There are many ingenious methodologies designed for motivating safe work practices among your employees. One of the most popular methods of controlling the way in which workers make decisions concerning jobsite safety is to offer them incentives.
The first column of this year had me looking
forward with an optimistic point of view. I must tell you that compared to some
other years my numbers have actually been off in 2010, but the outlook has
really worked for me. Not only with my business, but on a personal level as
well. I am not a born optimist so I have to work at it.
The Experience Modification Rate (X-Mod) is a percentage-based multiplier (pricing mechanism) established by each state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). It’s used to calculate an employer’s workers’ compensation premium based on a number of empirically confusing statistical factors.
With a tougher economy, rising financial
pressure and less overtime, field employees doing “side work” and competing
with employers is a growing issue. Throw in an environment with more and more
subcontract installers and things are even worse. Side work is not a new
phenomenon; it has been going on forever.
Now more than ever, it’s important to dot the
i’s and cross the t’s when it comes to reporting your employees’ workplace
injuries and illnesses. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) began sending inspectors to company offices and worksites
to assess the accuracy of their injury and illness records.
Your vehicles are the backbone that keeps your
business up and running. So when it comes to insurance for those vehicles, make
sure that you’re covered by an insurance company that fits your business needs
- because the last thing you want when you have a claim is to find out you have
insufficient coverage.
I wrote this article to help roofing contractors
understand and use some basic marketing activities and some unique customer insights
to successfully grow their businesses.
Certain people make it a point to arrive “fashionably late” for social events. It stems from a psychological quirk to make them feel important, as if the party doesn’t begin until they arrive and everyone is awaiting their grand entrance.
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