Category: Workplace Safety

Experts Question Flip-Flops In The Workplace And Their Effect On Our Feet

2/14/2018

Women are wearing flip flops in the workplace more and more, especially in these warmer months. U.S. style experts believe that flip flops could be damaging not only our feet but our careers.

There are so many new styles of flip flops: beaded, leather, sequins that women feel it is easy to get away with wearing them to work.

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Starting a Safety Program for Small Business

1/3/2018

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The purpose of a safety program is to involve employees in achieving and maintaining a safe, healthful workplace. This program will have a safety committee that will discuss and find solutions to problems that can cause accidents, injuries, and illnesses. Fewer accidents, injuries, and illnesses will lower your workers compensation costs and insurance premium rates and can increase your profit.

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Back Injury Prevention

12/15/2017

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Download this free booklet to understand the causes of back pain, learn tips for avoiding injury, and discover stretches and activities you can do in your workplace to prevent back injury and relieve back pain.

Use this booklet along with hands-on safety training. This booklet is not meant to replace your doctor’s recommendations.

For more information or support, speak with an expert advisor at Chief Insurance Solutions LLC. (866) 308-3351 or info@chiefins.com.

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First Aid Is Important For The Workplace

12/15/2017

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Knowing first aid in the workplace is very important and at least one person should be certified. Quickly think about what you would do in emergency, knowing what to do when can save someone's life.

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The Importance of Eye Protective Selection In The Workplace

11/5/2017

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Personal protective equipment for the eyes and face is designed to prevent or lessen the severity of injuries to workers. The employer must assess the workplace and determine if hazards that require the use of eye and/or face protection are present or are likely to be present before assigning a certain type of personal protective equipment to workers.

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Fall Safety and Small Business

10/5/2017

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People need fall arrest equipment protection because even those with experience working at heights can lose their balance or grip; we can slip, trip, or misstep at any time. People may think that their reflexes will protect them, but they're falling before they know it, and they don't have to fall far to be seriously injured. People have been falling since Day One. Until people get better at landing, they will need protection from falling.

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Ergonomics In The Workplace

9/18/2017

As the number of employees who work in an office environment increases, so do the number of common office injuries. This is because many offices do not have an ergonomically-correct facility for their workers. In recent years, having an ergonomically-correct work environment has become as important as pay scales and benefits packages. Employees want to know that the time they put in the office on a daily basis is not contributing to a decline in their health with onset of afflictions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Repetitive Stress Injury.

Is your Workplace Safe? The costs and benefits of a safe workplace

8/15/2017

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It is estimated that over 40 million workers in the United States had to receive emergency medical treatment for workplace-related injuries in the year 2003. This is a staggering number when one considers the efforts most companies have put into maintaining a safe workplace. In modern times, a number of companies have been found liable for injuries sustained in their places of business. There is a relationship that exists between workplace safety and profitability.

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Health and Safety Makes Good Cents

7/25/2017

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Data shows that small businesses that have health and safety procedures in place reduce their injury and illness costs by 20 percent and even up to 40 percent. Nearly 95 percent of business owners report that health and safety programs have a positive impact on the company's bottom-line according to a recent survey. Of this group, 61 percent say their return-on-investment is 3 dollars for every 1 dollar they invest in improving workplace safety. In addition, companies that have working health and safety programs in place have seen employee absenteeism drop in half.

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Profits With Safety In The Small Business

6/15/2017

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As a small business owner, you are a risk taker. There is excitement and challenge in such a venture, but to succeed you need good management information, an ability to be a good manager of people and the intelligence and inner strength to make the right decisions. From unnecessary risk taking, thousands of workers die each year and many suffer injury or illness from conditions at work.

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Experts Question Flip-Flops In The Workplace And Their Effect On Our Feet

Starting a Safety Program for Small Business

Back Injury Prevention

First Aid Is Important For The Workplace

The Importance of Eye Protective Selection In The Workplace

Fall Safety and Small Business

Ergonomics In The Workplace

Is your Workplace Safe? The costs and benefits of a safe workplace

Health and Safety Makes Good Cents

Profits With Safety In The Small Business

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