Fort Worth, TX – CorVel Corporation (NASDAQ: CRVL) recently presented its Critical Incident Stress Debriefing program, highlighting positive outcomes with the City of Beverly Hills, at the annual Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA) meeting on March 1, 2022, in Anaheim, California. Critical incident stress debriefing has been around for over ten years. However, it… [Read more]
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US DOL Announces $3.2M in Harwood Grants for Training on Infectious Diseases, COVID-19
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently announced the availability of $3.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Susan Harwood Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grants. The grants will fund training and education to help workers and… [Read more]
ISN Releases Latest Edition of Serious Injuries & Fatalities White Paper
Dallas, TX – Contractor and supplier information management provider ISN recently released its latest Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs) Insights White Paper to further its mission of creating safe worksites. The company leveraged its platform data to analyze more 60,000 recordable incidents from 2018, 2019, and 2020. The findings included in the White Paper aim… [Read more]
Foresight Expands Work Comp Appetite for Agribusiness, Construction, and Manufacturing
San Francisco, CA – Foresight recently announced the expansion of its appetite to include four new class codes and 23 incidental adjacencies to serve more customers in the Agribusiness, Construction, and Manufacturing industry sectors. “The new class codes and appetite expansion allows us to present a more comprehensive offering to the safety-forward businesses we serve,”… [Read more]
US DOL Urges Healthcare Facilities, Providers to Employ Effective Safety, Health Programs
Onaga, KS – Amid the pandemic, U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020 while serving those in need. In fact, workers in the healthcare and social assistance industries combined, suffered more injuries and illnesses than workers in any industry in the nation. As the nation prepares to… [Read more]
RIMS Survey: Risk Pros See More than 12% Pay Increase in 2021 vs 2019
New York, NY – Risk professionals at all levels and responsibilities in the United States experienced an average 12.6% base salary increase in 2021 compared to 2019, while Canadian practitioners experienced an average 15.9% increase in the same period, according to the RIMS 2021 Compensation Survey. The survey provides detailed compensation analysis by industry, location,… [Read more]
TRISTAR Acquires Risico Claims Management and Total Managed Care
Long Beach, CA – TRISTAR Insurance Group, Inc. (TRISTAR), the largest privately owned, independent third-party claims administrator in the United States, recently announced it has agreed to acquire Risico Claim Management, Inc. and Risico Total Managed Care, Inc.’s self-insured book of business. The transaction is expected to close effective February 1st, 2022. Risico was found… [Read more]
Out Front Ideas Webinar: Does Our System Do Harm?
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark recently announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that it is easy to identify the benefits of the workers’ compensation system for injured workers. But do we regularly assess and consider what we do to avoid potential harm that the system may cause? While this… [Read more]
Origami Risk Adds Online Occupational Health Solutions for EHS Professionals
Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced the launch of new online occupational health tools to support industrial hygiene and ergonomics initiatives, building on its growing suite of web-based and mobile solutions for environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals. “Even as COVID-19 continues to have a dramatic impact on workplaces throughout the U.S. and around… [Read more]
Cal/OSHA Posts Fact Sheets and Updated COVID-19 FAQs
Oakland, CA – Cal/OSHA recently posted fact sheets and updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to incorporate new guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on isolation and quarantine periods, and to reflect revisions adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on December 16, 2021 that went into effect January 14th.… [Read more]