Winter Workplace Safety: Risk Management Strategies
In 2014, there were 42,480 occupational injuries involving ice, snow, or sleet that required at least one day away from work to recover.
Leadership’s Role in Worker Safety
It’s no secret that hundreds of billions of dollars are spent annually on costs correlated to work-related injuries and illnesses.
Safety Is NOT a Priority!
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Workers’ Compensation: Timing is Everything
Reducing or eliminating workers’ compensation claims is critical to an organization’s risk management strategy and is key for the long-term success of any company.
Webinar: Life of a Workers’ Compensation Claim
We do everything we can to prevent a claim, but eventually the inevitable occurs. Be prepared.
Risks to Consider When Developing a No-Smoking Policy
We’re all familiar with the down-sides of cigarette and tobacco use – it increases health risks, raises medical costs, and it often lowers productivity in the workplace. It’s costly for the employer and the individual smoking, so many companies are implementing no-smoking policies and even minimizing the number of smokers they hire. As a risk management and human resources company, Cornerstone Insurance Group decided to weigh in on this important topic.
Workplace Violence Prevention: What Can I Do?
Our previous blog discussed identifying some of the warning signs for workplace violence. Once you know the signs of a violent act, the best defense is to be aware of actions you can take now to mitigate exposures in your workplace so that you and your coworkers don’t become victims. The best defense against workplace violence is prevention.
Workplace Violence: Know the Warning Signs
Workplace violence is an unfortunate fact of everyday life in the United States.
Cyber Attacks – Are You Prepared?
The New York Times just reported that the Equifax breach was caused by the negligence of one employee. Despite the risk management and security measures the consumer credit reporting agency had taken to protect the sensitive data of its more than 800 million customers, it took only one person to make a single devastating mistake that would jeopardize the company’s entire operation.
Every Step Matters: Ladder Safety and How It Affects Everyone
Falls from ladders are consistently one of the top leading causes of occupational fatalities. Approximately 20 percent of fall-related injuries in the workplace involve ladders.
Creating a Workers’ Compensation Process
For the unprepared, workers’ compensation issues can be both confusing and costly. Fortunately for employers, there are ways to actively engage WC issues through risk management to influence their outcomes.Cyber Risks and Insurance
With the enormous amount of sensitive information stored digitally, companies need to take the proper measures to ensure their data is never compromised through customized risk management strategies.
How Safe is the Data your Company is Handling?
On Aug. 25, 2015, the Identity Theft Resource Center released a report that summarized security breaches.
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