Amerisure Insights Blog

Keep Cool, Stay Safe: Tips for High Temperatures The heat is dangerous for everyone, but even more so for workers who have to spend hours at a time outside. Occupations in which you have to work in the heat make you more susceptible to heat related illness, so here are some tips to make sure you stay safe while soaking in the sun’s rays. Read More

How to Prevent and Manage Workplace Injuries ​The National Safety Council estimates that a worker is injured on the job every seven seconds and, in 2017 alone, 104 million work days were lost due to work-related injuries. Read More

How Can You Help Manage Your Employees’ Chronic Pain? Managing chronic pain can be a real challenge for employers and employees. Conscientious employees want to get better and back to work, but are often fearful of overmedicating. At the same time, responsible employers want to demonstrate the proper level of concern without interfering with the prescribed treatment. Read More

Alternative Pain Management— What to Consider On average, prescription drug costs amount to nearly 14 percent of an overall workers’ compensation claim expense. Drug expense can increase significantly when opioids are part of the treatment plan. Opioid use may increase cost due to significant potential side effects, and often requiring increases in dosage or stronger drug to combat patient tolerance. Moreover, opioids place the patient in a state of sedation — impairing a patient’s decision-making activities and causing safety concerns around driving or the use of heavy machinery. Read More

The Right Fit: The Importance of PPE Designed for Women The numbers are astounding; just 9.9 percent of people in the construction industry are women, and only 13.3 percent of those women are tradespeople. Construction is currently a male-dominated field, but as the profession grows, an expected 25 percent of the industry will be women by 2020.This means changes need to be made in the industry. Read More

Drive Results with FleetAlliance™ The annual accident rate of commercial fleets is around 20 percent, and accidents are among the most expensive injury claims for a business. A fleet-related loss is approximately $70,000 — which is nearly twice as much as the average workplace injury. Read More

Tips to Prepare Your Business for Springtime Disasters It’s spring. The grass is greening, trees are budding and it’s warming up on the jobsite. However, spring also can bring severe weather like tornadoes and hail that can damage your business and property. Read More

Safely Sharing the Road ​Warmer weather generally means more motorcycles on the road — which also means drivers need to be even more diligent when behind the wheel. In 2017, 5,172 motorcyclists were killed according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Motorcyclists are more vulnerable to injury or death in an accident. They have an 80 percent chance, compared to a 20 percent chance of injury or death in a passenger vehicle, according to the NHTSA. Read More

Climate Change Impacts Businesses, Insurance Sector ​Climate change is a hotly debated topic around the world today. As the scientific community continues to search for answers about temperature fluctuations, weather patterns and other climate-related shifts, businesses across the United States are looking for ways to prepare for the future. Read More

How Will IoT Change Electrical Safety? ​Workers are exposed to numerous potential electrical hazards on a daily basis. Most commonly, electrical installation, repairs, testing of fixtures and equipment, inspection and maintenance activities put workers at risk. Of these workers, engineers, electricians and overhead line workers are most commonly exposed to these hazards — thus they are most likely to experience electrocution if proper precautions are not followed. Read More