This edition spotlights Christopher Barcomb, a former police officer who turned his injury into inspiration for a children’s book series. It also features information about the Nurse Triage 24 program, highlights City of Suffolk’s Donna Vogel, and much more. Read it below.
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 — …
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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 …