Workers’ compensation claims can be costly. You know that. As a safety or human resources professional, you often have the daunting task of analyzing how workers’ compensation claims are impacting the company. If you don’t have the right tools and information, you are potentially missing key indicators.

Violating OSHA standards can not only result in costly fines for your organization, it can also put your employees in danger. But there are so many OSHA standards, where do you begin?

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced. - John Keats

Books and lectures can only get students so far. The best education for students of all ages incorporates experience outside the classroom—experience that makes what they’re learning “real.” And field trips are one of the best ways to get students out of the classroom.

Field trips also expose students to increased risk. Students must be transported and monitored in environments teachers don’t and can’t control in the same way they control their classrooms. To assure these risks don't become bad experiences, schools must be committed to risk management around field trips. Here are a few risk management strategies that can help make field trips a positive learning experience for students.

Your website and internet presence is a reflection of who you are and what you do. And it needs to be accurate. Be it potential clients, underwriters, or prospective employees – what they find on your website and the internet shapes how they view your company.

Does your risk management strategy take into consideration your online presence?

Social media is an integral part of our everyday lives. It brings significant benefits for businesses and business owners. After all, 95% of adults are most likely to follow a brand via social networking, according to Marketing Sherpa.

Along with the benefits from building an engaging social presence, come associated risks – risks of both being on social media and being absent from it altogether. It’s immensely important to know what these risks are, as well as the proper strategies to manage them.

When winter weather strikes it can dramatically change your workplace. Snow, ice, freezing rain, and cold temperatures bring with them a whole new set of safety hazards than the rest of the year. Taking proper precautions can help keep workers safe throughout winter. Consider these 4 hazard areas:

From all of us at Gibson, we wish you peace, prosperity, and a happy new year!

In November 2016 OSHA issued a final rule on walking-working surfaces and personal fall protection systems. Most provisions of the new rule become effective on January 17, 2017. Is your workplace ready to comply with the updated OSHA standard?

A nonprofit’s board of directors sets the organization’s direction. They set the tone and directly impact the organization’s ability to live its mission. So if they aren’t operating effectively, your organization’s risk of doing something wrong or even failing increases.

Each year OSHA releases the 10 most frequently cited standards. Many of the same standards have found themselves on this list in recent years. For the sixth year in a row, Fall Protection (Standard 1926.501) tops the lists. And the only change from 2015 to 2016 is the Machine Guarding and Electrical Wiring swapped spots. 

Are you taking proper precautions to avoid these hazards in your facility and promote workplace safety?