Archive

What's the Difference Between an Emergency and a Disaster? Is Your Business Prepared?
 Oct. 19, 2011

What’s the difference between an Emergency and a Disaster? If you can expect expedient professional response after calling 911, then you have an emergency. If you cannot rely on fire, police or EMT responders due to an area-wide crisis, ... More »

Scissor Lifts--Fatalities Can be Avoided
 Oct. 19, 2011

Manufacturers may occasionally use scissor lifts for incidental work in the shop. Often lifts are rented or sometimes an older unit is kept on hand for periodic use. Employer safety programs may forget to address this exposure with serious ... More »

Can You Have a
 Sept. 28, 2011

Is it possible to have a great Cal/OSHA inspection at your workplace? Yes, says Lisa Prince, an attorney with The Walter Law Firm in Healdsburg, which specializes in representing employers in Cal/OSHA appeals.

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Drugging Injured Workers: Narcotics May be Impacting Your Claims Costs
 Sept. 9, 2011

Prescriptions are often written as a standard medical protocol when a physician treats an injured worker. The current concern among employers and carriers is not for the standard prescriptions issued under medical guidelines. The crisis in ... More »

Are Your Employees Really Engaged in Safety Training?
 Sept. 9, 2011

So you’ve conducted a captivating training session. Now it’s time to see if your "pearls of wisdom" are being put into practice. You walk through the operation, scrutinizing the work process and to your disappointment you ... More »

2011 California Workers' Compensation Bills
 July 20, 2011

Historically, workers’ compensation has been a legislative battlefield in California. With a new governor and many new senators and members of the assembly, 2011 is likely to be another challenging legislative year. As these bills move ... More »

Preventing Shoulder Injuries
 July 20, 2011

There are myriad of injury prevention programs focused on avoiding back injuries. They are the most common and costliest work related injuries and include both back and neck injuries. Shoulder injuries also account for a considerable number ... More »

When Too Much is Too Bad
 July 11, 2011

Overexertion is frequently the cause of what are the most painful and disabling work related injuries. But, surprisingly a good number of overexertion injuries can be easily avoided. Loss prevention programs should include avoiding overexertion ... More »

Sometimes the Best Position is Neutral
 July 11, 2011

You would never drive your car in the neutral position because the
car’s design and engineering never contemplated the driver operating
the car in neutral. But, keeping a neutral posture on the job is
actually desirable because ... More »

The Secret to a Successful Safety Program Lies Within the Pyramids
 May. 25, 2011

No, we’re not saying you need to travel to Egypt and visit the great pyramids in order to create a successful safety program, but pyramids do come into play. We're referring to the Cause Pyramid. The Cause Pyramid is a tool that safety ... More »

Creating a safety culture
 May. 25, 2011

Developing a safety culture in your or organization can be a challenge. But, when you recognize that safety and productivity go hand-in-hand, having a safety culture
underlying your business practices will help your company grow stronger and ... More »

Red Flags: Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
 May. 25, 2011

An employee getting injured at work is very difficult for all parties involved. What do you do if you start to wonder about the injury? Here are ten questions you can ask yourself about a claim. These "red flags" are not an indication (even ... More »

Spring Cleaning for Your Safety Practices
 May. 25, 2011

Good housekeeping should be fundamental in every safety plan and it has application in every work space in every kind of workplace. It’s particularly important in manufacturing settings, where most workers are doing an assortment of tasks ... More »

Is your office a mine field?
 May. 25, 2011

Most of the time, manufacturers pour their safety efforts and resources into preventing accidents that would be a consequence of the manufacturing process. But, are you forgetting about your office workers? The fact is, they also face ... More »

Avoid Lifting Injuries
 May. 25, 2011

When you think of workers’ compensation claims, most people think of back injury. Lifting is the most common cause of work related back injuries and back injuries are also among the most costly claims. Manufacturing operationsalmost always ... More »

Avoid Repeating Accidents
 March 21, 2011

Wouldn’t it be great if you looked at your workers’ compensation loss report and saw nothing? No claims, no losses. Unfortunately, that is probably unrealistic. The manufacturing process is fraught with lacerations and contusions, ... More »

