Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released its first Work to Zero research report, Safety Technology 2020: Mapping Technology Solutions for Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities in the Workplace. With workplace deaths in the U.S. on the rise, this new report indicates employers may not be doing enough to protect their workforce. “The… [Read more]
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Friedlander Group Announces 25% Dividend for NY Hotel and Motel Safety Group
Purchase, NY -(BusinessWire)- Friedlander Group recently announced a 25% dividend paid to members of the Hotel and Motel Group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #578*. The 25% paid dividend is in addition to the 25% group discount clients already received on their policies effective June 1, 2018 – June 1, 2019. The combination… [Read more]
DE Companies Save Over $4 Million From Reduced Workers’ Comp Rates
Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance recently announced that it has analyzed new filings from the state’s top writers of workers’ compensation insurance after announcing the third consecutive year of decreased rates in November. The top writers represent nearly 10,000 companies that hold policies within the state. Policyholders of these companies will see… [Read more]
Tower MSA Partners Webinar Examines Cybersecurity & Workers’ Comp
Delray Beach, FL – Tower MSA Partners recently announced that it will be presenting a free webinar, “Preventing Cybersecurity Threats in Workers’ Compensation,” on Wednesday, February 19, at 2 p.m. eastern. Whether it’s an insurer interested in telemedicine as a way to efficiently deliver quality care, a payer’s use of data-driven predictive analytics to facilitate… [Read more]
NC DOL: Falls Lead Work-Related Fatal Incidents in Tar Heel State
Raleigh, NC – Falls caused the largest number of work-related fatal incidents in the Tar Heel state in 2019, based on preliminary information recently released by the N.C. Department of Labor. Falls accounted for 17 of the 53 fatal incidents that fell within the NCDOL, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division’s jurisdictional authority. Struck-by incidents… [Read more]
Preferred Employers Insurance Introduces New and Improved Workplace Safety Service
San Diego, CA -(PRNewswire)- Preferred Employers Insurance, a Berkley company, recently announced the introduction of a new risk management center for customers. The secure web-based platform offers a wide array of workplace safety tools designed to improve a company’s ability to prevent and control on-the-job injuries. Additionally, workplace safety standards, employee safety training, and Human… [Read more]
Origami Risk Appoints Duden Strategic Relations Exec – Core Solutions Division
Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced the appointment of David Duden as strategic relationships executive in the firm’s Core Solutions division. In this new position, he will provide account management, business and product development and implementation support services for Core Solutions clients, including risk pools, third party administrators (TPAs), property/casualty insurance companies, managing general… [Read more]
NSC Accepting Nominations for Five Prestigious Safety Awards
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council is accepting nominations for five of its prestigious safety awards and designations: the Distinguished Service to Safety Award, the Marion Martin Award, the Community Advancement Award, the Teen Safety Award and Rising Stars of Safety. Winners will have advanced safety in the workplace, in the community or on… [Read more]
TDI-DWC: TX Retail Worker Injuries Now Higher Than on Factory Floors
Austin, TX – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are more workers in shopping malls and retail outlets that get sick and injured than in any other private industry sector in Texas. About 33,200 retail workers in Texas suffered a job-related illness or injury in 2018, as compared to 12,300 in construction,… [Read more]
NIOSH Partners with National Science Foundation to Fund Workplace Robotics Research
Atlanta, GA – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF), along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to make funding available to study collaborative robots (co-robots) in the workplace. The NSF published a Program Announcement calling for proposals… [Read more]