by Paul Fuerbringer, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Jun 21, 2017 | Auto Service & Garage, Contractors, Cleancare & Waterworks, Restaurants & Bars, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
It is that time of year again when the weather starts to warm up and we become more active outdoors. I was recently working in my backyard on the first 80+ degree-day of the year and began to get dizzy and disoriented. I started thinking to myself that I was...
by Blair Arndt, Society Insurance Risk Control Representative | Jun 18, 2015 | Auto Service & Garage, Contractors, Cleancare & Waterworks, Restaurants & Bars, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
As summer approaches and the days get longer, the dangers of working outside during hot weather also increases. Knowing how to work safely in hot weather can help prevent heat stress injuries and heat stroke. According to the National Institute for Occupational...
by Pat O'Brien, Society Insurance Senior Risk Control Representative | Jun 18, 2014 | Contractors, Cleancare & Waterworks, Employees, Risk Management, Small Business, Society Insurance
How you feelin’? (Hot, hot, hot). Yes, Buster Poindexter may not have been thinking about employee safety when he asked this question but this is an excellent question to ask with the warm summer months finally upon us. Working in warm conditions is a definite safety...
by Tim Hoffmann, Society Insurance Risk Control Technical Specialist | Jan 6, 2014 | Risk Management, Society Insurance
The harsh weather conditions in January — cold winds, snow and ice — are a regular reminder that winter is here for a while in the Midwest. Over the next four weeks, I will share the best ways to protect your business, employees and customers in a four-part Winter...