Protecting Your Eyes
 March 21, 2011

Injuries to the eyes are often permanent. That’s why employers need to remain vigilant in protecting their employees from eye injuries. Researchers believe that each day over 2,000 people suffer eye injuries at work. Your employees have ... More »

Watch Out For Human Errors They Are Really Training Errors
 March 21, 2011

The goal of every safety program is to eliminate the occurrence of work-related injuries. But, to achieve favorable results you must thoroughly understand the loss exposures inherent to your operation and the injury causing hazards associated ... More »

Are You In Control of Workers' Compensation?
 March 8, 2011

Insurance industry experts believe there are many practices that manufacturers can employ that will help them effectively manage and control their workers’ compensation costs. Frankly, we at the CMTA group program ... More »

CAL/OSHA - Serious Citations May Increase in 2011
 Jan. 28, 2011

CMTA’s Workers’ Compensation Partner, CompWest Insurance, Reviews Assembly Bill No. 2774 Effective January 1, 2011

AB 2774 became law on 1/1/11. The bill revised California Labor Code section 6432, changing the ... More »

Current Employment Practice Decisions
 Jan. 28, 2011

Employers Definitely Do NOT Want to End up in a Jury Trial: Fired Cancer Patient wins $8.1 million from Michaels Stores

In a case brought under both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the FMLA, a federal jury ... More »

Cal/OSHA Recording and Reporting
 Jan. 28, 2011

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) requires that employers keep records and report about safety in the workplace. Among those required records is the OSHA 300 Log and your documents pertaining to safety hazard ... More »

Don't be Short Sighted When Purchasing Workers' Compensation Insurance
 Dec. 13, 2010

We’re all familiar with the saying, "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". The gist of that saying is that it’s better to take what you can get now rather than try for something better. There is wisdom to avoiding ... More »

The Three Point Rule - The Key to Avoiding Falls
 Dec. 13, 2010

What types of accidents produce the most severe injuries? Without question it is falling from an elevated level. These accidents produce fractures and internal injuries, requiring intensive medical treatment and long recovery periods. In fact, ... More »

New Decision Underscores the Broad Risks in the Return to Work Process
 Dec. 13, 2010

On October 19, 2010, in an administrative action designated as "Precedential," the Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) concluded that Avis Budget Group violated the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) by ... More »

Loss Reduction The Other Part of Risk Control
 Nov. 18, 2010

The best way to control workers’ compensation costs is to avoid work related
injuries altogether. If no one gets injured on the job, there are no workers’ compensation claims and no workers’compensation losses. But, the reality ... More »

Safety Incentives - An investment that Can Improve Your Bottom Line
 Nov. 18, 2010

There are key elements of your Injury and Illness Prevention Program that are essential to reducing workers’compensation losses. Generally, those components focus on training employees to work productively by avoiding unsafe acts. Employers ... More »

CompWest Keeps Injured Workers at Work
 Nov. 18, 2010

People involved in managing workers’ compensation programs talk a lot about loss prevention and not much about loss reduction. Loss prevention is a good resource investment; the best way to control workers’ compensation costs is to not ... More »

Where is California Workers’ Compensation Headed?
 Oct. 27, 2010

Is California's workers’ compensation world heading towards the same trouble it experienced in 2003 and 2004? Many industry experts think it could be even worse for California employers in 2011. No one agrees on exactly when rates will ... More »

A Word or Two About Safety Rules
 Oct. 27, 2010

If you think CMTA spends a lot of time talking to members about their Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), you’d be right, we do. The IIPP is a
necessary part of all safety conscious California manufacturing operations. When ... More »

Cymbalta as Part of Back Injury Treatment
 Oct. 27, 2010

Cymbalta is best known for its use in the
treatment of depression. But, the drug could see expanded use if the Food and Drug Administration follows the recommendation of an advisory panel to approve the medication’s use intreating low ... More »

California Workers’ Compensation Legislation
 Oct. 27, 2010

California closed the 2010 legislative session with Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger maintaining his promise to preserve the workers’ compensation reforms in place and rejecting two bills that many believe would have adversely impacted ... More »

