The best way for your clients to provide and maintain a safe work environment for their employees is through proactive loss prevention. KARE believes that the right attitude about safety not only minimizes workers' compensation claims, but also allows your client to seek and hire the best employees available by creating a desirable work environment. To assist in creating that environment, KARE offers the following safety services to each and every client:
Occupational safety and health planningRisk evaluation and controlOn-site safety surveys and recommendationsSafety consultationsModel Safety ProgramsIncident investigationsFree Safety Video Training LibraryFree group or worksite WorkshopsSpecifically designed safety programs
KARE's Model Safety Program, an invaluable resource, is available at no charge to all KARE insureds. Topics addressed in the Model Program include safety management administration, effective record keeping, dealing with blood borne pathogens, fleet safety, hazard communications, and how to create a light duty policy program. (For a more complete listing of topics, view the entire table of contents.) The Model Safety Program may be obtained on disk or in printed form. Your KARE clients can request a copy using our online Safety Request Form, or by calling Jerry Binkley or Larry Maze at 502-244-7176 or 800-781-7808.
All KARE insureds have access to our extensive Safety Video Training Library. There are currently over 75 titles available for loan. These videos provide practical safety information and instruction on a wide variety of relevant topics and are a useful training tool. To request a video(s), use our convenient online Safety Request Form, or if you prefer, you may fax Leana Phillips or Toni Ann McKenney at 502-489-6445. (NOTE: If you are sending a fax, please be sure to include your name, company name, address, the video number and title, and your KARE policy number.) You may also call 1-800-781-7808 to request videos.
Each year, the KARE safety staff conducts Free Safety Workshops. The goal of these workshops is to provide KARE policyholders an opportunity for ongoing instruction and improvement in the workplace safety arena. To determine the most valuable topics, we survey workshop attendees after each program. The topics of the greatest interest to attendees then become the subject matter for the following year's workshops. Some examples of past workshop topics are:
Written Safety ProgramsHazard Communication ProgramsHow to Implement an Awareness Campaign to Combat Material Handling ClaimsThe Top 25 City KOSHA Standards for General and Construction IndustriesPersonal Protective EquipmentOSHA Program Overview We also ask attendees to critique the program to let us know of any needed improvements. To date, our safety workshops have been very well received, and the comments submitted by attendees have been quite positive. Below is a sampling of comments from past attendees:
"Very good information!"
Larry Simpson, News Publishing
"Information that I have received from these programs has already given our company a more positive outlook on safety management in our workplace."
Marty Miller, Chapel House of Grayson
"I found the program to be effective and thought provoking."
Rod Bell, Sanitation District #1
"Program was very informative. More programs such as this would be beneficial to my company."
"Very helpful to myself and my employees. I learned a lot of things to help me be a better manager."
"I have learned a lot about improving safety and making my workplace safer, and also how to communicate with my people about safety."
"Excellent program -- enjoyable!"
Rita Scott, Mount Saint Joseph
"Thank you! Well done."
Sam Compton, SRSI
In addition to these free workshops, KARE policyholders who are also Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members, receive deep discounts on all Chamber seminars, workshops, conferences, and publications. Please see the Chamber's web site for a current list of safety-related seminars and workshops.
The following are excellent resources for additional safety-related information:
Gateway for Safety & Health Information Resources -http://www.osh.netKentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center -http://www.kiprc.uky.eduKentucky Labor Cabinet -http://www.kylabor.netKentucky Occupational Safety & Health Program -http://www.kylabor.net/kyosh/National Safety Council -http://www.nsc.orgOccupational Safety & Health Administration -http://www.osha.govOn-Line Safety Library -www.safetyinfo.comOSHA Information -http://www.oshadata.comProfessional Ergonomics Solutions -http://www.ergoweb.comAbout KARE | Agent Locator | Regulatory News | Newsletter Archive
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