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Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why

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You can practice safety and use common sense on the job, but there’s no way to predict when accidents or injuries might occur. Carpenter’s insurance is a financial instrument that helps protect your business if accidents, injuries, or illnesses occur in a work-related capacity. What is carpenter insurance?

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

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Hazardous conditions can have both short-term and long-term financial consequences along with the possibility of work-related illness or injury. . According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls accounted for more than 1 in 3 jobsite fatalities in 2019. These injuries often result in missed time or permanent incapacity.

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SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS

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Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were over 200,000 cases involving falls, slips, trips in 2012, and that’s not counting the ones that went unreported. A 2013-14 report from Great Britain estimated that falls and slips & trips accounted for over a third of all employee injuries. This issue affects companies worldwide.

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VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were 14,770 workplace homicides between 1992 and 2012. In 2013, there were 397 homicide victims; and, those fatalities accounted for 9 percent of all workplace deaths that year. So what can be done to reduce risk?

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Third-Party Auditors Helping Connect the Dots of Contractor Verification

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Companies, often called Owner Clients or Owner Operators, and contractors both pay to secure an account with a third-party auditor, such as ISNetworld ®* , PICS ® , PEC ® Premier, ComplyWorks, and Canqual. per 100,000 for offshore workers, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , and you can see wherein the need lies.