front industry leaders at… [Read more]
NSC Releases Paper to Help Employers Build Business Case for Safety Innovation
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released through its Work to Zero initiative a new white paper: Making the Business Case for Safety Innovation. The report builds on the initiative’s initial 2020 research and outlines how employers can calculate and leverage the lifesaving and cost-saving benefits of safety technology in the workplace. “We… [Read more]
PA L&I and IUP to Study OSHA Standards in Commonwealth and Public-Sector Workplaces
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) and the Office of Administration have partnered with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) to study the feasibility of extending the protections of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards to the workplaces of thousands of public-sector workers throughout Pennsylvania.… [Read more]