Jeff Bezos’s Workers Comp Worries Covered In Final Shareholder Letter Yes, Jeff Bezos’s Workers Comp concerns covered a specific type of injury. The concerns were so important to him that he actually included a large passage in his final letter to shareholders. Wow! One of the more astounding articles I
Safety Metrics, Keeping your Cool in a Hot Zone – The Safety Lunch Safety metrics is the way we will measure our safety program. Without measurements we have nothing. On our third install we will follow Nate and Fanta out to lunch. Fanta ) “ So Nate what
Our OSHA Consultant Glen, CSP adds in another part of the Safety Metrics – Keeping Your Cool in a Hot Zone series “ As the company’s chief financial officer, what can you tell me about your companies experience modifier? “ Answer: “ I know that it is higher than
Our OSHA Consultant Publishes a Four-Part Series on Safety Metrics Safety metrics is the way we will measure our safety program. Without measurements we have nothing. Every profession has ways of measuring the success and failure of their endeavors. Accountants, look at balance sheets, earning, and ( ROI ) return
Internal Safety Program Evaluation From A Non-safety Professional My safety program evaluation starts with a very simple process. This secret method has been used by myself and a few other non-safety professionals to examine a company’s safety program. Please remember this is from a premium audit, claims handling,
Safety Program Five Things You Must Do There are five things you must do to have a very good safety program according to our safety consultant, Glen DuLac. A ) Have the best bulletproof ( IIPP) Injury and Illness Prevention plan that you can create or modify. This need not be
Risk Safety Pro Search – Leaky Pipes? Finding a good Risk Safety Pro Is a Lot Like Finding a Good Plumber. It took me 36 semester hours i.e. twelve classes to earn my M.S. degree in Human Resources. But you don’t have to go thru all that time and expense.
Human Resources and Safety So what is the big deal about Human Resources ? One may ask, “ you said you were going to address safety, yet you start with some Human Resources articles, why ? “ Simple, because good Human Resources is the platform for smart safety. Think of
NCCI – Post-Accident Safety Post-accident safety glitches can be very expensive for employers. Post-accident safety can be thought of as risk management protocols in the next few hours after a Workers Comp accident occurs in the workplace. The terms Loss Reduction or Loss Control are interchangeable with post-accident safety.
Work Comp Safety Week Our Work Comp Safety Week begins with DBM’s from our new safety consultant Glen DuLac. We began the discussion on DBM’s last week. DBM’s (Dominant Buying Motivators) can be applied to the HR function in most companies. ______________ Based on my experience, the DBM of knowledge
Work Comp safety The subject of Work Comp safety is one of the areas that I have harped on for years. Assisting clients with reducing their premiums and Mods is something we have done for over 20 years. The one area that we are often asked questions on concerns Work
Top 10 Challenges for WC – The Next Five Top 10 Challenges – part 2 of 2 6. 24 hour coverage – WC and health melding 7. No young workers in WC, Risk Management, or Safety Industries 8. Deflation of the dollar as a currency 9. WC
Workers Comp Premium Saving Resolutions Workers Comp Premium saving resolutions are always a great way to start the New Year. There are six easy workers comp premium saving resolutions below. These will work for companies of all sizes. Six Workers Comp Resolutions for Self Insureds will be covered next time.
EMods or XMods – Safety Programs Have A Cumulative Effect The EMods or XMods safety programs take time to decrease your premiums. E-Mods also known as X-Mods in California are basically the same as a credit score for an individual. The main difference is you can fix your personal credit score in
Presentation Highlights – Safety and EMods Are Very Related How Safety and EMods intermingle was the basis for most of the highlights from my presentation. The NC Mid State Safety Council was kind enough to ask me to do a presentation on how safety programs impact an employer’s bottom line from
Basic Risk Management Failure Shown By Safety Statistics A recent Safety Statistics article was not kind to basic risk management. I was reading through a large amount of workers comp publications over the weekend. I came across what to me were astounding statistics on safety and risk management. The survey
Safety And Risk Management Departments – Worth The Expense? During workers comp premium and review audits, I have pleaded with companies to keep their risk management and safety departments as fully staffed as possible. Workers Compensation safety and risk management departments have been pared to the core during the great
Workers Compensation Safety Programs – Best Way To Save $$$ Workers Compensation safety programs are always worth the expended funds. One of the areas that employers seem to sharply decrease their budgets during economic downturns is safety. As Treasurer of the NC Mid State Safety Council, I can attest
Safety Program Lowers E-Mods By Eliminating Accidents A safety program will always be the quickest way to lower E-Mods. Recently, the subject of E-Mod/X-Mods surfaced in a few publications and on some of the social networks that I participate on Workers Comp. There were many discussions and posts on what
