Workplace Safety

It’s your responsibility to keep your employees safe while they’re at work. You can (and should) adopt a number of safety measures to mitigate the risks your workers may face while they are on the job.

Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)

Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)

There’s some good news and bad news about OSHA for businesses. After OSHA was implemented in 1971, small businesses owners complained that...

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Workplace Safety Tips

Workplace Safety Tips

A workplace injury can significantly impact you and your business. And it happens more than you think. Employers reported 2.8 million non-fatal...

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Injury at Work – What to do if an Employee is Injured at Work

Injury at Work – What to do if an Employee is Injured at Work

If one of your employees suffers an injury at work, workers’ compensation insurance from The Hartford, also known as workers’ comp...

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Health & Wellness in the Workplace

Health & Wellness in the Workplace

Employer-sponsored health and wellness programs are a fast-growing trend for workplace benefits. These programs come in all shapes and sizes. They often...

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Sample Safety Programs for Small Businesses

Sample Safety Programs for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, providing a safe work environment is mandated by law. It’s important to create a safety program that’s suitable...

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Workplace safety resources

Workplace safety resources

Toolbox Talks – Toolbox Talks, from the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), are designed to make your safety meetings engaging and...

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Office Ergonomics: 4 Steps To Setup Your Workstation

Office Ergonomics: 4 Steps To Setup Your Workstation

Whether you are a new employee or at a new workstation, there are 4 ergonomic points to keep in mind. Follow these...

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Proper Lifting Techniques

Proper Lifting Techniques

Preventing back injuries can be a major challenge for some employers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Preventing Falls from Construction Equipment

Preventing Falls from Construction Equipment

Falls from construction equipment cause serious injuries to operators and service people. The larger the equipment, the greater the fall distance and...

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Sample Emergency Action Plan

Sample Emergency Action Plan

This model Emergency Action Plan (EAP) serves as a guide only and must be revised to be worksite specific.

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Slips, Trips and Fall Prevention – Spanish

Slips, Trips and Fall Prevention – Spanish

Los resbalones, tropezones o caídas son hechos comunes en el trabajo de la construcción y representan la mayoría de las lesiones graves...

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Slips, Trips and Fall Prevention – English

Slips, Trips and Fall Prevention – English

Slips, trips or falls are common occurrences in construction work, accounting for the majority of serious and fatal injuries in the industry....

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Slips, Trips and Falls Checklist

Slips, Trips and Falls Checklist

Identify potentially hazardous areas to help eliminate accidents in your workspace.

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Workplace Ergonomics Guide

Workplace Ergonomics Guide

The way you manage and arrange your workstation affects your productivity, comfort, and health.

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Driver Management Guide for Fleet Auto

Driver Management Guide for Fleet Auto

Providing safe, reliable and economical transportation service is a demanding business that requires significant expertise to stay competitive.

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Safety First for Contractors = Safety First

Safety First for Contractors = Safety First

Construction sites are dynamic work environments. The work activities, appearance and hazards can change quickly.

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A Look at OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations

A Look at OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations

Workers’ compensation claims can result directly from worksite conditions, whether in construction, manufacturing, distribution, office or other environments. The Occupational Safety and...

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Material Handling: Ergonomic Approach

Material Handling: Ergonomic Approach

Tightly linked to the manual handling of materials is the possibility of back injuries. The new line of thinking incorporates advanced ergonomic...

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Back Injury Prevention Program Basics

Back Injury Prevention Program Basics

This sheet shows a few basic ideas to help reduce your likelihood of back injury & its costs & downtime.

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OSHA Fall Prevention Training Guide

OSHA Fall Prevention Training Guide

This training guide will help you plan how to prevent injuries and fatalities from falls among your crew, and provide training to...

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Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

When not used properly, scissor lifts can present a serious hazard to workers.

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Using Aerial Lifts

Using Aerial Lifts

The major causes of injuries and fatalities involving aerial lifts are falls, electrocutions, and collapses or tip-overs.

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Arborist and Landscaper Vehicle Safety Tips

Arborist and Landscaper Vehicle Safety Tips

For Arborist and Landscapers, operating vehicles is often incidental and not a primary focus of the business. While the degree of exposure...

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Build a Slip Trip and Fall Prevention Strategy

Build a Slip Trip and Fall Prevention Strategy

A sample program to help build or audit your slip, trip and fall prevention strategy.

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Construction Fire Hazards

Construction Fire Hazards

Update your fire prevention program with these insights from Granite.

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Contractual Risk Transfer

Contractual Risk Transfer

Protect your business better by following these contract tips.

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Electrical Safety

Electrical Safety

Protect your employees by following the authoritative guide to electrical safety - the NFPA 70E.

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Fire Prevention and Mitigation

Fire Prevention and Mitigation

It is crucial that every business have an effective fire emergency plan which incorporates excellent pre-fire planning and protection systems and then...

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Fire Prevention Checklist (Spanish)

Fire Prevention Checklist (Spanish)

Se debe implementar un programa eficaz de prevención de incendios en todas las fases de un proyecto de construcción.

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Fire Prevention Checklist (English)

Fire Prevention Checklist (English)

An effective fire prevention program should be implemented throughout all phases of a construction project.

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Fire Protection Self Inspection Form

Fire Protection Self Inspection Form

A regular and thorough fire protection self inspection regimen can significantly reduce your overall risk by identifying issues and by then applying...

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Know Who You’re Hiring: Independent Contractors

Know Who You’re Hiring: Independent Contractors

Having the proper contractor hiring procedures in place to do the job correctly is one important preventive step.

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Liquor Liability Tips

Liquor Liability Tips

Alcohol service and/or the commercial sale of alcohol creates unique risks and exposures which companies must address by having risk appropriate guidelines...

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Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers’ Compensation

Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers’ Compensation

This NCCI Research Brief, “Motor Vehicle Accidents in Workers’ Compensation,” takes a deeper look at these issues and examines recent trends in...

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Product Liability Risk Transfer Techniques

Product Liability Risk Transfer Techniques

Before questions arise about product liability, protect yourself with these strategies.

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Safe Storage of Flammable Liquids

Safe Storage of Flammable Liquids

Keep flammables from becoming hazards by safely limiting, labeling and storing them.

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Utility Service Disruption Restoration and Recovery

Utility Service Disruption Restoration and Recovery

Restoring a business or operation following loss of critical utility service for an extended period, especially during adverse weather conditions, can create...

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7 Reasons to Get Cyber Insurance

7 Reasons to Get Cyber Insurance

Learn why Cowbell brings the best cyber security coverage to the market

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Why Cyber Insurance

Why Cyber Insurance

Cyber insurance covers losses and expenses to recover from an incident including legal and client notification services.

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Recovering from a Breach

Recovering from a Breach

Learnings from real incidents at small and mid-size businesses.

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Social Engineering Insurance Coverage

Social Engineering Insurance Coverage

Mitigating financial loss and expenses triggered by social engineering incidents.

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Recognize the Triggers for Violent Acts

Recognize the Triggers for Violent Acts

Stay prepared for the worst-case scenario.

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