Can We Give You a Lift? Safe Lifting for Your Employees
 Oct. 14, 2010

Lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing, and pulling&ldots; most employers are aware of the higher exposure these tasks have for causing a back injury.  There are steps that can be taken to help prevent those types of injury.  If a task is ... More »

Amendments to California Code of Regulations Effective October 8, 2010
 Oct. 14, 2010

The recent Amendments to Sections 9880, 9881, 9881.1 and 10139 of the California Code of Regulations now require all California employers to take action in certain areas on or before October 8, 2010. These changes all relate to properly notifying ... More »

Can We Give You a Lift? Safe Lifting for Your Employees
 Aug. 25, 2010

Provided by CompWest Insurance Company Loss Control Department
The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) and CompWest Insurance Company has formed a partnership to provide a group workers’ ... More »

Accident Investigation - A Key to Loss Prevention
 Aug. 25, 2010

Oftentimes the events of the past have a way of shaping future experiences. This is a basic principal of risk management. If the cause of an accident is not addressed, it will occur again in the future and with the potential for a more serious ... More »

Will WCIRB Recommend a 30% Pure Premium Rate Increase?
 Aug. 25, 2010

Earlier this month the Workers’Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s (WCIRB) Dave Bellusci  cautioned that the WCIRB could recommend an increase to the pure premium rate in excess of 30%. This comes when we need it least and could ... More »

CMTA and CompWest Launch Workers'
 Aug. 16, 2010

Sacramento, CA - The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) and CompWest Insurance Company have formed a partnership to provide a group workers’ compensation program for California's manufacturing ... More »

Avoiding Falls
 Aug. 16, 2010

When we think of workplace injuries in manufacturing we tend to associate injury causes with processes and production. For that reason manufacturing operations tend to develop safety practices that very effectively address exposures associated ... More »

New CMTA Safety Service
 June 11, 2010

Is your company using all of their safety resources? One way you can draw upon all your resources and involve your employees in the safety program, is by developing a safety committee. Safety committees can effectively fulfill the safety obligations ... More »

Guarding Against Machine Injuries
 June 11, 2010

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about machine injuries. Most manufacturers are well aware of the scope and severity of these injury types, but a reminder from time to time is probably a good idea.

Machinery is fundamental to ... More »

Protect Your Eyes
 June 11, 2010

It’s not just an old saying, it is a truism. In just the blink of an eye, an accident can injure or even blind a worker who is not wearing the proper eye protection or protective eyewear. The type of eye protection-safety glasses, goggles, ... More »

Heat Illness and Injury
 June 11, 2010

Summer is fast approaching and with it will be the exposure for heat related injury and illness. In reality, these are typically overexertion illnesses that result because the body heats up faster than it can cool itself. Although the result ... More »

California Workers' Compensation - Rates Down, But Losses Up
 May. 4, 2010

California employers have experienced reduced workers’ compensation rates in recent years due to the positive impact of the 2004 workers’ compensation
reforms. The California Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) ... More »

Can You Afford An Accident?
 May. 4, 2010

Accidents are much more expensive that most employers realize.  Visualizing the total cost of an accident is much like viewing an iceberg from above and below its surface.  Like an iceberg, the cumulative cost of an accident is more than ... More »

First Aid Reduces Losses
 May. 4, 2010

When you think of a loss control program, generally safety procedures and loss prevention come to mind. But, attention to loss reduction is also a critical component of any effective loss control program.

Most loss reduction techniques are ... More »

Cal/OSHA Consultation Service - 7 Steps to a Safer Workplace
 May. 4, 2010

The more you know about your workplace hazards and how to correct them, the more effective your safety program will be. The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service can help by:

Identifying and More »

Safety From the Top Down
 May. 4, 2010

Risk and Safety Managers spend most of their time and resources on the technical aspects and compliance requirements associated with work place safety.  But even more important to the success of a safety program is how the ... More »

Top 5 Safety Tips for 2010
 May. 4, 2010

There are top 5 lists for everything, so safety tips should not be an exception. I’m not saying these alone create a comprehensive safety program, but if you make them part of your safety culture I believe they will enhance your ... More »

