Workers Compensation

Back to Basics: Safety Reminders that Go Beyond COVID-19 

2023-04-17T11:22:11-04:00September 21st, 2021|2021, COVID-19 Updates, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

With the world’s gaze focused on protecting people against COVID-19 over the past two years, it may have been easy to lose sight of other foundational precautions and protocols that help keep workers safe. However, going back to the [...]

NARFA Partners with Flyreel to Provide Innovative, Contact-Less Safety and Loss Control Inspections to Members as Part of Their Workers Compensation Program

2023-04-17T11:22:50-04:00July 13th, 2021|2021, Company News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. & DENVER, July 13, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Automotive Roads Fuel Association (NARFA), the exclusive sponsor of the Automotive Industries Compensation Corporation (AICC) workers compensation program, is proud to announce the availability of Flyreel for AICC members. Flyreel [...]

NARFA Enhances the AICC Loss Control Team Starting on July 1st, 2021

2023-04-17T11:22:52-04:00June 22nd, 2021|2021, Company News, Massachusetts News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

We are pleased to introduce the Automotive Industries Compensation Corporation (AICC) Loss Control & Safety Team to the membership, as of July 1st, 2021. The AICC Administrator, FutureComp, will be utilizing a three-person team of safety professionals to deliver [...]

US Department of Labor’s OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Update Hazard Communication Standard

2023-04-17T11:25:18-04:00February 12th, 2021|2021, Legislative News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a proposed rule to update the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the seventh revision of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification [...]

Water is Drinkable PPE: Are You Protecting Your Workers from the Inside Out?

2023-04-17T11:25:19-04:00February 11th, 2021|2021, COVID-19 Updates, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

This piece was published in Occupational Health and Safety and we wanted to share it with you. Hard hats, harnesses, face shields, goggles, hearing protection, respiratory gear—you make all the right moves when it comes to protecting your employees [...]

Reminder OSHA Form 300a Must Be Posted by February 1

2023-05-15T18:30:33-04:00January 28th, 2021|2021, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits Legislation, Labor News, Legislative News, Workers Compensation|

The OSHA Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Form 300), Summary (Form 300A), and Instructions can be found in the Forms section of the HR Support Center by searching for OSHA Form 300. Click the link that says, “OSHA [...]

The Importance of Traffic Incident Management (TIM)

2023-04-17T11:25:20-04:00January 21st, 2021|2021, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

“Anchorage, Alaska Tow Operator Struck and Killed While Loading Vehicle” Anchorage, AL  Police in Anchorage, Alaska, say a tow operator was struck by a vehicle as he loaded a car that had become stuck in a ditch on the [...]

OSHA Increases Violation Penalties

2023-04-17T11:25:22-04:00January 18th, 2021|2021, Labor News, Legislative News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced adjustments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2021. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to [...]

Safety Tips: Forklift Operation and Best Practices

2023-04-17T11:25:23-04:00January 14th, 2021|2021, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

Powered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower, or remove large objects or a number of smaller objects on pallets or [...]

OSHA Announces Deadline for 2020 Workplace Injury Data (Form 300A) Submission

2023-04-17T11:25:24-04:00January 8th, 2021|2021, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Labor News, Legislative News, Safety Tips, Workers Compensation|

OSHA is reminding employers to submit the 2020 Form 300A data electronically by March 2. The agency began collecting data for the calendar year on January 2. Establishments that have 250 or more employees and are required to keep [...]