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Cambridge Dictionary defines “silver lining” as “an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation.”  Since March 2020, it’s not always been easy to see any positives that resulted from the pandemic. The pandemic […]

Workplace safety could be regarded as the greatest team sport there is. Now, those are pretty bold words, especially coming from a sports fan. But there are undeniable parallels and since the stakes are so […]

An interesting and troubling story from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) out of Great Britain that illustrates the potential for broader concerns from SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID it causes. This relates the circumstances of a death […]

You know, you just can’t go to any old blog to find not one, but two completely useless stories crammed into a single relevant post. But thanks to the wizardry of the rubber mallet handily […]

California’s workers’ compensation needs more mental health treatment providers. A bill has now been introduced which may help address the problem. The bill is SB 1002 (Portantino). A link to the current bill text can be […]

History repeating itself is a sad and all too common occurrence in the safety world. Is there anything more tragic than well-known hazards causing multiple injuries over time? If we could only learn from our […]

When it comes to insurance companies that handle Illinois workers’ compensation claims, you have to know that no matter how you got injured or what your case is about, they are always looking for reasons […]

The WCRI 2022 Annual Conference will be back to in-person on March 16 – 17 at the Westin Copley Square in Boston, MA.  If you have not signed up, you should do so soon.  Let […]