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<title>Safety Incentive Programs can be good and bad!</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[We received a lot of great feedback from our April 24th blog posting related to OSHA and Safety Incentive programs so we thought it would be beneficial to post a second blog further discussing the topic. This truly is a...<br/>
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<dc:creator>Lisa Mundt</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:17:52 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Spring Safety Tips for the Farm </title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The blog posting below was published on our sister blog, Grains of Knowledge. I thought it would be prudent to share this topic on our own Risk Factors blog as many of our customers include agribusiness accounts and other similar...<br/>
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<category>Farm</category>
<category>General Industry Safety</category>
<category>Home Safety Tips</category>
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<dc:creator>Lisa Mundt</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:04:10 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Rewards and Punishments: The Impact on Worker Injury Reporting</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[OSHA sent out a memo on March 12, 2012 highlighting concerns on injury reporting and the impacts of both disciplinary actions and incentive programs on employees reporting of injury.  The issue is the potential of employers to discriminate against employees when they legitimately have injury and whether punitive or reward based policies or procedures prevent them from feeling safe to report workplace accidents.<br/>
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<dc:creator>Kirsten Hedden</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Leadership Series: Effective Communication</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the fourth in a series of seven blog posts on Leadership - leadership ideas, techniques, skills and methods as conversation-starters for you and your supervisory personnel. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Communication — the human connection — is the key to personal...<br/>
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<category>Human Resource Management</category>

<dc:creator>Suzanne Coleman</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Attention: Three Recalls on Landscaping Tools</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[With Spring in full bloom across most of the U.S., many of us are spending more time outdoors landscaping. Recently, there have been three large recalls on products used by many of us for landscaping work. Given that we insure...<br/>
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<category>Construction Safety</category>
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<category>General Industry Safety</category>
<category>Home Safety Tips</category>
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<dc:creator>Lisa Mundt</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Advancements in cell phone technology are amazing — we can practically fly a space shuttle with our mobile devices. (Yes, I am sure there is an app for that too.) But as incredible as cell phone technology can be it...<br/>
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<category>Construction Safety</category>
<category>General Industry Safety</category>
<category>Home Safety Tips</category>
<category>Human Resource Management</category>
<category>Transportation</category>

<dc:creator>Lisa Mundt</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:45:00 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Compressed Gasses - An Overview</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Compressed Gases – An Overview The uses of compressed gases of all types are very common. We use compressed gas to keep food cold in the refrigerator, in anesthetics for surgery, to provide oxygen to patients who need it, to...<br/>
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<dc:creator>John Athans</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:53:52 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Leadership Series:  Motivation</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the third in a series of seven blogs on Leadership - leadership ideas, techniques, skills and methods as conversation-starters for you and your supervisory personnel. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ It’s amazing how a good word motivates better than criticism. See the...<br/>
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<category>Human Resource Management</category>

<dc:creator>Suzanne Coleman</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:22 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Hearing Conservation – The Silent Issue</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Noise can impact our lives in many ways. Noisy environments can impair your ability to enjoy life to the fullest and it can cause irreparable hearing loss. It’s not just hearing loss that is affected by loud situations, your balance...<br/>
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<category>Construction Safety</category>
<category>Farm</category>
<category>General Industry Safety</category>
<category>Home Safety Tips</category>
<category>Workers' Compensation</category>

<dc:creator>Stacey Bruce</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:52:55 -0400</pubDate>

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<title>Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Week</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Attention: Ohio Statewide Tornado Drill is scheduled for Wednesday, March 28 at 9:50 a.m. Check with your town, business or school for drill details. Warm spring weather has already set it, and as we’ve seen from the February outbreak of...<br/>
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<category>Home Safety Tips</category>
<category>Property</category>

<dc:creator>Westfield Insurance</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>

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