Amerisure Insights Blog

Can a Collaborative Environment Decrease Workers’ Compensation Costs? ​Employee health and wellness includes numerous factors, from morale and stress, to hazardous conditions in the workplace. With that in mind, it’s surprising how few companies encourage collaboration between managers to better control these elements and reduce workers’ compensation insurance costs. Read More

House Calls: How Telemedicine is Transforming Healthcare Approximately seven million patients will use telemedicine by the end of 2019, according to Chiron Health. Read More

What's Up Doc? The Importance of Having Workers That Are Healthcare Literate One of the largest factors affecting policyholders’ perceived quality of healthcare is healthcare literacy. Recently, thirteen healthcare organizations nationwide distributed a survey to almost 6,000 patients. Read More

Burn Prevention Tips

Although burn prevention isn’t always top-of-mind at work, we know that employee safety is of upmost concern for any employer.

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Safety Week 2017 – Hand Safety Tips The week of May 1, 2017 is Safety Week, a week devoted to raising awareness of the construction industry’s commitment to eliminating worker injury. This year’s theme, “We are Stronger & Safer Together,” was chosen to emphasize how safety on a worksite is everyone’s goal. With that in mind, Amerisure wanted to share some facts and construction safety tips to keep employees’ hands protected.  Read More

OSHA to Post Employer-Specific Safety Data

For the first time, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will publicly disclose establishment-specific injury and illness data from certain employers (see Table, below). Under a new rule that took effect January 1, employers must submit some data electronically so OSHA can post it on its website.

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Silica Standard Raises Bar on Construction Industry Safety

A new federal safety standard on worker exposure to silica dust will have major implications for the construction industry.

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OSHA Final Rule Targeted to Improve Tracking of Injuries and Illnesses The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a final rule which makes a slight change to their requirement around recording and submitting records when a worker is injured or suffers an illness at the workplace.  Read More

Will You ‘Wear’ Your Way to a Safer Workplace?
Wearable Technology, The New Frontier in Workers Comp Management and Worker Protection
Hard hats are the symbol of safety. But more high-tech “wearable devices” could make for a safer work environment. And a safer scene could yield fewer workers compensation issues. Read More

What the Crystalline Silica Rule Means to Your Business The Occupation Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule on limiting worker’s exposure to respirable crystalline silica – a measure that’s expected to save more than 600 lives and prevent more than 900 new cases of silicosis each year.  Read More