• With rising costs and limited resources for raw materials, we’re seeing more and more manufacturers consider importing materials from foreign countries.

For the first time in 45 years, OSHA is implementing new regulation to try to help protect the over 2 million workers who are exposed to silica dust in the course of their job.

If you operate in the metal industry, we don’t need to tell you that your business and your workers face unique hazards.

While it may seem like a supply and distribution issue, there are some major insurance concerns associated with using foreign materials in your operation.

Machinery accidents are more common than you think. Train workers to lockout the main switch and tag it. Every time.

In the insurance business, we see far too many situations where manufacturing operations are interrupted by mechanical breakdowns that could have been prevented.

The manufacturing industry is booming, adding 29,000 jobs in just one month. But as we’ve seen insuring thousands of manufacturing operations, with the good comes the bad. Risk is a normal part of the manufacturing industry.

If you have experience with any part of the manufacturing industry, you know that keeping the workers healthy and safe is not just the right thing to do – it’s critical to staying productive.

As we’ve seen in our work with manufacturing operations, this chronic disease is a serious concern for these workers.