Resources and Other Results:
Workers Comp Math Made Easy
Does your organization understand how workers compensation impacts the bottom-line, or what it could be doing to get control of... More →
Workers’ Comp Math Made Easy
How do you measure the effectiveness of your workers’ comp program? The Loss Run A loss run is a basic... More →
Workers Compensation & Workplace Safety: Making Dollars & Sense Of It
In the second of a two-part series on speaking the language of company leadership to leverage safety efforts, HSI’s Chief... More →
Understanding Workers’ Compensation in 2 Minutes
True story... There was a company that was spending between $1.2—$1.4 million dollars each year on workers compensation costs, over... More →
Understand Workers Comp Experience Modifiers in 5 Minutes
If workers comp premiums seem high, that’s likely due to your organization’s experience modifier. Understanding how an experience modifier factors... More →
15 Tips for Saving Money on Workers’ Compensation
#1. Start Writing Your Safety Program If you don’t have a safety program, or have thought about starting one but... More →
15 Tips for Saving Money on Workers Comp
If you’re struggling to control rising workers compensation costs, this resource will help you start making sense of it all... More →
Slips, Trips and Falls: Winter Edition
In fact, winter season slip and fall claims doubled over the previous year, to account for 29 percent of all... More →
Math for Safety Professionals
OSHA Recordable Incident Rate The OSHA Recordable Incident Rate (or Incident Rate) is calculated by multiplying the number of recordable... More →
Employers First Report of Injury or Illness Form
Use this free template as your Employers First Report of Injury & Illness. This template works for state-level mandatory reporting... More →
Training Topics
Professional Development for a Modern Workforce Today’s employees are more diverse than ever before. Your employee training and development topics... More →
Safety Budget Worksheet
If you haven’t read the Safety Budget eBook that accompanies this worksheet, you can download here.Why All Organizations Need a... More →
Why Employees Love Online Safety Training in 3 Quotes
Last year, workers completed a record-breaking 1.7 million online safety courses with HSI. The average course rating across all of... More →
What is safety actually worth?
The absence of safe working conditions can create significant additional costs. For example, there are fixed, direct costs related to... More →
Understanding Experience Modifiers
The most important factor in determining premiums for each employer is the ‘experience modifier’ (EM). Experience modifiers only apply to... More →
What Does HR Have to Do With OSHA?
“I’m busy onboarding, training, developing culture, and managing employee benefits programs…and now, safety?” That’s the situation many HR teams find... More →
New Safety Infographic! Free Download
Workplace Safety: Protect Your Workers 13 WORKERS DIE EVERYDAY from traumatic injuries in the USA.OVER $95 BILLION EVERY YEAR is... More →
How Can Workplace Wellness Be Improved?
Start With Healthy Balance There’s a lot of research showing that healthier employees are a benefit to organizations. They are... More →
Safety Training: By the Numbers
Here’s a fun exercise for any safety leader prompted by data from the world of occupational safety and health. Use... More →
Why Online Training is a Smart Investment
Operational Savings Workers and their employers pay dearly because of injuries, illnesses, and deaths. They also can have property damage... More →
Q & A: How to change my safety culture?
Question: “How do you change the safety culture in the work place when the budget is always the issue held... More →
Help! My Organization Wants to Nearly Eliminate Safety Training
Making the Connection A lot of employers want to know if there is a specific, minimum amount of time that... More →
What Makes Occupational Safety a Good Business Investment?
From a business perspective, safety programs do not actually generate sales or income and therefore are a financial burden or... More →
Common Safety Clichés & Why They Aren’t Helping
“He got his fingers caught; he’s in the ER.” When I took that call early one morning, my cell phone... More →
Accident Investigation
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Not Having a Safety Training Program is Risky Business
“There’s a time for playing it safe and a time for… risky business.” While Tom Cruise’s character in “Risky Business”... More →
Risk Management Smarts: Retail Safety Skills Training
Retail safety skills training is not only necessary for the well-being of employees, but it’s also smart risk management. According... More →
Q & A: Chlorine Safety
Question: “We are an electroforming company that uses hydrochloric acid in some of the tanks. Do we need chlorine safety... More →
OSHA 10- and 30-hour Training for Construction Worker Safety
Although OSHA requires that all employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace, it’s no secret that construction... More →
Is Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Recession-Proof?
While the length and severity are debated, many economists believe we will see a recession in the next few months... More →
Understanding OSHA 300 Logs
Forget something this month? Not taxes. Not Valentines. Not Jump Rope for Heart. The OSHA 300 Log! You’ve got yours... More →
Q & A: Proving the ROI of Safety Training
Question: “What are the ways that ROI can be determined for Training that we can show Mgmt that shows Training... More →
Wanted: Support for Your Great Safety Idea
If you’re in safety, here’s an old cliché you’ll recognize: “Safety starts at the top.” You’ve heard that before, along... More →
Online Safety Training FAQs: Return On Investment
When organizations begin to evaluate workforce training programs, looking for a better way to get things done, most are forced... More →
Worker’s Memorial Day 2018
As a Nation, we’ve been marking Worker Memorial Week for 47-years. The number of people dying at work has decreased... More →
Safety Job Responsibilities
The 30,000-foot view of what is expected of an employer by way of workplace safety compliance. Determine workplace hazards and... More →
Behavior Based Safety (BBS Program)
Behavior-based safety, also known as BBS... ...is a broad term used to describe everything from basic employee behavior audits and... More →
10 Reasons You’re Probably Wrong About Online Safety Training: Part 2
Continued from Part 1 From experience, we understand that there’s a lot of misinformation about online training and its value... More →
Answers From The Expert
Q Who is this? A My name is Jill. I work for HSI Learning Systems as Chief Safety Officer. We... More →
How OSHA Inspectors Think: Free Poster
Here are a few more things that I like to call ‘low-hanging fruit’ for OSHA inspectors—circumstances that are common, obvious... More →
How-To: Supporting Safety & Math That Connects with CEOs
We believe you shouldn’t have to ‘sell safety’, and assume that occupational safety and health are the foremost priorities for... More →
Substance Abuse in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know
Problems stemming from employees with substance abuse disorder cost American businesses billions of dollars a year. Substance abuse problems in... More →
Q & A: How to Get Managers Excited About Safety
Question: How do you get management excited about helping with the training? Can't do it alone. Answer: The short answer... More →
How to Avoid Safety Recordkeeping Errors & Citations
Failure to maintain current and error-free workplace records can end up costing you loads of money in OSHA violations. Employers... More →
3 Things Linemen Can Do To Avoid Musculoskeletal Disorders
It’s not uncommon for lineworkers to experience back and knee pain, especially later in life after they’ve been working for... More →
How-To: Supporting Safety & The Unseen Return of Occupational Safety Investments
We believe you shouldn’t have to ‘sell safety’, and assume that occupational safety and health are the foremost priorities for... More →
Understanding the ROI of Online Safety Training
Safety professionals often ask us how online safety training can save them money. In other words, they want to know... More →
MSHA Final Rule on Examination of Working Places in Mines
Last month, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published a final rule regarding the examinations of working places in... More →
Troubleshooting Silica Exposure
Here is what I would recommend to any employer looking for help with silica right now. Feel free to share... More →