Workplace safety training failures expose businesses to substantial financial risks that extend far beyond immediate accident costs. Inadequate training programs can result in catastrophic expenses including OSHA penalties, lawsuit settlements, workers' compensation claims, operational shutdowns, and significantly increased insurance premiums. Understanding these critical training mistakes enables business leaders to implement comprehensive safety protocols that protect both employees and organizational financial stability.

Mistake 1: Treating Safety Training as a One-Time Event

Many organizations approach safety training as a compliance checkbox rather than an ongoing operational necessity. T...

Using AI, deepfakes produce sophisticated forgeries of an image, video or audio recording. Deepfakes can deceive people into thinking a person (e.g., a CEO) has said or done something they normally wouldn’t. And, in the hands of a malicious party, deepfakes present a significant cyber exposure. So how can you protect yourself and your business from deepfakes? Well, start by reading the article linked below.

Cyber Liability: Deepfakes Explained

OSHA requires employers to report and keep records of certain work-related injuries and illnesses. The rules are very specific and it can be challenging to apply them in the workplace. This comprehensive guide can help employers comply with the OSHA rules. The guide has been updated to reflect electronic reporting requirements.

2021 OSHA Recordkeeping Guide

Apart from having Employment Practices Liability (EPL) coverage, it’s vital for businesses to understand EPL trends and emerging risks. Doing so will allow businesses to respond properly and adjust operations accordingly. Don’t fall behind in this evolving risk landscape. This article outlines the latest EPL trends:

• Employment Practices Liability Trends to Watch in 2021

It is encouraging to see victorious efforts of fighting fraud yesterday as 10 attorneys and others were charged by the OC district attorney's office in a workers comp fraud bust. Link to the article below:

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/05/10-attorneys-and-others-charged-by-o-c-district-attorneys-office-in-what-it-calls-a-massive-workers-comp-scheme/

It's not how good you ARE, it's how good you WANT TO BE.

- Paul Arden

Excelsure has had this philosophy engrained in our DNA since day 1. In order to succeed you need to be always growing, always adapting, always wanting to be better. The moment you stop to celebrate how good you are, someone out there became better. We're always hustling, because we don't play for second place...

How good do you want to be?