Winter is here and with it comes skiing, sledding, and potentially dangerous driving conditions. Whether travelling mountain passes, the Palouse, or just the hills of Puget Sound, it’s a great time to remind ourselves of what we can do to be safe on the road. Here are a few tips to follow this winter: […]
Falls are Costly The GRIP Retro group continues to see falls as one of the costliest, but preventable, injury types within the program. Over the past five years, falls have accounted for over $24 million in workers compensation costs. Here are data points from the 5-year fall review. Falls to lower level and falls on
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Safety measures should be considered on every jobsite. There are different kinds of safety equipment and tools used for various projects to keep workers safe. Minimize the risk of onsite injuries and understand compliance tasks with these safety solutions. eTool | Unified Fall Protection Comparison – Are you confused with all the updates and changes
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Come join us for our 2023 GRIP Safety Advisory Committee* meeting in January and learn from guest speaker Kevin Denis, owner of Work-at-Heights (WAH). The mission of WAH is to provide education, consultation and resources to men and women dedicated to protecting their workers at height. WAH has three decades of experience in industrial, telecommunication,
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Labor and Industries (L&I) recently proposed premium base rates for the upcoming 2024 calendar year and will be adopting final rates any day. While their press release cites a 4.9% increase, this is an average across all risk classes and could be higher or lower for your company. Now is a great time to ask
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GRIP would like to congratulate Northstar Electrical as the first recipient of the annual GRIP on Safety Excellence Award. This award was designed to recognize GRIP members who exceed safety excellence within the GRIP program. To be a recipient of this award, candidates must meet the following criteria; candidates must have a recordable incident rate
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Everyone’s Favorite: OSHA 300 Recordkeeping Logs Yes, it is that time of year again and everyone’s favorite project to begin in the new year – OSHA 300 Recordkeeping. GRIP members with 11 or more employees at any time during the year are required to maintain a log of injury and illnesses – the OSHA
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Be proactive to protect your workers and yourself. If you’re planning a renovation or demolition project, you need to be proactive to protect your workers from potential hazards – and yourself from potential liability. Many contractors and property owners assume that if a building is relatively new, they don’t need to worry about testing for
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National Safety STAND-DOWN To Prevent Falls in Construction (May 2-6, 2022) The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall-hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities
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(Part 4 of 4) Over the last three installments, we’ve reviewed the Medical-Only Discount, Claims-Free Discount and how to maximize your Retro refunds. You likely noticed a common theme between all of these – return your injured workers to work absolutely as fast as possible. However, you’re probably asking yourself, “Is the cost of putting someone
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