Home Pooling Matters: 2016 Spring Issue
4/08/2016
Christopher Barcomb had been a law enforcement officer for the Albemarle Police Department for four years when he was injured during a standard annual firearms qualification. While running down the range to engage a horizontal target, Barcomb slipped and landed …
Read More › “Former police officer turns injury into inspiration for children’s book series”
4/07/2016
Overview Earlier this year, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) released a member survey to gauge member opinions, awareness and satisfaction levels with various resources, services and coverages offered by the pool. The results were generally positive, with nearly 98 percent of …
Read More › “2016 member survey results and update”
4/07/2016
In accordance with VML Insurance Program’s bylaws, we are notifying the membership of the annual election for the Members’ Supervisory Board to be held at the VMLIP Annual Meeting on May 13, 2016 at The Place at Innsbrook, and soliciting …
Read More › “Board nominations requested”
4/07/2016
AGRiP In 2015, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) was presented the Award for Excellence in Performance from the Association of Governmental Risk Pools (AGRiP) for the outstanding development, management and implementation of the Where the Rubber Meets the Road campaign. This …
Read More › “VML Insurance Programs recognized again!”
4/07/2016
Did you know that injured workers have 24/7/365 access to speak with a registered nurse (RN) after a workplace incident? If you purchase workers’ compensation coverage with VML Insurance Programs, you have access to the Nurse Triage 24 (NT24) program. …
Read More › “Nurse Triage 24 assists injured workers 24/7/365”
4/07/2016
Registration is now online for the 2016 VML Insurance Programs’ Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held on Friday, May 13 at 8 a.m. at The Place at Innsbrook. Topics include: A Neurosurgeon’s Viewpoint on Workers’ Compensation Injuries; City of …
Read More › “Register now for the 2016 VMLIP Annual Meeting”
4/07/2016
Like many risk managers, the City of Suffolk’s Donna Vogel never has a “typical” day. “The last few weeks I’ve been working on a safety policy about confined space,” said Vogel. “The week before I was working on the 1095-C …
Read More › “Risk Manager Spotlight: Donna Vogel”
4/07/2016
Late last year the National Safety Council launched the “What I Live For” campaign to recognize National Safety Month. Capitalizing on this idea, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) launched a similar campaign last fall. The VMLIP campaign featured safety services staff …
Read More › “Town of Woodstock embraces the “I Work Safe” campaign”
4/07/2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a new reporting standard. The rule updates the list of industries that are exempt from the requirement to routinely keep OSHA injury and illness records due to relatively low occupational injury …
Read More › “OSHA Update: Reporting inpatient hospitalizations…”
4/07/2016
By Thomas Bullock, law enforcement specialist Mention distracted driving today and the images that come to mind are of a driver talking on a cell phone or texting on a smartphone. However, distracted driving comprises considerably more than that — …
Read More › “Law enforcement, distracted driving, and updates to the RMG”
4/07/2016
Courtesy: The Conduit Let’s review your utility’s Preventative Maintenance (PM) Program. After all, this maintenance activity keeps your equipment running smoothly. It is so important to your process that it may periodically be reviewed by the Virginia Department of Environmental …
Read More › “Is your utility motto “Safety First”?”