Keeping your crew safe from creepy crawlers Bugs, snakes, rodents, and toxic plants are a year round problem when you work outdoors in Florida. Rodents and bugs can carry bacteria, parasites or viruses. Workers can be allergic to wasp and bee stings. Some snakes are deadly, and toxic plants can cause painful blisters and rashes. 4,600 workers a year make visits to the emergency room and have to take days off from work from insect bites alone. Florida is a tough place to wor

Florida’s workers’ compensation rates will decline for the third consecutive year in 2020 if the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) follows a national insurance rating bureau’s recommendation. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has filed its annual proposal with the OIR that calls for an average 5.4 percent rate decrease for state employers, effective Jan. 1. Following a 14.5 percent increase in 2016, Florida’s workers’ compensation rates have gon

Safety meetings are the key to protecting your workers and your company from the daily hazards faced on the job. The goal of safety meetings is to increase people’s awareness. Frequent tailgate safety discussions will help your crews make it home healthy and happy every night. Daily – Weekly - Monthly Every day construction crews face different tasks and a different set of hazards, especially when they change locations. Holding a safety moment every day before work is reali