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Take Advantage of Safer Construction Devices

InterWest Insurance Services

Advancements are making construction workplaces safer thanks to innovative new designs that learn from the past and the weaknesses of equipment that has been used in construction for decades. Lifts instead of ladders Falls (particularly from ladders) are the leading cause of injuries on construction worksites.

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Report sets out nine ways cities can reduce carbon emissions

Workplace Insight

As cities grow in population and importance, urban construction will continue to gather pace. The report, Reducing Embodied Carbon in Cities: Nine Solutions for Greener Buildings and Communities , highlights nine innovative solutions for all phases of construction and demolition. “In

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Digital Health Coaching as a Modern Employee Benefit

TalentCulture - Employee Benefits

Whether working onsite in the healthcare, construction, service, and hospitality industries throughout the pandemic, the stresses of the past two years have taken their toll. Employees are tired. Employee Burnout […]. The post Digital Health Coaching as a Modern Employee Benefit appeared first on TalentCulture.

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Analysis of the OSHA Report on Severe Injury: A Seven-Year Lookback

Workers' Compensation

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback" summarizing employer-reported inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses from 2015 to 2021. Hospitalizations were the most common type of severe injury, followed by amputations and eye losses.

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NH Case Remanded: Was MRSA Infection “Direct and Natural Result” of Work-Related Injury?

The Workcomp Writer

In October, the claimant collapsed and went into a coma and was hospitalized at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital for about a month. not acquired in a hospital or healthcare facility), it was impossible to determine—or even to speculate about—the relationship of acquisition of this organism to his employment. 2d 714 (Iowa Ct.

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Which Benefits are Best for Onsite Employees?

TalentCulture - Employee Benefits

For instance, consider those involved in transportation, manufacturing, construction, and agriculture, as well as frontline workers in healthcare, education, retail, hospitality, and other service industries. Still, more than 70% of full-time roles require people to work onsite.

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What’s in a name? Study uncovers unexpected career consequences

Employee Benefits

The most popular boy’s name, Liam, was most likely to work in the construction industry, while the most common choice for those called Olivia, the most popular girl’s name, was a career in advertising.