Construction Industry – Suffocation Risks in Small Spaces To make repairs on building, construction industry workers may sometimes find themselves working in small, confined spaces like valve pits, trenches, storage tanks, or the crawlspace of a home or other building. When construction workers enter constricted spaces, they are [...]
Roofing Industry – Traumatic Brain Injury In the roofing industry, workers frequently climb to high heights and use heavy tools. This puts them at an increased risk of traumatic brain injuries, a type of serious—and often fatal—head injury. A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, occurs when someone receives [...]
Recycling Industry – Cuts and Lacerations in Glass Recycling While workers across the recycling industry face cut and laceration risks, employees in the glass recycling industry are at the highest risk due to the products they handle. Through their work in the glass recycling industry, workers often come [...]
Healthcare Industry – Back Injuries In the healthcare injuries, back injuries are one of the most prevalent injury types. This is because healthcare industry employees are frequently on their feet and lifting heavy objects or people, like patients who cannot fully move on their own. Back injuries can [...]
Agriculture Industry – Pesticide Exposure In the agriculture industry, workers deal with a variety of plants and products every day. Unfortunately, they may also come into contact with dangerous chemicals, particularly pesticide and insecticides, as well as other risky irritants like: Carbon dioxide Mold Yeast Fungi When they [...]
Manufacturing Industry – Noise Injuries The manufacturing production floor is a busy place, with lots of fast-paced movement, complicated processes, and heavy machinery like grinding or drilling machines, lathes, and milling machines. This means manufacturing workers may be exposed to frequent and loud noise, which can have serious [...]
Logging Industry – Eye Injuries In the logging industry, employees frequently work in dangerous environments with heavy machinery, which leads to the risk of catastrophic injuries like traumatic amputations or crushing injuries. But workers shouldn’t overlook the smaller risks, including eye injuries. In the logging industry, there are [...]
Temporary Staffing Industry – Slip and Fall Accidents When a temporary worker enters a new workplace environment, they are at an increased risk of slip-and-fall accidents. If they suffer from a slip-and-fall accident, temporary workers may experience a wide range of injuries, including: Broken bones Strains and sprains [...]
When a high-risk business needs help finding coverage, they may turn to NCCI, or the National Council on Compensation Insurance, a national non-profit that oversees Workers’ Compensation insurance ratings and administers assigned risk programs. To find the best coverage for your high-risk clients, here is what you need [...]
Businesses in high-risk industries like transportation and manufacturing often struggle to find the Workers’ Compensation they need to protect themselves and their employees. As a result, many businesses consider coverage alternatives, like assigned risk. But is assigned risk the best fit for a high-risk business? What is Assigned [...]
COPYRIGHT © 2023 PEO INSURANCE BROKERS NETWORK. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRIVACY POLICY.
THIS SITE IS PROTECTED BY GOOGLE RECAPTCHA. PRIVACY. TERMS.
WEBSITE DESIGNED BY DANIELLE HOBEIKA.