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Psst! The information that follows is provided on a “kneed”-to-know basis so glance furtively over your shoulder for onlookers as you continue reading. Of all the joints in the human body, the knee happens to […]

Dr. John Ruser, President & CEO of the Workers' Compensation Research Institute, joins host Bob Wilson to talk about the recent successful WCRI annual conference as well as early results of some cutting edge research […]

I attended a virtual ceremony yesterday honoring Vickie Kennedy, Assistant Director of Insurance Services at Washington Labor & Industries. Vickie retires from the agency tomorrow, after a scant 50 years of service to the agency.  […]

Stress is everywhere! When things become too overwhelming, however, stress can quickly affect your quality of life and wreak havoc on your physical and mental health.  For example, Samantha felt her stress build over the course […]

The ergonomic assessment remains a critical part of every safety leader’s toolkit when it comes to creating safe workplaces and preventing work-related injuries like MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders). Ergonomic risk is hidden in all corners of […]

The January 2022 addition of Section 4.3 to the CMS WCMSA Reference Guide that discussed the agency’s treatment of non-submit Medicare Set-Asides caused quite a stir throughout the MSA industry and raised many questions for those who […]

I overheard an interesting conversation recently that seemed to focus on challenges of economic opportunity. The speaker was espousing the perspective, essentially, that if things where you live are not what you would like the […]

Approximately 43% of all US workers are deprived of sleep, and according to the National Safety Council, the workplace is often the reason.  Stress on the job can lead to work-related insomnia, which can affect production as well […]