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New OSHA Electronic Reporting Rule Takes Effect

InterWest Insurance Services

The new rule applies to businesses in 104 high-hazard industries that include the agricultural, food production, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, transportation and medical sectors. Additionally, employers are required to post their Form 300A in a conspicuous area in the workplace from Feb. 1 through April 30 every year.

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Stressed, Burned Out Workers May Compromise Safety

InterWest Insurance Services

In May 2023, it launched a web portal for employers to understand and recognize the workplace safety implications of stressed workers and what they can do to help. This includes construction, manufacturing, warehousing, health care and transportation. Inattention while working in these sectors can be deadly. Show empathy.

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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. Manufacturing: This industry had the third-highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 5.8

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December BLS Jobs Report: Prioritize HR Investments

Hireology

Employers added a mere 199,000 new jobs in December — less than half what experts predicted. Professional and business services, manufacturing, construction, and transportation and warehousing rounded out the top five industries in terms of growth. But for employers it’s a real challenge. To date, we’re still roughly 3.6

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August Jobs Report — It’s Time for a Foundational Focus

Hireology

The August Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation presented an unexpected slow month of job growth. Employers added 235,000 jobs — a pretty stark contrast to the roughly 1 million jobs added in July. For many employers, creating new roles might simply be less of a priority than filling existing open positions.

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November BLS Report: Prioritize Your Team For Lasting Success

Hireology

With fewer in-person shoppers, cashiers and floor staff positions have been largely eliminated, while roles in warehousing and transportation have seen notable increases. Professional and business services, healthcare, construction, and manufacturing all saw job gains.

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Perils and Promise: What Machines and Millennials are Doing to HR (Part 1)

Achievers

But what can HR organizations and employers do to prepare? Traditional organizations like manufacturing and warehousing had to think twice about why employees left their organizations for other companies. One simple way to get started is to just ask them. Many HR departments are changing how they recruit and retain new workers.