Insurance & Safety News

The responsibility for the health and safety of employees is usually assigned to the supervisor. Supervisors are the people who can take immediate, direct action [...]

The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released a report in late 2019 on targeted school violence that reinforces much of what many of [...]

Ergonomic injuries like text neck, cellphone elbow, and digital eyestrain are becoming more commonplace as we spend longer hours working and organizing our lives online, [...]

Suffering a work injury that involves missed time from work can be challenging in many ways. Besides the physical injury, there is often an emotional [...]

For the school year 2018-2019, Southwest Washington Workers Compensation Trust had some serious employee injuries resulting from falls from a ladder.  All of these injuries [...]

Slips, trips and falls can result in strains, sprains, contusions, fractures and other serious injuries.  For the 2018-2019 school year, a slip, trip and fall [...]

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that often goes undetected, striking victims at home and at work. At work sites all internal combustion [...]

Whether you drive for your job or merely commute to and from work, you need to be aware of deer entering the roadway. Although motor [...]

School bus transportation plays a critical role in the education of our nation's students, and is the direct link between a neighborhood and the classroom. [...]

Canned air is often used in office settings to remove dust from computer keyboards and other electronic equipment that cannot be cleaned using water.  Canned [...]

Scissor lifts provide a safe and reliable platform for workers to perform job tasks when used according to the manufacturer’s instructions. When not used properly, [...]

It is important to maintain a clean classroom. School custodial staff are responsible for cleaning schools, but some teachers choose to do additional cleaning. Here [...]