10/21/2009

By Bridget Overson

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The importance of how supervisors deal with injury and medical claims

Supervisors play an important role at the time of injury and when an injured employee returns to work. Generally, they are first to be notified of an injury. How they react can set the tone for the entire injury claim process. They also deal directly with the injured employee when they return to work. When […]

10/20/2009

By Bridget Overson

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Working Communities

We all work and live in communities, and are part of several different communities. If one feels that they are part of a group or community they benefit from the spirit of the community and their work, as a group, is performed more efficiently and with better quality. Feeling that you have a “stake” in […]

10/18/2009

By Bridget Overson

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Dust Explosions: Do you Have What it Takes?

Does your facility process Agricultural Products (e.g. egg whites, wood flour)? Does your manufacturing process result in the following dusts: agricultural (e.g. cotton, malt), carbonaceous (e.g. charcoal, cellulose), chemical (e.g. Sulfur, Ascorbic acid), metal (e.g. Bronze, Aluminum), and/or plastic (e.g. epoxy resin, Melamine, Poly vinyl chloride)? If you answered yes, or are unsure, you may […]