Protecting Your Eyes and Ears
 May. 4, 2010

Injuries to the eyes are often permanent. That is why employers need to remain vigilant in protecting their employees from eye injuries. Researchers believe that each day over 2,000 people suffer eye injuries at work. Your employees have only ... More »

Cal/OSHA Consultation
 May. 4, 2010

In previous newsletters we’ve reminded our members of the benefits of the OSHA Consultative Program. We realize that Cal/OSHA is frequently associated with accident investigations and citations.  But in reality OSHA provides a variety ... More »

Cal/OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting
 Feb. 1, 2010

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) requires that employers keep records and report about safety in the workplace. Among the required records include the OSHA 300 Log and your documents pertaining to safety hazard ... More »

A New Year - A New Plan
 Feb. 1, 2010

2010 is going to be a challenging year for California’s manufacturers. Planning in these circumstances takes on added importance. Where do you apply resources? What investment of time and money will yield the greatest return?  ... More »

Cal/OSHA Consultation
 Dec. 22, 2009

Cal/OSHA is frequently associated with accident investigations and citations.  The fact is, OSHA provides a variety of services that will help California employers maintain safe workplaces, free of charge. These services are aimed at helping ... More »

First Aid Reduces Losses
 Dec. 22, 2009

Safety practices are usually associated with loss prevention, but attention to loss reduction is also a critical component of an effective loss control program. Most loss
reduction techniques are part of the claims handling process, such ... More »

Insurers File for Modest Rate Increases in 2010
 Dec. 22, 2009

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner believes that California workers’ compensation rates in 2010 will be relatively stable, increasing by an average of only about 4 percent. This is considerably less than the double digit ... More »

Cal/OSHA Consultation
 Oct. 27, 2009

In previous newsletters we’ve reminded our members of the benefits of the OSHA Consultative Program. We realize that Cal/OSHA is frequently associated with accident investigations and citations.  But in reality OSHA provides a ... More »

Proposed Experience Rating Plan Changes for 2010 and 2011
 Oct. 27, 2009

This past August the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) submitted its recommendation for an increase in Pure Premium Rates to the Insurance Commissioner. That recommendation also proposed changes to the California Workers' ... More »

Governor Signs 2009 Legislation
 Oct. 27, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently approved bills that give certain public safety officers a year of full salary and benefits when they are off work with a work-related injury, as well as, preventing employers from refusing to pay for medical ... More »

Power Tool Safety
 Sept. 28, 2009

Power tools are the sources of a significant number of work related injuries in the manufacturing sector. They are a leading cause of lacerations, and even when powered off they produce cuts and abrasions.

In the 1960s and 1970s ... More »

It's Not Just The Bottom Line
 Sept. 28, 2009

Why do we care about accident prevention? Are accident prevention plans just about avoiding injuries because of their impact on the bottom line? Do your employees work safely because they want to? Do your employees view accident prevention as a ... More »

California Workers' Compensation Costs Continue to Climb
 Sept. 28, 2009

According to recently released data compiled by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB), workers’ compensation results continueto deteriorate for insured entities in California.  This comes on the heels of the ... More »

What Happened To My Ex Mod ?
 Sept. 4, 2009

One of the unfortunate byproducts of the rate reduction California employers enjoyed from 2005 through 2007 is the loss of their experience modification, a component that may have contributed to their dramatic reduction in premium.  The ... More »

Discrimination for Disability Claims on the Rise
 Sept. 4, 2009

This past May the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) issued their report on complaints filed in the 2008 fiscal year. The DFEH is the state agency responsible for enforcing California law prohibiting employment ... More »

Maximize the
 Sept. 4, 2009

When employees suffer job-related injuries or illnesses, the employer should want to do all they can to help them recover--and return-to-work; that’s why having an established return-to-work program is so important.  ... More »

WCIRB Recommends a 22.8% Increase in Pure Premium Rates
 Sept. 4, 2009

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has recommended a 22.8% increase in pure premium workers’ compensation rates effective January 1, 2010.  Their recommendation was based on two principal components, ... More »

Overexertion Losses
 Sept. 4, 2009

During the summer months one of the chief concerns for safety managers is heat exposure.  Manufacturers often make this potential loss cause a key
consideration when designing their work areas to insure their employees will be ... More »

