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Create a Near Miss Reporting Program

Implement effective near miss reporting programs to identify hazards, prevent accidents, improve safety culture, and reduce workplace incidents.

8 Simple Steps to Implementing a Safety Program

How to implement effective safety programs through employee engagement, leadership commitment, training strategies, and building a positive safety culture.

13 Ways to Reduce Business Insurance Costs Through Risk Management

Lower insurance premiums with proven risk management strategies including safety programs, training, assessments, and claims management practices.

Fire Safety: 9 Tips to Reduce Insurance Costs

Reduce fire risks and insurance premiums with essential fire safety measures including sprinkler maintenance, inspections, and emergency planning.

Safety Made Simple: A Small Business 2024 Beginner’s Guide to Safety Program Elements – Developing a Safety Program

Complete guide to developing workplace safety programs including OSHA compliance, emergency action plans, hazard communication, and training requirements.

OSHA 300 Log Requirements: Recording Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

Learn OSHA recordkeeping requirements, distinguish first aid from medical treatment, maintain OSHA 300 logs, and report severe workplace injuries properly.

Safety Orientation for New Employees: Key Points for Painless Integration

Essential safety onboarding guide for new employees covering training requirements, hazard awareness, PPE, and integration to reduce first-year injuries.

Incident Investigation Part 2: The How and Why from the Claims’ Perspective

Nicole Corey (Guest Post)

Essential claims management guide covering injury documentation, witness statements, red flags, body diagrams, and comprehensive incident reporting.

Incident Investigations Part 1: Risk Control Perspective

Complete guide to workplace incident investigations covering documentation, root cause analysis, investigation procedures, and prevention strategies.

AMAXIM Framework: Change Management for Risk and Safety Programs

Proven six-step safety management system covering analysis, planning, execution, improvement, and measurement to reduce insurance costs 50-80%.