Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced the availability of $11.5 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants for nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, Indian tribes, and colleges and universities. The Harwood Training Grant program supports in-person, hands-on… [Read more]
Risk Management News
Safety and Health CEOs Discuss Role of Profession in Pandemic Recovery
Park Ridge, IL – The CEOs of the nation’s three leading safety organizations recently teamed up for an insightful discussion about how the occupational safety and health profession is evolving and expanding its presence as industries recover from COVID-19. The free webinar, “COVID-19: A Safety and Health CEO Perspective,” features Jennifer McNelly of the American… [Read more]
Pinnacol Begins Offering Free Safety Consultations in Response to COVID-19
Denver, CO – As COVID-19 swept across Colorado, businesses quickly modified their operations — sometimes in days — to adjust to lockdown orders, new social distancing guidelines and widespread uncertainty. Pinnacol Assurance is advising employers that they should be vigilant about known as well as new safety hazards as operational modifications in response to COVID-19… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Names New Senior Vice President of Underwriting
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced Jeff Lentz as the company’s senior vice president (SVP) of underwriting. Lentz will oversee the company’s corporate underwriting, underwriting support services, regional underwriting, distribution, agency operations, business development and customer engagement. “We have a long history of taking care of our agents, policyholders and injured workers,… [Read more]
Safety National Webinar: The New Norm: Strategies to Reopen Your Business Safely During COVID-19
St. Louis, MO – Safety National recently announced a new complimentary webinar, noting that states are preparing to reopen businesses in coming months, but doing so safely requires thorough planning and preparation. How do you mitigate transmission of COVID-19 in your workplace? What workforce challenges should you anticipate as employees return? How do you demonstrate… [Read more]
NSC Releases SAFER Framework for Employers During Reopening Efforts and Beyond
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council released a framework summary for employers – based on recommendations from the SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns task force – that identifies six critical areas employers must prioritize as they consider reopening and returning employees to traditional work environments. Based on dozens of corporate and public health… [Read more]
MEMIC Launches Pandemic Recovery Safety Planning Resources
Portland, ME – As states begin to lift restrictions on employers in various segments of the economy, MEMIC has released a safety procedures template to guide employers. The MEMIC Pandemic Recovery Safety Planning guide includes forms to assist with preparation, training and documentation. “’Planning’ is the operative word when bringing people back to the workplace,”… [Read more]
TDI-DWC Offering Texas Employers Online Safety Consultations
Austin, TX – The way we work has changed, but our mission is still the same. Because of changes brought on by COVID-19, the Texas OSHA Consultation Program is now providing online consultations. “The OSHA Consultation Program at the Division of Workers’ Compensation is changing how we do business right now to help everyone stay… [Read more]
ASSP Return-to-Work Webinar Helps Businesses Take Next Step
Park Ridge, IL – As states begin the process of opening their economies following shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19, business leaders will depend on safety and health professionals to accomplish that transition in a way that protects workers. The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization with nearly 40,000 members… [Read more]
Out Front Ideas Webinar: Employer Perspectives and Priorities During a Pandemic
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark recently announced its next complimentary webinar, which will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic is upending the way employers conduct regular business operations. OFI Noted that employers now face a wide variety of challenges, including dislocation of their workforce, lost revenues, changing priorities and employee… [Read more]