Are You Prepared for an Emergency
 Sept. 4, 2009

Being prepared for the unexpected is essential to avoiding disabling injuries. Our workers’ compensation partner, State Fund, can help you prepare to respond in the event of an emergency and offered the following on this ... More »

Commissioner Rejects WCIRB Recommended Rate Increase
 Sept. 4, 2009

Earlier this month California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizer rejected the Workers' Compensation  Insurance Rating Bureau's (WCIRB) request for a pure premium rate increase of 23.7%. In arriving at his determination the commissioner ... More »

Two New Tools to Build a Safer Workplace
 June 25, 2009

CMTA has released two new tools in the CMTA Safety Sense series to help workers' compensation group participants manage their safety programs and prevent injuries. "Avoiding Slips, Trips and Falls" helps members indentify and control exposures that ... More »

Back Connection By State Fund
 June 25, 2009

A couple of years ago, State Fund developed a "state-of-the-art",
interactive tool to help employers of all sizes control exposures to back injuries. This back injury prevention process, "State Fund’s Back Connection" is a DVD ... More »

CMTA Workers' Compensation Group Safety Commitee
 June 25, 2009

The CMTA Workers' Compensation Group is inviting group members to participate in the Workers' Compensation Group Safety Committee.  The purpose of the committee is to identify manufacturer safety needs and recommend loss control measures to ... More »

Safety Advice From State Fund: Workplace Distractions
 June 25, 2009

Some workplace distractions and interruptions are unavoidable but others – if not properly controlled or regulated -- could lead to injuries, lost productivity, and a decrease in worker morale. 

Work interruptions are a ... More »

Medical Inflation Spawns Rate Increases
 June 25, 2009

Several insurance companies writing workers’ compensation in California have blamed medical inflation as the driver behind their filing rate increases effective 7/1/09. For some, it is the second increase they’ve filed in 2009. ... More »

Affordable Health Insurance
 June 1, 2009

Californians all struggle with the cost of health care. It’s no longer affordable for most people and there's little to suggest that the underlying cost drivers of health care are going to do anything but trend upward. If we are fortunate, our ... More »

Workplace Safety Inspections
 June 1, 2009

What role do workplace safety inspections play in your operation? In some cases they may be just another "thing to do." But, if safety inspections are fundamental to your overall safety program, they will serve to identify hazards and, at the ... More »

CAL-OSHA Consultation
 June 1, 2009

Cal/OSHA is frequently associated with accident investigations and citations.  The fact is, OSHA provides a variety of services that will help California employers maintain safe workplaces, free of charge. These services are aimed at ... More »

Keep Your IIPP Up to Date
 April 9, 2009

According to the California Code of Regulations, every California employer must establish, implement, and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). An IIPP is a written plan that details the required steps ... More »

Legislative Update
 April 9, 2009

Legislators hustled on the heels of the budget crisis to submit 26 bills that could affect the California workers’ compensation system. Modifications, changes and amendments are likely to follow on these bills introduced for the 2009 – ... More »

How Solid are the Workers' Compensation Reforms?
 March 31, 2009

In 2004 when SB 899 passed in California, it was hailed as "workers’compensation reform". Prior to that, many employers had come to the conclusion that without changes to the burdensome workers’ compensation system they could not ... More »

How to Avoid the Effects of a Hardening Insurance Market
 Feb. 5, 2009

The combination of industry workers’ compensation results and the current economic conditions previously described have started a cycle of price firming that has historically led to a hard market. Insurance companies are raising rates and will ... More »

Steps To An Effective Safety Meeting
 Feb. 5, 2009

Maintaining a safe workplace is a priority for all manufacturers. Beyond the obvious objective of avoiding work-related injuries, there are collateral advantages such as avoiding the indirect costs of an industrial injury and increased productivity ... More »

Rate Filings 2008 and 2009
 Feb. 5, 2009

The most significant component in an insurance company’s rate making model is their allocation for anticipated losses, known in the past as their pure premium rate. The CDI, recognizing that rates contemplate both benefit costs and loss ... More »

