Protection While Working in the Cold

DEAR GROUP MEMBERS: 

We just received this notice from OSHA regarding the snow emergency that some areas of New York State are experiencing.  Please review it and make sure your employees are safe when clearing snow and/or working in cold temperatures. 

We have also attached our “Safety Talk” on working in the cold and below is the link to our YouTube video about Winter Safety.

Winter Safety

https://youtu.be/S2IgS6mQ9KM

LOV CLAIMS & SAFETY SEMINAR -(SYRACUSE & ROCHESTER AREAS)

Dates: January 19^{th (}Syracuse)  & January 26^th. (Rochester)

Please join us for this informative seminar concerning workplace Safety and Worker Compensation!

Your local Safety and Claims representatives will be presenting important information and answering your questions.

U.S. Labor Department’s OSHA Accepting Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports Through December 31

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December 31, 2017. OSHA will not take enforcement action against those employers who submit their reports after the December 15, 2017, deadline but before December 31, 2017, final entry date. Starting January 1, 2018, the ITA will no longer accept the 2016 data.