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Successful 3rd Annual Blood Drive & Wellness Fair!
Posted on July 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In the Photo: The American Red Cross Team; Stephanie Ceccherini of Workforce Wellness; Bob Lipman of WTPL, 107.7 FM, The Pulse; Bob Lobel of WTPL, 107.7 FM, The Pulse; Zach Lawson of The Scott Lawson Companies; and Scott Lawson of The Scott Lawson Companies. The Scott Lawson Companies hosted their 3rd Annual Blood Drive &… Read MoreSuccessful 3rd Annual Blood Drive & Wellness Fair!
Posted on July 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In the Photo: The American Red Cross Team; Stephanie Ceccherini of Workforce Wellness; Bob Lipman of WTPL, 107.7 FM, The Pulse; Bob Lobel of WTPL, 107.7 FM, The Pulse; Zach Lawson of The Scott Lawson Companies; and Scott Lawson of The Scott Lawson Companies. The Scott Lawson Companies hosted their 3rd Annual Blood Drive &… Read MoreThe Scott Lawson Companies Launch New Online Portal and Updated Website
Posted on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
CONCORD, NH--The Scott Lawson Companies, a leading Worker Health & Safety, Workers’ Comp Third Party Administrator and Employee Wellness firm in New England, is pleased to announce it has launched an updated and improved version of its website, www.scottlawsoncompanies.com, and unveiled a new online portal, HealtheRoads™, designed for its wellness program clients, www.healtheroads.com. The upgraded… Read MoreAsbestos & Your Business: How it Impacts Renovations
Posted on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
It’s hard to imagine another word that has caused more concern when uttered for such a long time. This word has caused more project delays and cost over runs than any other that comes to mind. We are still constantly bombarded with advertisements from personal injury lawyers, promising you monetary relief from a product that… Read MoreOSHA’s Injury & Illness Prevention Program
Posted on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Over the past year, OSHA has been gathering data from trade associations and unions while promoting their initiative I2P2. The initiative would require workplace managers to implement a Injury and Illness Prevention Program. According to OSHA, the program “simple requires employers to develop a program to help them find and fix hazards in their workplaces.”… Read MoreLook beyond Air Sampling Results
Posted on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Our company, The Scott Lawson Group, has been conducting various types of industrial hygiene exposure monitoring projects for many years. Typically we do the work as a result of some sort of complaint situation. An employee claims to have been exposed to “Methyl ethyl bad-stuff” and the employer (our client) has hired us to “prove”… Read MoreThe Scott Lawson Companies Boost Marketing Efforts With New Hire
Posted on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Scott Lawson Companies, a leading Worker Health and Safety, Workers’ Comp Third Party Administrator and Employee Wellness firm in New England, is pleased to announce its recent hire of Miranda Yeaton, who will join the Scott Lawson team as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator. This new position was created in response to current economic… Read MoreThe Scott Lawson Cos Launch Employee “Commute Green NH” Challenge
Posted on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
CONCORD, NH--The Scott Lawson Companies (SLC), a leading worker health and safety; workers' compensation third party administrator; and employee wellness firm in New England, is pleased to announce their participation in the Commute Green New Hampshire promotion. Commute Green New Hampshire’s primary goal is to help people carpool, bicycle, walk, and/or use public transportation to… Read MoreEmployee Health and Fitness Day: Get Your Workforce Moving
Posted on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
If you, like us, are always looking for creative ideas to motivate employees, I might have just the solution for May. National Employee Health & Fitness Day is the third Wednesday in May each year. This year, it will be on May 18. Administered annually by the National Association for Health & Fitness, it is… Read MoreOSHA & Your Business – The Federal Agency Marks 40th Anniversary While Under Scrutiny
Posted on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
On April 28th, 1971 President Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. The Act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, fondly known as OSHA. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and occupational fatality by issuing and enforcing standards for workplace safety and health. OSHA has come a long way… Read MoreOne Foot, Two Foot
Posted on March 25, 2011 | Comments Off
Walking is a great form of exercise, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned athlete. It’s accessible. It’s inexpensive. It doesn’t require any bulky or costly equipment. And it’s something that nearly everyone can do. Studies suggest that walking 10,000 steps a day is in the “ball park” for weight management; 10,000 steps is equal to… Read MoreOSHA Finally Gets Tough On Penalties
Posted on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I worked for OSHA from 1974 until early 1978 and in those days the belief was that companies would fall all over themselves trying to comply with OSHA if we just visited them and “dropped off” a copy of the regulations. After all, who would argue with worker safety as a top business priority, right?… Read MoreThe Carrot or the Stick?
Posted on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In response to the rising costs of providing health care benefits, employers have looked for ways to share costs with their employees. As a result, employees now realize the importance of being healthy. Companies recognize the need to promote employee health and have begun to implement workplace wellness programs. The goal is for employees to adopt healthier… Read MoreIs OSHA getting serious about safety?
Posted on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
We have seen first hand knowledge that the size of OSHA’s penalties are increasing locally and that it is harder to get reductions in penalties. We have seen this with clients of ours and in news releases we get from the Department of Labor. One news release reported a penalty of $233,500 against a Long… Read MoreCorrectly Monitoring for Worker Noise Exposure Under OSHA Guidelines
Posted on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
What kind of noise annoys an oyster? Say that five times fast! OSHA has ben busy conducting inspections in the last year and also increasing the dollar amount of the penalties they assess. The word is they also are less forgiving in negotiating reductions in penalties. One of their inspections we were notified of that… Read More
