Is 2013 – 2014 going to be the safest one yet for your school system? It’s back to school season and VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) has a plethora of resources to make sure your school’s 2013 – 2014 school year …
Wearing jewelry provides an outlet for personal expression. In some work environments, however, jewelry creates danger. For those environments the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers guidelines for safe use of jewelry and suggestions for when jewelry should not …
The VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) 2013-2014 Risk Management Grants will be available once again July 1. Again this year, $250,000 will be available for distribution and no changes to the process or application have been made. Last year VMLIP distributed …
Changes are in effect beginning July 1 for the 2013 – 2014 Risk Management Guidelines (RMG) assessment. While some aspects of the assessment will change, many will remain the same. Some items remaining unchanged include: Easy electronic access to your …
Read More › “Change is coming once again to the Risk Management Guidelines (RMG)”
For four years the City of Williamsburg Safety Committee has been providing an annual report to the city manager. The report lists the number of meetings the committee held, as well as highlights and major achievements. For Fiscal Year 2012, …
Read More › “Williamsburg safety committee going strong after five years”
Thanks to all who participated in VML Insurance Programs’ (VMLIP) first safety photo contest. We asked members to submit their best safety, program, or other safety-related photo in recognition of April as National Safety Month. The winners are: Most Innovative: Alexandria …
Congratulations to all of the winners of 2013 risk management awards! Each year VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) presents these awards to members with a proactive risk management attitude and commitment, excellent loss experience and reporting time, or a significant improvement …
Read More › “Spring workshop honors 2013 risk management award winners”
Competent person The term “competent person” is used in many Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and documents. An OSHA “competent person” is defined as “one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or …
Hazard communication, respiratory protection, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks, lockout/tagout – these are some of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top ten violations from 2011 – 2012. Are your employees trained in these areas? Is the training up-to-date? …
Are compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) safe? Generally yes, if they are handled and stored while observing a few precautions. Mercury is not released when the CFL bulbs are used properly. However CFL bulbs do contain four to five milligrams …
Press Release, February 21, 2013 – At banquet VML Insurance Programs provides 33 award plaques and discusses success of the campaign on reducing claims, injuries and creating safer roadways – Richmond, VA – In 2009 VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) started …
Employees of the Vienna Department of Public Works were recognized in December for their role in helping the town achieve a dramatic decrease in work-related injuries. Nancy McMahon, director of administrative services for the northern Virginia town, noted a substantial …
Read More › “Vienna honors public works employees for safety achievements”
This year’s flu season is expected to be one of the worst we’ve seen in 10 years. Chances are that if you don’t have the flu, you know someone who does. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …
Several weeks ago we asked Facebook followers to submit their best winter safety tip! We received many submissions – some from VML Insurance Programs members and some from Facebook followers! The VML Insurance Programs safety team has ranked the top …
Read More › “Facebook contest: Winter safety tips winners announced!”
Press Release, Jan. 3, 2013: Each year VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) distributes Risk Management Grants to members for use in purchasing equipment or training to expand their risk management programs. This year VMLIP distributed $250,000 in grants to more than …
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Late on the evening of July 20, 2012, officers for the Shenandoah County Sherriff’s Office and Woodstock police departments responded to a call regarding a man threatening people with a knife. By the end of the call, several police officers …
Read More › “Body camera footage corroborates police accounts in Woodstock shooting”
Spiritual celebrations. Holiday light tours. Black Friday. Parties. Mall parking lots. Riding over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house … At no time are we more likely to be distracted than during the hectic holiday season, which …
National School Bus Safety Week is being observed Oct. 22 – 26. This year’s theme is “Stand Back from the Yellow and Black” In observance we are focusing this post on a checklist for school bus danger zones, shared from …
The backing of equipment and vehicles, also known as “reverse operations,” has caused an average of two work related fatalities per year in Virginia since 1992. In an effort to reduce reverse operation injuries and fatalities, the Virginia Department of …
Read More › “Virginia’s reverse signal operation standard for equipment and vehicles”
Several weeks ago we asked Facebook followers to submit their best safety tip – for “back to school” or for the general workplace. We received 11 submissions – some from VML Insurance Programs members and some from Facebook followers! …
Sharing the road with cyclists and pedestrians is challenging for most drivers, especially when there are so many distractions facing today’s drivers. The bevy of gadgets available are often the biggest culprits to distracted driving, but increased stress, sleep deprivation, …
As Gulf Coast states prepare for Hurricane Isaac, we are reminded that it is never too late to make sure we are prepared for hurricane season which ends Nov. 30 but peaks from mid-August until mid-October. The Weather Channel predicts …
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting the highest number of West Nile virus (WNV) disease cases reported through the third week of August since the virus was first detected in the United States in 1999. Of the 1,118 …
August is back-to-school month for most of us. Parents have their hands full preparing for a new school year, but so do faculty and staff. To make your transition back to school with students easier, you can refer to this …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding requirements for head protection. OSHA is updating the references in …
Read More › “Changes to hard hat protection requirements coming this September”