How to help your clients with a disaster plan, to minimize risk before the next natural catastrophe Hurricanes along Atlantic states. Fires in California and Colorado. Floods in the Midwest and Southeast. Earthquakes in Oklahoma. And that’s just this month. No matter where your clients are located, there’s always the potential for a natural… Read More
Workplace safety
Protect clients and their employees from workplace heat illness
3 ways to help your client beat workplace heat illness As our summer heats up, so will the risk of workplace heat illness. Last year most of the nation experienced extreme heat, and this summer looks to be no different. Now’s a good time to remind your workers’ compensation clients to watch out for symptoms… Read More
5 Steps to prevent restaurant injuries and illness
How to help your client lower their risk of restaurant injuries and illness No doubt your restaurant owner is already aware of the direct costs of an injury or illness, such as higher workers’ compensation premiums. On the other hand, they may not be fully aware of the hidden costs. Besides the medical costs of… Read More
Texting and driving: When your client’s at risk, along with their employees
Should your commercial clients have an employee mobile phone policy? Does your work comp client need an employee mobile phone policy? The answer is yes, if driving is part of any employee’s job. Because most of us have a symbiotic relationship with our cell phones, they’re never more than arm’s length away – even while… Read More
After a disaster: Employee safety tips for business clean-up
Natural disaster aftermath: Employee safety tips This article originally appeared on Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc.’s corporate blog. While we in California don’t experience hurricanes and tornadoes like the rest of the country, we do have our share of natural disasters: Floods. Earthquakes. Fires. Storms. Producers, arm your commercial clients with these tips for business… Read More
Confined space safety tips for workers
Working in confined spaces such as ductwork, equipment housings, pipelines or storage bins requires safety practices to protect your employees. These are restrictive spaces large enough to hold a worker, allowing him or her to do the job temporarily, but has a limited entry or exit. It’s crucial to protect your employees by integrating these… Read More
