Employer-reported Nonfatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Up 7.5% From 2021
Topics: safety, OSHA, workers compensation, work comp, Risk Management, Loss Control
Are your teachers insured properly? Education Law 3023 requirements
Education Law 3023 Requires School Districts and BOCES to Insure and Indemnify All Teachers, including Student Teachers.
Topics: Insurance, School, Risk Management
According to OSHA, Landscaping and Nursery companies are responsible for requiring workers to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where specific regulations indicate the need for using PPE to reduce the hazards to the employees.
Topics: safety, Risk Management, Landscape
How to Manage your Districts Risk during a Capital Project
The vote has taken place, and your District is embarking on a Capital Project! Exciting times for the students and families, but a big project management commitment for School Business Officials. Before a single shovel goes in the ground, make sure you have dotted your i's and crossed your t's, especially where Insurance and Risk Management issues come into play.
Topics: Liability Insurance, Insurance, Risk Management, Capital Project, Builders Risk
Attention NYSNLA Members...OSHA Heat Hazard Inspections Are You Ready?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focused on heat hazards. Through this, OSHA will be conducting proactive inspections for heat-related hazards—in both outdoor and indoor work environments. NYSNLA members should be aware of this new program. Are you ready for an inspection?
Topics: safety, Risk Management, heat hazard
OSHA Heat Hazard Inspections Are You Ready?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focused on heat hazards. Through this, OSHA will be conducting proactive inspections for heat-related hazards—in both outdoor and indoor work environments. Is your facility ready for an inspection?
Topics: safety, Risk Management, heat hazard
If it seems like every couple of weeks there’s a cyber-incident dominating the evening news; it’s because there truly is. Cyber-Attacks, especially those involving Ransomware, have taken center stage in news coverage since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. And now, with the situation in Ukraine, the Cyberthreat is even greater.
Topics: Cyber, Ransomware, Hacking, Risk Management
How does your insurance policy respond to Property or Business Income Losses resulting from the Russia-Ukraine War?
Does a commercial Property policy cover property damage or business income arising from the Russia-Ukraine war? Unfortunately, most Commercial Property Policies will not offer coverage for losses arising from War.
Topics: Risk Management
More about cyber and how it impacts your business
Topics: Breach, Cyber, Ransomware, Hack, Hacking, Data, Risk Management
Is your business prepared for legalized marijuana in NY?
Residents of NY will be allowed to purchase, possess and grow marijuana for personal use. It will be a regulated and taxed industry that will see significant growth in the coming years. NY has formed the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to establish the regulations about production, distribution and sale of recreational marijuana.
Topics: Insurance, Risk Management, Marijuana, Legalized Cannabis