Administrator of Property and Casualty, Workers' Compensation.

February 5, 2022

Erica Baird, ASP, CPCU, ARM Senior Risk & Safety Consultant

Most of us have pretty basic expectations for lighting at work. We just want the lights to turn on so that it isn’t dark. But what if we’ve set our expectations too low? Studies...

February 2, 2022

Supreme Court decides to block Federal Vaccine mandate for 100 employees or more!

Steve Thompson Senior Vice President, Aspen Risk Management Group/ERGOhealthy a TRISTAR Company

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February 1, 2022

Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks; and CO2 levels during N95 use

Steve Thompson Senior Vice President, Aspen Risk Management Group/ERGOhealthy a TRISTAR Company

According to the CDC, increased BMI and obesity is a "common, serious, and costly disease" in the US, affecting 42.4% of the adult population. Following the science, I have...

January 28, 2022

California and Cal/OSHA Forges Ahead with Different Rules than CDC on Quarantine, Isolation, and Testing. Adds Caveat for Boosted Employees

Steve Thompson Senior Vice President, Aspen Risk Management Group/ERGOhealthy a TRISTAR Company

To encourage employee "booster" shots, unvaccinated and vaccinated employees in California will be treated similarly for quarantine, isolation, and COVID testing purposes. On...

January 21, 2022

Curious that N95 OR KN95 is now the new COVID "acceptable" mask

Steve Thompson Senior Vice President, Aspen Risk Management Group/ERGOhealthy a TRISTAR Company

Curious that N95 OR KN95 is now the new COVID "acceptable" mask. In early 2020 I wrote an article on the potential medical consequences and dangers of having employees wear N95...