In the wake of two years of pandemic living, most Americans are confronting stress in their lives on a daily basis, at home and at work. Your clients in the manufacturing sector were already feeling the strain before COVID-19, as a 2017 Mental Health America study...
COVID-19
Advice for Handling COVID-19 Spread in Supply Chains
Your client put together a COVID-19 plan for minimizing spread within their workforce. But does their plan account for touch points along the supply chain? If not, they could have serious vulnerabilities. COVID-19 is not your typical risk: it’s invisible, comes with a...
Advice for Handling COVID-19 Spread on Construction Jobsites
Construction, COVID-19, Safety
The engineering and construction industry keenly feel the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. As essential workers in an industry particularly vulnerable to the threat of economic recession, your construction clients must navigate the uncertainty and incredible risk that...
Workers Comp COVID Claims vs. OSHA Recordable Illnesses
Compliance, COVID-19, Incidents & Claims, Laws & Regulations
For employers covered both by OSHA Recordkeeping regulations and workers’ compensation laws, it can be a challenge to determine when and where to report a work-related injury or illness. Just because you can make a workers’ comp claim doesn’t mean an incident is...
How to Support a Manufacturer’s COVID-19 Outbreak Response
Compliance, COVID-19, Incidents & Claims, Manufacturing
Manufacturing businesses remain critical during COVD-19. When the pandemic first began, plants across the country stepped up, rearranged their shop floors, and saved lives by transitioning their health and safety measures to include masks, sanitizer, and social...
5 Ways Your Agribusiness Clients Must Respond to COVID-19 Outbreaks
Agriculture, Compliance, COVID-19, Safety
COVID-19 outbreaks have impacted agricultural businesses around the world. In several states, public health departments can now link several hotspots with meatpacking plants where workers functioned within close proximity of one another. If more than one worker...