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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. These are in addition to submission of Form 300A-Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.

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Stressed, Burned Out Workers May Compromise Safety

InterWest Insurance Services

This includes construction, manufacturing, warehousing, health care and transportation. Stress is especially prevalent in production environments, where the safety stakes are the highest. In these industries, the risks can range from amputations and crushing injuries to falls and muscle sprains.

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

Workers' Compensation

The construction, healthcare and social assistance, and manufacturing industries accounted for nearly half of all reported severe injuries. Manufacturing: This industry had the third-highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 5.8 Certain industries have significantly higher rates of severe injuries than others.

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How risky is your job… really?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Frozen cakes, pies, and other pastries manufacturing (Private industry) 311813 5.8 Truss manufacturing (Private industry) 321214 5.6 Manufacturing 13.9 40% 8 Transport, postal and warehousing 14.9 42% 16 Manufacturing 27.2 Transport, postal and warehousing 29.3 Fire protection (Local government) 92216 5.9

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International Students and work-hazard exposure: Are we managing their risks?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

In my own experience, I have met international students working in construction, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and healthcare. Clearly, the easing of restrictions on work hours is intended to alleviate labour shortages, particularly in the service sector. That said, many students work in many other sectors of the economy.

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HR viewed as the least productive department by employees

cipHR

Productivity in HR is also not always quantifiable in the same way as it might be for other roles, or other departments, such as sales or manufacturing. HR’s impact is often seen in long-term outcomes, like employee retention and satisfaction, which are harder to measure and appreciate in the short term.

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Majority of in-person staff can’t afford to take time off for illness, survey suggests

cipHR

Survey respondents (by industry) that have worked through illness because of money worries in 2023: Retail: 81% of in-person workers Hotel and food service: 78% IT and software: 70% Wholesaling: 62% Healthcare and social assistance: 60% Manufacturing: 60% Education: 58% Government and public administration: 58% Construction: 57% Transportation and (..)