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 Melissa Diaz, Chief of Safety for the Army Corps of Engineers, oversees site safety in coordination with contractor Cabrera, including the use of radiation badges to protect workers.

• Safety measures include reviewing Activity Hazard Analyses, contract specifications, and conducting regular site safety inspections for contractors.
• The Maywood, NJ site is a radiation Superfund location that has been active for about 25 years; work involves excavating soil contaminated with radiation or other pollutants and transporting it to a specialized waste facility.
• The project has achieved 1 million man-hours without a lost-time incident, reflecting a strong safety record that will continue until the site is fully remediated.

2 minutes. YouTube Video. USACE New York District.

 The webinar explains OSHA’s recordkeeping standard (29 CFR 1904), whose purpose is to promote safer workplaces (distinct from workers’ compensation); a case is work-related only if an acute workplace event causes a change from the employee’s baseline condition.

• Many situations are not recordable, including injuries occurring while the person is present as a member of the public, symptoms solely from non-work causes, voluntary wellness or recreational activities, parking-lot commuting accidents, colds/flu, most mental illnesses, personal tasks outside work hours, self-inflicted acts, and personal food consumption.
• A case must be recorded if it results in death, days away from work (calendar days counted, excluding the day of injury, capped at 180), restricted work or job transfer that affects routine job functions or a full shift, medical treatment beyond first aid, work-related loss of consciousness, or significant diagnoses such as cancer, fractures, or punctured eardrums.
• Employers should maintain clear communication with treating clinicians, distinguish first aid from medical treatment, treat new cases versus recurrences correctly, protect privacy for sensitive conditions, report fatalities within 8 hours and serious injuries (hospitalization, amputation, eye loss) within 24 hours, and use OSHA resources and a simple decision algorithm to determine recordability.

Concentra Occupational Health, 33 minutes, YouTube

• Learn the fundamentals of risk management: How to identify, assess, and treat risks using likelihood vs. impact, controls, and the core strategies of avoid, mitigate, or transfer (including insurance) to protect people, property, profits, processes, reputation, and digital trust.

• Discover today’s biggest business loss exposures: Cyber/data breaches, supply chain & third-party risks, increasingly frequent weather events, liability litigation, strategic disruption, and reputational damage in a digital, interconnected world.

• Understand insurance’s critical role in risk management: How it converts uncertainty into known costs, encourages loss control through risk-sensitive pricing and deductibles, and why choosing the right broker/agent (experience, integrity, plain-language communication, industry expertise) matters.

• Build the right advisory team and avoid common mistakes: Key professionals every business owner needs (CPA, specialized attorney, insurance broker, IT/data expert, banker) plus pitfalls like complacency, underestimating maximum losses, siloed operations, and incomplete risk identification.

The National Law Review 60 minute YouTube Video.

 • General Liability fundamentals: Understand what it covers (bodily injury, property damage, product liability, personal & advertising injury) and what it doesn’t (workers’ comp, professional liability, liquor liability, auto).

• Clarify Umbrella vs. Excess Liability: Learn the key differences, how umbrella policies “drop down” to cover gaps, self-insured retentions, and why these policies are only as strong as what they follow.

• Navigate Commercial Auto & Workers’ Compensation: Discover non-owned & hired auto coverage for businesses without vehicles, plus WC mandates, audits, experience rating, class codes, and owner opt-out considerations.

• Get practical risk management & contract advice: Expert tips on notifying insurers about business changes, contractual liability, additional insured requirements, determining proper limits, and tail coverage (ERP) for claims-made policies.

The National Law Review 58 minute YouTube Video.

 This video covers the differences between Competent Person and Qualified Person, as it relates to fall protection. You hear from a leading fall protection expert who goes into detail of who these people are, what they can do, and how to become one.  

It will help people to become motivated to wear, provide, and understand the need for personal protective equipment. 

Oregon OSHA 4 minute YouTube Video.

In 2009, Jason Brozen was severely injured when an arc flash occurred while he was performing work on an energized breaker at a hotel in Kansas. Without any personal protective equipment (PPE), the incident left Brozen, who at the time had more than 14 years of experience as a master electrician under his belt, with third-degree burns on his face and arms. He spent a week in a coma and two weeks in an intensive care unit.   

NFPA 9 minute YouTube Video.

•  Despite a softening property insurance market, securing favorable renewals requires comprehensive, data-driven risk management rather than relying on market trends alone.
• Independent risk engineering and proactive loss control are essential for uncovering hidden hazards and enhancing submission quality to insurers. 
• Proactive risk mitigation, supported by data, strengthens negotiations to secure improved coverage, better rates, and increased insurnce carrier capacity.
  TÜV SÜD 43 minute YouTube Video.

• Expert Property Assessment: Industry specialist Mike Herrmann shares advanced strategies to identify, evaluate, and mitigate critical structural and operational risks.
• Proactive Hazard Mitigation: Learn actionable methods to assess vulnerabilities ranging from natural disasters and fire safety to day-to-day operational hazards.
• Data-Driven Engineering: Discover how structured on-site surveys and quantitative analysis help calculate potential losses.
• Insurance Renewal Leverage: Understand how high-quality risk reports build carrier confidence.

TÜV SÜD 3 minute YouTube Video.

