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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA buckles down on electronic reporting OSHA is initiating an enforcement program to identify employers who did not fulfill the requirement to electronically submit injury and illness data. […]

Aging is not new. Generations before us have come, stayed, and moved on. In their wake, there has persistently been some population of the "next generation" (note that is not capitalized, and not "Generation Next") ready to step […]

Most of us will actively process grief at some point in our working life. Yet, no one tells you the practical things about managing grief at work. In fact, coping with grief in the workplace is the […]

The 2022 Lockton Workers’ Compensation Survey is currently underway, and workers’ comp professionals are strongly encouraged to participate. Doing so helps all of us better understand trends and challenges in the industry. This survey will also help […]

The 2021 Workers’ Compensation Forum in Orlando was a much anticipated event. The world at large was seemingly just awakening from pandemic, though Florida had largely returned to normal in 2020. See Happy Anniversary (March 2022). As we […]

The Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) requires that all employees exposed to hazardous chemicals at work be trained about the chemicals' hazards and how to protect themselves BEFORE they are exposed to the chemical. The best […]

Being in a state of emotional distress is like it sounds: feeling distressed. Basically, it means you’re experiencing symptoms of mental suffering. This may happen because you’ve gone through something difficult or an associated mental […]

In a historic step, the US Environmental Protection Administration [EPA] is moving to protect people from cancer risks and is moving to ban asbestos in the US. The EPA has proposed its first-ever risk management […]