Dirty Harry’s quote was used in a post from 2015, but this time the topic is a little different.  Luck is defined as “a combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person.”  Wi...

We’ve all heard a number of safe driving principles such as avoiding distracted driving, following speed limits, never driving impaired, and the hazards of road rage.  But there is another principle that deserves just as much attention: Sp...

PORTLAND, Maine – Does the world really need another podcast? The answer is yes, if it could help save a life or avoid an injury. Every 7 seconds a worker is injured on the job with more than 5,000 workplace injury fatalities occurring in the U...

Whether you are excited or stressed about the coming holiday season, the best thing to be is prepared. Have a game plan for safe driving, cooking and decorating. Most of us have had one too many holidays where the family has gathered together and the...

MEMIC Hires LaCrosse as Safety Management Consultant and Romano as Vice President, Corporate Risk Officer PORTLAND, Maine – Jason LaCrosse has been appointed a Safety Management Consultant by workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Gro...

It has now been slightly over two years since the Construction respirable silica regulation became enforceable by OSHA and about a year and a half since the General Industry regulation followed suit (September 17, 2017 and June 23, 2018, respectively...

With the wonder of snowfall come falls and not of the Niagara type. No, we’re talking about the bone breaking, tendon tearing, ligament loosening, and brain bruising kind of fall that happens when a winter cocktail of hydrogen and oxygen molecu...

Safety glasses are beautiful things.  Functional, comfortable, light, cheap, and they can save your eyesight.  Hard to beat the return-on-investment represented in a pair of safety glasses that cost only a few dollars.  So let’s ...

Under a silky moon, the air was audibly pin drop calm. It was a perfect night for flight. With zero hour nine PM, all hands were delightfully on deck. In the orchestration of final preparation, there was no time for reflection over yuletide tea. Over...

The last day of 2019 seems a good time to reflect on the year and peek into 2020. Year-end often brings financial reviews and sales and operational predictions for the next calendar year, and we’d be remiss to not include safety. After all, saf...