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What is Experience Modification Rate (EMR), and How Does it Impact Prequalification?

Safety Services Company

Insurance companies use the number to assess the cost of injuries and future risks. Lowering your EMR is important, as you can greatly reduce the amount you pay for workers’ compensation coverage. Your company has filed one or more workers’ compensation claims. Across the board, the industry average for EMRs stands at 1.0.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

As part of our continued focus on OSHA’s Top Ten most frequently cited violations to its standards, in this article we will focus specifically on Fall Protection as it is the number one most commonly cited standard for 2018. Fall Protection encompasses all categories that define controls used to prevent injuries resulting from a fall.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

As part of our continued focus on OSHA’s Top Ten most frequently cited violations to its standards, in this article we will focus specifically on Fall Protection as it is the number one most commonly cited standard for 2018. Fall Protection encompasses all categories that define controls used to prevent injuries resulting from a fall.

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#70:  Owner and GC Tort Duties to Subcontractor Employees

NH Construction Law

Who is liable for injuries to the sub’s employees in such cases? 203 (2018), provides some guidance. He couldn’t sue A&M due to the Workers’ Compensation Law’s exclusivity provision, but he could and did sue the GC and the owner, claiming that they owed him a duty to maintain a safe working environment.

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Electrician impaled on metal pipes after ladder fall

Construction Enquirer

The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation. The court heard that electrician Matthew Mason was fatally injured while installing a public address system at Bearsden Train Station on Tuesday 5 June 2018. This piping pierced his side causing internal injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Consider these elements of a training and awareness program to save lives, mitigate injuries, and reduce liability and costs . Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.

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OSHA Top 10 Mini-Series: Hazard Communication

Safety Services Company

OSHA Top Ten List of Cited Violations for 2018. As of September 30th 2018 , the top two most frequently cited standards following OSHA worksite inspections are violations. As of September 30th 2018 , the top two most frequently cited standards following OSHA worksite inspections are violations. preventable injuries.

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