AlaCOMP provides news and OSHA Updates to all members. Each entry is packed with vital safety tips, updates to claims processes and information on the annual seminar devoted to safety and workers’ compensation subjects.
Holiday Ladder Safety
November 29, 2022
Holiday Ladder Safety Are you planning on hanging Christmas lights this year? Remember to place your ladder on a level, stable surface. Breaking an arm in a fall (or worse) is no fun anytime, let alone during the holiday season. According to World Health Organization, the US leads the world in ladder deaths. Each year, there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries and 300 deaths caused by ladders. Falls from ladders are the leading cause of death on construction sites.…
MOREFocus Four Video Series: Fall Safety
October 28, 2022
Have you heard of the Focus Four? The Focus Four are recognized by OSHA as the reasons the majority of injuries occur in the construction industry. These hazards include falls, caught-in-between, struck-by, and electrical. In this series, AlaCOMP’s Loss Control Department will discuss each of the Focus Four hazards and explain how your team can put control measures in place to protect your employees from these common injury causes. In the first video of this series, Loss…
MORESafety Awareness: 2022 1st Quarter Claims Recap
May 04, 2022
2022 1st Quarter Claims Recap When we are reviewing claims data for trends, we often find trends that begin during the first quarter of the year and remain constant as the year progresses. In 2022, we will review our claims statistics from each quarter with you to display the top types of injuries, injury causes, and trends developing across the fund. For the first quarter of 2022, the following are our top five claim types by total incurred value: Slip, trip, and fall – 87 claims for…
MORESafety Video Series: OSHA Top 5 Citations- #4
January 24, 2022
The OSHA Top 5 Citations Video Series will touch on OSHA’s most common citations. Each video in the series will help you identify what citations occurred most frequently, what OSHA standard(s) addresses those citations, and how you can improve your company’s safety efforts to be compliant with these OSHA standards. In this video, Loss Control Consultant, Jay Burton, will be reviewing the 4th most common OSHA citation. He will be discussing how you can implement…
MORESafety Awareness: Fall Protection
July 11, 2019
According to information published by Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, the OSHA fall protection fall standard was the number one most-frequently cited standard in 2018. Click here to read the article. Some of the statistics cited include the following: Enforcement citations: 6,479 Number of inspections: 6,298 Proposed penalties: $31,266,844 Falls exist as one of the most common workplace accidents resulting in serious injury or death. At any point when employees are exposed to heights…
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