The 2024 Restaurant Risk Report by AmTrust details what’s driving workers’ comp costs for restaurant operators and how to make meaningful changes in workplace safety.
Monica Manske of PMA Companies shares her expert insights on the critical role of data in managing workplace safety risks, the importance of a comprehensive onboarding process, and the unique challenges faced by new employees in the context of workplace safety.
Construction fatalities rose nearly 40% from 2011-2022, with falls and transportation incidents as leading causes of worker deaths, according to a data bulletin from The Center for Construction Research and Training.
If everyone committed just one day a year to thinking through the risks and compiling an actionable plan, insureds and their employees would gain significant peace of mind and lives would be saved.
In the complex landscape of middle market business operations, risk management stands as a watch guard, protecting employees and organizations from the unforeseen and the preventable. Yet many leaders still don’t think about risk management as a key performance metric for a productive and healthy business.
Material handling injuries continue to plague businesses, but proactive risk management strategies can create a safer, more productive workplace, according to an article by Nationwide Agency Forward.
Demographic groups face disproportionate MSD risks, showing the need for DEI factors to be considered in ergonomics and safety, according to the National Safety Council.
A statistical rise in public sector workplace violence has led some in the workers’ compensation space to review the protections and safety protocols in place for these vulnerable workers.
Employers say that safety technologies, from wearable devices to computer vision, are transforming the workplace and delivering promising results, according to an NCCI report