It's so hot even the lobsters are buying fans here in Maine. Temperatures everywhere in the east are soaring and relief isn't in sight for the week.

Asthma affects approximately 10% of the people in Maine. Asthma is a chronic disease that literally takes a person's breath away. Employees suffering from asthma or caring for a loved one with the disease are oftentimes faced with livelihood challeng...

Recently, I ran a fall protection workshop for one of our policyholders. They passed with flying colors when it came to fall prevention, but when it came to fall rescue, they were like most companies – they weren’t prepared for what to do after a fal...

Sit/stand workstations are becoming more popular in the office environment as they allow the user to change position throughout the day. The primary benefit of a sit/stand station is to reduce worker fatigue through frequent postural change.

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was enacted in 2000 during the Clinton administration and requires healthcare employers to investigate and implement “sharps with engineered sharps injury protection” or SESIP with annual documentation and em...

Did you know that every spring thousands of risk management professionals gather for a five-day conference to network, learn, and discover the latest innovations in risk management? The organization responsible for bringing it all together is the Ris...

If you attempt to closely follow the laws around subcontractors and workers' compensation, you have been busy. This is an active area in nearly every state in country. It's confusing to some and confounding to many, but it's important.

Ergonomics is the science of the interaction between people and their work. The ergonomic concerns in the workplace are not limited to computer workstations, assembly operations, or lifting tasks.

Technology is everywhere in the 21st century. This includes Global Positioning Systems (GPS) that are now compact, affordable, and easy to use. If you operate a fleet of vehicles it might be time to look at GPS for a lot of reasons, not the least o...

The expression "Put your shoulder to the wheel." is an idiom for working hard at something. Certainly, we don't want to actually place a shoulder against a wheel, especially if it's of the rotating and grinding variety. Ouch!