Feb 22, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
WORK-RELATED stress claims cost U.S. companies $200 billion to $300 billion a year, according to the American Institute of Stress. Stress can result in a number of secondary mental and physical illnesses and direct physical injuries, which directly affects health care... 
Feb 13, 2024 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
While all businesses need electricity to get the job done, it can also pose a significant workplace safety issue if your workers are careless. To reduce the chances of an injury or death, it’s imperative that you train your workers in electrical safety. While we’ve... 
Sep 21, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
SINCE THE COVID-19 pandemic, more employers are allowing their staff to work remotely on a permanent basis. This newfound freedom for American workers has allowed many of them to leave the cities they were living in for small towns or even more remote areas around the... 
Jul 5, 2023 | Business Insurance, Workplace Safety
MORE AND more employers are banning cell phones in the workplace because they are distracting enough to be a serious safety issue for workers. “The Digital Distraction & Workplace Safety” study, issued by Screen Education, reported that 14% of employer respondents... 
Mar 15, 2023 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
LANGUAGE BARRIERS can present real threats to worker safety, particularly in certain industries that employ a larger share of non-native English speakers. Only 57% of U.S. agricultural workers in 2019 were born in this country, including Puerto Rico, according to U.S.... 
Mar 2, 2023 | Business Insurance, Workplace Safety
MORE COMPANIES with fleets and commercial drivers are turning to technology to prevent their workers from using their phones while driving. And lately, insurers have started partnering with tech companies to offer these technologies to their commercial auto clients....