Insurance Industry Perspective
 Feb. 5, 2009

Insurance companies are filing rate increases for 2009. Workers’ compensation is a historically volatile line of insurance and the economic conditions in California only serve to make conditions worse. Insurers attribute those increases to a ... More »

Where is California Workers' Compensation Going?
 Feb. 5, 2009

The workers’ compensation reform legislation of 2004 produced results that paved the way for considerable reductions in workers’ compensation insurance rates for California employers. But, those premium reductions coupled with ... More »

Inspect to Be Safe
 Jan. 13, 2009

The airline industry routinely inspects aircraft to make certain there are no defects or flaws that could lead to an accident.  Lives are at stake and the consequences of an accident are usually disastrous. For that reason alone it’s ... More »

TTD Rate Increase
 Nov. 14, 2008

The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rate will increase to $958.01 on Jan. 1, 2009. This is the third consecutive year that the maximum TTD rate will be increased based on the ... More »

Average Workers' Compensation Rates Decline in 2008
 Nov. 14, 2008

The average workers' compensation rate and claim frequency for employers in California dropped during the first half of 2008, according to a report by California’s Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). Data from ... More »

Can You Afford an Accident
 Nov. 14, 2008

Accidents are much more expensive that most employers realize.  Visualizing the total cost of an accident is much like viewing an iceberg from above and below its surface.  Like an iceberg, the cumulative cost of an accident is more ... More »

2008 Workers' Compensation Legislation
 Nov. 14, 2008

Preserving the workers’ compensation reforms of 2003 and 2005 was a key concern as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger considered bills that moved to his desk. In a difficult economy, maintaining the savings produced by the reforms serves the ... More »

Exclusive Remedy Applies to Emotional Distress Claim
 Sept. 24, 2008

California’s workers’ compensation system grew out of a need in the early 1900s to ensure workers injured on the job would  receive compensation benefits in a timely fashion without having to sue their employer. Just as the work ... More »

State Fund Provides
 Sept. 24, 2008

State Fund is rewarding manufacturers achieving superior workers’ compensation loss experience with a "Claims-Free Credit" on qualifying policies.  This credit can be a substantial cost savings for many manufacturers and is ... More »

Protect Against Falls
 Sept. 24, 2008

What is the leading cause of death in the workplace? Surprisingly, it’s homicides. The second leading cause is falls.   Within falls there are several distinctions, but falls from a higher level produce the most serious ... More »

Is California Workers' Compensation Changing?
 Sept. 24, 2008

California’s workers’ compensation environment has been described as
volatile and turbulent.  At the very least it is cyclical.  In recent years California employers have enjoyed low workers’ compensation premiums ... More »

OSHA "Quick Tips"
 Aug. 18, 2008

Each year in American workplaces, powered portable and
stationary mechanical saws are responsible for thousands of injuries serious enough to require medical attention. Most of these injuries occur because the saw operator is not adequately ... More »

CRITICAL ISSUE APPORTIONMENT: 5th DCA Agrees with WCAB decision not to
 Aug. 18, 2008

An appellate court affirmed a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision not to apportion a worker's 15% permanent partial disability award after concluding that his employer did not meet its burden of proof. The 5th District Court of Appeal ... More »

California Workers' Compensation Rating Bureau Recommends 16 Percent Pure Premium Rate Increases
 Aug. 18, 2008

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) of California on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 recommended a 16% pure premium rate increase that would be effective January 1, 2009 if approved by the California Department of ... More »

Preparing for Your Final Audit
 July 14, 2008

Most workers’ compensation policies require a physical audit of your payroll records to determine the final payroll and premium for the policy year. This audit is usually completed within 90 days of the policy expiring.  It can be a ... More »

State Fund Files a 3.5 Percent
 July 14, 2008

Filing marks a 57 percent cumulative rate decrease since 2004

SAN FRANCISCO – State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it filed a July 1, 2008 revision to its rating plan, which it anticipates will result in a 3.5% ... More »

Overexertion Losses
 July 14, 2008

During the summer months one of the chief concerns for safety managers is heat exposure.  Manufacturers make this potential loss cause a key consideration when designing their workplace to insure their employees work in a comfortable ... More »