September 16, 2020
The FMCSA Publishes Four Key Changes to HOS Rules The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently published a final rule, which updates hours-of-service (HOS) rules in an effort to provide greater flexibility to commercial motor vehicle drivers and increase safety on America’s roadways. Specifically, the FMCSA announced four key changes to …
August 25, 2020
Critical Overlooked Steps How to Prepare for Hurricane Season In addition to standard preparation measures for hurricanes – including covering windows, trimming trees and shrubs, installing a back-up generator, and securing unfastened furniture and items – two critical steps are often overlooked. To truly be prepared for hurricane season, residents of hurricane-prone regions …
June 5, 2020
Protect Your Trucking Fleet in the Fight Against Coronavirus Fleet owners know that their teams are a main artery of the American supply chain – they are critical to delivering various types of goods and supplies. And, even during the coronavirus pandemic, drivers have been instructed to keep right on trucking. In fact, …
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019 Pure Safety Group has issued a recall of fall protection gear. Pure Safety Group (PSG) has recalled Guardian Fall Protection and Web Device 3- Way Rescue and Retrieval Self-Retracting Lifeline (SRL) units. Continue reading here…
October 15, 2019
FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Program FMCSA has established an online resource for the commercial motor vehicle industry for next year’s CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse implementation program. The agency recently announced a website, https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov, with information and answers to frequently asked questions. Congress passed a mandate to establish the clearinghouse, and the final …
June 4, 2019
Subcontractors, OSHA, and You 06/04/19 – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that everyone is responsible for safety under the current OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM), “On multi-employer worksites, more than one employer may be cited for a hazardous condition that violates an OSHA standard.” (Multi-Employer Citation Policy). That is why …
April 2, 2019
Risk Management Part 2 of a Series: The Risk Analysis Process “People overestimate their ability to influence events that, in fact, are heavily determined by chance. We tend to be overconfident about the accuracy of our forecasts and risk assessments and far too narrow in our assessment of the range of outcomes that may …
March 5, 2019
Risk Management Part 1 of a Series “The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome while minimizing the areas where we have absolutely no control over the outcome.” – Peter L. Bernstein March 5, 2019 – Most of the businesses that I …
February 7, 2019
Where Human Capital Management and Risk Management Align February 7, 2019 – Having the right people in the right role is critical to the success of your business enterprise, and your human resource (HR) representative or department plays a vital role in the investment and placement of human capital. Why? Because the people …
October 2, 2018
Succeed Risk Management Center By: Stephanie Sears October 2, 2018 – Succeed Risk Management Center aims to tackle the delicate balance between providing new, more effective, ways to manage risk and exposure, while also saving you and your company money. The Risk Management Center allows you to reduce risk alongside enabling employee …
