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State Compensation Insurance Fund News

January, 2010
State Fund Files a 3.5% Premium Decrease - State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it filed a July 1, 2008 revision to its rating plan... Read »

January, 2010
Be Prepared For A Cal/OSHA Inspection - Cal/OSHA inspectors make unannounced visits to ensure California workplaces are safe... Read »

January, 2010
Preparing Your Business for H1N1 - The State Compensation Insurance Fund has provided a Loss Control Bulletin as a result of the... Read »

Safety Articles

August 2, 2010
Take Care With Hazardous Substances - Sometimes, in the course of your work, it may be necessary to use substances that have potentially hazardous properties... Read »

May 19, 2010
Focus on Young Worker Safety - Summer employment and after school jobs teach young workers responsibility... Read »

September 11, 2009
Communicating Safety to Your Multi-Lingual Workforce - Cal/OSHA requires employers to provide safety training in a language that is understandable... Read »

August 26, 2009
Fire Prevention - Fortunately, the majority of companies seldom have to deal with fires. Unfortunately if a fire does occur... Read »

August 25, 2009
Take Precautions to Prevent Heat Illness - Heat illness is a silent hazard. Heat illness victims may not realize they’re in trouble... Read »

June 5, 2009
Aging Workforce - The 76 million “baby boomers” are growing older and our workforce is graying with them. According to the... Read »

January 12, 2009
Eye Protection - Summer is the dry and windy season when eye hazards are most common. In our business we... Read »

August 8, 2008
Don't Underestimate Overexertion - Manufacturing functions, including processing, production, and distribution of products, is generally fast... Read »

August 8, 2008
Be Prepared for Heated Work Conditions - As temperatures rise, employers should have their Injury and Illness Prevention Program and emergency response... Read »

August 8, 2008
Head Protection - Each year over 70,000 head injuries occur in the workplace; almost 200 head injuries for each... Read »

Member Highlight

Greg Silver

M.S., P.E., G.E.

Vice President/Principal Engineer, GMU Geotechnical

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