GCG Risk Management

The OHS Group of NFP is now hiring a Safety & Risk Control, P&C Insurance Consultant (NY State/Travel required)

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Great news to our safety group members. NYSIF is offering a $500 credit to help with purchasing PPE!

NYSIF PPE Credit Our Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Premium Credit Program rewards you with a credit of up to 5% of your annual premium (capped at $500) for the purchase of PPE and other eligible items. It's an easy way to save money while protecting your employees and taking steps toward a safe reopening.

Register Now: Join us on May 14th at 1PM EDT as Industry Leaders and Safety Experts, together with members of the Anchin Team, present this informative webinar on the various safety measures and business considerations your , or company needs to be aware of.

We will offer the latest ideas and information you need to know to maximize safety measures on the job site and in the office and prepare your business to return to work.

Cosentini Associates, GCG Risk Management, Gilbane Building Company

Thank you to our industry supporters: New York Building Congress, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, Center for Architecture (AIANY)

WEBINAR: Safety Measures and Business Considerations - What A/E/C Firms Need to Know Join us as Industry Leaders and Safety Experts, together with members of the Anchin Team, present this informative webinar on the various safety measures and business considerations your company needs to be aware of. We will offer the latest ideas and information you need to know to maximize saf...

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OSHA Awards Truck Driver in UPS Freight Retaliation Case UPS Ground Freight suspended the driver who refused to operate without an electronic logging device.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/19087-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations

A reminder not to mix cleaning chemicals. In this case, it was deadly.

‘Chemical Accident’ At Buffalo Wild Wings Leaves Worker Dead, 10 Hospitalized One employee described the chemical as smelling like "ammonia and chlorine."

https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2019/11/01/pregnant-workers-flu-vaccines/?deliveryName=USCDC_170_DM12383

Can Pregnant Workers Receive and Administer Flu Vaccines? Yes! | | Blogs | CDC CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog – Can Pregnant Workers Receive and Administer Flu Vaccines? Yes! -

Looking at past incidents history is not the only way to assess a safety culture. NIOSH has just published a self assessment tool that may be useful to large contractors in benchmarking and improving their safety culture.

The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) for Construction | | Blogs | CDC CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog – The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) for Construction -

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Here's why you don't plug space heaters into power strips A fire department is warning the public about the dangers of plugging a space heater into a power strip.

Advice on those who drive passenger cars for long distances on business or commute from the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety.

Make good ergo part of your drive to work Good ergonomics isn’t limited to the office: The same practices that can help avoid aches and pains at your desk can be applied to your drive to and from work, the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety says.

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At Least 30 Arrested for Mass Shooting Threats in Past 3 Weeks More than half of the arrests involved mass shooting threats against schools, universities or hospitals and were made through social media.