• One of the most dangerous types of construction work is trenching, which kills, on average, 40 workers every year. Workers can suffer death or serious injury within minutes of being caught in a trench cave-in. 
• These deaths can be prevented. 
• The video shows how quickly cave-ins lead to workers' deaths. 
• The video will also show what employers must do to assure that the work can be done more safely. 
• Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace and required protective equipment. 
• Using the right type of protection saves lives.  
• This OSHA YouTube Video is 9 minutes.

• OSHA, PROTECT WORKERS IN TRENCHES POSTER 
• OSHA, PROTEGE A LOS TRABAJADORES EN LAS TRINCHERAS CARTEL

• Lessons learned and shared in this Chemical Safety Board CSB video 'Simultaneous Fragedy Fire at Evergreen Packaging' can help save others lives and make you think about how to prevent injuries and fatalities in the work you are preparing for through a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) or Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA).  
• The CSB identified four primary safety issues, Hot Work, Confined Space, Combustible Materials of Vessel Construction, and a safety issue that is critical for all work - Pre-job planning.  Safety of the work of those around us, in addition to our work, is also a lesson that applies to all work.
• Identification of hazards at your company and discussion with your employees can bring improvement and generate ideas to keep workers safe, not matter what work they have.  Please take the time to watch this Simultaneous Tragedy: Fire at Evergreen Packaging YouTube video from the Chemical Safety Board (USCSB), no matter what work you do.  
• Our families and friends are counting on a safe work environment.  You make the difference helping others go home safe.
• The CSB has a number of incredibly good videos that tell the story of real tragic incidents in the US, and the lessons that can be learned.
• The CSB has over 100 Free High Quality videos available online, on their Video Room page at csb.gov
• CSB 12 minute YouTube Video.

 A worksheet is issued to employers who qualify for experience rating and details the data used to calculate the experience rating modification (mod), with the top section listing the employer’s name, NCCI risk ID, production date, and effective policy date.

• The summary section compares actual losses (reported by the carrier) against expected losses (based on the employer’s payroll size and class codes) to determine the mod.
• The detailed section shows class codes, associated payroll, and expected losses on the left, with claim data and loss amounts on the right; these are totaled and summarized on page one, which may also include explanatory comments.
• Viewers are directed to additional free resources and a webinar for a more in-depth explanation of the worksheet.

YouTube, Channel NCCI 2 minutes.

Two workers were framing the walls of a new two-story house with a basement.

They were working on the second floor near an open stairwell. There was no guardrail or floor cover, and the workers were not wearing personal fall protection. After framing one section of a wall, the workers raised it and moved forward to put it into place. While moving forward, one of the workers stepped towards the unguarded stairwell to hold the side of the wall section.

He fell down the unguarded stairwell opening. He fell 20 feet and landed on the concrete basement floor. He died from fatal head and internal injuries. Let's look at the events leading up to this tragic incident, and see how it could have been prevented. Originally, the workers were nailing in the boards to frame a section of the new wall, and the stairwell was not protected by a guardrail. Now, the stairwell is protected by a guardrail as required by OSHA.  YouTube, OSHA, 4 minutes.

 This video explains what tabletop exercises are, why they benefit organizations, who should participate, and how to run them effectively.

• Learn proven strategies to better prepare for threats, identify gaps in response plans, and align emergency teams on their roles.
• Discover best practices for after-action reviews and reports to document lessons learned and build improvement plans.
• Gain insights from Peter Steinfeld (AlertMedia) on assessing and strengthening emergency response plans through low-risk simulations.

AlertMedia 14 minute YouTube Video.

• This Hot Work Permit is required for any operation involving open flame or producing heat and/or sparks. 
• Work includes, but is not limited to, welding, brazing, cutting, grinding, soldering, thawing pipe, torch-applied roofing, or chemical welding. 
• Fill out and submit for a one-day permit.
• https://www.nfpa.org/downloadable-resources/forms/hot-work-permit

• Oregon OSHA 9 minute YouTube Video.

•  Fair & Clear Contracts: A good general contractor provides fair, reasonable contract terms with clear expectations, minimal ambiguities, and no conflicting sections between documents. Contracts and communications are easy to access so subcontractors can quickly get questions answered.
• Transparent Wrap-Up Programs: When running wrap-up insurance programs, strong GCs share all details upfront, including expectations, subcontractor exposures, and coverage, so subs fully understand their responsibilities and protections before work begins.
• Safety-First Culture: They prioritize the safety of everyone on site, treating subcontractor employees with the same care as their own. This includes adjusting schedules when needed to ensure all workers go home safe every day.
• Advocacy & Partnership: A quality GC stands up for its subcontractors by partnering with them when issues arise with owners, designers, inspectors, or other trades, rather than leaving subs to resolve problems alone.

YouTube, IRMI, 3 minutes.

 A driver was delivering a load of steel beams to a job site. After positioning his flatbed truck as directed, he stood near the hydraulic crane that was offloading the truck to watch the operation. The company operating the crane had secured the area using vehicles and two strategically placed workers to keep out unauthorized personnel. However, no barricades were in place to stop workers from coming within the crane's swing radius. The driver was allowed to stay in the secured area because he was a friend and knew the operator.  After the incident, a temporary barricade including three-inch caution tape is in place to prevent workers from coming too close to the swing radius of the crane. In addition to the barriers, employers should make sure crane and/or superstructure movement occurs only when an "all clear" signal is given to the operator. Now, as the crane begins to move, no worker is within the swing radius and no contact occurs. 

YouTube, OSHA, 4 minutes.