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Workplace Incident Report: Steps to Take After an Injury

The moment an employee injury occurs, it initiates a sequence of events that can last for weeks or even months. But no matter how prolonged the recovery period, the first 24 hours after an injury are the most crucial. To respond effectively to an incident, the majority of the action items should occur within 24 hours.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

How Well Do You Know CSA & How It Relates to Regulations? Take the Quiz

JOHN SIMMS
HNI Vice President

Considering the regulatory environment in which transportation firms do business is miles from black and white, it's no surprise that both truck drivers and enforcement personnel alike often are confused by the ins and outs of CSA and its relationship to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).

Topics: Transportation

A Risk Manager’s Perspective on Ebola

MIKE NATALIZIO
HNI CEO

Have you seen CNN lately? Coverage of the Ebola outbreak is getting crazy. Every day, there’s a new article with a new angle on this disease.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

4 Insights to Jump-Start Your Social Media Recruitment Strategy

ANDREA TARRELL
HNI Marketing Director

In the world of human resources, recruiting is a form of marketing — marketing of the opportunities to work for your firm. Your employer brand tells job seekers what it feels like to be on your team. Like it or not, your company expresses its value to would-be team members through the hiring process, and your social media recruitment strategy is a part of how this message gets out.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

The Safety G A P: Is Anything Falling Through the Cracks?

CHAD TISONIK
HNI Wisconsin President

We all know safety is important, but mounting regulations make it increasingly difficult to run a safe and compliant business. With this constant change, it’s getting harder and harder to keep up.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

Your Company's 5-Point Plan of Attack for Total Risk Management

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Consultant

Many business leaders think about insurance and total risk management in two contexts: when they're paying insurance premiums and when they're dealing with claims.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

4 Winning Employee Rewards Programs for Truck Drivers

Finding rewards for an employee who works in a moving office is tricky. Truck drivers do not sit in a cubicle down the hall from their managers, easily in reach. Because these employees are not physically around all the time, it's harder to reward them for outstanding performance.

Topics: Transportation HR / Employee Benefits

Workplace Accident Report News: OSHA Updates Requirements

ERIC KRIEGER
Risk Control Advisor

OSHA recently announced new requirements for reporting severe injuries and updated the list of industries exempt from record-keeping requirements. These new workplace accident report rules are effective in federal OSHA states Jan. 1, 2015.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Manufacturing

And the Winner is... [Truck Driver Appreciation Week Social Media Contest Winner]

ERIN VAN HANDEL
HNI Marketing Coordinator

Picking our favorite entry for the #HNILovesDrivers social media contest wasn't easy. But it was the sort of challenge that makes us enjoy our jobs even more.

Topics: Transportation

How to Tell if Your Cyber Liability Policy is Coming Up Short

JIM DALY
HNI Minnesota President

Cyber security and privacy breaches are making more and more big headlines. Just think of The Home Depot's recent revelations about compromised credit card data and the Target debacle earlier this year.

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing