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Look beyond Air Sampling Results
Posted on June 1, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
The Scott Lawson Companies Boost Marketing Efforts With New Hire
Posted on May 20, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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
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The Scott Lawson Cos Launch Employee “Commute Green NH” Challenge
Posted on May 16, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
Employee Health and Fitness Day: Get Your Workforce Moving
Posted on May 2, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
OSHA & Your Business – The Federal Agency Marks 40th Anniversary While Under Scrutiny
Posted on April 27, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
One Foot, Two Foot
Posted on March 25, 2011 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
OSHA Finally Gets Tough On Penalties
Posted on July 17, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
The Carrot or the Stick?
Posted on June 18, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
Is OSHA getting serious about safety?
Posted on June 1, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
Correctly Monitoring for Worker Noise Exposure Under OSHA Guidelines
Posted on May 18, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 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 …
