by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Jul 22, 2020 | Risk Management, Uncategorized
When businesses are closed for a period of time, water and air conditioning may be shut off to conserve resources. In doing so, the warmth and lack of clean water flow is the right formula for the growth of potentially dangerous microbes, including the bacteria that...
by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
With fall officially underway and Halloween right around the corner, it can only mean one thing: sweets, sweets, and more sweets. However, I would ask that you put down whatever candy your kids have rejected so you can start reflecting on 2019 and planning for 2020. ...
by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
The start of 2019 is still a few months away but the fiscal year 2019 for the federal government begins October 1. With that, the occupational safety and health association (OSHA) will wrap up fiscal year 2018 and will get to work on their 2019 goals. This makes now...
by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | May 10, 2017 | Contractors, Cleancare & Waterworks, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
Let’s face it; working in construction is dangerous. In 2015, one in five worker fatalities occurred in construction. Is it any wonder why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted almost four times as many inspections and issued over twice as...
by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Aug 12, 2014 | Auto Service & Garage, Contractors, Cleancare & Waterworks, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
Working in traffic is a dangerous job, and it is easy for workers and drivers to become confused and frustrated as they navigate through construction zones. In this two-part blog series, I share ways to prevent, or even eliminate, work zone injuries and fatalities...
